The FIDE Presidential Board has confirmed that Chennai, India, will serve as the venue for the World Chess Champion-ship match between defending champion Viswanathan Anand and the highest ranked player in the world, Magnus Carlsen, from November 6 to November 26, 2013. Chennai is the home town of Anand.
Carlsen and the Norwegian Chess Federation lodged a protest in relation to the venue. A statement issued by
