Defending champion |
Challenger | |||||
Garry Kasparov | Viswanathan Anand | |||||
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Born 13 April 1963 32 years old |
Born 11 December 1969 25 years old | |||||
Winner of the 1993 PCA World Chess Championship | Winner of the 1994-95 Candidates Tournament | |||||
Rating: 2805 (World No. 1) |
Rating: 2715 (World No. 4) | |||||
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The Classical World Chess Championship 1995, known at the time as the PCA World Chess Championship 1995,[1] was held from September 10, 1995, to October 16, 1995, on the 107th floor of the South Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City. Garry Kasparov, the defending champion, played Viswanathan Anand, the challenger, in a twenty-game match. Kasparov won the match after eighteen games with four wins, one loss, and thirteen draws.