The official website for the much awaited clash between defending champion Viswanathan Anand and challenger Magnus Carlsen is fully functioning as of today 23rd September 2013. The official address of the FIDE World Chess Championship is http://chennai2013.fide.com

The championship will also be covered on various social networks:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/FWCM2013

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/FIDE-World-ChampionshipMatch-FWCM-2013/438596976250550

Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/anand-carlsen/

The tickets for the match will be available for sale on the following web pages after IST 5pm on 23 at http://chennai2013.fide.com/ or wcc.delhichess.com

Main partners of the most important chess event of 2013 are Hyatt Regency Chennai (hospitality partner), Delhi Chess Association (ticketing partner), and Chessdom.com (global news partner).

For the first time in the history of a World Championship Match, special downloadable apps for the Android and IOS versions will be available around two weeks before the championship. These apps will be available on major play stores and will be usable for about 99% of Android Phones and tablets.