World Chess Championship
Let an agent handle the World Chess Championship by edition, players, results, format and history, with sourced data and neutral handling of disputes.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent handle the World Chess Championship by edition, players, results, format and history, with sourced data and neutral handling of disputes.
The competition held to determine the world champion in chess, organised by FIDE, usually as a match between the reigning champion and a challenger chosen through the Candidates Tournament; related championships exist for women, seniors, Chess960 and composition.
What it is for: Determining the world chess champion.
It can be look up champions and matches; explain the qualification cycle; find game records; compare related championships.
Distinguishing features
Determines the world champion
Organised by FIDE
Match format
Long history with splits and disputes
What it looks like
Matches played over the board, broadcast with live boards and commentary.
How it is recognised
Match between champion and challenger
Candidates Tournament qualification
Women and other championships are separate titles
Related models
is a kind of - category
is organised by - organiser
is qualified through - cycle
is related to - game
In practice
Families and kinds
World Chess Championship matches
Women World Chess Championship
World Chess960 Championship
World Senior Chess Championship
World Championship of Chess Composition
Standards and regulation
FIDE regulations for the World Championship cycle
FIDE Laws of Chess
Failure modes and hazards
Confusing split titles in history
Outdated champion information
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Edition Which match.
Editions differ.
Match
Year and players.
Match
Match identity.
- Which edition, players and venue are meant? provenance
- Which championship title is meant? boundary
Result
Outcome.
Result
Result.
- What was the result, including tiebreaks? provenance
- From which official source? provenance
Format Rules.
Formats change.
Rules
Match rules.
Rules
Match rules.
- How many games and which time controls were used? provenance
- What tiebreak rules applied? provenance
Cycle
Qualification.
Cycle
Qualification cycle.
- How did the challenger qualify? provenance
- When is the next cycle? provenance
Games Records.
Games are recorded.
Records
PGN.
Records
Game records.
- Where can the game scores be found? provenance
- Are they in PGN format? definition
Analysis
Commentary.
Analysis
Analysis.
- Which annotated analyses are available? provenance
- Are engine evaluations noted as such? boundary
History Champions.
History has disputes.
Champions
List.
Champions
Champions.
- Who are the world champions, according to FIDE? provenance
- Who is the current champion? provenance
Disputes
Split titles.
Disputes
Split titles.
- Was the title split or disputed in this period? boundary
- How do sources describe it? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should each match be a separate entry?
- How should game databases be linked?
- How should historical splits be shown?