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FIDE World Chess Championship 1998

chess match between Anatoly Karpov and Viswanathan Anand
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FIDE World Chess Championship 1998

Summary

FIDE World Chess Championship 1998 is a sports season[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of sports_season entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (131 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • FIDE World Chess Championship 1998 won the Anatoly Karpov[3].
  • FIDE World Chess Championship 1998 is in the country of Switzerland[4].
  • FIDE World Chess Championship 1998's instance of is recorded as sports season[5].
  • The location of FIDE World Chess Championship 1998 was Lausanne[6].
  • FIDE World Chess Championship 1998 began on January 2, 1998[7].
  • FIDE World Chess Championship 1998 ended on January 9, 1998[8].
  • FIDE World Chess Championship 1998 took place on 1998[9].
  • FIDE World Chess Championship 1998's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.53, 'lon': 6.63}[10].
  • FIDE World Chess Championship 1998's sport is recorded as chess[11].
  • FIDE World Chess Championship 1998's organizer is recorded as FIDE[12].
  • A participant in FIDE World Chess Championship 1998 was Viswanathan Anand[13].
  • A participant in FIDE World Chess Championship 1998 was Anatoly Karpov[14].
  • FIDE World Chess Championship 1998's sports season of league or competition is recorded as FIDE World Chess Championships 1998–2004[15].

Body

When and Where

FIDE World Chess Championship 1998 occurred on 1998[9]. It began on January 2, 1998[7]. It ended on January 9, 1998[8]. It took place at Lausanne[6]. It is in the country of Switzerland[4].

Context

FIDE World Chess Championship 1998's instance of is recorded as sports season[5].

Participants

Recorded participant include Viswanathan Anand[13] and Anatoly Karpov[14].

Why It Matters

FIDE World Chess Championship 1998 ranks in the top 2% of sports_season entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (131 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

FAQs

What awards did FIDE World Chess Championship 1998 receive?

Honors received include Anatoly Karpov[3].

Related Entities

Anatoly Karpov Switzerland Viswanathan Anand

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · M2k~dewiki · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sport → chess
    Point in time → +1998-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Aliases → —
    Edition number → Edizione FIDE del 1998
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/33986|batch #33986]]: add missing german descriptions for sport seasons"
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