World Chess Championship 2014 begins in Sochi, Russia today. Indian Grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand will take on reigning champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway in the first of the twelve games to be played. The match will begin at 5:30 PM Indian Time. Five-time world champion Anand will take the white piece in the first game. Anand bids to reclaim the world title, which he lost to Magnus Carlsen, last November. The first player to attain Six and a Half points will become world champion.The championship is being held under the auspices of the World Chess Federation (FIDE).