Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Farawa da zagayen Gasar 2014, Gasar Cin Kofin Duniya ta bi zagayen shekaru 2: cancantar 'Yan takara a cikin shekara mai ban mamaki, gasar' Yan takara a farkon shekara, da kuma wasan Gasar Cin Kofin Duniya a ƙarshen shekara. Kowane ɗayan da'irori uku da suka gabata sun haifar da nasarar Carlsen wajen kare taken sa: a kan Anand a
2014; da Sergey Karjakin a 2016; da Fabiano Caruana a 2018. An yanke hukuncin karewarsa biyu na karshe ta hanyar daidaitawa a cikin wasanni masu sauri.