FIDE CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT April 2024. Toronto, Canada The winner of this 8-player double round-robin (all-play-all twice) becomes the Challenger for the chess crown. In case of a tie for first place after 14 rounds, the playoff determines the winner. ...
6/6/2024 – The World Chess Federation has introduced a new qualification route for the Candidates Tournament in the form of the FIDE Circuit. The best player of the Circuit will play in the next Candidates Tournament. Arjun Erigaisi is currently at the top of the list. His victory at th...
Candidates Chess Tournament Suspension is a Big Can of Worms Posted onMarch 26, 2020 The 2020 Candidates Chess Tournament being held in Russiawas suspended on March 26thupon reaching the halfway point and this is a big old giant mess. As my few loyal fans know, I’m achess nerd, so thi...
An incredibly level-headed teenager, Pragg thus confirmed his qualification to the Candidates Tournament. In the final, the Indian prodigy is set to face Magnus Carlsen, who got the better of local hero Nijat Abasov by a 1½-½ score in the classical phase of their semifinal match. | ...
(2012), scoring only 4/11 and adding only 20 GP points to bring his combined tally after two events to 55 points, all but cruelling his chances for qualification via the Grand Prix to the 2014 Candidates Tournament. His outright win in theFIDE Grand Prix Thessaloniki (2013)(with 8/11)...
Candidates. In January 1982, he again qualified for the Interzonal, this one in Moscow, via Zonal 3 (for Eastern Europe). However, Sax fared no better at this event, scoring 6/13 to place eighth, well out of the top two qualification slots. He did have the satisfaction of beating one...
It remains to be seen how (or if) FIDE, the world chess federation, will reform the match format heading into the future. It is already known that the 2024 Candidates Tournament will be similar to this year’s affair, pitting eight of the world’s best players against one another in a...
In 2021, Ding Liren didn't play a single game, stuck in China and missing all qualification events for the next Candidates Tournament. He wouldn't have participated at all if not for Karjakin's disqualification, which opened the door for him to qualify by rating – though it required him...
Update:Detailed information about Candidates 2016 in Moscow and participants here The players who qualify for the2016 Candidates Tournamentare determined according to the following, in order of priority: 2.1 World Championship Match 2014 –The player who lost the2014 World Championship Matchqualifies. ...
where he quelified for the candidates matches, swept a superstrong field of the Superfinal, finishing first with a round to spare. These results brought Rublevsky to the first spot of the December list. The World Cup winner Levon Aronian asquired 660 points for that achievement, which not ...