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On December 23, 2013, FIDE announced that the deadline for player's participation in the Candidates Tournament is 20 January 2014. At the time Anand seemed reluctant to commit to participating in the next cycle, and a number of newspapers and chess blogs had already written him off and naming Fabiano Caruana as the replacement.
Read the full report in the Times of India here
However, when the decision day for inclusion or rejection, January 20, arrived, FIDE published the official list of participants, which is topped by Anand. In the following table we have included the ratings and world rankings of the players taken from the January 1st 2014 FIDE list.
Candidate | Country | Rating |
Rank |
Qualification |
1. Vishy Anand | India | 2773 |
9 |
Previous World Champion |
2. Vladimir Kramnik | Russia | 2787 |
4 |
World Cup 2013 winner |
3. Dmitry Andreikin | Russia | 2709 |
41 |
World Cup 2013 finalist |
4. Veselin Topalov | Bulgaria | 2785 |
5 |
Grand Prix 2012-13 winner |
5. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | Azerbaijan | 2757 |
12 |
Grand Prix 2012-13 runner-up |
6. Levon Aronian | Armenia | 2812 |
2 |
Rating list 2012-13 |
7. Sergey Karjakin | Russia | 2759 |
10 |
Rating list 2012-13 |
8. Peter Svidler | Russia | 2758 |
11 |
host nominee |
The event will be held in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia from 11 March (arrivals) to 1 April 2014 (departures). Here the exact schedule:
11 March | Arrivals |
12 March | Opening ceremony, players' meeting |
13-15 March | Rounds 1-3 |
16 March | Free day |
17-19 March | Rounds 4-6 |
20 March | Free day |
21-23 March | Rounds 7-9 |
24 March | Free day |
25-27 March | Rounds 10-12 |
28 March | Free day |
29-30 March | Rounds 13-14 |
31 March | Tiebreaks / Closing ceremony |
1 April | Departures |
And here are some technical details from FIDE's Rules & regulations for the Candidates Tournament of the FIDE World Championship cycle 2012–2014
3.1 Tournament Format & System
The 8 players shall play a double round robin tournament (14 rounds). The
players who are from the same federation will play each ot her in rounds
1 and 8 (if only two) and if up to four players are from the same federation
in rounds 1, 2, 3 and 8, 9, 10. If a player withdraws after completing 50%
or more of the games, the rest of his games are lost by default. In case
a pla yer completes less than 50%, all his results are annulled.
3.4 Pairings and draw of colours
The draw for pairings and colours will be conducted in the FIDE office in
Athens, one month before the start of the event. For tiebreak games, there
shall be a separate drawing of lots conducted by the Chief Arbiter.
3.5 Time control.
The time control for each game shall be: 120 minutes for the first 40 moves,
60 minutes for the next 20 moves and then 15 minutes for the rest of the
game plus an additional 30 seconds per move starting from move 61.
3.7 Tiebreaks
If the top two or more players score the same points, the tie will be decided
by the following criteria, in order of priority:
a) The results of the games between the players involved in the tie. If
they are still tied:
b) The total number of wins in the tournament of every player involved in
the tie. If they are still tied:
c) Sonneborn-Berger System.
If there is no clear winner with the above 3 criteria, there will be a
special competition between the players who still remain tied. After a new
drawing of colors, each tied player will play two tiebreak games with the
other tied opponent(s). The games shall be played using the electronic clock
starting with 25 minutes for each player with an
increment of 10 seconds after each move.
If after the games in Article 3.7.1a there are still players tied for 1st place then, after a new drawing of colours, these players will play blitz games. Each tied player will play two games with the other opponent(s). Each player will receive 5 minutes on his clock + 3 seconds for each move starting from move. If there is a tie again, this process will be repeated for the tied players, for a maximum of two (2) more times.
After this, if only two players are still tied, sudden death games will be played: the player who wins the drawing of lots, may choose the colour. White shall receive 5 minutes on the clock and Black shall receive 4 minutes. Both players shall receive an increment of 3 seconds starting from move 61. In case of a draw the player with the black pieces is declared the winner. If three players are tied, sudden death games will be played too. The three players will be initially ranked according to their average FIDE rating; the players ranked No. 2 and No. 3 will play first, and the winner will face the player initially ranked No. 1. If four players are tied, No. 1 plays No. 4 and No. 2 plays No. 3. The two winners play the final match. If five players are tied, the players initially ranked No. 4 and No. 5 will play first and the winner will join the three remaining players. If 6 players or more still tied, sudden death games will also be played in accordance with the spirit of the above rules. There shall be a pause of 10 minutes between all tiebreak games, unless the Chief Arbiter decides otherwise.
3.8 Prizes for the Candidates Tournament
The total minimum prize fund of the Candidates Tournament amounts
to 420,000 euros. The amount is net and cleared of any local taxes. All
prize money will be divided equally where players have the same score in
the tournament (after 14 rounds). The money prizes and stipends to be paid
to the Principals of the WCC Candidates Tournament are as follows:
1st place | 95,000 Euros | Chairman of Appeals Committee | 7,000 Euros | |
2nd place | 88,000 Euros | Two members of Appeals Committee | 10,000 Euros | |
3rd place | 75,000 Euros | Chief Arbiter | 6,000 Euros | |
4th place | 55,000 Euros | Deputy Chief Arbiter | 4,500 Euros | |
5th place | 40,000 Euros | Arbiter | 3,000 Euros | |
6th place | 28,000 Euros | Press Officer | 3,500 Euros | |
7th place | 22,000 Euros | FIDE Medical Commission | 2,000 Euros | |
8th place | 17,000 Euros |
3.9 Playing Conditions
Only the players, principals and steward(-ess)s shall be allowed
in the actual playing area except with the permission of the Chief Arbiter.
A player may communicate with an arbiter or a steward. During the playing
session the following additional regulations shall be in force:
We remind you of the reasons we gave in late December for Anand's participation: