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From March 14 to April 1, 2013, FIDE and AGON – the World Chess Federation’s commercial partner – are staging the 2013 Candidates Tournament for the World Chess Championship 2013. It will be the strongest tournament of its kind in history. The venue is The IET, 2 Savoy Place, London. The Prize Fund to be shared by the players totals €510,000. The winner of the Candidates will become the Challenger to Viswanathan Anand who has reigned as World Champion since 2007. The main sponsor for the Candidates is State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic SOCAR, which has sponsored elite events chess in the past.
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Alexander Grischuk
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½-½
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Magnus Carlsen |
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Vladimir Kramnik
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1-0
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Teimour Radjabov |
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Peter Svidler
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1-0
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Levon Aronian |
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Vassily Ivanchuk
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½-½
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Boris Gelfand |
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Playchess commentary: GM Chris Ward
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A full report will follow tonight, here for now are pictures, games and standings...
Spectators with Samsung Android tablets following the games
Keeping his hopes alive: Vladmir Kramnik is just half a point behind Carlsen...
... after defeating Teimour Radjabov in the Azeri's trademark King's Indian
Run out of steam? Vassily Ivanchuk, the unlucklies player in this event
Israeli GM Boris Gelfand, who is out of the running, played a quick draw...
... against Vassily Ivanchuk, who is also unable to win the tournament
Coasting to victory? Magnus Carlsen played an uneventful Grünfeld ...
... and drew Alexander Grischuk in 23 moves
Levon Aronian (right) lost a Nimzo Indian Sämisch against Peter Svidler
The Armenian GM, Carlsen's main rival, is now trailing by a full point
Pictures by Ray Morris-Hill (first two by Anastasiya Karlovich)
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The games start at 14:00h = 2 p.m. London time = 15:00h European time, 17:00h Moscow, 8 a.m. New York. You can find your regional starting time here. Note that Britain and Europe switch to Summer time on March 31, so that the last two rounds will start an hour earlier for places that do not swich or have already done so (e.g. USA). The commentary on Playchess begins one hour after the start of the games and is free for premium members.
LinksThe games will be broadcast live on the official web site and on the chess server Playchess.com. If you are not a member you can download a free Playchess client there and get immediate access. You can also use ChessBase 12 or any of our Fritz compatible chess programs. |
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