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The FIDE Candidates Tournament is taking place in Khanty-Mansiysk (Russia). The first round will start on Thursday, March 13 at 3 p.m. local time, the final round is on Sunday, March 30, 2014. The event is a double round robin (14 rounds). The time control is 120 minutes for the first 40 moves, 60 minutes for the next 20 and 15 minutes for the rest of the game plus an additional 30 seconds per move starting from move 61. The tournament will determine the challenger who will face the reigning World Champion Magnus Carlsen in a title match later this year. The prize fund is 600,000 Euros (= US $832,000), the first place 135,000 and last (8th) place 25,000 Euros. |
Round four – 17.03.2014, 15:00h (GMT+6) | ||||
Mamedyarov Shakhriyar |
1-0
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Andreikin Dmitry | ||
Karjakin Sergey |
½-½
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Topalov Veselin | ||
Aronian Levon |
1-0
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Svidler Peter | ||
Anand Viswanathan |
½-½
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Kramnik Vladimir |
Andreikin played a very strange game today,
but his demise was due to a blunder in time pressure
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1-0 Andrekin, Dmitry
A pretty strange game. Mamedyarov used the unusual quick a3 system against the increasingly popular a6 Semi-Slav. Andreikin obtained a good position from the opening but quickly allowed complications that were probably not entirely necessary. The players got into severe time pressure, and then the following happened:
A confused Mamedyarov takes his first win in the event
Karjakin, Sergey ½-½ Topalov, Veselin
Surely the least interesting game of the round. Karjakin didn't obtain much in the opening, all the pieces got traded off and then a slight tactic from Topalov turned the game from very balanced to balanced but with a different material ratio: White had two rooks and Black had a queen and a pawn. The endgame was a dead draw regardless.
"Hmmm, maybe this pen is the cause of all my draws..."
Karjakin was thought to possibly contend for first place and give some people a surprise,
but so far his game has been a little insipid
Aronian, Levon 1-0 Svidler, Peter
2/2 with white and putting pressure on Anand: Levon Aronian
Anand, Viswanathan ½-½ Kramnik, Vladimir
A fabulous and exciting game, which was unfortunately rather short. Kramnik busted out his Vienna which is a sharp and interesting line, accepting a pawn sacrifice for which White obtains a strong initiative. Anand's opening was not the best and it allowed Kramnik a creative and powerful counterplay that resulted in a perpetual check.
Anand and Kramnik were the first to finish and the first in the press room
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Daniel King shows the highlights of round 4
Photos from the official website
Note: the games are played at 3 PM local time, which is 10 a.m. CET (Paris) and 5 a.m. EST (New York). Click here if you are uncertain what that means for your local time.
Round one – 13.03.2014, 15:00h (GMT+6) | ||||
Andreikin Dmitry |
½-½
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Kramnik Vladimir | ||
Karjakin Sergey |
½-½
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Svidler Peter | ||
Mamedyarov Shakhriyar |
½-½
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Topalov Veselin | ||
Anand Viswanathan |
1-0
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Aronian Levon | ||
Round two – 14.03.2014, 15:00h (GMT+6) | ||||
Kramnik Vladimir |
1-0
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Karjakin Sergey | ||
Svidler Peter |
1-0
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Andreikin Dmitry | ||
Topalov Veselin |
½-½
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Anand Viswanathan | ||
Aronian Levon |
1-0
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Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | ||
Round three – 15.03.2014, 15:00h (GMT+6) | ||||
Andreikin Dmitry |
½-½
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Karjakin Sergey | ||
Svidler Peter |
½-½
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Kramnik Vladimir | ||
Topalov Veselin |
½-½
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Aronian Levon | ||
Mamedyarov Shakhriyar |
0-1
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Anand Viswanathan | ||
Round four – 17.03.2014, 15:00h (GMT+6) | ||||
Mamedyarov Shakhriyar |
1-0
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Andreikin Dmitry | ||
Karjakin Sergey |
½-½
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Topalov Veselin | ||
Aronian Levon |
1-0
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Svidler Peter | ||
Anand Viswanathan |
½-½
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Kramnik Vladimir | ||
Round five – 18.03.2014, 15:00h (GMT+6) | ||||
Andreikin Dmitry |
-
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Anand Viswanathan | ||
Karjakin Sergey |
-
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Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | ||
Svidler Peter |
-
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Topalov Veselin | ||
Kramnik Vladimir |
-
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Aronian Levon | ||
Round six – 19.03.2014, 15:00h (GMT+6) | ||||
Aronian Levon |
-
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Andreikin Dmitry | ||
Anand Viswanathan |
-
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Karjakin Sergey | ||
Mamedyarov Shakhriyar |
-
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Svidler Peter | ||
Topalov Veselin |
-
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Kramnik Vladimir | ||
Round seven – 21.03.2014, 15:00h (GMT+6) | ||||
Karjakin Sergey |
-
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Aronian Levon | ||
Svidler Peter |
-
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Anand Viswanathan | ||
Kramnik Vladimir |
-
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Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | ||
Andreikin Dmitry |
-
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Topalov Veselin | ||
Round eight – 22.03.2014, 15:00h (GMT+6) | ||||
Kramnik Vladimir |
-
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Andreikin Dmitry | ||
Svidler Peter |
-
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Karjakin Sergey | ||
Topalov Veselin |
-
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Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | ||
Aronian Levon |
-
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Anand Viswanathan | ||
Round nine – 23.03.2014, 15:00h (GMT+6) | ||||
Karjakin Sergey |
-
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Kramnik Vladimir | ||
Andreikin Dmitry |
-
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Svidler Peter | ||
Anand Viswanathan |
-
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Topalov Veselin | ||
Mamedyarov Shakhriyar |
-
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Aronian Levon | ||
Round ten – 25.03.2014, 15:00h (GMT+6) | ||||
Karjakin Sergey |
-
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Andreikin Dmitry | ||
Kramnik Vladimir |
-
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Svidler Peter | ||
Aronian Levon |
-
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Topalov Veselin | ||
Anand Viswanathan |
-
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Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | ||
Round eleven – 26.03.2014, 15:00h (GMT+6) | ||||
Andreikin Dmitry |
-
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Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | ||
Topalov Veselin |
-
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Karjakin Sergey | ||
Svidler Peter |
-
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Aronian Levon | ||
Kramnik Vladimir |
-
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Anand Viswanathan | ||
Round twelve – 27.03.2014, 15:00h (GMT+6) | ||||
Anand Viswanathan |
-
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Andreikin Dmitry | ||
Mamedyarov Shakhriyar |
-
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Karjakin Sergey | ||
Topalov Veselin |
-
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Svidler Peter | ||
Aronian Levon |
-
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Kramnik Vladimir | ||
Round thirteen – 29.03.2014, 15:00h (GMT+6) | ||||
Andreikin Dmitry |
-
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Aronian Levon | ||
Karjakin Sergey |
-
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Anand Viswanathan | ||
Svidler Peter |
-
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Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | ||
Kramnik Vladimir |
-
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Topalov Veselin | ||
Round fourteen – 30.03.2014, 15:00h (GMT+6) | ||||
Aronian Levon |
-
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Karjakin Sergey | ||
Anand Viswanathan |
-
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Svidler Peter | ||
Mamedyarov Shakhriyar |
-
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Kramnik Vladimir | ||
Topalov Veselin |
-
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Andreikin Dmitry |
Date | Round | English commentary | German commentary |
March 18 | Round 5 | Daniel King/Chris Ward | Klaus Bischoff |
March 19 | Round 6 | Alej. Ramirez/Parimarjan Negi | Oliver Reeh/Merijn van Delft |
March 21 | Round 7 | Simon Williams/Daniel King | Oliver Reeh/Merijn van Delft |
March 22 | Round 8 | Daniel King/Yasser Seirawan | Oliver Reeh/Karsten Müller |
March 23 | Round 9 | Simon Williams/Alejandro Ramirez | Oliver Reeh/Merijn van Delft |
March 25 | Round 10 | Daniel King/Simon Williams | Klaus Bischoff |
March 26 | Round 11 | Alejandro Ramirez/Irina Krush | Klaus Bischoff |
March 27 | Round 12 | Daniel King/Yasser Seirawan | Klaus Bischoff |
March 29 | Round 13 | Daniel King/Irina Krush | Klaus Bischoff |
March 30 | Round 14 | Daniel King/Yasser Seirawan | Klaus Bischoff |
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