4/3/2013 – The Candidates Tournament is over, Magnus Carlsen has emerged as winner and Challenger for the World Championship title. In closing we were able to record a 14-minute interview, and on the same day tour the city with the Norwegian star – a tour that included a visit to Number 10 Downing Street, an address you might recognize. Video and pictorial.
new: Fritz 20
Your personal chess trainer. Your toughest opponent. Your strongest ally. FRITZ 20 is more than just a chess engine – it is a training revolution for ambitious players and professionals. Whether you are taking your first steps into the world of serious chess training, or already playing at tournament level, FRITZ 20 will help you train more efficiently, intelligently and individually than ever before.
Your personal chess trainer. Your toughest opponent. Your strongest ally. FRITZ 20 is more than just a chess engine – it is a training revolution for ambitious players and professionals. Whether you are taking your first steps into the world of serious chess training, or already playing at tournament level, FRITZ 20 will help you train more efficiently, intelligently and individually than ever before.
The Trompowsky is especially suited for faster time controls as you don‘t have to memorise endless lines of theory, and you push your opponent out of their comfort zone after your second move.
€49.90
From March 14 to April 1, 2013, FIDE and AGON – the World Chess Federation’s
commercial partner – staged the 2013 Candidates Tournament for the World
Chess Championship 2013. It was the strongest tournament of its kind in history.
The venue was The IET, 2 Savoy Place,
London. The Prize Fund, shared by the players, totalled €510,000. The winner
of the Candidates is the Challenger to Viswanathan Anand who has reigned as
World Champion since 2007. The main sponsor for the Candidates was State Oil
Company of the Azerbaijan Republic SOCAR.
The eight candidates: Teimour Radjabov, Magnus
Carlsen, Alexander Grischuk, Levon Aronian, Vassily Ivanchuk (standing); Peter
Svidler, Vladimir Kramnik, Boris Gelfand
Interview with the winner
After the event and his victory Magnus Carlsen gave a pool interview with a
number of journalists
Visit to Downing Street
Andrew Paulson (2nd from left), Vladimir Kramnik,
Levon Aronian on their way to...
... a street normally closed to the general public,
which for over two hundred years...
... has been the official residence of the senior-most
members of the British Cabinet
10 Downing Street is the official residence of the British
Prime Minister. This photo of Magnus Carlsen was taken on April 2nd, one day
late for some mind-bending April Fools stories.
Inside Magnus is awarded the official Candidate's trophy and the World Championship
Challenger's medal by British Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne. On
the right are FIDE president Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and World Chess CEO Andrew Paulson.
George Osborne is himself a keen chess player,
who regularly visits the London Chess Classic
Magnus in Downing Street – not a bad combination
Afterwards some of the sights of London: first
Buckingham Palace, the official London
residence and principal workplace of the British monarch.
Westminster Abbey, the large Gothic church that
is the traditional
place of coronation and burial site for British monarchs.
Big What's-His-Face, the most famous bell and clock
tower in the world
The city and its subway system: London in the evening
Pictures by Ray
Morris-Hill, Anastasiya Karlovich and Pascal Simon
GM Blohberger presents a complete two-part repertoire for Black: practical, clear, and flexible – instead of endless theory, you’ll get straightforward concepts and strategies that are easy to learn and apply.
GM Blohberger presents a complete two-part repertoire for Black: practical, clear, and flexible – instead of endless theory, you’ll get straightforward concepts and strategies that are easy to learn and apply.
GM Blohberger presents a complete two-part repertoire for Black: practical, clear, and flexible – instead of endless theory, you’ll get straightforward concepts and strategies that are easy to learn and apply.
Opening videos: Sipke Ernst brings the Ulvestad Variation up to date + Part II of ‘Mikhalchishin's Miniatures’. Special: Jan Werle shows highlights from the FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 in the video. ‘Lucky bag’ with 40 analyses by Ganguly, Illingworth et al.
In this video course, Grandmaster Ivan Sokolov explores the fascinating world of King’s Indian and Pirc structures with colours reversed, often arising from the French or Sicilian.
€39.90
We use cookies and comparable technologies to provide certain functions, to improve the user experience and to offer interest-oriented content. Depending on their intended use, analysis cookies and marketing cookies may be used in addition to technically required cookies. Here you can make detailed settings or revoke your consent (if necessary partially) with effect for the future. Further information can be found in our data protection declaration.
Pop-up for detailed settings
We use cookies and comparable technologies to provide certain functions, to improve the user experience and to offer interest-oriented content. Depending on their intended use, cookies may be used in addition to technically required cookies, analysis cookies and marketing cookies. You can decide which cookies to use by selecting the appropriate options below. Please note that your selection may affect the functionality of the service. Further information can be found in our privacy policy.
Technically required cookies
Technically required cookies: so that you can navigate and use the basic functions and store preferences.
Analysis Cookies
To help us determine how visitors interact with our website to improve the user experience.
Marketing-Cookies
To help us offer and evaluate relevant content and interesting and appropriate advertisement.
