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It is exactly one month before the event that will determine the challenger to World Champion Magnus Carlsen, and it will be held in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. FIDE has determined the pairings by random draw in its office in Athens, and the stage is now set for the players to prepare their tournament strategies. The event is a double round robin so none of the participants will receive the advantage of having an extra white, but the order of the opponents can influence on how they play depending on style, color and tournament position.
Important to note is that there is a special clause in the tournament, which made the pairings not completely random, but technically more fair:
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 other 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.
Some additional important rules:
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.
Let's not forget that tiebreaks are of vital importance and they played a huge role in last year's final game as Kramnik was inching in on Carlsen but had the worse tiebreak.
There are further rules in case the tournament is still tied after that, but it is highly unlikely that such a thing would happen.
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:
Round 1 - March 13, 2014
Name | FED |
Res.
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Name | FED |
Andreikin Dmitry | RUS |
-
|
Kramnik Vladimir | RUS |
Karjakin Sergey | RUS |
-
|
Svidler Peter | RUS |
Mamedyarov, S | AZE |
-
|
Topalov Veselin | BUL |
Anand Vishy | IND |
-
|
Aronian Levon | ARM |
Round 2 - March 14, 2014
Name | FED |
Res.
|
Name | FED |
Kramnik Vladimir | RUS |
-
|
Karjakin Sergey | RUS |
Svidler Peter | RUS |
-
|
Andreikin Dmitry | RUS |
Topalov Veselin | BUL |
-
|
Anand Vishy | IND |
Aronian Levon | ARM |
-
|
Mamedyarov, S | AZE |
Round 3 - March 15, 2014
Name | FED |
Res.
|
Name | FED |
Andreikin Dmitry | RUS |
-
|
Karjakin Sergey | RUS |
Svidler Peter | RUS |
-
|
Kramnik Vladimir | RUS |
Topalov Veselin | BUL |
-
|
Aronian Levon | ARM |
Mamedyarov, S | AZE |
-
|
Anand Vishy | IND |
Round 4 - March 17, 2014
Name | FED |
Res.
|
Name | FED |
Mamedyarov, S | AZE |
-
|
Andreikin Dmitry | RUS |
Karjakin Sergey | RUS |
-
|
Topalov Veselin | BUL |
Aronian Levon | ARM |
-
|
Svidler Peter | RUS |
Anand Vishy | IND |
-
|
Kramnik Vladimir | RUS |
Round 5 - March 18, 2014
Name | FED |
Res.
|
Name | FED |
Andreikin Dmitry | RUS |
-
|
Anand Vishy | IND |
Karjakin Sergey | RUS |
-
|
Mamedyarov, S | AZE |
Svidler Peter | RUS |
-
|
Topalov Veselin | BUL |
Kramnik Vladimir | RUS |
-
|
Aronian Levon | ARM |
Round 6 - March 19, 2014
Name | FED |
Res.
|
Name | FED |
Aronian Levon | ARM |
-
|
Andreikin Dmitry | RUS |
Anand Vishy | IND |
-
|
Karjakin Sergey | RUS |
Mamedyarov, S | AZE |
-
|
Svidler Peter | RUS |
Topalov Veselin | BUL |
-
|
Kramnik Vladimir | RUS |
Round 7 - March 21, 2014
Name | FED |
Res.
|
Name | FED |
Karjakin Sergey | RUS |
-
|
Aronian Levon | ARM |
Svidler Peter | RUS |
-
|
Anand Vishy | IND |
Kramnik Vladimir | RUS |
-
|
Mamedyarov, S | AZE |
Andreikin Dmitry | RUS |
-
|
Topalov Veselin | BUL |
Round 8 - March 22, 2014
Name | FED |
Res.
|
Name | FED |
Kramnik Vladimir | RUS |
-
|
Andreikin Dmitry | RUS |
Svidler Peter | RUS |
-
|
Karjakin Sergey | RUS |
Topalov Veselin | BUL |
-
|
Mamedyarov, S | AZE |
Aronian Levon | ARM |
-
|
Anand Vishy | IND |
Round 9 - March 23, 2014
Name | FED |
Res.
|
Name | FED |
Karjakin Sergey | RUS |
-
|
Kramnik Vladimir | RUS |
Andreikin Dmitry | RUS |
-
|
Svidler Peter | RUS |
Anand Vishy | IND |
-
|
Topalov Veselin | BUL |
Mamedyarov, S | AZE |
-
|
Aronian Levon | ARM |
Round 10 - March 25, 2014
Name | FED |
Res.
|
Name | FED |
Karjakin Sergey | RUS |
-
|
Andreikin Dmitry | RUS |
Kramnik Vladimir | RUS |
-
|
Svidler Peter | RUS |
Aronian Levon | ARM |
-
|
Topalov Veselin | BUL |
Anand Vishy | IND |
-
|
Mamedyarov, S | AZE |
Round 11 - March 26, 2014
Name | FED |
Res.
|
Name | FED |
Andreikin Dmitry | RUS |
-
|
Mamedyarov, S | AZE |
Topalov Veselin | BUL |
-
|
Karjakin Sergey | RUS |
Svidler Peter | RUS |
-
|
Aronian Levon | ARM |
Kramnik Vladimir | RUS |
-
|
Anand Vishy | IND |
Round 12 - March 27, 2014
Name | FED |
Res.
|
Name | FED |
Anand Vishy | IND |
-
|
Andreikin Dmitry | RUS |
Mamedyarov, S | AZE |
-
|
Karjakin Sergey | RUS |
Topalov Veselin | BUL |
-
|
Svidler Peter | RUS |
Aronian Levon | ARM |
-
|
Kramnik Vladimir | RUS |
Round 13 - March 29, 2014
Name | FED |
Res.
|
Name | FED |
Andreikin Dmitry | RUS |
-
|
Aronian Levon | ARM |
Karjakin Sergey | RUS |
-
|
Anand Vishy | IND |
Svidler Peter | RUS |
-
|
Mamedyarov, S | AZE |
Kramnik Vladimir | RUS |
-
|
Topalov Veselin | BUL |
Round 14 - March 30, 2014
Name | FED |
Res.
|
Name | FED |
Aronian Levon | ARM |
-
|
Karjakin Sergey | RUS |
Anand Vishy | IND |
-
|
Svidler Peter | RUS |
Mamedyarov, S | AZE |
-
|
Kramnik Vladimir | RUS |
Topalov Veselin | BUL |
-
|
Andreikin Dmitry | RUS |