Candidates tournament Khanty-Mansiysk 2014
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| Viswanathan Anand | Vladimir Kramnik |
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| Dmitri Andreikin | Wesselin Topalow |
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| Şəhriyar Məmmədyarov | Levon Aronjan |
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| Sergei Karjakin | Pyotr Swidler |
The Chanty-Mansiysk 2014 Candidates Tournament was the Candidates Tournament of the World Chess Federation FIDE , in which the challenger was determined by world champion Magnus Carlsen at the 2014 World Chess Championship . The winner Viswanathan Anand , who in the World Chess Championship 2013 had lost his world title to Carlsen. World chess championships are traditionally held as duels.
The tournament took place from March 12th to 30th, 2014 in Khanty-Mansiysk . The game was played in the rooms of the Ugra Chess Academy. Panagiotis Nikolopoulos from Greece was used as the main referee .
Attendees
The eight starting places went to the loser of the 2013 World Chess Championship, the two best-placed players in the 2013 World Chess Cup , the two best-placed players in the FIDE Grand Prix 2012-2013 , the two highest-placed players in the FIDE world rankings (average August 2012 to July 2013), the had participated in the World Cup or the Grand Prix as well as a player nominated by the organizer who had to have a rating of at least 2725. The tournament had category 21.
| Qualified by | player |
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| Loser of the 2013 World Chess Championship |
 Viswanathan Anand
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| Winner of the 2013 World Chess Cup |
 Vladimir Kramnik
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| Second in the 2013 World Chess Cup |
Dmitri Andreikin
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| Winner of the FIDE Grand Prix 2012-2013 |
 Wesselin Topalow
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| Second in the FIDE Grand Prix 2012–2013 |
 Şəhriyar Məmmədyarov
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| Qualified via the world rankings |
 Levon Aronjan
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| Qualified via the world rankings |
Sergei Karjakin
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| Nomination by the tournament organizer |
Pyotr Swidler
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Bottom line
The players played a double round-robin tournament . The following was decisive for the placement (in the event of a tie, the following criterion):
- the number of points scored,
- the direct comparison of the tied players,
- the number of games won,
- the fine evaluation according to Sonneborn-Berger.
The latter two criteria were not needed.
| rank | player | Rating * | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | Points | Direct comparison |
Performance ** |
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| 1 | Viswanathan Anand | 2770 | - | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | 8½ | 2845 | |
| 2 | Sergei Karjakin | 2766 | ½ ½ | - | 0 1 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 0 1 | ½ 1 | ½ ½ | 7½ | 2795 | |
| 3 | Vladimir Kramnik | 2787 | ½ ½ | 1 0 | - | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | ½ 0 | 0 1 | 7th | 2½ | 2768 |
| 4th | Şəhriyar Məmmədyarov | 2757 | 0 ½ | ½ ½ | 0 ½ | - | 1 ½ | 0 1 | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | 7th | 2 | 2772 |
| 5 | Dmitri Andreikin | 2709 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 0 ½ | - | ½ 1 | 0 ½ | 1 ½ | 7th | 1½ | 2779 |
| 6th | Levon Aronjan | 2830 | 0 ½ | 1 0 | ½ ½ | 1 0 | ½ 0 | - | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | 6½ | 1½ | 2737 |
| 7th | Pyotr Swidler | 2758 | ½ ½ | ½ 0 | ½ 1 | 0 ½ | 1 ½ | 0 ½ | - | 1 0 | 6½ | ½ | 2748 |
| 8th | Wesselin Topalow | 2785 | ½ 0 | ½ ½ | 1 0 | ½ ½ | 0 ½ | ½ ½ | 0 1 | - | 6th | 2719 |
* Elo rating before the tournament
** Elo performance in the tournament
Of the total of 56 games, 34 ended in a draw , White won eighteen times and Black four times.
Round results
Round 1
| Round 1 - March 13, 2014, (Live-Stream: Video (English) Video (Russian) ) | |||
| Dmitri Andreikin | Vladimir Kramnik | ½: ½ | E32 Nimzo-Indian with 4th Qc2 |
| Sergei Karjakin | Pyotr Swidler | ½: ½ | B48 Sicilian ( Paulsen variant ) |
| Şəhriyar Məmmədyarov | Wesselin Topalow | ½: ½ | D11 Queen's Gambit ( Slavic Defense ) without 3.… Nf6 |
| Viswanathan Anand | Levon Aronjan | 1-0 | C88 Closed Spanish |
round 2
| Round 2 - March 14, 2014, (Live-Stream: Video (English) Video (Russian) ) | |||
| Levon Aronjan | Şəhriyar Məmmədyarov | 1-0 | D38 Queen's Gambit rejected ( Ragosin variant ) |
| Wesselin Topalow | Viswanathan Anand | ½: ½ | A11 English opening ( Caro-Kann defense ) |
| Pyotr Swidler | Dmitri Andreikin | 1-0 | B32 Sicilian Defense ( Kalashnikov Variant ) |
| Vladimir Kramnik | Sergei Karjakin | 1-0 | D20 Queen's Gambit |
Round 3
| Round 3 - March 15, 2014, (Live-Stream: Video (English) Video (Russian) ) | |||
| Şəhriyar Məmmədyarov | Viswanathan Anand | 0: 1 | D11 Queen's Gambit ( Slav Defense ) |
| Wesselin Topalow | Levon Aronjan | ½: ½ | C84 Spanish |
| Pyotr Swidler | Vladimir Kramnik | ½: ½ | A35 English symmetry variant |
| Dmitri Andreikin | Sergei Karjakin | ½: ½ | C65 Spanish ( Berlin Defense ) |
Round 4
| Round 4 - March 17, 2014, (Live-Stream: Video (English) Video (Russian) ) | |||
| Viswanathan Anand | Vladimir Kramnik | ½: ½ | D37 Queen's Gambit |
| Levon Aronjan | Pyotr Swidler | 1-0 | D85 Grünfeld-Indian Defense |
| Sergei Karjakin | Wesselin Topalow | ½: ½ | A29 English |
| Şəhriyar Məmmədyarov | Dmitri Andreikin | 1-0 | D45 Queen's Gambit ( Semi-Slav Defense ) |
Round 5
| Round 5 - March 18, 2014, (Live-Stream: Video (English) Video (Russian) ) | |||
| Dmitri Andreikin | Viswanathan Anand | ½: ½ | C65 Spanish ( Berlin Defense ) |
| Vladimir Kramnik | Levon Aronjan | ½: ½ | D30 Queen's Gambit rejected |
| Pyotr Swidler | Wesselin Topalow | 1-0 | C78 Spanish (Arkhangelsk variant) |
| Sergei Karjakin | Şəhriyar Məmmədyarov | ½: ½ | B52 Sicilian Defense (Rossolimo variant) |
Round 6
| Round 6 - March 19, 2014, (Live-Stream: Video (English) Video (Russian) ) | |||
| Levon Aronjan | Dmitri Andreikin | ½: ½ | A11 Réti opening |
| Viswanathan Anand | Sergei Karjakin | ½: ½ | C67 Spanish (Berlin Defense) |
| Şəhriyar Məmmədyarov | Pyotr Swidler | 1-0 | A81 Dutch |
| Wesselin Topalow | Vladimir Kramnik | 1-0 | D37 Queen's Gambit with 5th Bf4 |
Round 7
| Round 7 - March 21, 2014, (Live-Stream: Video (English) Video (Russian) ) | |||
| Sergei Karjakin | Levon Aronjan | 0: 1 | C65 Spanish ( Berlin Defense ) |
| Dmitri Andreikin | Wesselin Topalow | 1-0 | D30 Queen's Gambit rejected |
| Vladimir Kramnik | Şəhriyar Məmmədyarov | 1-0 | D38 Queen's Gambit rejected ( Ragosin variant ) |
| Pyotr Swidler | Viswanathan Anand | ½: ½ | C65 Spanish ( Berlin Defense ) |
Round 8
| Round 8 - March 22, 2014, (Live-Stream: Video (English) Video (Russian) ) | |||
| Vladimir Kramnik | Dmitri Andreikin | ½: ½ | D15 Queen's Gambit ( Slav Defense ) |
| Pyotr Swidler | Sergei Karjakin | 0: 1 | A07 King's fianchetto , Barcza system |
| Wesselin Topalow | Şəhriyar Məmmədyarov | ½: ½ | B90 Sicilian ( Najdorf variant ), deviations |
| Levon Aronjan | Viswanathan Anand | ½: ½ | A11 Réti opening |
Round 9
| Round 9 - March 23, 2014, (Live-Stream: Video (English) Video (Russian) ) | |||
| Dmitri Andreikin | Pyotr Swidler | ½: ½ | B90 Sicilian ( Najdorf variant ), deviations |
| Sergei Karjakin | Vladimir Kramnik | 1-0 | D02 Queen 's pawn game |
| Şəhriyar Məmmədyarov | Levon Aronjan | 1-0 | E20 Nimzowitsch-Indian , Nimzo-Indian |
| Viswanathan Anand | Wesselin Topalow | 1-0 | B90 Sicilian ( Najdorf variant ), deviations |
Round 10
| Round 10 - March 25, 2014, (Live-Stream: Video (English) Video (Russian) ) | |||
| Sergei Karjakin | Dmitri Andreikin | ½: ½ | B46 Sicilian , Paulsen variant |
| Viswanathan Anand | Şəhriyar Məmmədyarov | ½: ½ | B90 Sicilian ( Najdorf variant ) |
| Levon Aronjan | Wesselin Topalow | ½: ½ | D15 Slav Defense |
| Vladimir Kramnik | Pyotr Swidler | 0: 1 | A80 Dutch Defense |
Round 11
| Round 11 - March 26, 2014, (Live-Stream: Video (English) Video (Russian) ) | |||
| Dmitri Andreikin | Şəhriyar Məmmədyarov | ½: ½ | E04 Catalan |
| Pyotr Swidler | Levon Aronjan | ½: ½ | A07 Réti opening |
| Wesselin Topalow | Sergei Karjakin | ½: ½ | A30 English symmetry variant |
| Vladimir Kramnik | Viswanathan Anand | ½: ½ | E05 Catalan |
Round 12
| Round 12 - March 27, 2014, (Live-Stream: Video (English) Video (Russian) ) | |||
| Viswanathan Anand | Dmitri Andreikin | ½-½ | B19 Caro-Kann Defense (classic variant) |
| Şəhriyar Məmmədyarov | Sergei Karjakin | ½-½ | E20 Nimzowitsch-Indian , Nimzo-Indian |
| Wesselin Topalow | Pyotr Swidler | 1-0 | B49 Sicilian ( Paulsen variant ) |
| Levon Aronjan | Vladimir Kramnik | ½-½ | D36 Queen's Gambit ( exchange variant ) |
Round 13
| Round 13 - March 29, 2014, (Live-Stream: Video (English) Video (Russian) ) | |||
| Dmitri Andreikin | Levon Aronjan | 1-0 | A45 Trompowsky opening |
| Sergei Karjakin | Viswanathan Anand | ½-½ | D30 Queen's Gambit rejected |
| Pyotr Swidler | Şəhriyar Məmmədyarov | ½-½ | B90 Sicilian ( Najdorf variant ) |
| Vladimir Kramnik | Wesselin Topalow | 1-0 | D43 Queen's Gambit ( Semi-Slav Defense ) |
Round 14
| Round 14 - March 30, 2014, (Live-Stream: Video (English) Video (Russian) ) | |||
| Levon Aronjan | Sergei Karjakin | 0: 1 | B23 Sicilian ( Closed Sicilian ) |
| Viswanathan Anand | Pyotr Swidler | ½-½ | C89 Spanish ( Marshall Attack ) |
| Şəhriyar Məmmədyarov | Vladimir Kramnik | ½-½ | E32 Nimzowitsch-Indian Defense (Classical System) |
| Wesselin Topalow | Dmitri Andreikin | ½-½ | C65 Spanish ( Berlin Defense ) |
Web links
- Official tournament website
- Tournament report and games at chessgames.com. Retrieved March 13, 2014 .
- Final report at chessbase.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rules & regulations for the Candidates Tournament of the FIDE World Championship cycle 2012-2014 (English; PDF; 327 kB)
- ↑ a b World Cup Final: Kramnik vs. Andreikin on chessbase.com
- ↑ a b Men's Grand Prix: Final result. Chessbase, October 6, 2013, accessed October 6, 2013 .
- ↑ http://www.chess-international.de/
- ↑ http://de.chessbase.com/post/rangelei-um-kandidatenturnier-050913
- ↑ Svidler is FIDE Candidates Wildcard , Chessvibes.com, November 5, 2013
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