Candidates Tournament London 2013
Boris Gelfand | Pyotr Swidler |
Alexander Grishchuk | Vasyl Ivanchuk |
Magnus Carlsen | Levon Aronjan |
Vladimir Kramnik | Teymur Rəcəbov |
The Candidates Tournament London 2013 was a candidate tournament of the world chess association FIDE , which took place from March 14th to April 2nd 2013 in London . The winner Magnus Carlsen was allowed to challenge world chess champion Viswanathan Anand in the 2013 World Chess Championship .
prehistory
In February 2012, FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov announced the candidates' tournament for the fourth quarter of 2012 in London. The announcement of the new tournament manager Andrew Paulson , to whose company AGON the rights for the world championship for eleven years , caused a surprise .
The FIDE schedule was soon criticized by various chess masters because the main chess season is in the fourth quarter and the Bilbao Chess Masters Final tournament is also held. In response to the criticism, FIDE postponed the candidates' tournament to the first quarter of 2013.
The Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen had decided not to take part in the 2012 World Chess Championship candidates' tournament. Since he is the strongest chess player in the world in terms of Elo rating , a candidates tournament would not be desirable without him. His criticism of the tournament system was accepted by FIDE and the proposed mode as a round-robin tournament was also introduced.
regulate
Eight players competed in a double round-robin tournament .
The winner was the player with the most points. In the event of a tie, decided:
- the direct comparison of the equals,
- the number of winning games.
The time rules for each game were:
- 120 minutes for the first 40 moves
- 60 minutes for the next 20 moves
- 15 minutes for the rest of the game and another 30 seconds per move from move 61.
A total of € 510,000 in prize money was awarded:
placement | price |
---|---|
1. | € 115,000 |
2. | € 107,000 |
3. | € 91,000 |
4th | € 67,000 |
5. | € 48,000 |
6th | € 34,000 |
7th | € 27,000 |
8th. | € 21,000 |
Attendees
The eight starting places were chosen by the loser of the 2012 World Chess Championship , the three best-placed players in the 2011 World Chess Cup , the three players with the best Elo rating from the average of the ratings in July 2011 and January 2012, and a player nominated by the organizer with a rating of at least 2700 had to have taken.
Qualified by | player |
---|---|
Loser of the 2012 World Chess Championship | Boris Gelfand |
Winner of the 2011 World Chess Cup | Pyotr Swidler |
Second in the 2011 World Chess Cup | Alexander Grishchuk |
Third of the 2011 World Chess Cup | Vasyl Ivanchuk |
Three other players with the highest ratings (average of July 2011 and January 2012) |
Magnus Carlsen |
Levon Aronjan | |
Vladimir Kramnik | |
Nomination by the tournament organizer (Elo rating over 2700 required in January 2012) |
Teymur Rəcəbov |
statistics
FIDE managing director Geoffrey Borg published statistics of all participating players shortly before the start of the tournament.
statistics | number | player |
---|---|---|
Number of games between all players | 1303 | |
Most common pairing | 95 | Wassyl Ivanchuk - Vladimir Kramnik |
Rarest pairing | 24 | Magnus Carlsen - Alexander Grishchuk |
Most games | 448 | Vasyl Ivanchuk |
Fewest games | 250 | Teymur Rəcəbov |
Detailed data on the table can be found on the FIDE London 2013 homepage.
Tournament course
The first round went as expected: as in many top tier tournaments , none of the players took any risks. Four unspectacular draws were the result. In contrast to the candidates tournament for the 2012 World Cup , however, numerous games were decided in the following. Soon the Elo favorites Carlsen and Aronjan were able to break away and finished the first half of the tournament tied with 5 points from seven games.
The second lap was dominated by Vladimir Kramnik's catch-up race, who started with seven draws - he scored four wins (against Swidler, Rəcəbov, Grishchuk and Aronjan). Ivanchuk played a key role with successes against the two later first place winners. The fact that the Ukrainian was unable to intervene in the battle for the top was also - as has often happened in his career - due to problems with the division of the time to think about it , e.g. B. in round 8 against Grishchuk. or in round 10 against Aronjan.
In round 12, Kramnik took the lead with his win against Aronjan, who had already lost two more games, as Carlsen lost to Ivanchuk. Then Carlsen managed in round 13 to win an even final against Rəcəbov and thereby draw level with Kramnik again.
The last round turned into a battle of nerves: Neither Kramnik nor Carlsen dared to get involved in a draw as long as they did not know how things would develop in the other. In the end, they both lost (to Ivanchuk and Swidler, respectively), and Carlsen won the candidates' tournament, decided against Kramnik by the third rating. He thus acquired the right to challenge world champion Viswanathan Anand.
Final score
The final result of the tournament is:
rank | Attendees |
Elo rating March 2013 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | Points | Fine evaluations | |
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Direct comparison |
Victories | ||||||||||||
1 | Magnus Carlsen | 2872 | * * | ½ ½ | 1 0 | ½ ½ | 1 1 | 1 ½ | ½ 0 | ½ 1 | 8.5 | 1 | 5 |
2 | Vladimir Kramnik | 2810 | ½ ½ | * * | ½ 1 | ½ 1 | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | ½ 0 | 1 ½ | 8.5 | 1 | 4th |
3 | Pyotr Swidler | 2747 | 0 1 | ½ 0 | * * | ½ 1 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | 1 ½ | 8.0 | 1½ | |
4th | Levon Aronjan | 2809 | ½ ½ | ½ 0 | ½ 0 | * * | 1 0 | ½ ½ | 1 1 | 1 1 | 8.0 | ½ | |
5 | Boris Gelfand | 2740 | 0 0 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 0 1 | * * | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | 6.5 | 1 | 2 |
6th | Alexander Grishchuk | 2764 | 0 ½ | ½ 0 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | * * | ½ 1 | ½ ½ | 6.5 | 1 | 1 |
7th | Vasyl Ivanchuk | 2757 | ½ 1 | ½ 1 | ½ 0 | 0 0 | ½ ½ | ½ 0 | * * | 0 1 | 6.0 | ||
8th | Teymur Rəcəbov | 2793 | ½ 0 | ½ 0 | 0 ½ | 0 0 | ½ 0 | ½ ½ | 1 0 | * * | 4.0 |
Of the total of 56 games, 31 ended in a draw, 15 times White and ten times Black.
Round results
Round 1
Round 1 - March 15, 2013 | |||
Levon Aronjan | Magnus Carlsen | ½ – ½ | E11 Bogo-Indian |
Boris Gelfand | Teymur Rəcəbov | ½ – ½ | E11 Bogo-Indian |
Vasyl Ivanchuk | Alexander Grishchuk | ½ – ½ | E05 Catalan |
Pyotr Swidler | Vladimir Kramnik | ½ – ½ | D35 Queen's Gambit rejected |
round 2
Round 2 - March 16, 2013 | |||
Magnus Carlsen (0.5) | Vladimir Kramnik (0.5) | ½ – ½ | A33 English symmetry variant |
Alexander Grishchuk (0.5) | Pyotr Swidler (0.5) | ½ – ½ | C84 Closed Spanish |
Teymur Rəcəbov (0.5) | Vasyl Ivanchuk (0.5) | 1–0 | A88 Dutch , Leningrad System |
Levon Aronjan (0.5) | Boris Gelfand (0.5) | 1–0 | A04 English symmetry variant |
a | b | c | d | e | f | G | H | ||
8th | 8th | ||||||||
7th | 7th | ||||||||
6th | 6th | ||||||||
5 | 5 | ||||||||
4th | 4th | ||||||||
3 | 3 | ||||||||
2 | 2 | ||||||||
1 | 1 | ||||||||
a | b | c | d | e | f | G | H |
In the position in the diagram, Aronjan moved 26. Bh6 +! If the bishop is taken, a knight fork follows : 26.… Kxh6 27. Rxc8 Bxc8 28. Nxf7 + and 29. Nxd8. It happened 26.… Kg8, after which, however, the black king no longer came into play.
Round 3
Round 3 - March 17, 2013 | |||
Boris Gelfand (0.5) | Magnus Carlsen (1.0) | 0-1 | D52 Queen's Gambit rejected , Cambridge Springs variant |
Vasyl Ivanchuk (0.5) | Levon Aronjan (1.5) | 0-1 | A45 Trompowsky opening |
Pyotr Swidler (1.0) | Teymur Rəcəbov (1.5) | 1–0 | E81 King's Indian Defense, Samisch variant |
Vladimir Kramnik (1.0) | Alexander Grishchuk (1.0) | ½ – ½ | D71 Grünfeld-Indian Defense |
Round 4
Round 4 - March 19, 2013 | |||
Teymur Rəcəbov (1.5) | Vladimir Kramnik (1.5) | ½ – ½ | E54 Nimzo Indian, Rubinstein system |
Magnus Carlsen (2.0) | Alexander Grishchuk (1.5) | 1–0 | C65 Spanish , Berlin Defense |
Boris Gelfand (0.5) | Vasyl Ivanchuk (0.5) | ½ – ½ | D07 Queen's Gambit , Chigorin Defense |
Levon Aronjan (2.5) | Pyotr Swidler (2.0) | ½ – ½ | D22 Queen's Gambit accepted |
Round 5
Round 5 - March 20, 2013 | |||
Pyotr Swidler (2.5) | Boris Gelfand (1.0) | ½ – ½ | D85 Grünfeld-Indian Defense |
Vladimir Kramnik (2.0) | Levon Aronjan (3.0) | ½ – ½ | A07 King's Indian attack |
Wassyl Ivanchuk (1.0) | Magnus Carlsen (3.0) | ½ – ½ | D82 Grünfeld-Indian Defense |
Alexander Grishchuk (1.5) | Teymur Rəcəbov (2.0) | ½ – ½ | D35 Queen's Gambit rejected |
Round 6
Round 6 - March 21, 2013 | |||
Pyotr Swidler (3.0) | Magnus Carlsen (3.5) | 0-1 | C84 Spanish game, closed |
Vladimir Kramnik (2.5) | Vasyl Ivanchuk (1.5) | ½ – ½ | E00 Catalan opening |
Alexander Grishchuk (2.0) | Boris Gelfand (1.5) | ½ – ½ | B30 Sicilian Defense , Rossolimo variant |
Teymur Rəcəbov (2.5) | Levon Aronjan (3.5) | 0-1 | C65 Spanish game , Berlin Defense |
Round 7
Round 7 - March 23, 2013 | |||
Magnus Carlsen (4.5) | Teymur Rəcəbov (2.5) | ½ – ½ | B30 Sicilian Defense , Rossolimo variant |
Levon Aronjan (4.5) | Alexander Grishchhuk (2.5) | ½ – ½ | E18 Ladies Indian Defense |
Boris Gelfand (2.0) | Vladimir Kramnik (3.0) | ½ – ½ | E54 Nimzowitsch-Indian , modern variant |
Vasyl Ivanchuk (2.0) | Pyotr Swidler (3.0) | ½ – ½ | C45 Scottish game |
Round 8
Round 8 - March 24, 2013 | |||
Teymur Rəcəbov (3.0) | Boris Gelfand (2.5) | 0-1 | A04 Réti opening |
Alexander Grishchuk (3.0) | Vasyl Ivanchuk (2.5) | 1–0 | B35 Accelerated kite variant |
Vladimir Kramnik (3.5) | Pyotr Swidler (3.5) | 1–0 | D85 Grünfeld-Indian Defense |
Magnus Carlsen (5.0) | Levon Aronjan (5.0) | ½ – ½ | A15 English opening |
Round 9
Round 9 - March 25, 2013 | |||
Vladimir Kramnik (4.5) | Magnus Carlsen (5.5) | ½ – ½ | E06 Catalan |
Pyotr Swidler (3.5) | Alexander Grishchuk (4.0) | ½ – ½ | E81 King's Indian ( Samisch attack ) |
Vasyl Ivanchuk (2.5) | Teymur Rəcəbov (3.0) | 1–0 | D37 Queen's Gambit with 5th Bf4 |
Boris Gelfand (3.5) | Levon Aronjan (5.5) | 1–0 | D37 Queen's Gambit with 5th Bf4 |
Carlsen led with 6.0 points, closely followed by Aronjan with 5.5 and Kramnik with 5.0 points.
Round 10
Round 10 - March 27, 2013 | |||
Alexander Grishchuk (4.5) | Vladimir Kramnik (5.0) | 0-1 | C67 Spanish , ( Berlin Defense , Rio-de-Janeiro variant) |
Magnus Carlsen (6.0) | Boris Gelfand (4.5) | 1–0 | B30 Sicilian ( Rossolimo variant ) |
Levon Aronjan (5.5) | Vasyl Ivanchuk (3.5) | 1–0 | A52 Budapest Gambit (main variant) |
Teymur Rəcəbov (3.0) | Pyotr Swidler (4.0) | ½ – ½ | D85 Grünfeld Defense (main continuation) |
Round 11
Round 11 - March 28, 2013 | |||
Alexander Grishchuk (4.5) | Magnus Carlsen (7.0) | ½ – ½ | D90 Grünfeld Defense ( Flohr variant ) |
Vladimir Kramnik (6.0) | Teymur Rəcəbov (3.5) | 1–0 | E60 King's Indian without Nc3 |
Pyotr Swidler (4.5) | Levon Aronjan (6.5) | 1–0 | E26 Nimzo-Indian ( Samisch variant ) |
Vasyl Ivanchuk (3.5) | Boris Gelfand (4.5) | ½ – ½ | D93 Grünfeld defense with 5th Bf4 |
Round 12
Round 12 - March 29, 2013 | |||
Magnus Carlsen (7.5) | Wassyl Ivanchuk (4.0) | 0-1 | B48 Sicilian ( Paulsen variant ) |
Boris Gelfand (5.0) | Pyotr Swidler (5.5) | ½ – ½ | A15 English |
Levon Aronjan (6.5) | Vladimir Kramnik (7.0) | 0-1 | D42 Queen's Gambit ( Improved Tarrasch Defense ) |
Teymur Rəcəbov (3.5) | Alexander Grishchuk (5.0) | ½ – ½ | E35 Nimzo-Indian with 4th Qc2 |
Round 13
Round 13 - March 31, 2013 | |||
Teymur Rəcəbov (4.0) | Magnus Carlsen (7.5) | 0-1 | E32 Nimzo-Indian with 4th Qc2 |
Alexander Grishchuk (5.5) | Levon Aronjan (6.5) | ½ – ½ | A09 Réti opening |
Vladimir Kramnik (8.0) | Boris Gelfand (5.5) | ½ – ½ | E60 King's Indian without Nc3 |
Pyotr Swidler (6.0) | Wassyl Ivanchuk (5.0) | 1–0 | C02 French ( advance variant ) |
Round 14
Round 14 - April 1, 2013 | |||
Magnus Carlsen (8.5) | Pyotr Swidler (7.0) | 0-1 | C84 Closed defense (Spanish game) with d3 |
Wassyl Ivanchuk (5.0) | Vladimir Kramnik (8.5) | 1–0 | A41 Pillsbury Defense |
Boris Gelfand (6.0) | Alexander Grishchuk (6.0) | ½ – ½ | D85 Grünfeld Defense (main continuation) |
Levon Aronjan (7.0) | Teymur Rəcəbov (4.0) | 1–0 | E71 King's Indian with 5.h3 ( Makogonow variant ) |
Venue
The tournament was held in the IET London Savoy Place conference center (large lecture hall).
Web links
- Official FIDE website of the Candidates Tournament
- All games for replay at chessgames.com
- BBC interview by Ros Atkins with Magnus Carlsen and tournament organizer Andrew Paulson
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.sport-express.ru/newspaper/2012-02-10/7_5/ (Russian)
- ↑ Breaking news: Candidates 2012 to be held in London (English)
- ↑ Entrepreneur Andrew Paulson seeks sponsors as he aims to bring World Chess to British TV screens in 2013 (English)
- ↑ Carlsen: Candidates format great, schedule 'surprising' (English)
- ↑ FIDE announced new dates for Candidates (English)
- ↑ Magnus Carlsen drops out of World Championship cycle (English)
- ↑ Magnus Carlsen back in the World Championship cycle? (English)
- ↑ a b Rules & regulations for the Candidates Tournament of the FIDE World Championship cycle 2011-2013 (English; PDF; 470 kB)
- ↑ Candidates - pairings and commentary schedule (English)
- ↑ FIDE London 2013 Homepage (in Excel format ; 241 kB)
- ↑ Chessbase
- ↑ Chessbase
- ↑ Chessbase
- ↑ Chessbase
- ↑ Candidates Tournament London 2013. Final Ranking. FIDE, accessed April 2, 2013 .
- ↑ Top Players Top 100 Players March 2013. FIDE, accessed March 1, 2013 .
- ↑ Variant according to Stefan Löffler, Schach 4/2013, p. 5.
- ↑ chessbase. Candidates R9 - Carlsen survives, Aronian loses
- ↑ World Chess Candidates Tournament is coming to IET London ( Memento from June 24, 2013 in the Internet Archive )