What is the Candidates Tournament in chess?
The Candidates Tournament is a chess tournament organized by FIDE, chess’ international governing body, since 1950, as the final contest to determine the challenger for the World Chess Championship. The winner of the Candidates earns the right to a match for the World Championship against the incumbent World Champion.
Who won the World Chess Championship in 2013?
World Chess Championship 2013. Carlsen won the match 6½–3½ after ten of the twelve scheduled games, becoming the new world chess champion . This was heralded by Garry Kasparov and others as the start of a new era in chess, with Carlsen being the first champion to have developed his game in the age of super-strong chess computers.
Is the 2013 Candidates Tournament round-robin?
Candidates Tournament. The challenger was determined in the 2013 Candidates Tournament, which was a double round-robin tournament. (This was the first time in 51 years that the round-robin format had been used for a Candidates, though it had been used for the 2005 (FIDE) and 2007 World championships).
What is the 2013 UK Open Candidates Tournament?
The 2013 Candidates Tournament was an eight-player chess double round-robin tournament that took place in the Institution of Engineering and Technology, Savoy Place, London, from 15 March to 1 April 2013.
What happened at the 2014 World Chess Championship?
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The World Chess Championship 2014 was a match between the world champion Magnus Carlsen and challenger Viswanathan Anand, to determine the World Chess Champion. It was held from 7 to 28 November 2014, under the auspices of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) in Sochi, Russia.
What is a candid tournament in chess?
Candidates Tournament. The Candidates Tournament is a chess tournament organized by FIDE, chess’ international governing body, since 1950, as the final contest to determine the challenger for the World Chess Championship.
When is the next FIDE World Chess Candidates Tournament?
The most recent FIDE World Chess Candidates tournament took place in March 2018, and the next one is due to be played in early 2020.