The winner of the Candidates Tournament will challenge Magnus Carlsen for the world championship title in the last quarter of 2014.
IND, former world champion
RUS, world cup 2013 winner
RUS, world cup 2013 finalist
BUL, grand-prix 2012-13 winner
AZE, grand-prix 2012-13 runner-up
ARM, rating list 2012-13
RUS, rating list 2012-13
RUS, host nominee
The official closing ceremony concluded the FIDE Candidates Tournament in Khanty-Mansiysk today.
Viswanathan Anand concluded the FIDE Candidates Tournament with a draw against Peter Svidler for a total of 8,5/14 points.
Viswanathan Anand will have another shot at the World Chess Championship title after winning the Candidates Tournament 2014 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.
Viswanathan Anand took a practical decision to accept draw against Dmitry Andreikin in a better, but extremely complicated position.
The candidates tournament in Khanty-Mansiysk is getting closed tomorrow.
The tournament situation in Khanty-Mansiysk with one round to go was quite interesting.
Viswanathan Anand – Peter Svidler Ruy Lopez C89 The winner of the tournament did not spend too much energy in the final round
The press-center of every tournament is a unique unit, and its staff becomes a family by the end of the event.
The Head of Khanty-Mansiysk and the President of Ugra Chess Federation Vasily Filipenko visited the Ugra Chess Academy several times during the event.