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Candidates Tournament London 2013 |
The London Candidates Tournament will determine the challenger who will face, later this year, the current title holder World Champion Vishy Anand for the prestigious FIDE World Championship.
| Rank |
Name |
Title
|
FED |
Rating |
| 1 |
Carlsen, Magnus
|
GM
|
NOR |
2872 |
| 2 |
Kramnik, Vladimir
|
GM |
RUS |
2810 |
| 3 |
Aronian, Levon |
GM |
ARM |
2809 |
| 4 |
Radjabov, Teimour |
GM |
AZE |
2793 |
| 10 |
Grischuk, Alexander |
GM |
RUS |
2764 |
| 11 |
Ivanchuk, Vassily
|
GM |
UKR |
2757 |
| 14 |
Svidler, Peter
|
GM |
RUS |
2747 |
| 17 |
Gelfand, Boris |
GM |
ISR |
2740 |
London, January 15, 2013 — FIDE and AGON — the World Chess Federation’s commercial partner — are pleased to announce the players, dates and venue of the 2013 Candidates Tournament. The London Candidates will be the strongest tournament of its kind in history. The Prize Fund to be shared by the players totals €510,000. The winner of the Candidates will become the Challenger to Viswanathan Anand who has reigned as World Champion since 2007.
| Event |
Day |
Date |
Time
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Opening Ceremony
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Thursday |
14/03/2013 |
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| Round 1 |
Friday |
15/03/2013 |
14:00h |
| Round 2 |
Saturday |
16/03/2013 |
14:00h |
| Round 3 |
Sunday |
17/03/2013 |
14:00h |
| Free day |
Monday |
18/03/2013 |
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| Round 4 |
Tuesday |
19/03/2013 |
14:00h |
Round 5
|
Wednesday |
20/03/2013 |
14:00h |
Round 6
|
Thursday |
21/03/2013 |
14:00h |
| Free Day |
Friday |
22/03/2013 |
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Round 7
|
Saturday |
23/03/2013 |
14:00h |
Round 8
|
Sunday |
24/03/2013 |
14:00h |
Round 9
|
Monday |
25/03/2013 |
14:00h |
Free day
|
Tuesday |
26/03/2013 |
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| Round 10 |
Wednesday |
27/03/2013 |
14:00h |
| Round 11 |
Thursday |
28/03/2013 |
14:00h |
| Round 12 |
Friday |
29/03/2013 |
14:00h |
| Free day |
Saturday |
30/03/2013 |
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Round 13
|
Sunday |
31/03/2013 |
14:00h |
Round 14
|
Monday |
01/04/2013 |
14:00h |
Tie-Breaks if necessary/
Closing Ceremony |
Tuesday |
02/04/2013 |
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Tickets are available for all the rounds and may be pruchased here : http://worldchess.com/candidates/tickets.html
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