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Candidates Tournament 2014

December 06, 2023

The Candidates Tournament 2014 was an eight-player double round-robin chess tournament that took place in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, from 13 March to 31 March 2014.[1]

Candidates Tournament 2014
Viswanathan Anand, the winner of the Candidates Tournament 2014, advanced to the World Chess Championship 2014 match.
VenueYugra Chess Academy
LocationKhanty-Mansiysk, Russia
Dates13–31 March 2014
Competitors8 from 5 nations
Winning score8.5 points of 14
Champion
Viswanathan Anand
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See also: World Chess Championship 2014

Participants edit

The participants, in order of rules announced by FIDE, were:[2]

Qualification path Player Age March 2014 rating World Ranking (March 2014)
Runner up of the World Chess Championship 2013 match   Viswanathan Anand 44 2770 8
The top two finishers in the Chess World Cup 2013   Vladimir Kramnik 38 2787 3
  Dmitry Andreikin 24 2709 42
The top two finishers in the FIDE Grand Prix 2012–13   Veselin Topalov[3] 39 2785 4
  Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 28 2757 13
The next two highest rated players who played in the Chess World Cup 2013 or the FIDE Grand Prix 2012–13
(average FIDE rating on the 12 monthly lists from August 2012 to July 2013)[4]		   Levon Aronian 31 2830 2
  Sergey Karjakin 24 2766 9
Organizing committee's wild card (FIDE rating in July 2013 at least 2725)   Peter Svidler[5] 37 2758 11

Prize fund edit

The tournament had a prize fund of €420,000. Prize money was shared between players tied on points; tiebreaks were not used to allocate it. The prizes for each place were as follows:[6]

  • 1st place – €95,000
  • 2nd place – €88,000
  • 3rd place – €75,000
  • 4th place – €55,000
  • 5th place – €40,000
  • 6th place – €28,000
  • 7th place – €22,000
  • 8th place – €17,000

Standings edit

Final standings of the 2014 Candidates Tournament[7]
Rank Player Rating
March 2014[8] 		1
(ANA) 		2
(KAR) 		3
(KRA) 		4
(MAM) 		5
(AND) 		6
(ARO) 		7
(SVI) 		8
(TOP) 		Points Tiebreaks[2]
H2H Wins SB
W B W B W B W B W B W B W B W B
1   Viswanathan Anand 2770 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 8½ — 3 57.25
2   Sergey Karjakin 2766 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 7½ — 3 51.75
3   Vladimir Kramnik 2787 ½ ½ 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 0 7 2½ 3 49.25
4   Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 2757 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 7 2 3 48.00
5   Dmitry Andreikin 2709 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 7 1½ 2 48.50
6   Levon Aronian 2830 ½ 0 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 6½ 1½ 3 45.00
7   Peter Svidler 2758 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 0 6½ ½ 3 46.00
8   Veselin Topalov 2785 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 0 6 — 2 42.25

In the event of a tie, the following tie-break methods were used, in order of precedence:[9]

  1. Head-to-head scores between the tied players;
  2. Highest number of wins;
  3. The player with the highest Sonneborn–Berger score;
  4. Rapid chess play-offs.

Results by round edit

Pairings and results[7][10]Numbers in parentheses indicate players' scores prior to the round.

Points by round edit

For each player, the difference between wins and losses after each round is shown. The players with the highest difference for each round are marked with green background.

Final
place		 Player \ Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
1   Viswanathan Anand (IND) +1 +1 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3
2   Sergey Karjakin (RUS) =0 –1 –1 –1 –1 –1 –2 –1 =0 =0 =0 =0 =0 +1
3   Vladimir Kramnik (RUS) =0 +1 +1 +1 +1 =0 +1 +1 =0 –1 –1 –1 =0 =0
4   Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) =0 –1 –2 –1 –1 =0 –1 –1 =0 =0 =0 =0 =0 =0
5   Dmitry Andreikin (RUS) =0 –1 –1 –2 –2 –2 –1 –1 –1 –1 –1 –1 =0 =0
6   Levon Aronian (ARM) –1 =0 =0 +1 +1 +1 +2 +2 +1 +1 +1 +1 =0 –1
7   Peter Svidler (RUS) =0 +1 +1 =0 +1 =0 =0 –1 –1 =0 =0 –1 –1 –1
8   Veselin Topalov (BUL) =0 =0 =0 =0 –1 =0 –1 –1 –2 –2 –2 –1 –2 –2

References edit

  1. ^ "International Chess Federation - FIDE".
  2. ^ a b FIDE: Rules & regulations for the Candidates Tournament of the FIDE World Championship cycle 2012–2014
  3. ^ . Archived from the original on 2013-07-19. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
  4. ^ Players needed to have played at least 30 rated games in that time period, which all players under consideration have achieved.
  5. ^ Aysa Mondrunova. "Peter Svidler is Organiser's nominee for 2014 Candidates Tournament". Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  6. ^ "Pairings for Candidates Tournament Published". Chess News. 12 February 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  7. ^ a b . FIDE. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  8. ^ "FIDE Top players – Top 100 Players March 2013". FIDE. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  9. ^ "Rules & regulations for the Candidates Tournament of the FIDE World Championship cycle 2012-2014" (PDF). FIDE. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  10. ^ "World Chess Championship Candidates (2014)". chessgames.com.

December 06, 2023
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The Candidates Tournament 2014 was an eight player double round robin chess tournament that took place in Khanty Mansiysk Russia from 13 March to 31 March 2014 1 Candidates Tournament 2014Viswanathan Anand the winner of the Candidates Tournament 2014 advanced to the World Chess Championship 2014 match VenueYugra Chess AcademyLocationKhanty Mansiysk RussiaDates13 31 March 2014Competitors8 from 5 nationsWinning score8 5 points of 14ChampionViswanathan Anand 20132016 See also World Chess Championship 2014 Contents 1 Participants 2 Prize fund 3 Standings 4 Results by round 4 1 Points by round 5 ReferencesParticipants editThe participants in order of rules announced by FIDE were 2 Qualification path Player Age March 2014 rating World Ranking March 2014 Runner up of the World Chess Championship 2013 match nbsp Viswanathan Anand 44 2770 8The top two finishers in the Chess World Cup 2013 nbsp Vladimir Kramnik 38 2787 3 nbsp Dmitry Andreikin 24 2709 42The top two finishers in the FIDE Grand Prix 2012 13 nbsp Veselin Topalov 3 39 2785 4 nbsp Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 28 2757 13The next two highest rated players who played in the Chess World Cup 2013 or the FIDE Grand Prix 2012 13 average FIDE rating on the 12 monthly lists from August 2012 to July 2013 4 nbsp Levon Aronian 31 2830 2 nbsp Sergey Karjakin 24 2766 9Organizing committee s wild card FIDE rating in July 2013 at least 2725 nbsp Peter Svidler 5 37 2758 11Prize fund editThe tournament had a prize fund of 420 000 Prize money was shared between players tied on points tiebreaks were not used to allocate it The prizes for each place were as follows 6 1st place 95 000 2nd place 88 000 3rd place 75 000 4th place 55 000 5th place 40 000 6th place 28 000 7th place 22 000 8th place 17 000Standings editFinal standings of the 2014 Candidates Tournament 7 Rank Player RatingMarch 2014 8 1 ANA 2 KAR 3 KRA 4 MAM 5 AND 6 ARO 7 SVI 8 TOP Points Tiebreaks 2 H2H Wins SBW B W B W B W B W B W B W B W B1 nbsp Viswanathan Anand 2770 1 1 1 8 3 57 252 nbsp Sergey Karjakin 2766 1 0 0 1 1 7 3 51 753 nbsp Vladimir Kramnik 2787 1 0 1 0 1 0 7 2 3 49 254 nbsp Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 2757 0 0 1 1 0 1 7 2 3 48 005 nbsp Dmitry Andreikin 2709 0 1 0 1 7 1 2 48 506 nbsp Levon Aronian 2830 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 6 1 3 45 007 nbsp Peter Svidler 2758 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 6 3 46 008 nbsp Veselin Topalov 2785 0 1 0 0 1 0 6 2 42 25In the event of a tie the following tie break methods were used in order of precedence 9 Head to head scores between the tied players Highest number of wins The player with the highest Sonneborn Berger score Rapid chess play offs Results by round editPairings and results 7 10 Numbers in parentheses indicate players scores prior to the round Round 1 13 March 2014Dmitry Andreikin Vladimir Kramnik E32 Nimzo Indian ClassicalSergey Karjakin Peter Svidler B48 Sicilian TaimanovShakhriyar Mamedyarov Veselin Topalov D11 Slav AcceptedViswanathan Anand Levon Aronian 1 0 C88 Ruy LopezRound 2 14 March 2014Vladimir Kramnik Sergey Karjakin 1 0 D20 Queen s Gambit AcceptedPeter Svidler Dmitry Andreikin 1 0 B32 Sicilian DefenceVeselin Topalov Viswanathan Anand 1 A11 English OpeningLevon Aronian 0 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 1 0 D38 Queen s Gambit DeclinedRound 3 15 March 2014Dmitry Andreikin Sergey Karjakin C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin DefencePeter Svidler 1 Vladimir Kramnik 1 A35 English SymmetricalVeselin Topalov 1 Levon Aronian 1 C88 Ruy LopezShakhriyar Mamedyarov Viswanathan Anand 1 0 1 D11 Slav AcceptedRound 4 17 March 2014Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Dmitry Andreikin 1 1 0 D45 Queen s Gambit Declined Semi SlavSergey Karjakin 1 Veselin Topalov 1 A29 English Four Knights Kingside FianchettoLevon Aronian 1 Peter Svidler 2 1 0 D85 Grunfeld ExchangeViswanathan Anand 2 Vladimir Kramnik 2 D37 Queen s Gambit DeclinedRound 5 18 March 2014Dmitry Andreikin 1 Viswanathan Anand 3 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin DefenceSergey Karjakin 1 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 1 B52 Sicilian Defence Canal Sokolsky AttackPeter Svidler 2 Veselin Topalov 2 1 0 C78 Ruy LopezVladimir Kramnik 2 Levon Aronian 2 E10 Queen s Pawn GameRound 6 19 March 2014Levon Aronian 3 Dmitry Andreikin 1 A12 English Caro Kann Defensive SystemViswanathan Anand 3 Sergey Karjakin 2 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin Defence Open VariationShakhriyar Mamedyarov 2 Peter Svidler 3 1 0 A81 Dutch DefenceVeselin Topalov 2 Vladimir Kramnik 3 1 0 D37 Queen s Gambit DeclinedRound 7 21 March 2014Sergey Karjakin 2 Levon Aronian 3 0 1 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin DefencePeter Svidler 3 Viswanathan Anand 4 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin DefenceVladimir Kramnik 3 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 3 1 0 D38 Queen s Gambit DeclinedDmitry Andreikin 2 Veselin Topalov 3 1 0 D30 Queen s Gambit Declined Round 8 22 March 2014Vladimir Kramnik 4 Dmitry Andreikin 3 D15 Queen s Gambit Declined SlavPeter Svidler 3 Sergey Karjakin 2 0 1 A05 Reti OpeningVeselin Topalov 3 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 3 B90 Sicilian Defence Najdorf VariationLevon Aronian 4 Viswanathan Anand 4 A11 English Caro Kann Defensive SystemRound 9 23 March 2014Sergey Karjakin 3 Vladimir Kramnik 4 1 0 D02 Queen s Pawn GameDmitry Andreikin 3 Peter Svidler 3 B90 Sicilian Defence Najdorf VariationViswanathan Anand 5 Veselin Topalov 3 1 0 B90 Sicilian Defence Najdorf VariationShakhriyar Mamedyarov 3 Levon Aronian 5 1 0 E20 Nimzo IndianRound 10 25 March 2014Sergey Karjakin 4 Dmitry Andreikin 4 B46 Sicilian Defence Taimanov VariationVladimir Kramnik 4 Peter Svidler 4 0 1 A80 Dutch DefenseLevon Aronian 5 Veselin Topalov 3 D15 Queen s Gambit Declined SlavViswanathan Anand 6 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 4 B90 Sicilian Defence Najdorf VariationRound 11 26 March 2014Dmitry Andreikin 4 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 5 E04 Catalan Opening Open 5 Nf3Veselin Topalov 4 Sergey Karjakin 5 A30 English SymmetricalPeter Svidler 5 Levon Aronian 5 A07 King s Indian AttackVladimir Kramnik 4 Viswanathan Anand 6 E06 Catalan Opening Closed 5 Nf3Round 12 27 March 2014Viswanathan Anand 7 Dmitry Andreikin 5 B18 Caro Kann ClassicalShakhriyar Mamedyarov 5 Sergey Karjakin 5 E20 Nimzo IndianVeselin Topalov 4 Peter Svidler 5 1 0 B49 Sicilian Defence Taimanov VariationLevon Aronian 6 Vladimir Kramnik 5 D36 Queen s Gambit DeclinedRound 13 29 March 2014Dmitry Andreikin 5 Levon Aronian 6 1 0 A45 Trompowsky AttackSergey Karjakin 6 Viswanathan Anand 7 D36 Queen s Gambit DeclinedPeter Svidler 5 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 6 B90 Sicilian Defence Najdorf VariationVladimir Kramnik 5 Veselin Topalov 5 1 0 D43 Queen s Gambit Declined Semi SlavRound 14 30 March 2014Levon Aronian 6 Sergey Karjakin 6 0 1 B23 Sicilian Defence ClosedViswanathan Anand 8 Peter Svidler 6 C89 Ruy Lopez Marshall AttackShakhriyar Mamedyarov 6 Vladimir Kramnik 6 E32 Nimzo Indian ClassicalVeselin Topalov 5 Dmitry Andreikin 6 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin Defence Points by round edit For each player the difference between wins and losses after each round is shown The players with the highest difference for each round are marked with green background Finalplace Player Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 141 nbsp Viswanathan Anand IND 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 32 nbsp Sergey Karjakin RUS 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 nbsp Vladimir Kramnik RUS 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 04 nbsp Shakhriyar Mamedyarov AZE 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 05 nbsp Dmitry Andreikin RUS 0 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 06 nbsp Levon Aronian ARM 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 17 nbsp Peter Svidler RUS 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 18 nbsp Veselin Topalov BUL 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 2References edit International Chess Federation FIDE a b FIDE Rules amp regulations for the Candidates Tournament of the FIDE World Championship cycle 2012 2014 Mamedyarov first in Beijing Topalov wins Grand Prix overall Archived from the original on 2013 07 19 Retrieved 2018 11 14 Players needed to have played at least 30 rated games in that time period which all players under consideration have achieved Aysa Mondrunova Peter Svidler is Organiser s nominee for 2014 Candidates Tournament Retrieved 24 November 2014 Pairings for Candidates Tournament Published Chess News 12 February 2014 Retrieved 24 November 2014 a b Pairings and results FIDE Archived from the original on 13 March 2014 Retrieved 13 March 2014 FIDE Top players Top 100 Players March 2013 FIDE Retrieved 13 March 2014 Rules amp regulations for the Candidates Tournament of the FIDE World Championship cycle 2012 2014 PDF FIDE Retrieved 13 March 2014 World Chess Championship Candidates 2014 chessgames com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Candidates Tournament 2014 amp oldid 1185717219, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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