Candidates Tournament 2013

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Candidates Tournament 2013
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Magnus Carlsen, the winner of the Candidates Tournament 2013, advanced to the World Chess Championship 2013 match.
Venue Institution of Engineering and Technology, Savoy Place
Location London, England
Dates15 March – 1 April 2013
Competitors8 from 6 nations
Winning score8.5 points of 14
Champion
Flag of Norway.svg Magnus Carlsen
  2011
2014  

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. [1]

Contents

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. [2]

The tournament was won by Magnus Carlsen, on tiebreak ahead of Vladimir Kramnik, after a dramatic final round in which they both lost.

Participants

The participants were: [3]

Qualification pathPlayerAge Rating (March 2013)World Ranking
The top three finishers in the Chess World Cup 2011 Flag of Russia.svg Peter Svidler 36274714
Flag of Russia.svg Alexander Grischuk 29276410
Flag of Ukraine.svg Vasyl Ivanchuk 43/44275713
The three highest rated players in the world, excluding any of the above or below
(average from July 2011 and January 2012 FIDE rating lists)
Flag of Norway.svg Magnus Carlsen 2228721
Flag of Armenia.svg Levon Aronian 3028093
Flag of Russia.svg Vladimir Kramnik 3728102
Candidates Tournament Organizing committee's
wild card (FIDE rating in January 2012 at least 2700) [3] [4]
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Teimour Radjabov 2627934
Runner up of the World Chess Championship 2012 Flag of Israel.svg Boris Gelfand 44274018

Prize fund

The tournament had a prize fund of €510,000 ($691,101). Prize money was shared between players tied on points; tiebreaks were not used to allocate it. The prizes for each place were as follows: [3]

Summary

Before the tournament Carlsen was considered the favourite, with Kramnik and Aronian being deemed his biggest rivals. Ivanchuk was considered an uncertain variable, due to his instability, and the other players were considered less likely to win the event. [5] [6]

During the first half of the tournament, Aronian and Carlsen were considered the main contestants for first place. At the halfway point they were tied for first, one-and-a-half points ahead of Kramnik and Svidler. In the second half Kramnik, who had drawn his first seven games, became a serious contender after scoring four wins, while Aronian lost three games, and was thus left behind in the race. Carlsen started the second half by staying ahead of the field, but a loss to Ivanchuk allowed Kramnik to take the lead in round 12 by defeating Aronian. [7] In the penultimate round Carlsen pulled level with Kramnik by defeating Radjabov, while Kramnik drew against Gelfand. [8]

Before the last round only Carlsen and Kramnik could win the tournament; they were equal on 8½ points, 1½ points ahead of Svidler and Aronian. Carlsen had the better tiebreak (on the first tiebreak the score from their individual games was 1–1, but Carlsen was ahead on the second tiebreak due to having more wins), and this would not change if they both scored the same in the final round. Therefore, Kramnik, who had black against Ivanchuk, needed to outperform Carlsen, who had white against Svidler. Carlsen played to win, since that would guarantee him the tournament victory regardless of Kramnik's result; similarly, Kramnik knew that the odds of Carlsen losing with white were minute, and he went all-in against Ivanchuk with the Pirc Defense. This backfired and Ivanchuk obtained an early advantage, while Carlsen got a level position against Svidler. Carlsen later got into serious time trouble and did not defend adequately against Svidler's attack, which gave Svidler a winning endgame. Meanwhile, Ivanchuk had outplayed Kramnik, who resigned a few minutes after Carlsen lost. Thus the tournament was won by Carlsen on the second tiebreak. [9] Carlsen's win earned him the right to challenge the reigning world champion, Viswanathan Anand, for the world title in the World Chess Championship 2013.

Standings

Final standings of the 2013 Candidates Tournament [10]
RankPlayerRating
March 2013 [11]
CARKRASVIAROGELGRIIVARADPointsTiebreaks [3]
H2HWins
1Flag of Norway.svg  Magnus Carlsen  (NOR)2872½½01½½111½0½½115
2Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Kramnik  (RUS)2810½½1½½1½½½1½01½14
3Flag of Russia.svg  Peter Svidler  (RUS)274701½01½½½½½1½1½84
4Flag of Armenia.svg  Levon Aronian  (ARM)2809½½0½½010½½11118½5
5Flag of Israel.svg  Boris Gelfand  (ISR)274000½½½½10½½½½½112
6Flag of Russia.svg  Alexander Grischuk  (RUS)2764½00½½½½½½½1½½½11
7Flag of Ukraine.svg  Vasyl Ivanchuk  (UKR)2757½11½½000½½½01063
8Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Teimour Radjabov  (AZE)27930½½0½0000½½½1041

Results by round

Pairings and results. [9] First named player is white. 1–0 indicates a white win, 0–1 indicates a black win, and ½–½ indicates a draw. Numbers in parentheses indicate players' scores prior to the round.

Points by round

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 \ Round1234567891011121314
1Flag of Norway.svg  Magnus Carlsen  (NOR)==+1+2+2+3+3+3+3+4+4+3+4+3
2Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Kramnik  (RUS)=======+1+1+2+3+4+4+3
3Flag of Russia.svg  Peter Svidler  (RUS)==+1+1+1==−1−1−1==+1+2
4Flag of Armenia.svg  Levon Aronian  (ARM)=+1+2+2+2+3+3+3+2+3+2+1+1+2
5Flag of Israel.svg  Boris Gelfand  (ISR)=−1−2−2−2−2−2−1=−1−1−1−1−1
6Flag of Russia.svg  Alexander Grischuk  (RUS)===−1−1−1−1==−1−1−1−1−1
7Flag of Ukraine.svg  Vasyl Ivanchuk  (UKR)=−1−2−2−2−2−2−3−2−3−3−2−3−2
8Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Teimour Radjabov  (AZE)=+1===−1−1−2−3−3−4−4−5−6

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