| Candidates Tournament 2014 | |
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 Viswanathan Anand, the winner of the Candidates Tournament 2014, advanced to the World Chess Championship 2014 match. | |
| Venue | Yugra Chess Academy |
| Location | Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia |
| Dates | 13–31 March 2014 |
| Competitors | 8 from 5 nations |
| Winning score | 8.5 points of 14 |
| Champion | |
 Viswanathan Anand | |
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]
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 |
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]
| 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] | ||||||||||
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| 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]
Pairings and results [7] [10] Numbers in parentheses indicate players' scores prior to the round.
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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 |
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