Why is there such a hubbub surrounding the Candidates Tournament this year? It seems as if the event had already taken over the year before it began – its looming presence being felt through Wijk aan Zee, with everyone keenly eyeing the top boards for an indication of things to come. Naturally, the question everybody is asking themselves is who it will be to challenge Viswanathan Anand for the World Championship. The combined masses of the chess world will converge on London for arguably the chess spectacle of the year (second only to the World Championship Match itself of course, which is scheduled for November).
All of the players have traversed a long and arduous path just to reach this stage – and the combined prize fund of €510,000 (to be shared amongst the participants) reflects this monumental feat. The real prize, though, is a shot at the title – who is your money on?
Of course,
if you look purely at ratings, as is the way of the world these days, the
youngest participant has the highest rating, and - with a gap of over 100
points between Carlsen and some of the other players - everyone is keen to see
some epic clashes. Fighting talk has also not been lacking and Carlsen himself,
although remaining his modest self, recently commented on his chances in an
interview with the Guardian by saying that “the ratings don’t lie.”Of course, with an amazing spectacle guaranteed at the venue in Savoy Place, London (organized by FIDE and AGON), ChessBase is pulling out all the stops to cover this premium event. With live coverage from all-star commentators, including Daniel King, Chris Ward, Yasser Seriawan, Alejandro Ramirez and Maurice Ashley, you have no reason not to tune in and enjoy the action alongside multi-board broadcasts!
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schedule
The final schedule (with each three day block of action followed by a rest day) looks like this:
The final schedule (with each three day block of action followed by a rest day) looks like this:
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