Candidates Tournament 2014
| Candidates Tournament 2014 | |
|---|---|
 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]
Participants
[edit]The participants, in order of rules announced by FIDE, were:[2]
| Qualification path | Player | Age | March 2014 rating | World Ranking (March 2014) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 World Championship runner-up | 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 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]
- 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
[edit]Pairings and results[7][10] Numbers in parentheses indicate players' scores prior to the round.
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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]- ^ "International Chess Federation - FIDE".
- ^ a b FIDE: Rules & 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 & 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.
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