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International chess tournament
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
The participants, in order of rules announced by FIDE, were:
[2]
Prize fund
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
Final 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
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]
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
Pairings and results
[7]
[10]
Numbers in parentheses indicate players' scores prior to the round.
Round 1 – 13 March 2014
Dmitry Andreikin
Vladimir Kramnik
½–½
E32
Nimzo-Indian, Classical
Sergey Karjakin
Peter Svidler
½–½
B48
Sicilian, Taimanov
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Veselin Topalov
½–½
D11
Slav Accepted
Viswanathan Anand
Levon Aronian
1–0
C88
Ruy Lopez
Round 2 – 14 March 2014
Vladimir Kramnik (½)
Sergey Karjakin (½)
1–0
D20
Queen's Gambit Accepted
Peter Svidler (½)
Dmitry Andreikin (½)
1–0
B32
Sicilian Defence
Veselin Topalov (½)
Viswanathan Anand (1)
½–½
A11
English Opening
Levon Aronian (0)
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (½)
1–0
D38
Queen's Gambit Declined
Round 3 – 15 March 2014
Dmitry Andreikin (½)
Sergey Karjakin (½)
½–½
C65
Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defence
Peter Svidler (1½)
Vladimir Kramnik (1½)
½–½
A35
English, Symmetrical
Veselin Topalov (1)
Levon Aronian (1)
½–½
C88
Ruy Lopez
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (½)
Viswanathan Anand (1½)
0–1
D11
Slav Accepted
Round 4 – 17 March 2014
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (½)
Dmitry Andreikin (1)
1–0
D45
Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
Sergey Karjakin (1)
Veselin Topalov (1½)
½–½
A29
English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto
Levon Aronian (1½)
Peter Svidler (2)
1–0
D85
Grünfeld, Exchange
Viswanathan Anand (2½)
Vladimir Kramnik (2)
½–½
D37
Queen's Gambit Declined
Round 5 – 18 March 2014
Dmitry Andreikin (1)
Viswanathan Anand (3)
½–½
C65
Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defence
Sergey Karjakin (1½)
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (1½)
½–½
B52
Sicilian Defence, Canal-Sokolsky Attack
Peter Svidler (2)
Veselin Topalov (2)
1–0
C78
Ruy Lopez
Vladimir Kramnik (2½)
Levon Aronian (2½)
½–½
E10
Queen's Pawn Game
Round 6 – 19 March 2014
Levon Aronian (3)
Dmitry Andreikin (1½)
½–½
A12
English, Caro-Kann Defensive System
Viswanathan Anand (3½)
Sergey Karjakin (2)
½–½
C67
Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defence, Open Variation
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2)
Peter Svidler (3)
1–0
A81
Dutch Defence
Veselin Topalov (2)
Vladimir Kramnik (3)
1–0
D37
Queen's Gambit Declined
Round 7 – 21 March 2014
Sergey Karjakin (2½)
Levon Aronian (3½)
0–1
C65
Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defence
Peter Svidler (3)
Viswanathan Anand (4)
½–½
C65
Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defence
Vladimir Kramnik (3)
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (3)
1–0
D38
Queen's Gambit Declined
Dmitry Andreikin (2)
Veselin Topalov (3)
1–0
D30
Queen's Gambit Declined
Round 8 – 22 March 2014
Vladimir Kramnik (4)
Dmitry Andreikin (3)
½–½
D15
Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
Peter Svidler (3½)
Sergey Karjakin (2½)
0–1
A05
Réti Opening
Veselin Topalov (3)
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (3)
½–½
B90
Sicilian Defence, Najdorf Variation
Levon Aronian (4½)
Viswanathan Anand (4½)
½–½
A11
English, Caro-Kann Defensive System
Round 9 – 23 March 2014
Sergey Karjakin (3½)
Vladimir Kramnik (4½)
1–0
D02
Queen's Pawn Game
Dmitry Andreikin (3½)
Peter Svidler (3½)
½–½
B90
Sicilian Defence, Najdorf Variation
Viswanathan Anand (5)
Veselin Topalov (3½)
1–0
B90
Sicilian Defence, Najdorf Variation
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (3½)
Levon Aronian (5)
1–0
E20
Nimzo-Indian
Round 10 – 25 March 2014
Sergey Karjakin (4½)
Dmitry Andreikin (4)
½–½
B46
Sicilian Defence, Taimanov Variation
Vladimir Kramnik (4½)
Peter Svidler (4)
0–1
A80
Dutch Defense
Levon Aronian (5)
Veselin Topalov (3½)
½–½
D15
Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
Viswanathan Anand (6)
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (4½)
½–½
B90
Sicilian Defence, Najdorf Variation
Round 11 – 26 March 2014
Dmitry Andreikin (4½)
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (5)
½–½
E04
Catalan Opening, Open, 5. Nf3
Veselin Topalov (4)
Sergey Karjakin (5)
½–½
A30
English, Symmetrical
Peter Svidler (5)
Levon Aronian (5½)
½–½
A07
King's Indian Attack
Vladimir Kramnik (4½)
Viswanathan Anand (6½)
½–½
E06
Catalan Opening, Closed, 5.Nf3
Round 12 – 27 March 2014
Viswanathan Anand (7)
Dmitry Andreikin (5)
½–½
B18
Caro-Kann, Classical
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (5½)
Sergey Karjakin (5½)
½–½
E20
Nimzo-Indian
Veselin Topalov (4½)
Peter Svidler (5½)
1–0
B49
Sicilian Defence, Taimanov Variation
Levon Aronian (6)
Vladimir Kramnik (5)
½–½
D36
Queen's Gambit Declined
Round 13 – 29 March 2014
Dmitry Andreikin (5½)
Levon Aronian (6½)
1–0
A45
Trompowsky Attack
Sergey Karjakin (6)
Viswanathan Anand (7½)
½–½
D36
Queen's Gambit Declined
Peter Svidler (5½)
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (6)
½–½
B90
Sicilian Defence, Najdorf Variation
Vladimir Kramnik (5½)
Veselin Topalov (5½)
1–0
D43
Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
Round 14 – 30 March 2014
Levon Aronian (6½)
Sergey Karjakin (6½)
0–1
B23
Sicilian Defence, Closed
Viswanathan Anand (8)
Peter Svidler (6)
½–½
C89
Ruy Lopez, Marshall Attack
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (6½)
Vladimir Kramnik (6½)
½–½
E32
Nimzo-Indian, Classical
Veselin Topalov (5½)
Dmitry Andreikin (6½)
½–½
C65
Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defence
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.
References
Tournaments (1950–1962) Matches (1965–1993) Split title (Classical, 1993–2002) Matches (2007–2011) Tournaments (2013–present)