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Who won Candidates 2014?

Who won Candidates 2014?

Viswanathan Anand

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

Who is leading the candidates tournament?

Ian Nepomniachtchi
Standings

Rank Player Score
1 Ian Nepomniachtchi ( RUS ) 8.5
2 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave ( FRA ) 8
3 Anish Giri ( NED ) 7.5
4 Fabiano Caruana ( USA ) 7.5

How do you qualify for the candidates tournament?

The top two finishers of the FIDE Grand Prix qualify for the Candidates Tournament. The Winner of the FIDE Grand Swiss tournament qualifies for the Candidates Tournament. The player with the highest average rating for the year qualifies for the Candidates Tournament.

Who won 2014 chess champion?

Magnus Carlsen
World Chess Championship 2014/Winners

It was held from 7 to 28 November 2014, under the auspices of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) in Sochi, Russia. The match was decided after eleven of twelve scheduled games. On 23 November 2014 Carlsen retained his title, winning three games, losing one and drawing seven.

Who won the World chess Championship 2015?

Sergey Karjakin
The Chess World Cup 2015 was a 128-player single-elimination chess tournament held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 10 September to 5 October 2015. Sergey Karjakin won the competition on tie-breaks after a four-game final against Peter Svidler.

Who won FIDE Candidates 2020?

GM Ian Nepomniachtchi
GM Ian Nepomniachtchi won the 2020/21 FIDE Candidates tournament and will challenge world champion GM Magnus Carlsen for the world championship beginning in November 2021. Nepomniachtchi won the tournament by playing well in both halves while several rivals struggled in one half or the other.

Who won Candidates 2020 Chess?

Nepomniachtchi
Nepomniachtchi wins Candidates, will challenge Carlsen for the World Championship title | Chess News – Times of India.

Are chess players rich?

While the vast majority of pro chess players are NOT rich, the best chess players in the world make over 100k USD from the game of chess. Each of these chess players can earn themselves up to half a million dollars in tournament winnings every year. Unfortunately, Most of the wealth is only concentrated at the top.

Where was the candidates chess tournament held in 2014?

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. The participants, in order of rules announced by FIDE, were: The tournament had a prize fund of €420,000.

Who was the winner of the Candidates Tournament 2014?

Viswanathan Anand, the winner of the Candidates Tournament 2014, advanced to the World Chess Championship 2014 match. 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. The participants, in order of rules announced by FIDE, were:

Who was the reigning World Chess Champion in 2013?

Both Carlsen and Anand appeared in the 2013 Championship, Anand as the reigning world champion and Carlsen as the challenger. This marked the first time the same two opponents met in consecutive World Championship matches since Garry Kasparov played Anatoly Karpov five times between 1984 and 1990 .

Who is playing in the World Chess Championship?

However, Anand agreed to play versus Carlsen in Sochi on the proposed dates, and in early August, Carlsen signed the agreement to defend his title in Sochi. This left the organizers, Agon Limited, the holder of rights to holding FIDE international tournaments only two months to prepare and organize the event.