Candidates Chess 2013

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Candidates Chess Tournament 2013 will take place March 14 – April 1 in Savoy Place, London. Eight of the top world players will participate in this year’s qualifier for the World Chess Championship finals – Levon Aronian, Magnus Carlsen, Boris Gelfand, Alexander Grischuk, Vassily Ivanchuk, Vladimir Kramnik, Teimour Radjabov, and Peter Svidler.

The winner of the Candidates will become the Challenger to Viswanathan Anand who has reigned as World Champion since 2007. Anand won and defended his title against three of the current candidates for challenger – against Vladimir Kramnik in Bonn, against Veselin Topalov in Sofia, and against Boris Gelfand in Moscow.

Chessdom.com will provide daily live coverage of the London Candidates Chess 2013 with daily news, live Grandmaster commentary, photo and video reports, and exclusive interviews.

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Schedule

Opening Ceremony	Thursday	14/03/2013
Round 1	Friday	15/03/2013
Round 2	Saturday	16/03/2013
Round 3	Sunday	17/03/2013
Free day	Monday	18/03/2013
Round 4	Tuesday	19/03/2013
Round 5	Wednesday	20/03/2013
Round 6	Thursday	21/03/2013
Free day	Friday	22/03/2013
Round 7	Saturday	23/03/2013
Round 8	Sunday	24/03/2013
Round 9	Monday	25/03/2013
Free day	Tuesday	26/03/2013
Round 10	Wednesday	27/03/2013
Round 11	Thursday	28/03/2013
Round 12	Friday	29/03/2013
Free day	Saturday	30/03/2013
Round 13	Sunday	31/03/2013
Round 14	Monday	1/4/2013
Tie-Breaks	Tuesday	2/4/2013