The pairings of Candidates 2013 have been announced by the organizers of AGON and FIDE.
The drawing of lots assigned the following numbers to the participants: 1. Levon Aronian 2. Boris Gelfand 3. Vassily Ivanchuk 4. Peter Svidler 5. Vladimir Kramnik 6. Alexander Grischuk 7. Teimour Radjabov and 8. Magnus Carlsen.
Therefore, in round 1 of the London Candidates 2013 the chess fans will see:
Aronian – Carlsen, Gelfand – Radjabov, Ivanchuk – Grischuk, and Svidler – Kramnik.
The London Candidates is a double round robin, see the schedule here. The total prize fund is 510 000 eur and the winner becomes the Challenger of the World Champion Viswanathan Anand for the world crown in a direct match this November.
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| Bo. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | ||
| R1 | |||||||
| 1 | 2809 | GM | Aronian Levon | GM | Carlsen Magnus | 2872 | |
| 2 | 2740 | GM | Gelfand Boris | GM | Radjabov Teimour | 2793 | |
| 3 | 2757 | GM | Ivanchuk Vassily | GM | Grischuk Alexander | 2764 | |
| 4 | 2747 | GM | Svidler Peter | GM | Kramnik Vladimir | 2810 | |
| R2 | |||||||
| 1 | 2872 | GM | Carlsen Magnus | GM | Kramnik Vladimir | 2810 | |
| 2 | 2764 | GM | Grischuk Alexander | GM | Svidler Peter | 2747 | |
| 3 | 2793 | GM | Radjabov Teimour | GM | Ivanchuk Vassily | 2757 | |
| 4 | 2809 | GM | Aronian Levon | GM | Gelfand Boris | 2740 | |
| R3 | |||||||
| 1 | 2740 | GM | Gelfand Boris | GM | Carlsen Magnus | 2872 | |
| 2 | 2757 | GM | Ivanchuk Vassily | GM | Aronian Levon | 2809 | |
| 3 | 2747 | GM | Svidler Peter | GM | Radjabov Teimour | 2793 | |
| 4 | 2810 | GM | Kramnik Vladimir | GM | Grischuk Alexander | 2764 | |
| R4 | |||||||
| 1 | 2872 | GM | Carlsen Magnus | GM | Grischuk Alexander | 2764 | |
| 2 | 2793 | GM | Radjabov Teimour | GM | Kramnik Vladimir | 2810 | |
| 3 | 2809 | GM | Aronian Levon | GM | Svidler Peter | 2747 | |
| 4 | 2740 | GM | Gelfand Boris | GM | Ivanchuk Vassily | 2757 | |
| R5 | |||||||
| 1 | 2757 | GM | Ivanchuk Vassily | GM | Carlsen Magnus | 2872 | |
| 2 | 2747 | GM | Svidler Peter | GM | Gelfand Boris | 2740 | |
| 3 | 2810 | GM | Kramnik Vladimir | GM | Aronian Levon | 2809 | |
| 4 | 2764 | GM | Grischuk Alexander | GM | Radjabov Teimour | 2793 | |
| R6 | |||||||
| 1 | 2747 | GM | Svidler Peter | GM | Carlsen Magnus | 2872 | |
| 2 | 2810 | GM | Kramnik Vladimir | GM | Ivanchuk Vassily | 2757 | |
| 3 | 2764 | GM | Grischuk Alexander | GM | Gelfand Boris | 2740 | |
| 4 | 2793 | GM | Radjabov Teimour | GM | Aronian Levon | 2809 | |
| R7 | |||||||
| 1 | 2872 | GM | Carlsen Magnus | GM | Radjabov Teimour | 2793 | |
| 2 | 2809 | GM | Aronian Levon | GM | Grischuk Alexander | 2764 | |
| 3 | 2740 | GM | Gelfand Boris | GM | Kramnik Vladimir | 2810 | |
| 4 | 2757 | GM | Ivanchuk Vassily | GM | Svidler Peter | 2747 | |
| R8 | |||||||
| 1 | 2872 | GM | Carlsen Magnus | GM | Aronian Levon | 2809 | |
| 2 | 2793 | GM | Radjabov Teimour | GM | Gelfand Boris | 2740 | |
| 3 | 2764 | GM | Grischuk Alexander | GM | Ivanchuk Vassily | 2757 | |
| 4 | 2810 | GM | Kramnik Vladimir | GM | Svidler Peter | 2747 | |
| R9 | |||||||
| 1 | 2810 | GM | Kramnik Vladimir | GM | Carlsen Magnus | 2872 | |
| 2 | 2747 | GM | Svidler Peter | GM | Grischuk Alexander | 2764 | |
| 3 | 2757 | GM | Ivanchuk Vassily | GM | Radjabov Teimour | 2793 | |
| 4 | 2740 | GM | Gelfand Boris | GM | Aronian Levon | 2809 | |
| R10 | |||||||
| 1 | 2872 | GM | Carlsen Magnus | GM | Gelfand Boris | 2740 | |
| 2 | 2809 | GM | Aronian Levon | GM | Ivanchuk Vassily | 2757 | |
| 3 | 2793 | GM | Radjabov Teimour | GM | Svidler Peter | 2747 | |
| 4 | 2764 | GM | Grischuk Alexander | GM | Kramnik Vladimir | 2810 | |
| R11 | |||||||
| 1 | 2764 | GM | Grischuk Alexander | GM | Carlsen Magnus | 2872 | |
| 2 | 2810 | GM | Kramnik Vladimir | GM | Radjabov Teimour | 2793 | |
| 3 | 2747 | GM | Svidler Peter | GM | Aronian Levon | 2809 | |
| 4 | 2757 | GM | Ivanchuk Vassily | GM | Gelfand Boris | 2740 | |
| R12 | |||||||
| 1 | 2872 | GM | Carlsen Magnus | GM | Ivanchuk Vassily | 2757 | |
| 2 | 2740 | GM | Gelfand Boris | GM | Svidler Peter | 2747 | |
| 3 | 2809 | GM | Aronian Levon | GM | Kramnik Vladimir | 2810 | |
| 4 | 2793 | GM | Radjabov Teimour | GM | Grischuk Alexander | 2764 | |
| R13 | |||||||
| 1 | 2793 | GM | Radjabov Teimour | GM | Carlsen Magnus | 2872 | |
| 2 | 2764 | GM | Grischuk Alexander | GM | Aronian Levon | 2809 | |
| 3 | 2810 | GM | Kramnik Vladimir | GM | Gelfand Boris | 2740 | |
| 4 | 2747 | GM | Svidler Peter | GM | Ivanchuk Vassily | 2757 | |
| R14 | |||||||
| 1 | 2872 | GM | Carlsen Magnus | GM | Svidler Peter | 2747 | |
| 2 | 2757 | GM | Ivanchuk Vassily | GM | Kramnik Vladimir | 2810 | |
| 3 | 2740 | GM | Gelfand Boris | GM | Grischuk Alexander | 2764 | |
| 4 | 2809 | GM | Aronian Levon | GM | Radjabov Teimour | 2793 |
