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Previous Candidates Tournaments: 2013 | 2011
The Candidates Tournament 2014 will take place in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, from 11 March to 31 March 2014. The winner of the Candidates Tournament 2014 will challenge the current world champion Magnus Carlsen for the title, at the World Chess Championship 2014 (5-25 November 2014).
Participants
1. Viswanathan Anand (IND, 2773, former world champion)2. Vladimir Kramnik (RUS, 2787, world cup 2013 winner)
3. Dmitry Andreikin (RUS, 2709, world cup 2013 finalist)
4. Veselin Topalov (BUL, 2785, grand-prix 2012-13 winner)
5. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE, 2757, grand-prix 2012-13 runner-up)
6. Levon Aronian (ARM, 2826, rating list 2012-13)
7. Sergey Karjakin (RUS, 2766, rating list 2012-13)
8. Peter Svidler (RUS, 2758, host nominee)
Pairings for all rounds
Schedule
| 11 March | Arrivals |
| 12 March | Opening Ceremony & Players Meeting |
| 13-15 March | Rounds 1-3 |
| 16 March | Free day |
| 17-19 March | Rounds 4-6 |
| 20 March | Free day |
| 21-23 March | Rounds 7-9 |
| 24 March | Free day |
| 25-27 March | Rounds 10-12 |
| 28 March | Free day |
| 29-30 March | Rounds 13-14 |
| 31 March | Tie-breaks / Closing ceremony |
| 1 April | Departures |
For more information:
- Official webpage
- Rules & Regulations for the Candidates Tournament of the FIDE World Championship cycle 2012-2014
- Candidates Tournament 2014: Announcement
- Wikipedia: World Chess Championship 2014
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Previous Candidates Tournaments: 2013 | 2011
Official page: FIDE World Candidates Tournament 2014
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