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Today's 11th round of Candidates 2014 finished with draws in all four games. Anand is keeping his leading position with 7/11 points and is the most likely candidate to meet Carlsen at the World Champion match. Three more rounds to go...
Commentary by GM Alexander Delchev
GM Delchev commented LIVE today on ChessBomb the game Kramnik-Anand.Kramnik-Anand (½-½)
With this game both players achieved their goals - Kramnik avoided the open fight, being in a very bad mood after his two consecutive losses. His novelty 10.Na3 was not that dangerous and was not a surprise that Anand managed in the best possible way... see game with commentary
Commentary of games from previous rounds
Results - round 11
| SNo. | Name | FED | Res. | Name | FED | SNo. | ||
| 1 | GM | Andreikin Dmitry | RUS | ½-½ | GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | AZE | 5 |
| 8 | GM | Topalov Veselin | BUL | ½- | GM | Karjakin Sergey | RUS | 2 |
| 3 | GM | Svidler Peter | RUS | ½- | GM | Aronian Levon | ARM | 7 |
| 4 | GM | Kramnik Vladimir | RUS | ½-½ | GM | Anand Viswanathan | IND | 6 |
Standings
| Name | Fed | FIDE Elo | Pts. | S-B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viswanathan Anand | IND | 2770 | 7 | 37 |
| 2 | Levon Aronian | ARM | 2830 | 6 | 32.25 |
| 3 | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | AZE | 2757 | 5.5 | 29.75 |
| 4 | Sergey Karjakin | RUS | 2766 | 5.5 | 29 |
| 5 | Peter Svidler | RUS | 2758 | 5.5 | 28.75 |
| 6 | Vladimir Kramnik | RUS | 2787 | 5 | 28.75 |
| 7 | Dmitry Andreikin | RUS | 2709 | 5 | 27 |
| 8 | Veselin Topalov | BUL | 2785 | 4.5 | 25.5 |
Pairings for all rounds
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