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Bilbao Masters 2014
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Carlsen, twice champion of the Bilbao Masters Final (2011 and 2012), has declined the invitation in order to concentrate on preparing to defend his world title against Anand.
This year’s edition of the Grand Slam Final will take place in its fixed venue in Bilbao. It will be a double-round robin and it will follow the revolutionary rules that distinguish the Bilbao tournament from the rest and are aimed towards guaranteeing spectacular play in every game. Thus, the Sofia rules will be applied once more, giving the arbiter exclusive rights to determine whether a game is a draw, avoiding agreements between players.
Players
Levon Aronian:
- Born in Armenia in 1982.
- Twice champion of the Bilbao Masters Final.
- World Team Champion with Armenia.
- 3 Olympic gold medals.
- World Cup champion.
- World Rapid Chess.
- World Blitz Champion.
- Winner of Linares, Monaco, Wijk aan Zee and Alekhine tournaments, among others.
- Currently occupies 2and place in world ranking.
- Born in Madras (India) in 1969.
- Five-times World Champion.
- Winner of the Candidates Tournament for World Championship in 2014.
- Five-times winner of Wijk aan Zee tournament (The Netherlands).
- Three-times winner of Dortmund tournament (Germany)
- Three-times winner of Linares tournament (Spain).
- Declared best sportsman in the history of his country, India.
- Born in Ukraine in 1983.
- European U-18 champion at 12.
- World U-18 champion at 13.
- Youngest Grandmaster in history at 14 (this record was later beaten by other players).
- Youngest World Champion in history at 18
- Olympic champion with Ukraine.
- World Cup runner-up.
- Winner, among other tournaments, in Dortmund, Tal Memorial, Odessa, and Moscow.
- Born in Menorca (Spain) in 1982.
- World Championship U-10 and U-12 runner-up.
- Grandmaster at 16.
- World Champion U-18.
- Individual gold medal at the European Team Championship.
- Spanish Champion.
- Winner, among other tournaments, of the Young Master World Chess.
Pairings
Round 1
Francisco Vallejo Pons - Levon Aronian
Viswanathan Anand -Ruslan Ponomariov
Viswanathan Anand -Ruslan Ponomariov
Round 2
Levon Aronian - Ruslan Ponomariov
Francisco Vallejo Pons - Viswanathan Anand
Francisco Vallejo Pons - Viswanathan Anand
Round 3
Viswanathan Anand - Levon Aronian
Ruslan Ponomariov - Francisco Vallejo Pons
Ruslan Ponomariov - Francisco Vallejo Pons
Round 4
Ruslan Ponomariov - Levon Aronian
Viswanathan Anand - Francisco Vallejo Pons
Viswanathan Anand - Francisco Vallejo Pons
Round 5
Levon Aronian - Francisco Vallejo Pons
Ruslan Ponomariov - Viswanathan Anand
Ruslan Ponomariov - Viswanathan Anand
Round 6
Levon Aronian - Viswanathan Anand
Francisco Vallejo Pons - Ruslan Ponomariov
Francisco Vallejo Pons - Ruslan Ponomariov
Schedule
| Sunday | 14 September | 15.00 | 1st Round |
| Monday | 15 September | 15.00 | 2nd Round |
| Tuesday | 16 September | 15.00 | 3rd Round |
| Wednesday | 17 September | Rest day | |
| Thursday | 18 September | 15.00 | 4th Round |
| Friday | 19 September | 15.00 | 5th Round |
| Saturday | 20 September | 15.00 | 6th Round |
Regulations
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