The 2018 Candidates Tournament is an 8-player event to decide the challenger who will play a World Championship match against Magnus Carlsen in November 2018 in London. The tournament is organised by FIDE and its commercial partner Agon. The 14-round double round-robin runs from 10-27 March in the Kühlhaus Berlin and features a prize fund in excess of €420,000.
Players have 100 minutes for 40 moves, 50 minutes for the next 20 moves and then 15 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment from move 1.
Schedule: (UTC)
Round 1 Mar 10, 2018 14:00
Round 2 Mar 11, 2018 14:00
Round 3 Mar 12, 2018 14:00
Round 4 Mar 14, 2018 14:00
Round 5 Mar 15, 2018 14:00
Round 6 Mar 16, 2018 14:00
Round 7 Mar 18, 2018 14:00
Round 8 Mar 19, 2018 14:00
Round 9 Mar 20, 2018 14:00
Round 10 Mar 22, 2018 14:00
Round 11 Mar 23, 2018 14:00
Round 12 Mar 24, 2018 14:00
Round 13 Mar 26, 2018 14:00
Round 14 Mar 27, 2018 14:00
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