The pairings have been made today in FIDE office in Athens following the Rules and Regulations for the Candidates Tournament of the FIDE World Championship cycle 2014-2016.
Download Candidates Tournament 2016 Pairings (pdf)
Round 1 on 2016/03/11 at 14.00 | ||||||||
SNo. | Name | Rtg | Res. | Name | Rtg | SNo. | ||
1 | GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2769 | – | GM | Svidler Peter | 2751 | 8 |
2 | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2787 | – | GM | Caruana Fabiano | 2787 | 7 |
3 | GM | Giri Anish | 2798 | – | GM | Aronian Levon | 2792 | 6 |
4 | GM | Anand Viswanathan | 2784 | – | GM | Topalov Veselin | 2780 | 5 |
Round 2 on 2016/03/12 at 14.00 | ||||||||
SNo. | Name | Rtg | Res. | Name | Rtg | SNo. | ||
8 | GM | Svidler Peter | 2751 | – | GM | Topalov Veselin | 2780 | 5 |
6 | GM | Aronian Levon | 2792 | – | GM | Anand Viswanathan | 2784 | 4 |
7 | GM | Caruana Fabiano | 2787 | – | GM | Giri Anish | 2798 | 3 |
1 | GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2769 | – | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2787 | 2 |
Round 3 on 2016/03/13 at 14.00 | ||||||||
SNo. | Name | Rtg | Res. | Name | Rtg | SNo. | ||
2 | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2787 | – | GM | Svidler Peter | 2751 | 8 |
3 | GM | Giri Anish | 2798 | – | GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2769 | 1 |
4 | GM | Anand Viswanathan | 2784 | – | GM | Caruana Fabiano | 2787 | 7 |
5 | GM | Topalov Veselin | 2780 | – | GM | Aronian Levon | 2792 | 6 |
Round 4 on 2016/03/15 at 14.00 | ||||||||
SNo. | Name | Rtg | Res. | Name | Rtg | SNo. | ||
8 | GM | Svidler Peter | 2751 | – | GM | Aronian Levon | 2792 | 6 |
7 | GM | Caruana Fabiano | 2787 | – | GM | Topalov Veselin | 2780 | 5 |
1 | GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2769 | – | GM | Anand Viswanathan | 2784 | 4 |
2 | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2787 | – | GM | Giri Anish | 2798 | 3 |
Round 5 on 2016/03/16 at 14.00 | ||||||||
SNo. | Name | Rtg | Res. | Name | Rtg | SNo. | ||
3 | GM | Giri Anish | 2798 | – | GM | Svidler Peter | 2751 | 8 |
4 | GM | Anand Viswanathan | 2784 | – | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2787 | 2 |
5 | GM | Topalov Veselin | 2780 | – | GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2769 | 1 |
6 | GM | Aronian Levon | 2792 | – | GM | Caruana Fabiano | 2787 | 7 |
Round 6 on 2016/03/17 at 14.00 | ||||||||
SNo. | Name | Rtg | Res. | Name | Rtg | SNo. | ||
4 | GM | Anand Viswanathan | 2784 | – | GM | Svidler Peter | 2751 | 8 |
5 | GM | Topalov Veselin | 2780 | – | GM | Giri Anish | 2798 | 3 |
6 | GM | Aronian Levon | 2792 | – | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2787 | 2 |
7 | GM | Caruana Fabiano | 2787 | – | GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2769 | 1 |
Round 7 on 2016/03/19 at 14.00 | ||||||||
SNo. | Name | Rtg | Res. | Name | Rtg | SNo. | ||
8 | GM | Svidler Peter | 2751 | – | GM | Caruana Fabiano | 2787 | 7 |
1 | GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2769 | – | GM | Aronian Levon | 2792 | 6 |
2 | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2787 | – | GM | Topalov Veselin | 2780 | 5 |
3 | GM | Giri Anish | 2798 | – | GM | Anand Viswanathan | 2784 | 4 |
Round 8 on 2016/03/20 at 14.00 | ||||||||
SNo. | Name | Rtg | Res. | Name | Rtg | SNo. | ||
8 | GM | Svidler Peter | 2751 | – | GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2769 | 1 |
7 | GM | Caruana Fabiano | 2787 | – | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2787 | 2 |
6 | GM | Aronian Levon | 2792 | – | GM | Giri Anish | 2798 | 3 |
5 | GM | Topalov Veselin | 2780 | – | GM | Anand Viswanathan | 2784 | 4 |
Round 9 on 2016/03/21 at 14.00 | ||||||||
SNo. | Name | Rtg | Res. | Name | Rtg | SNo. | ||
5 | GM | Topalov Veselin | 2780 | – | GM | Svidler Peter | 2751 | 8 |
4 | GM | Anand Viswanathan | 2784 | – | GM | Aronian Levon | 2792 | 6 |
3 | GM | Giri Anish | 2798 | – | GM | Caruana Fabiano | 2787 | 7 |
2 | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2787 | – | GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2769 | 1 |
Round 10 on 2016/03/23 at 14.00 | ||||||||
SNo. | Name | Rtg | Res. | Name | Rtg | SNo. | ||
8 | GM | Svidler Peter | 2751 | – | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2787 | 2 |
1 | GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2769 | – | GM | Giri Anish | 2798 | 3 |
7 | GM | Caruana Fabiano | 2787 | – | GM | Anand Viswanathan | 2784 | 4 |
6 | GM | Aronian Levon | 2792 | – | GM | Topalov Veselin | 2780 | 5 |
Round 11 on 2016/03/24 at 14.00 | ||||||||
SNo. | Name | Rtg | Res. | Name | Rtg | SNo. | ||
6 | GM | Aronian Levon | 2792 | – | GM | Svidler Peter | 2751 | 8 |
5 | GM | Topalov Veselin | 2780 | – | GM | Caruana Fabiano | 2787 | 7 |
4 | GM | Anand Viswanathan | 2784 | – | GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2769 | 1 |
3 | GM | Giri Anish | 2798 | – | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2787 | 2 |
Round 12 on 2016/03/25 at 14.00 | ||||||||
SNo. | Name | Rtg | Res. | Name | Rtg | SNo. | ||
8 | GM | Svidler Peter | 2751 | – | GM | Giri Anish | 2798 | 3 |
2 | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2787 | – | GM | Anand Viswanathan | 2784 | 4 |
1 | GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2769 | – | GM | Topalov Veselin | 2780 | 5 |
7 | GM | Caruana Fabiano | 2787 | – | GM | Aronian Levon | 2792 | 6 |
Round 13 on 2016/03/27 at 14.00 | ||||||||
SNo. | Name | Rtg | Res. | Name | Rtg | SNo. | ||
7 | GM | Caruana Fabiano | 2787 | – | GM | Svidler Peter | 2751 | 8 |
6 | GM | Aronian Levon | 2792 | – | GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2769 | 1 |
5 | GM | Topalov Veselin | 2780 | – | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2787 | 2 |
4 | GM | Anand Viswanathan | 2784 | – | GM | Giri Anish | 2798 | 3 |
Round 14 on 2016/03/28 at 14.00 | ||||||||
SNo. | Name | Rtg | Res. | Name | Rtg | SNo. | ||
8 | GM | Svidler Peter | 2751 | – | GM | Anand Viswanathan | 2784 | 4 |
3 | GM | Giri Anish | 2798 | – | GM | Topalov Veselin | 2780 | 5 |
2 | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2787 | – | GM | Aronian Levon | 2792 | 6 |
1 | GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2769 | – | GM | Caruana Fabiano | 2787 | 7 |
Can’t wait for this event!!