The 11th round of the FIDE World Candidates Tournament 2016 was held today at the DI Telegraph in Moscow, Russia. Anand and Caruana share the lead with 6,5/11 points each. There has been another change on the top as...
The Tiger still has some teeth left at the Candidates
Anand scored a crucial victory against Karjakin to put himself back in the lead with Caruana. Anand 1-0 Karjakin 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. h3...
The Candidates Break Down of Final Four Rounds
1. Caruana, Fabiano gm USA 2794 * * ½ . ½ 1 ½ . ½ ½ ½ . ½ 1 ½ . 6 2. Karjakin, Sergey gm RUS 2760 ½ . * * 1 . ½ . ½ ½...
With only 4 games left, who’s the favorite to win Candidates 2016? Caruana, Karjakin, Anand, or Aronian?
Who is the favorite to win Candidates 2016 with only 4 games left? Caruana, Karjakin, Anand, or Aronian? The 10th round of the FIDE World Candidates Tournament 2016 was held today at the DI Telegraph in Moscow, Russia. Fabiano...
Caruana joins Karjakin at the top of Candidates 2016
Standings after 10 rounds 1 Caruana 6 pts 2 Karjakin 6 pts 3 Aronian 5.5 pts 4 Anand 5.5 pts 5 Giri 5 pts 6 Svidler 4.5 pts 7 Nakamura 4 pts 8 Topalov 3.5 pts
Games from Candidates Tournament round 10
Caruana – Anand (1-0) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O e4 7. Ng5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 Re8 9. f3 exf3 10. Nxf3 d5 11. d4 dxc4 12. Qc2...
The Tiger Roared Again in Moscow
After beating Aronian in the 9th round, Anand is back in a tie for the lead with just 5 games left! Standings after 9 rounds 1-2. Karjakin, Sergey gm RUS 2760 M * 1 . ½ . ½ ....
Candidates Tournament Round 9 Report
The 9th round of the FIDE World Candidates Tournament 2016 was held today at the DI Telegraph in Moscow, Russia. The spectators enjoyed the most fighting day since the beginning of the event as no games were finished before...
Candidates Tournament Round 8 Report
The 8th round of the FIDE World Candidates Tournament 2016 was held today at the DI Telegraph in Moscow, Russia. The game between the two American players saw the Anti-Berlin Ruy Lopez where white gave up the light-squared bishop...
Aronian & Karjakin lead, Caruana & Anand 1/2 pt behind after 8
1-2 Aronian, Karjakin 5.0 3-4 Caruana, Anand 4.5 5. Giri 4.0 6. Svidler 3.5 7. Nakamura 3.0 8. Topalov 2.5