Who is the favorite to win the Candidates Tournament to challenge Magnus Carlsen next year? |
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Candidates Tournament: March 11 – April 1 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
How did the the qualifiers earn a spot in the Candidates’ Tournament? Below is the breakdown:
Qualifiers by ratings (2):
1. Aronian
2. Karjakin
Qualifiers from the World Cup (2):
3. Kramnik
4. Andreikin
Qualifiers from the Grand Prix series (2):
5. Topalov
6. Mamedyarov
Organizers’ nominee (1):
7. Svidler
World Championship Loser (1):
8. Anand
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Nakamura could beat any of these chumps.
Go to bed Hikaru, you’re drunk again
Go to bed, Hikaru, you’re drunk again
On paper Aronian is the obvious choice, but I will go with youth and someone who has had some success with Carlsen and that is Sergey Karjakin.