Chess: Anand confirmed for Candidates Tournament 2014

FIDE has announced that all qualifiers – including India’s former world champion Viswanathan Anand – for the Candidates Tournament 2014 in Khanty-Mansiysk have confirmed their participation. [caption id=“attachment_1350735” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Will Anand have found his form again? Getty Images[/caption] The winner of the Candidates tournament will take on the world champion Magnus Carlsen in the the World Championship Match 2014 shall take place from 6 November (game 1) to 25 November 2014 (possible tiebreaks/closing ceremony). 1. Viswanathan Anand (IND, former world champion) 2. Vladimir Kramnik (RUS, world cup 2013 winner) 3. Dmitry Andreikin (RUS, world cup 2013 finalist) 4. Veselin Topalov (BUL, grand-prix 2012-13 winner) 5. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE, grand-prix 2012-13 runner-up) 6. Levon Aronian (ARM, rating list 2012-13) 7. Sergey Karjakin (RUS, rating list 2012-13) 8. Peter Svidler (RUS, host nominee) The pairings will be announced by 13 February. The exact schedule of the event: 11 March: Arrivals 12 March: Opening Ceremony & Players Meeting 13-15 March: Rounds 1-3 16 March: Free day 17-19 March: Rounds 4-6 20 March: Free day 21-23 March: Rounds 7-9 24 March: Free day 25-27 March: Rounds 10-12 28 March: Free day 29-30 March: Rounds 13-14 31 March: Tiebreaks / Closing ceremony 1 April: Departures