Chess Candidates

Last man standing Anand to face Carlsen for world title

Levon Aronian was the only one who could have managed to catch up with the Indian GM, but lost his tie vs Dmitriy Andreikin — leaving Anand as the no 1 contender for Carlsen's title.

Chess Candidates Round 13 as it happened: Anand vs Karjakin

Live updates as Anand takes on Karjakin in round 13 of the Chess Candidates.

Chess Candidates: Anand faces Karjakin in crucial round 13

Karjakin is one last hurdle that Anand faces with black pieces before he has a white game against Peter Svidler of Russia in the final round.

Candidates as it happened: Anand draws with Andreikin in round 12

Live updates as Anand takes on Andreikin in round 12 of the Chess Candidates.

Chess Candidates as it happened: Anand draws with Kramnik

Live updates as Anand takes on Kramnik in round 11 of the Chess Candidates.

Chess Candidates: Anand secures easy draw with Mamedyarov in round 10

With just four rounds to come, Anand is sitting pretty training his sights for the next world championship match on 6.5 points.

Chess Candidates round 10: Anand maintains lead with draw

Live coverage of the tenth round of the Chess Candidates as Viswanathan Anand takes on Peter Svidler.

Chess Candidates round 9: Vintage Anand beats Topalov

Live coverage of the Chess Candidates 2014 as Viswanathan Anand takes on Vaselin Topalov.

Chess Candidates: Joint leaders Anand, Aronian settle for quick draw

In the other game of the day, Peter Svidler was fighting hard to salvage a half point against Russian team-mate Sergey Karjakin.

Chess Candidates round eight as it happened: Anand vs Aronian

Live updates as Anand takes on Aronian in round eight of the Chess Candidates.