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Revision as of 18:19, 1 April 2013

The World Chess Championship 2013 will be a match between the World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand, the winner of the World Chess Championship 2012, and Magnus Carlsen, to determine the 2013 World Chess Champion. It will be held under the auspices of FIDE, the World Chess Federation, in October–November 2013.[1]

Venue

The metropolis Chennai, India, hometown[2][3] of World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand, is being considered as the venue.[4] Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, FIDE's president, had indicated that India would be given a first option of three months following the World Chess Championship 2012, to make a proposal for the organisation of the World Chess Championship Match 2013.[5]

Candidates Tournament

The challenger to the match, Magnus Carlsen, was the winner of the 2013 Candidates Tournament. After more than 50 years it was a double round-robin tournament (instead of a knock-out tournament).[6] It took place in the Institution of Engineering and Technology, Savoy Place, London, from 15 March to 1 April 2013.[7] The participants—in order of rules announced by FIDE—were:[8]

Place Qualifier
The top three finishers in the Chess World Cup 2011  Peter Svidler (Russia)
 Alexander Grischuk (Russia)
 Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine)
Loser of the World Chess Championship 2012  Boris Gelfand (Israel)
The next three highest rated players in the world
(average from July 2011 and January 2012 FIDE rating lists) 		 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)
 Levon Aronian (Armenia)
 Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)
Candidates Tournament Organizing committee's
wild card (FIDE rating in January 2012 at least 2700)[8][9] 		 Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan)
Crosstable (after 13th round) of the Candidates Tournament for the World Chess Championship 2013[10]
Place Participant Rating
March 2013[11] 		1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Points Tiebreaks
Head-to-head Wins N-S
1  Magnus Carlsen (NOR) 2872 * * ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 8.5 1 5
2  Vladimir Kramnik (RUS) 2810 ½ ½ * * 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 8.5 1 4
3  Peter Svidler (RUS) 2747 0 1 ½ 0 * * 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 8 1.5
4  Levon Aronian (ARM) 2809 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 * * 1 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 8 0.5
5  Boris Gelfand (ISR) 2740 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 * * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 6.5 1 2
6  Alexander Grischuk (RUS) 2764 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * * 1 ½ ½ ½ 6.5 1 1
7  Vassily Ivanchuk (UKR) 2757 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 * * 0 1 6
8  Teimour Radjabov (AZE) 2793 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 * * 4

If two or more players are tied for first place by points, they are ranked by

  1. the number of points scored in games between tied players
  2. the number of wins in their games
  3. their Neustadtl score[8]

The tournament has a prize fund of €510,000. Prize money is shared between players tied on points, no tiebreaks will be used. The prizes for each place are the following:[8]

Place Prize
1st €115,000
2nd €107,000
3rd €91,000
4th €67,000
5th €48,000
6th €34,000
7th €27,000
8th €21,000

Timeline of changes

The procedures for choosing the challenger and host have undergone a number of changes and controversies. A timeline is shown below:

2011

  • 3 February. After London withdrew its 2012 World Chess Championship bid FIDE re-opened the bidding procedure to host the 2012 World Chess Championship.[12]
  • 13 July. Chennai, among others cities, bids to host the 2012 World Chess Championship.[13]
  • 9 August. The Russian Chess Federation is chosen to host the 2012 World Chess Championship. The All India Chess Federation was given a "first option" of three months following the 2012 World Chess Championship, to make a proposal for the organisation of the World Chess Championship Match 2013.[14]
  • 19 September. FIDE has published the official Rules & regulations and qualification criteria for the Candidates Tournament of the FIDE World Championship Cycle 2011–13.[8][15]

2012

  • 21 February. FIDE announces negotiations with CNC and AGON for the World Championship Cycle. Media, web and software rights of events included in the World Championship Cycle are awarded to CNC and FIDE delegates AGON at the same time undertakes to organise FIDE lighthouse events including the World Championship Cycle and secure the necessary sponsorship funds.[16]
  • 3 March. AGON awards Candidates Tournament dated 24 October – 12 November 2012 to London.[17]
  • 28 March. FIDE and AGON announce 13–31 March 2013 as new dates for the Candidates matches in London.[18]
  • 30 May. Anand wins the 2012 World Chess Championship and is therefore qualified for the 2013 World Chess Championship final match to defend his title.[19] His challenger during the 2012 World Chess Championship Boris Gelfand is qualified to fill up the 8-player draw for the 2013 World Chess Championship's Candidates Tournament.[8]
  • 30 August. Latest deadline for the All India Chess Federation to redeem the 3-month-option to make a proposal for the organisation of the World Chess Championship Match 2013.[14]
  • 25 October. The Indian Express reported that the All India Chess Federation did not act during the three-month window provided by FIDE to exercise the "first option" to host the final. FIDE Vice-President Israel Gelfer commented that "the venue of the match will be decided when AGON, which has the rights and the obligation to organise the cycle, chooses and announces it."[20]

References

  1. ^ "FIDE Announces Draft Dates for World Chess Championship Cycles". FIDE. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  2. ^ Koshie, Nihal (13 April 2011). "On 'top of the world' again, Viswanathan Anand is a father". The Indian Express. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Aruna and Anand have a baby boy". ChessBase.com. 14 April 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  4. ^ Nandanan, Hari Hara (12 August 2011). "Fide offers 2013 World Chess C'ship to Chennai – Times Of India". The Times Of India. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  5. ^ "Chess News – FIDE awards World Championship Match to Moscow". ChessBase.com. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  6. ^ Doggers, Peter (11 March 2013). "FIDE Candidates: a historical perspective". ChessVibes. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  7. ^ Doggers, Peter (15 March 2013). "FIDE Candidates' Tournament officially opened by Ilyumzhinov". ChessVibes. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  8. ^ a b c d e f "Rules & regulations for the Candidates Tournament of the FIDE World Championship cycle 2011–2013" (PDF). FIDE. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  9. ^ Doggers, Peter (10 February 2012). "The Candidates' in London; is FIDE selling its World Championship cycle?". ChessVibes. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  10. ^ a b "Tournament standings". FIDE. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  11. ^ "FIDE Top players – Top 100 Players March 2013". FIDE. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  12. ^ "Chess News – London withdraws its 2012 World Championship bid". ChessBase.com. 3 February 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  13. ^ "Breaking news: World Championship 2012 in Chennai". ChessBase.com. 13 July 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  14. ^ a b "World Championships Matches – Press Release". FIDE. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  15. ^ "Candidates Tournament 2012". Chessdom. 19 September 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  16. ^ "Agreement of FIDE with CNC and AGON". FIDE. 21 February 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
  17. ^ "Chess Candidates Tournament to Take Place in London". FIDE. 5 March 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  18. ^ "FIDE Announces Dates for World Chess Championship Cycles". FIDE. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  19. ^ "World Champion Viswanathan Anand retains the title". FIDE. 30 May 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  20. ^ Natraj, Raakesh (25 October 2012). "India sits on offer, may miss hosting Anand in world chess final". The Indian Express. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
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