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During the first half of the tournament, Aronian and Carlsen were considered the main contestants for first place. At the halfway point Carlsen had a half-point lead over Aronian. In the second half, Kramnik, who had drawn his first seven games, became a serious contender after scoring four wins, while Aronian lost three games, and was thus left behind in the race. Carlsen started the second half by staying ahead of the field, but a loss to Ivanchuk allowed Kramnik to take the lead in round 12 by defeating Aronian.<ref>{{cite news|author=Doggers, Peter|url=http://chessbase.com/Home/TabId/211/PostId/4009334/candidates-r12--full-report-pictures-videos-010413.aspx|title=Candidates R12&nbsp;– full report, pictures, videos|date=30 March 2013|publisher=ChessBase|accessdate=1 April 2013}}</ref> In the penultimate round, Carlsen pulled level with Kramnik by defeating Radjabov, while Kramnik drew against Gelfand.<ref name="cb_r13">{{cite news|author=Doggers, Peter|url=http://chessbase.com/Home/TabId/211/PostId/4009343/candidates-r13-pictures-and-postmortems-010413.aspx|title=Candidates R13&nbsp;– pictures and postmortems|date=1 April 2013|publisher=ChessBase|accessdate=1 April 2013}}</ref>
During the first half of the tournament, Aronian and Carlsen were considered the main contestants for first place. At the halfway point Carlsen had a half-point lead over Aronian. In the second half, Kramnik, who had drawn his first seven games, became a serious contender after scoring four wins, while Aronian lost three games, and was thus left behind in the race. Carlsen started the second half by staying ahead of the field, but a loss to Ivanchuk allowed Kramnik to take the lead in round 12 by defeating Aronian.<ref>{{cite news|author=Doggers, Peter|url=http://chessbase.com/Home/TabId/211/PostId/4009334/candidates-r12--full-report-pictures-videos-010413.aspx|title=Candidates R12&nbsp;– full report, pictures, videos|date=30 March 2013|publisher=ChessBase|accessdate=1 April 2013}}</ref> In the penultimate round, Carlsen pulled level with Kramnik by defeating Radjabov, while Kramnik drew against Gelfand.<ref name="cb_r13">{{cite news|author=Doggers, Peter|url=http://chessbase.com/Home/TabId/211/PostId/4009343/candidates-r13-pictures-and-postmortems-010413.aspx|title=Candidates R13&nbsp;– pictures and postmortems|date=1 April 2013|publisher=ChessBase|accessdate=1 April 2013}}</ref>


Before the last round Carlsen and Kramnik were the only players who had a shot at winning the tournament. Kramnik with black against Ivanchuk needed to outperform Carlsen, who had white against Svidler, to win the tournament, since the second tiebreak favoured Carlsen with five wins against Kramnik's four. (The first tiebreak, the head-to-head score between Carlsen and Kramnik, was 1–1.) Ivanchuk obtained an early advantage against Kramnik, while Carlsen got a level position against Svidler. Carlsen got into serious [[time trouble]] and did not defend adequately against Svidler's attack, which gave Svidler a winning [[Chess endgame|endgame]]. Meanwhile, Ivanchuk had outplayed Kramnik, and Kramnik resigned a few minutes after Carlsen lost. Thus the tournament was won by Carlsen on the second tiebreak.<ref name="b">{{cite news|author=Ramírez, Alejandro|url=http://chessbase.com/Home/TabId/211/PostId/4009346/candidates-r14--leaders-lose-carlsen-qualifies-010413.aspx|title=Candidates R14&nbsp;– leaders lose, Carlsen qualifies|date=1 April 2013|publisher=ChessBase|accessdate=1 April 2013}}</ref>
Before the last round Carlsen and Kramnik were the only players who had a shot at winning the tournament. Kramnik with black against Ivanchuk needed to outperform Carlsen, who had white against Svidler, to win the tournament, since the second tiebreak favoured Carlsen with five wins against Kramnik's four. (The first tiebreak, the head-to-head score between Carlsen and Kramnik, was 1–1.) Ivanchuk obtained an early advantage against Kramnik, while Carlsen got a level position against Svidler. Carlsen got into serious [[time trouble]] and did not defend adequately against Svidler's attack, which gave Svidler a winning [[Chess endgame|endgame]]. Meanwhile, Ivanchuk had outplayed Kramnik, and Kramnik resigned a few minutes after Carlsen lost. In a storybook finish straight from a Hollywood film script, the tournament was won by Carlsen on the second tiebreak.<ref name="b">{{cite news|author=Ramírez, Alejandro|url=http://chessbase.com/Home/TabId/211/PostId/4009346/candidates-r14--leaders-lose-carlsen-qualifies-010413.aspx|title=Candidates R14&nbsp;– leaders lose, Carlsen qualifies|date=1 April 2013|publisher=ChessBase|accessdate=1 April 2013}}</ref>


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Defending champion Challenger
Viswanathan Anand
Viswanathan Anand
 Viswanathan Anand (IND)  Magnus Carlsen (NOR)
Born 11 December 1969
54 years old 		Born 30 November 1990
33 years old
Winner of the 2012 World Chess Championship Winner of the 2013 Candidates Tournament
Rating: 2783 (World No. 6)[1] Rating: 2872 (World No. 1)[1]

The World Chess Championship 2013 will be a match between the World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand (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, from 6 to 26 November 2013.[2]

Venue

The metropolis Chennai, India, hometown[3][4] of World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand, is being considered as the venue.[5] 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.[6]

Candidates Tournament

The challenger was determined in the 2013 Candidates Tournament. For the first time in more than 50 years it was a double round-robin tournament (instead of a knock-out tournament).[7] It took place in the Institution of Engineering and Technology, Savoy Place, London, from 15 March to 1 April 2013.[8] The participants—in order of rules announced by FIDE—were:[9]

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)[9][10] 		 Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan)

The tournament had a prize fund of €510,000. Prize money was shared between players tied on points; tiebreaks were not used to allocate it. The prizes for each place were the following:[9]

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

Results

Before the tournament Carlsen was generally considered the clear favourite, with Kramnik and Aronian being deemed his biggest rivals. Ivanchuk was considered an uncertain variable, due to his instability, and the other players were given far smaller chances to win the event.[11][12]

During the first half of the tournament, Aronian and Carlsen were considered the main contestants for first place. At the halfway point Carlsen had a half-point lead over Aronian. In the second half, Kramnik, who had drawn his first seven games, became a serious contender after scoring four wins, while Aronian lost three games, and was thus left behind in the race. Carlsen started the second half by staying ahead of the field, but a loss to Ivanchuk allowed Kramnik to take the lead in round 12 by defeating Aronian.[13] In the penultimate round, Carlsen pulled level with Kramnik by defeating Radjabov, while Kramnik drew against Gelfand.[14]

Before the last round Carlsen and Kramnik were the only players who had a shot at winning the tournament. Kramnik with black against Ivanchuk needed to outperform Carlsen, who had white against Svidler, to win the tournament, since the second tiebreak favoured Carlsen with five wins against Kramnik's four. (The first tiebreak, the head-to-head score between Carlsen and Kramnik, was 1–1.) Ivanchuk obtained an early advantage against Kramnik, while Carlsen got a level position against Svidler. Carlsen got into serious time trouble and did not defend adequately against Svidler's attack, which gave Svidler a winning endgame. Meanwhile, Ivanchuk had outplayed Kramnik, and Kramnik resigned a few minutes after Carlsen lost. In a storybook finish straight from a Hollywood film script, the tournament was won by Carlsen on the second tiebreak.[15]

Final standings of the Candidates Tournament for the World Chess Championship 2013[16]
Rank Player Rating
March 2013[17] 		1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Points Tiebreaks[9]
Head-to-head Wins
1  Magnus Carlsen (NOR) 2872 ½ ½ 0 1 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 1 0 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 1 ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 6
8  Teimour Radjabov (AZE) 2793 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 4

Timeline of changes

The procedures for choosing the challenger and hosts 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.[18]
  • 13 July. Chennai, among others cities, bids to host the 2012 World Chess Championship.[19]
  • 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.[20]
  • 19 September. FIDE has published the official Rules & regulations and qualification criteria for the Candidates Tournament of the FIDE World Championship Cycle 2011–13.[9][21]

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.[22]
  • 3 March. AGON awards Candidates Tournament dated 24 October – 12 November 2012 to London.[23]
  • 28 March. FIDE and AGON announce 13–31 March 2013 as new dates for the Candidates matches in London.[24]
  • 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.[25] 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.[9]
  • 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.[20]
  • 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."[26]

2013

  • 8 April. Jayalalithaa Jayaram, the Chief Minister of the state of Tamil Nadu, India, announced that Chennai will host the 2013 World Chess Championship, and said that the event will have a budget of a little over €4,000,000.[27]

References

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  12. ^ Unudurti, Jaideep (8 March 2013). "Even as a student, you have to watch the games live: Viswanathan Anand". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
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  17. ^ "FIDE Top players – Top 100 Players March 2013". FIDE. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
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