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    The Candidates Tournament 2014 was an eight-player double round-robin chess tournament that took place in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, from 13 March to 31...
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  • 2020 Candidates Tournament was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic and was only played in April 2021. The next tournament, the 2022 Candidates Tournament...
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    Championship 2014 at Chessdom Candidates Tournament 2014 official website Candidates Tournament 2014 at Chessbomb Candidates Tournament 2014 at Chessdom...
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    The 2020–2021 Candidates Tournament was an eight-player chess double-round-robin tournament to decide the challenger for the World Chess Championship...
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    The Candidates Tournament 2016 was an eight-player double round-robin chess tournament, held in Moscow, Russia, from 11 to 30 March 2016. The winner, Sergey...
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    The 2013 Candidates Tournament was an eight-player chess double round-robin tournament that took place in the Institution of Engineering and Technology...
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    Chess Championship and the Norway Chess tournament in 2013 and 2014. He competed at the Candidates Tournament 2014, placing second. He won the Chess World...
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    2013 Runner-up, Candidates Tournament, March–April 2013, London, +4−1=9. World Chess Championship 2014 Third place, Candidates Tournament, Khanty-Mansiysk...
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    Prix 2014–15, Caruana qualified for the Candidates Tournament 2016, where he placed second after Sergey Karjakin. He won the following Candidates Tournament...
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    the Candidates tournament undefeated since Viswanathan Anand in 2014; additionally, he got the highest score of 9½/14 in any Candidates tournament since...
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    Anand of India and Boris Gelfand of Israel, winner of the 2011 Candidates Tournament. After sixteen games, including four rapid games, Anand retained...
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    the 2014/15 FIDE Grand Prix cycle, but again failed to qualify for the Candidates Tournament. In March 2016, Giri participated in the Candidates Tournament...
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    with one tournament to spare, thus qualifying for the 2014 Candidates Tournament. Topalov played in the 2013 edition of the Norway Chess Tournament. He placed...
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    Sinquefield Cup. Ding is the first Chinese player ever to play in a Candidates Tournament and pass the 2800 Elo mark on the FIDE world rankings. In July 2016...
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    Magnus Carlsen, and he lost a rematch to Carlsen in 2014 after winning the 2014 Candidates Tournament. In April 2006, Anand became the fourth player in...
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    the Candidates played a title match against the champion. Until 1962 inclusive the Candidates Tournament was a multi-cycle round-robin tournament – how...
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    assistance of ₹20 million for Candidates preparation to Vidit, R Praggnanandhaa and R Vaishali. Hs finished sixth in Candidates Tournament 2024 and notably defeating...
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    Svidler 2014 Wijk aan Zee Aronian 2014 Zurich Carlsen 2014 Khanty-Mansisyk (Candidates Tournament) Anand 2014 Shamkir Carlsen 2014 Stavanger Karjakin 2014 Biel...
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  • qualified for the Candidates, has also been criticized. "Qual" refers to the number of players who qualify for the Candidates Tournament (marked with green...
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    He won the Sinquefield Cup in 2017 and 2021 and competed in the Candidates Tournament 2020–21, placing second. He has participated in the Chess Olympiad...
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    The 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 17th edition of the FIBA Basketball World Cup, the tournament previously known as the FIBA World Championship...
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  • organizes the Candidates Tournament, which determines who will challenge the reigning World Champion, and the qualifying tournaments for the Candidates, such...
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    four-game final match 1½–2½. This result qualified him for the Candidates Tournament 2014, where he finished equal 3rd-5th out of 8 players, with a score...
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    2007. This earned him a Candidates Match against Veselin Topalov, which he lost. Kamsky also competed in the Candidates Tournament in 2011, losing to Boris...
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    28, 2023. "Candidates: Who will win?". Chessbase. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2024. Anand, Anish (April 6, 2024). "FIDE Candidates 2024 Day 2 wrap:...
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    World Championship candidate (1991, 1994–95, 2002, 2007, 2011, 2013), he won the Chess World Cup 2009 and the 2011 Candidates Tournament, making him challenger...
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    history. Mamedyarov has competed in the Candidates Tournament in 2011 (eliminated in quarterfinals), in 2014 (placing fourth) and in 2018 (placing second)...
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    Swiss Tournament 2021 and secured a spot in the Women's Candidates Tournament 2022–23. In April 2023, she won the Women's Candidates Tournament 2022-23...
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    Championship, also becoming the youngest ever player to qualify for the Candidates Tournament in 2005. At 17, he finished joint first in the top group of Corus...
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    chess champion (in 2006, 2012 and 2015). He has competed in five Candidates Tournaments: in 2007, 2011 (when he reached the final), 2013, 2018 and 2020...
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