![]() ![]() ![]() Carlsen played to win, since that would guarantee him the tournament victory regardless of Kramnik's result similarly, Kramnik knew that the odds of Carlsen losing with white were minute, and he went all-in against Ivanchuk with the Pirc defense. Therefore, Kramnik, who had black against Ivanchuk, needed to outperform Carlsen, who had white against Svidler. Carlsen had the better tie break (on the first tie break the score from their individual games was 1–1, but Carlsen was ahead on the second tie break due to having more wins), and this would not change if they both scored the same in the final round. īefore the last round only Carlsen and Kramnik could win the tournament they were equal on 8½ points, 1½ points ahead of Svidler and Aronian. In the penultimate round Carlsen pulled level with Kramnik by defeating Radjabov, while Kramnik drew against Gelfand. 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. 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. At the halfway point they were tied for first, one-and-a-half points ahead of Kramnik and Svidler. ĭuring the first half of the tournament, Aronian and Carlsen were considered the main contestants for first place. Ivanchuk was considered an uncertain variable, due to his instability, and the other players were considered less likely to win the event. The prizes for each place were as follows: īefore the tournament Carlsen was considered the favourite, with Kramnik and Aronian being deemed his biggest rivals. Prize money was shared between players tied on points tiebreaks were not used to allocate it. ![]() Loser of the World Chess Championship 2012 Wild card ( FIDE rating in January 2012 at least 2700) (average from July 2011 and January 2012 FIDE rating lists)Ĭandidates Tournament Organizing committee's The three highest rated players in the world, excluding any of the above or below The top three finishers in the Chess World Cup 2011 The participants were: Qualification path It took place in the Institution of Engineering and Technology, Savoy Place, London, from 15 March to 1 April 2013. (This was the first time in 51 years that the round-robin format had been used for a Candidates, though it had been used for the 2005 (FIDE) and 2007 World championships). The challenger was determined in the 2013 Candidates Tournament, which was a double round-robin tournament. ![]()
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