Candidates Tournament 2016 Pairings

Thursday, 11 February 2016 19:09

On the 11th of February the Chairman of the FIDE Arbiters' Commission IA Takis Nikolopoulos and the FIDE Executive Director Nigel Freeman conducted the procedure of drawing of lots for the Candidates’ Tournament, to be held next month in Moscow, Russia. In the first round, the following games will be played: Karjakin-Svidler, Nakamura-Caruana, Giri-Aronian, Anand-Topalov. The full pairings for the Candidates’ Tournament can be found here: http://chess-results.com/tnr207261.aspx?lan=1

The pairings have been made today in FIDE office in Athens following the Rules and Regulations for the Candidates Tournament of the FIDE World Championship cycle 2014-2016:
1. Players coming from the same federation will play each other in rounds 1 and 8
2. Rounds 6 and 7 have been exchanged to avoid the same colour for three consecutive rounds.

The winner of the Candidates will have the right to challenge World Champion Magnus Carlsen in a World Championship Match which is scheduled to take place later on in 2016.

Download Candidates Tournament 2016 Pairings (pdf)

MG 9090

MG 9095

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Round 1 on 2016/03/11 at 14.00

SNo.		Name	Rtg	Res.		Name	Rtg	SNo.
1	GM	Karjakin Sergey	2769	-	GM	Svidler Peter	2751	8
2	GM	Nakamura Hikaru	2787	-	GM	Caruana Fabiano	2787	7
3	GM	Giri Anish	2798	-	GM	Aronian Levon	2792	6
4	GM	Anand Viswanathan	2784	-	GM	Topalov Veselin	2780	5

Round 2 on 2016/03/12 at 14.00

SNo.		Name	Rtg	Res.		Name	Rtg	SNo.
8	GM	Svidler Peter	2751	-	GM	Topalov Veselin	2780	5
6	GM	Aronian Levon	2792	-	GM	Anand Viswanathan	2784	4
7	GM	Caruana Fabiano	2787	-	GM	Giri Anish	2798	3
1	GM	Karjakin Sergey	2769	-	GM	Nakamura Hikaru	2787	2

Round 3 on 2016/03/13 at 14.00

SNo.		Name	Rtg	Res.		Name	Rtg	SNo.
2	GM	Nakamura Hikaru	2787	-	GM	Svidler Peter	2751	8
3	GM	Giri Anish	2798	-	GM	Karjakin Sergey	2769	1
4	GM	Anand Viswanathan	2784	-	GM	Caruana Fabiano	2787	7
5	GM	Topalov Veselin	2780	-	GM	Aronian Levon	2792	6

Round 4 on 2016/03/15 at 14.00

SNo.		Name	Rtg	Res.		Name	Rtg	SNo.
8	GM	Svidler Peter	2751	-	GM	Aronian Levon	2792	6
7	GM	Caruana Fabiano	2787	-	GM	Topalov Veselin	2780	5
1	GM	Karjakin Sergey	2769	-	GM	Anand Viswanathan	2784	4
2	GM	Nakamura Hikaru	2787	-	GM	Giri Anish	2798	3

Round 5 on 2016/03/16 at 14.00

SNo.		Name	Rtg	Res.		Name	Rtg	SNo.
3	GM	Giri Anish	2798	-	GM	Svidler Peter	2751	8
4	GM	Anand Viswanathan	2784	-	GM	Nakamura Hikaru	2787	2
5	GM	Topalov Veselin	2780	-	GM	Karjakin Sergey	2769	1
6	GM	Aronian Levon	2792	-	GM	Caruana Fabiano	2787	7

Round 6 on 2016/03/17 at 14.00

SNo.		Name	Rtg	Res.		Name	Rtg	SNo.
4	GM	Anand Viswanathan	2784	-	GM	Svidler Peter	2751	8
5	GM	Topalov Veselin	2780	-	GM	Giri Anish	2798	3
6	GM	Aronian Levon	2792	-	GM	Nakamura Hikaru	2787	2
7	GM	Caruana Fabiano	2787	-	GM	Karjakin Sergey	2769	1

Round 7 on 2016/03/19 at 14.00

SNo.		Name	Rtg	Res.		Name	Rtg	SNo.
8	GM	Svidler Peter	2751	-	GM	Caruana Fabiano	2787	7
1	GM	Karjakin Sergey	2769	-	GM	Aronian Levon	2792	6
2	GM	Nakamura Hikaru	2787	-	GM	Topalov Veselin	2780	5
3	GM	Giri Anish	2798	-	GM	Anand Viswanathan	2784	4

Round 8 on 2016/03/20 at 14.00

SNo.		Name	Rtg	Res.		Name	Rtg	SNo.
8	GM	Svidler Peter	2751	-	GM	Karjakin Sergey	2769	1
7	GM	Caruana Fabiano	2787	-	GM	Nakamura Hikaru	2787	2
6	GM	Aronian Levon	2792	-	GM	Giri Anish	2798	3
5	GM	Topalov Veselin	2780	-	GM	Anand Viswanathan	2784	4

Round 9 on 2016/03/21 at 14.00

SNo.		Name	Rtg	Res.		Name	Rtg	SNo.
5	GM	Topalov Veselin	2780	-	GM	Svidler Peter	2751	8
4	GM	Anand Viswanathan	2784	-	GM	Aronian Levon	2792	6
3	GM	Giri Anish	2798	-	GM	Caruana Fabiano	2787	7
2	GM	Nakamura Hikaru	2787	-	GM	Karjakin Sergey	2769	1

Round 10 on 2016/03/23 at 14.00

SNo.		Name	Rtg	Res.		Name	Rtg	SNo.
8	GM	Svidler Peter	2751	-	GM	Nakamura Hikaru	2787	2
1	GM	Karjakin Sergey	2769	-	GM	Giri Anish	2798	3
7	GM	Caruana Fabiano	2787	-	GM	Anand Viswanathan	2784	4
6	GM	Aronian Levon	2792	-	GM	Topalov Veselin	2780	5

Round 11 on 2016/03/24 at 14.00

SNo.		Name	Rtg	Res.		Name	Rtg	SNo.
6	GM	Aronian Levon	2792	-	GM	Svidler Peter	2751	8
5	GM	Topalov Veselin	2780	-	GM	Caruana Fabiano	2787	7
4	GM	Anand Viswanathan	2784	-	GM	Karjakin Sergey	2769	1
3	GM	Giri Anish	2798	-	GM	Nakamura Hikaru	2787	2

Round 12 on 2016/03/25 at 14.00

SNo.		Name	Rtg	Res.		Name	Rtg	SNo.
8	GM	Svidler Peter	2751	-	GM	Giri Anish	2798	3
2	GM	Nakamura Hikaru	2787	-	GM	Anand Viswanathan	2784	4
1	GM	Karjakin Sergey	2769	-	GM	Topalov Veselin	2780	5
7	GM	Caruana Fabiano	2787	-	GM	Aronian Levon	2792	6

Round 13 on 2016/03/27 at 14.00

SNo.		Name	Rtg	Res.		Name	Rtg	SNo.
7	GM	Caruana Fabiano	2787	-	GM	Svidler Peter	2751	8
6	GM	Aronian Levon	2792	-	GM	Karjakin Sergey	2769	1
5	GM	Topalov Veselin	2780	-	GM	Nakamura Hikaru	2787	2
4	GM	Anand Viswanathan	2784	-	GM	Giri Anish	2798	3

Round 14 on 2016/03/28 at 14.00

SNo.		Name	Rtg	Res.		Name	Rtg	SNo.
8	GM	Svidler Peter	2751	-	GM	Anand Viswanathan	2784	4
3	GM	Giri Anish	2798	-	GM	Topalov Veselin	2780	5
2	GM	Nakamura Hikaru	2787	-	GM	Aronian Levon	2792	6
1	GM	Karjakin Sergey	2769	-	GM	Caruana Fabiano	2787	7

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