Candidates Pairings & Tickets Released
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With a little over a week to go before the start of the 2013 Candidates Tournament in London to determine the next challenger for Vishy Anand's title, the pairings and tickets for the event have been released.
As previously announced on the official website www.worldchess.com, the 8-player double round-robin competition will take place from 15 March - 1 April.
The venue is The IET at 2 Savoy Place, on the banks on London's river Thames, and the prize fund to be shared by the players totals €510,000 (approx 665,000 USD).
To remind ourselves, the eight Candidates are:
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| Name | Fed | Elo | Rank |
| Carlsen, Magnus | NOR | 2872 | 1 |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | RUS | 2810 | 2 |
| Aronian, Levon | ARM | 2809 | 3 |
| Radjabov, Teimour | AZE | 2793 | 4 |
| Grischuk, Alexander | RUS | 2764 | 10 |
| Ivanchuk, Vassily | UKR | 2757 | 13 |
| Svidler, Peter | RUS | 2747 | 14 |
| Gelfand, Boris | ISR | 2740 | 18 |
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Tickets are available from the official website at this link. Standard prices are £25 for rounds on weekdays, £30 for rounds on weekends, or £200 for a ticket to all the sessions.
The pairings are:
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| Round 1 | 15/03/13 | |
| Levon Aronian | - | Magnus Carlsen |
| Boris Gelfand | - | Teimour Radjabov |
| Vassily Ivanchuk | - | Alexander Grischuk |
| Peter Svidler | - | Vladimir Kramnik |
| Round 2 | 16/03/13 | |
| Magnus Carlsen | - | Vladimir Kramnik |
| Alexander Grischuk | - | Peter Svidler |
| Teimour Radjabov | - | Vassily Ivanchuk |
| Levon Aronian | - | Boris Gelfand |
| Round 3 | 17/03/13 | |
| Boris Gelfand | - | Magnus Carlsen |
| Vassily Ivanchuk | - | Levon Aronian |
| Peter Svidler | - | Teimour Radjabov |
| Vladimir Kramnik | - | Alexander Grischuk |
| Round 4 | 19/03/13 | |
| Magnus Carlsen | - | Alexander Grischuk |
| Teimour Radjabov | - | Vladimir Kramnik |
| Levon Aronian | - | Peter Svidler |
| Boris Gelfand | - | Vassily Ivanchuk |
| Round 5 | 20/03/13 | |
| Vassily Ivanchuk | - | Magnus Carlsen |
| Peter Svidler | - | Boris Gelfand |
| Vladimir Kramnik | - | Levon Aronian |
| Alexander Grischuk | - | Teimour Radjabov |
| Round 6 | 21/03/13 | |
| Peter Svidler | - | Magnus Carlsen |
| Vladimir Kramnik | - | Vassily Ivanchuk |
| Alexander Grischuk | - | Boris Gelfand |
| Teimour Radjabov | - | Levon Aronian |
| Round 7 | 23/03/13 | |
| Magnus Carlsen | - | Teimour Radjabov |
| Levon Aronian | - | Alexander Grischuk |
| Boris Gelfand | - | Vladimir Kramnik |
| Vassily Ivanchuk | - | Peter Svidler |
| Round 8 | 24/03/13 | |
| Magnus Carlsen | - | Levon Aronian |
| Teimour Radjabov | - | Boris Gelfand |
| Alexander Grischuk | - | Vassily Ivanchuk |
| Vladimir Kramnik | - | Peter Svidler |
| Round 9 | 25/03/13 | |
| Vladimir Kramnik | - | Magnus Carlsen |
| Peter Svidler | - | Alexander Grischuk |
| Vassily Ivanchuk | - | Teimour Radjabov |
| Boris Gelfand | - | Levon Aronian |
| Round 10 | 27/03/13 | |
| Magnus Carlsen | - | Boris Gelfand |
| Levon Aronian | - | Vassily Ivanchuk |
| Teimour Radjabov | - | Peter Svidler |
| Alexander Grischuk | - | Vladimir Kramnik |
| Round 11 | 28/03/13 | |
| Alexander Grischuk | - | Magnus Carlsen |
| Vladimir Kramnik | - | Teimour Radjabov |
| Peter Svidler | - | Levon Aronian |
| Vassily Ivanchuk | - | Boris Gelfand |
| Round 12 | 29/03/13 | |
| Magnus Carlsen | - | Vassily Ivanchuk |
| Boris Gelfand | - | Peter Svidler |
| Levon Aronian | - | Vladimir Kramnik |
| Teimour Radjabov | - | Alexander Grischuk |
| Round 13 | 31/03/13 | |
| Teimour Radjabov | - | Magnus Carlsen |
| Alexander Grischuk | - | Levon Aronian |
| Vladimir Kramnik | - | Boris Gelfand |
| Peter Svidler | - | Vassily Ivanchuk |
| Round 14 | 01/04/13 | |
| Magnus Carlsen | - | Peter Svidler |
| Vassily Ivanchuk | - | Vladimir Kramnik |
| Boris Gelfand | - | Alexander Grischuk |
| Levon Aronian | - | Teimour Radjabov |
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If tie-breaks are necessary, then they will be played on the 2nd April. Ground-breaking new online coverage is promised at the official website! UPDATE: All rounds start at 14:00 GMT, and the time control is 2 hours for 40 moves, then an extra 1 hour for the next 20 moves, then 15 minutes with a 30 second increment to finish.
Who is your pick to rise above the rest and become the official world championship challenger?
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World Champion Vishy Anand awaits his challenger!
