Candidates Tournament - Final Round

The final round of the Candidates Tournament in London is underway! Only two players still have a chance of finishing first - Magnus Carlsen of Norway and Vladimir Kramnik of Russia.  The tournament winner will challenge the current world chess champion Vishy Anand for the title in a match later this year. 

Although they both start the round have the same score, Magnus Carlsen has a superior tie-break score because he has won more games than Vladimir Kramnik. Therefore, if they remain level at the end of the final round, Carlsen is the winner.

The standings before the final round

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The pairings for today's final round

The official FIDE website coverage is at london2013.fide.com.  Chess.com also has live coverage at Chess.comTV with IM Danny Rensch and GM Ben Finegold.  Look here for details. 

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The 2013 Candidates Tournament runs from 14 March - 2 April in London, with the winner earning the right to challenge current world champion Vishy Anand for the title.

The tournament is an 8-player double round-robin event and the venue is The IET at 2 Savoy Place on the banks of the river Thames. The total prize fund is €510,000 (approx 665,000 USD). 

All rounds start at 14:00 GMT, and the time control is 2 hours for 40 moves, then an extra hour added for the next 20 moves, then 15 minutes more with a 30 second increment to finish.