Candidates Tournament Starts in Berlin

Opening Ceremony to be held on March 9.

The Candidates Tournament, which determines the challenger for the World Chess Championship Match with Magnus Carlsen (Norway), will take place in Berlin, Germany, on March 10 — 28, 2018. The tournament is an eight-player double round-robin competition. 

Participants: Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan, 2809), Vladimir Kramnik (Russia, 2800), Wesley So (USA, 2799), Levon Aronian (Armenia, 2794), Fabiano Caruana (USA, 2784), Ding Liren (China, 2769), Alexander Grischuk (Russia, 2767), and Sergey Karjakin (Russia, 2763).

The Opening Ceremony will be held in the evening of March 9.

The prize fund will be 420,000 euros and will also include 10% of the pay-per-view revenues from the event.

Time control: 100 minutes for the first 40 moves, 50 minutes for the next 20 moves and then 15 minutes for the rest of the game plus an additional 30 seconds per move starting from move 1.

Schedule: March 10-12, 14-16, 18-20, 22-24, 26, and 27. Free days: March 13, 17, 21, and 25.

Regulations  

Official website