28 March 2018
Fabiano Caruana Wins Candidates Tournament in Berlin
Sergey Karjakin and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov share 2-3 places.
Photo by Vladimir Barsky
On March 27, the last fourteenfth round of the FIDE Candidates Tournament was played in Berlin. Fabiano Caruana (USA) defeated Alexander Grischuk (Russia) to win the tournament. The games Karjakin (Russia) - Ding Liren (China), Kramnik (Russia) - Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan), and Aronian (Armenia) - So (USA) were drawn.
Final standings:
1. Fabiano Caruana - 9
2-3. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Sergey Karjakin - 8
4. Ding Liren - 7.5
5-6. Vladimir Kramnik, Alexander Grischuk - 6.5
7. Wesley So - 6
8. Levon Aronian – 4.5
Fabiano Caruana qualified for the World Championship Match versus the reigning champion Magnus Carlsen (Norway). The event will take place in London, on 9-28 November, 2018.
Tournament on Chess-Results
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