Magnus Carlsen, the winner of the Candidates Tournament 2013, advanced to the World Chess Championship 2013 match.
Venue
Institution of Engineering and Technology, Savoy Place
Location
London, England
Dates
15 March – 1 April 2013
Competitors
8 from 6 nations
Winning score
8.5 points of 14
Champion
Magnus Carlsen
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2014 →
See also: World Chess Championship 2013
The 2013 Candidates Tournament was an eight-player chess double round-robin tournament that took place in the Institution of Engineering and Technology, Savoy Place, London, from 15 March to 1 April 2013.[1]
This was the first time in 51 years that the round-robin format had been used for a Candidates, though it had been used for the 2005 (FIDE) and 2007 world championships.[2]
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