It's been a long time since I published a post on chess. So I kind of decided to go on and regularly update my viewers about things happening in chess right now.
So we have got these candidates matches going on and it has just become interesting and turning out to be something really special. Err... just before I tell you about the things that are going on , it is worth looking at the current standings as far as the competition is concerned in the tournament.
For anybody who does not know what candidates tournament is all about. It is a tournament conducted to find the rightful challenger to the reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen to fight for the epic ...the most prestigious...World Champion status.
So we have got these candidates matches going on and it has just become interesting and turning out to be something really special. Err... just before I tell you about the things that are going on , it is worth looking at the current standings as far as the competition is concerned in the tournament.
For anybody who does not know what candidates tournament is all about. It is a tournament conducted to find the rightful challenger to the reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen to fight for the epic ...the most prestigious...World Champion status.
| # | Name | Pts | SB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karjakin, Sergey | 5.5 | 23.5 |
| Anand, Viswanathan | 5.5 | 22.5 | |
| 3 | Caruana, Fabiano | 5 | 21.25 |
| Aronian, Levon | 5 | 21 | |
| 5 | Giri, Anish | 4.5 | 20.75 |
| 6 | Svidler, Peter | 4 | 17.5 |
| 7 | Nakamura, Hikaru | 3.5 | 15.25 |
| 8 | Topalov, Veselin | 3 | 14.25 |
Well, so that's about it, To be honest I'll tell you who are most likely players already out for contention. Those are the bottom two and probably Peter Svidler too.
It's been a spectacular event with lots and ups and downs.
Sergey Karjakin and Vishy Anand are really fighting it out for the place in the top. If things goes on like this, the result of a tie would favour the Russian Grandmaster due to his SB score, unless Vishy overtakes him or beats him with a head-to-head game.
Looking forward to the game and it is going to be intense.
The match is currently being played at Moscow, the beautiful city of Russia.
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