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      Home  >  Daily News • General News • Major Tournaments  >  Pairings set for Candidates Tournament 2016

      Pairings set for Candidates Tournament 2016

      Candidates Tournament, FIDE, Nigel Freeman, Takis Nikolopoulos

      Nigel Freeman & Takis FIDE

      The pairings have been made today in FIDE office in Athens following the Rules and Regulations for the Candidates Tournament of the FIDE World Championship cycle 2014-2016.

      Download Candidates Tournament 2016 Pairings (pdf)

      Round 1 on 2016/03/11 at 14.00
      SNo. Name Rtg Res. Name Rtg SNo.
      1 GM Karjakin Sergey 2769 – GM Svidler Peter 2751 8
      2 GM Nakamura Hikaru 2787 – GM Caruana Fabiano 2787 7
      3 GM Giri Anish 2798 – GM Aronian Levon 2792 6
      4 GM Anand Viswanathan 2784 – GM Topalov Veselin 2780 5
      Round 2 on 2016/03/12 at 14.00
      SNo. Name Rtg Res. Name Rtg SNo.
      8 GM Svidler Peter 2751 – GM Topalov Veselin 2780 5
      6 GM Aronian Levon 2792 – GM Anand Viswanathan 2784 4
      7 GM Caruana Fabiano 2787 – GM Giri Anish 2798 3
      1 GM Karjakin Sergey 2769 – GM Nakamura Hikaru 2787 2
      Round 3 on 2016/03/13 at 14.00
      SNo. Name Rtg Res. Name Rtg SNo.
      2 GM Nakamura Hikaru 2787 – GM Svidler Peter 2751 8
      3 GM Giri Anish 2798 – GM Karjakin Sergey 2769 1
      4 GM Anand Viswanathan 2784 – GM Caruana Fabiano 2787 7
      5 GM Topalov Veselin 2780 – GM Aronian Levon 2792 6
      Round 4 on 2016/03/15 at 14.00
      SNo. Name Rtg Res. Name Rtg SNo.
      8 GM Svidler Peter 2751 – GM Aronian Levon 2792 6
      7 GM Caruana Fabiano 2787 – GM Topalov Veselin 2780 5
      1 GM Karjakin Sergey 2769 – GM Anand Viswanathan 2784 4
      2 GM Nakamura Hikaru 2787 – GM Giri Anish 2798 3
      Round 5 on 2016/03/16 at 14.00
      SNo. Name Rtg Res. Name Rtg SNo.
      3 GM Giri Anish 2798 – GM Svidler Peter 2751 8
      4 GM Anand Viswanathan 2784 – GM Nakamura Hikaru 2787 2
      5 GM Topalov Veselin 2780 – GM Karjakin Sergey 2769 1
      6 GM Aronian Levon 2792 – GM Caruana Fabiano 2787 7
      Round 6 on 2016/03/17 at 14.00
      SNo. Name Rtg Res. Name Rtg SNo.
      4 GM Anand Viswanathan 2784 – GM Svidler Peter 2751 8
      5 GM Topalov Veselin 2780 – GM Giri Anish 2798 3
      6 GM Aronian Levon 2792 – GM Nakamura Hikaru 2787 2
      7 GM Caruana Fabiano 2787 – GM Karjakin Sergey 2769 1
      Round 7 on 2016/03/19 at 14.00
      SNo. Name Rtg Res. Name Rtg SNo.
      8 GM Svidler Peter 2751 – GM Caruana Fabiano 2787 7
      1 GM Karjakin Sergey 2769 – GM Aronian Levon 2792 6
      2 GM Nakamura Hikaru 2787 – GM Topalov Veselin 2780 5
      3 GM Giri Anish 2798 – GM Anand Viswanathan 2784 4
      Round 8 on 2016/03/20 at 14.00
      SNo. Name Rtg Res. Name Rtg SNo.
      8 GM Svidler Peter 2751 – GM Karjakin Sergey 2769 1
      7 GM Caruana Fabiano 2787 – GM Nakamura Hikaru 2787 2
      6 GM Aronian Levon 2792 – GM Giri Anish 2798 3
      5 GM Topalov Veselin 2780 – GM Anand Viswanathan 2784 4
      Round 9 on 2016/03/21 at 14.00
      SNo. Name Rtg Res. Name Rtg SNo.
      5 GM Topalov Veselin 2780 – GM Svidler Peter 2751 8
      4 GM Anand Viswanathan 2784 – GM Aronian Levon 2792 6
      3 GM Giri Anish 2798 – GM Caruana Fabiano 2787 7
      2 GM Nakamura Hikaru 2787 – GM Karjakin Sergey 2769 1
      Round 10 on 2016/03/23 at 14.00
      SNo. Name Rtg Res. Name Rtg SNo.
      8 GM Svidler Peter 2751 – GM Nakamura Hikaru 2787 2
      1 GM Karjakin Sergey 2769 – GM Giri Anish 2798 3
      7 GM Caruana Fabiano 2787 – GM Anand Viswanathan 2784 4
      6 GM Aronian Levon 2792 – GM Topalov Veselin 2780 5
      Round 11 on 2016/03/24 at 14.00
      SNo. Name Rtg Res. Name Rtg SNo.
      6 GM Aronian Levon 2792 – GM Svidler Peter 2751 8
      5 GM Topalov Veselin 2780 – GM Caruana Fabiano 2787 7
      4 GM Anand Viswanathan 2784 – GM Karjakin Sergey 2769 1
      3 GM Giri Anish 2798 – GM Nakamura Hikaru 2787 2
      Round 12 on 2016/03/25 at 14.00
      SNo. Name Rtg Res. Name Rtg SNo.
      8 GM Svidler Peter 2751 – GM Giri Anish 2798 3
      2 GM Nakamura Hikaru 2787 – GM Anand Viswanathan 2784 4
      1 GM Karjakin Sergey 2769 – GM Topalov Veselin 2780 5
      7 GM Caruana Fabiano 2787 – GM Aronian Levon 2792 6
      Round 13 on 2016/03/27 at 14.00
      SNo. Name Rtg Res. Name Rtg SNo.
      7 GM Caruana Fabiano 2787 – GM Svidler Peter 2751 8
      6 GM Aronian Levon 2792 – GM Karjakin Sergey 2769 1
      5 GM Topalov Veselin 2780 – GM Nakamura Hikaru 2787 2
      4 GM Anand Viswanathan 2784 – GM Giri Anish 2798 3
      Round 14 on 2016/03/28 at 14.00
      SNo. Name Rtg Res. Name Rtg SNo.
      8 GM Svidler Peter 2751 – GM Anand Viswanathan 2784 4
      3 GM Giri Anish 2798 – GM Topalov Veselin 2780 5
      2 GM Nakamura Hikaru 2787 – GM Aronian Levon 2792 6
      1 GM Karjakin Sergey 2769 – GM Caruana Fabiano 2787 7
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      1. IA Rohan Waithe Reply
        February 11, 2016 at 6:49 pm

        Can’t wait for this event!!

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