Candidates Tournament 2013 | |
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![]() 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 | |
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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]