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There were five different qualification paths to the Candidates Tournament. [2] In order of priority, these were: loser of the World Chess Championship 2014 match, the top two finishers in the Chess World Cup 2015, the top two finishers in the FIDE Grand Prix 2014–15, next two highest rated players (average FIDE rating on the 12 monthly lists from January to December 2015, with at least 30 ...
2014–2016: FIDE Grand Prix 2014–15 2 qualified Caruana, Nakamura: Anand [56] Topalov, Giri (ratings) [57] Aronian (wildcard) [57] Candidates Tournament 2016 Moscow, March 2016 8 player double round-robin tournament Karjakin Carlsen (2014 champion) New York City, November 2016 12-game match drawn 6–6 Carlsen won rapid playoff 3–1 to ...
March 28, 2016: Sergey Karjakin wins the Candidates Tournament 2016 to qualify to play Magnus Carlsen. May 26, 2016: Agon head Ilya Merenzon says that "The contract between FIDE and Agon is finalized and is being signed. The contract between the players and FIDE will be finalized in the next 2–3 weeks." [9]
Major chess events that took place in 2016 included the Women's World Chess Championship 2016 between Mariya Muzychuk and Hou Yifan, won by Hou Yifan, and the Candidates Tournament, won by Sergey Karjakin, who challenged Magnus Carlsen in the World Chess Championship 2016. Magnus Carlsen won the match on tiebreaks and retained the title of ...
In March 2016, Giri participated in the Candidates Tournament 2016 in Moscow after qualifying (for the first time) as one of the two players with the highest average ratings for 2015. At the tournament, he drew all 14 games and was the only player in the tournament to go undefeated.
A quick look at some of the lesser-known candidates in the race for the White House -- including those who've dropped out.
The only popular candidates for president in the 2016 election have one thing in common: They're not winning.
CALVIN WOODWARD - Jul. 14, 2014 4:43 AM EDT WASHINGTON (AP) - For a year, The Associated Press has been tracking movements and machinations of more than a dozen prospective presidential candidates.