Round 4
The Candidates Tournaments (open and women’s) form the final qualifying stage of the FIDE World Championship cycle. Each tournament features eight of the world’s strongest players competing in a double round-robin format over fourteen rounds of classical chess.
At the conclusion of the events, the winners secure the right to challenge for the World Chess Championship and Women’s World Chess Championship titles. Gukesh Dommaraju and Ju Wenjun are the reigning champions, respectively.
Time controls
- Open: 120 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with an increment of 30 seconds per move starting from move 41.
- Women’s: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with an increment of 30 seconds per move starting from move 1.
If there is a tie for first place, a playoff to determine the winner shall be played.
Live games and commentary
Open
Women’s
Official webcast
In this Fritztrainer: “Attack like a Super GM” with Gukesh we touch upon all aspects of his play, with special emphasis on how you can become a better attacking player.
Commentary by Peter Svidler and Jan Gustafsson
ChessBase India webcast
Full schedule
Date
Day
Event
29 March
Sunday
Round 1
30 March
Monday
Round 2
31 March
Tuesday
Round 3
1 April
Wednesday
Round 4
2 April
Thursday
Rest day
3 April
Friday
Round 5
4 April
Saturday
Round 6
5 April
Sunday
Round 7
6 April
Monday
Rest day
7 April
Tuesday
Round 8
8 April
Wednesday
Round 9
9 April
Thursday
Round 10
10 April
Friday
Rest day
11 April
Saturday
Round 11
12 April
Sunday
Round 12
13 April
Monday
Rest day
14 April
Tuesday
Round 13
15 April
Wednesday
Round 14
16 April
Thursday
Tiebreakers (if required)
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