19 April 2018

Berlin Candidates - Chess Press Overview

As the chess world gears up for what must be the most anticipated World Championship match since 2013 Carlsen - Anand, let's have one last look at the 2018 Berlin Candidates Tournament. The following table links to the daily reports from two respected names in chess news: Chessbase.com and Chess.com.

Rd. Chessbase Chess.com
  What you need to knowCandidates: Opening moves FIDE Publishes Candidates' Tournament Pairings
R1 Candidates come out swinging Caruana, Mamedyarov, Kramnik Win
R2 Grischuk wins against So Grischuk Bounces Back
R3 Kramnik wins brilliancy Kramnik Beats Aronian In Brilliant Style
R4 Caruana and Aronian score Aronian, Caruana Win In Incredible Round 4
R5 Candidates trials and tribulations Grischuk Thrills Again
R6   Mamedyarov Catches Caruana
R7 Caruana beats Aronian to take lead Caruana Sole Leader Halfway Through Tournament
R8 Grischuk edges Kramnik to start second half Grischuk Outwits Kramnik
R9 Caruana misses victory, Kramnik loses again Karjakin Prolongs Kramnik's Misery
R10 Draw at the top Aronian Hangs Mate Against Kramnik
R11 Karjakin's last chance Caruana Leads, Aronian Suffers
R12 Drama, drama! Karjakin takes the lead! Tournament Wide Open As Karjakin Beats Caruana
R13 The final fourCandidates tiebreak scenarios Caruana Beats Aronian, Leads Before Final Round
R14 Caruana wins!First American challenger since Fischer Caruana Wins FIDE Candidates' Tournament
    Caruana: 'I Think My Chances Are About 50-50'

The headlines in the table already give a sense of the tension and excitement that surrounded the tournament. Next stop: the 2018 Carlsen - Caruana title match.

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