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 know • Candidates: 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 four • Candidates 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.