Candidates Tournament 2020–2021
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The 2020–2021 Candidates Tournament was an eight-player chess double-round-robin tournament to decide the challenger for the World Chess Championship 2021, played in Yekaterinburg, Russia.[1] Ian Nepomniachtchi won the tournament with a round to spare and earned the right to challenge the defending world champion, Magnus Carlsen.[2]
Candidates Tournament 2020–2021 | |
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Location | Yekaterinburg, Russia |
Dates | 17–26 March 2020, 19–28 April 2021 |
Competitors | 8 from 5 nations |
Winning score | 8.5 points of 14 |
Champion | |
Ian Nepomniachtchi | |
The first half of the tournament was played from 17 to 25 March 2020.[1] It was suspended at the halfway point due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[3] with the second half of the tournament played from 19 to 27 April 2021.[4] Over 13 months from beginning to end, it is believed to be the longest over-the-board chess tournament in history.[5]