<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Candidates Tournament News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the latest and breaking news about Candidates Tournament tournament. All the latest 2026 Chess articles on SportsCafe.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in</link><image><url>https://cdn-static.spcafe.in/logo/logo192x192v1.png</url><title>Candidates Tournament News</title><link>https://sportscafe.in</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:36:48 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sportscafe.in/rss/chess/tournament/candidates_tournament" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2019 12:59:01 GMT</pubDate><copyright><![CDATA[ All Rights Reserved]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en-in]]></language><managingEditor><![CDATA[editor@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Editor)]]></managingEditor><webMaster><![CDATA[admin@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Admin)]]></webMaster><ttl>2</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Wang Hao defeat ends Vishwanathan Anand's Candidates dream]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wang Hao ended Viswanathan Anand’s slim hopes of claiming the lone qualifying spot for next year's Candidates Tournament in Russia, by handing out a defeat in the 10th round of the FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss tournament in Chennai on Sunday. Anand will face Robson Ray in the final round of the event.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/oct/22/wang-hao-defeat-ends-vishwanathan-anands-candidates-dream?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2019/oct/22/wang-hao-defeat-ends-vishwanathan-anands-candidates-dream?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2019 12:59:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/viswa-anand_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Karjakin wins Candidates Chess; Anand draws with Svidler to finish third]]></title><description><![CDATA[Viswanathan Anand was held to a draw by Russia's Peter Svidler in the final game of the Candidates Chess tournament in Moscow. The former World Champion finished third in the table, one point behind eventual winner Sergey Karjakin, who will now face Magnus Carlsen in the World Championship.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2016/mar/29/karjakin-wins-candidates-chess-anand-draws-with-svidler-to-finish-third?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2016/mar/29/karjakin-wins-candidates-chess-anand-draws-with-svidler-to-finish-third?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Amlan Majumdar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2016 05:57:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other%20sports/Anand.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Candidates Chess: Anand draws with Anish Giri]]></title><description><![CDATA[Viswanathan Anand faced with Anish Giri of the Netherlands in the penultimate round that ended as a draw and sabotaged the Indian’s chances of participating in the next World Championships. The draw leaves Anand at third with Sergey Karjakin and Fabiano Caruana sharing the lead at the top. ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2016/mar/28/candidates-chess-anand-draws-with-anish-giri?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2016/mar/28/candidates-chess-anand-draws-with-anish-giri?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Debarshee Mitra]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2016 06:06:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other%20sports/Anand_London_credited.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Candidates Chess: Anand loses lead after shock defeat against Nakamura]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a win against Karjakin, Viswanathan Anand suffered a shock loss to Hikaru Nakamura of United States in the 12th round of the Candidates Chess tournament at Moscow on Friday. It was the former world champion's third loss in the event, pushing him from the top of the table to the third spot.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2016/mar/26/candidates-chess-anand-loses-lead-after-shock-defeat-against-nakamura?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2016/mar/26/candidates-chess-anand-loses-lead-after-shock-defeat-against-nakamura?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Amlan Majumdar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 26 Mar 2016 04:46:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other%20sports/Anand.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Candidates Chess : Anand defeats Karjakin to storm back into lead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand defeated overnight leader Sergey Karjakin of Russia in the eleventh round of the Candidates chess tournament in Moscow on Thursday. With the win, Anand joined Fabiano Caruana of United States in the lead in the fourteen-round tournament with 6.5/11. ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2016/mar/25/candidates-chess-anand-defeats-karjakin-to-storm-back-into-lead?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2016/mar/25/candidates-chess-anand-defeats-karjakin-to-storm-back-into-lead?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arun S Kaimal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2016 05:20:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-gn/articles/Other%20sports/Anand_London_credited.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Candidates Chess: Anand beats Aronian to become joint-leader at the top]]></title><description><![CDATA[Viswanathan Anand showed his class once again as he defeated Levon Aronian 1-0 in the ninth round of the Candidates Tournament in Moscow. He has now remained undefeated in the last five matches, with this run of form propelling him to the top of the table, alongside Sergey Karjakin.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2016/mar/22/candidates-chess-anand-beats-aronian-to-become-joint-leader-at-the-top?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2016/mar/22/candidates-chess-anand-beats-aronian-to-become-joint-leader-at-the-top?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arun S Kaimal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2016 05:37:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other%20sports/Anand.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Candidates Chess: Anand settles for draw against Topalov to remain third]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five-time World champion Viswanathan Anand settled for a draw against Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria in the eighth round of the 2016 World Championship Candidates Tournament at Moscow. With the draw, Anand maintained his third position in the event at 4.5 points, half a point behind the joint leaders. ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2016/mar/21/candidates-chess-anand-settles-for-draw-against-topalov-to-remain-third?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2016/mar/21/candidates-chess-anand-settles-for-draw-against-topalov-to-remain-third?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Amlan Majumdar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2016 05:43:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-gn/articles/Other_sports/VishyAnand109.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anand back in contention after dominating Svidler]]></title><description><![CDATA[Viswanathan Anand fought his way back to contention at the Candidates Tournament with a dominating display against seven-time Russian champion Peter Svidler on Thursday. The Indian No.1 has now moved up to third place in the points table – 0.5 behind joint leaders Sergey Karjakin and Levon Aronian.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2016/mar/18/anand-back-in-contention-after-dominating-svidler?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2016/mar/18/anand-back-in-contention-after-dominating-svidler?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Amlan Majumdar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2016 07:01:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other%20sports/Anand.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anand draws with Nakamura to regain India No.1 spot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five-time World champion Viswanathan Anand settled for a draw against Hikaru Nakamura in the fifth-round at the Candidates Tournament to regain the India No.1 position. Anand had fallen behind Pentala Harikrishna in the ELO ratings after a fourth-round loss to Sergey Karjakin on Tuesday. ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2016/mar/17/anand-draws-with-nakamura-to-regain-india-no-1-spot?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2016/mar/17/anand-draws-with-nakamura-to-regain-india-no-1-spot?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Debarshee Mitra]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2016 06:30:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-gn/articles/Other%20sports/Anand_London_credited.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anand settles for draw against Aronian at Candidates Chess]]></title><description><![CDATA[After registering an impressive victory over Topalov in the opening round, five-time World champion Viswanathan Anand settled for a draw against Levon Aronian of Armenia in the second round of the Candidates Chess tournament on Saturday. Anand will next face Fabiano Caruana in the third round today.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2016/mar/13/anand-settles-for-draw-against-aronian-at-candidates-chess?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2016/mar/13/anand-settles-for-draw-against-aronian-at-candidates-chess?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Amlan Majumdar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2016 05:26:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-gn/articles/Other_sports/VishyAnand109.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anand triumphs against Topalov in Candidates’ opener]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five-time World champion Viswanathan Anand defeated Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria in a tight contest in the first round of 2016 World Championship Candidates Tournament at Moscow. The 14-round tournament will decide the challenger for reigning World champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway.  ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2016/mar/12/anand-triumphs-against-topalov-in-candidates-opener?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/chess/articles/2016/mar/12/anand-triumphs-against-topalov-in-candidates-opener?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arun S Kaimal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2016 05:38:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-gn/articles/Other%20sports/Anand_London_credited.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item></channel></rss>