The first round of the 2022 Candidates Tournament begins at 6 a.m. Pacific/15:00 Central Europe. The eyes of the chess world are fixed on Madrid as the eight candidates are about to show what they have prepared for the most important tournament of...
More than any other chess event, the FIDE Candidates Tournament, which starts on Friday in Madrid, Spain, is a winner-takes-all tournament. Finishing first, and only first, means facing World Champion Magnus Carlsen in a match. GM Fabiano Caruana,...