MOSCOW 2016 CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT

TOURNAMENT · ROUND ORDER

Replay all 56 chess games from Moscow 2016 Candidates Tournament. This collection follows the event's recorded round order; search by player, opening, or date and download any game as PGN. Read about Moscow 2016 Candidates Tournament →

ROUND ORDER PLAYERS RESULT MOVES OPENINGS ROUND
2016.03.11
Karjakin, Sergey vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2 30 Slav Defense: Alapin Variation ROUND 1
2016.03.11
Anand, Viswanathan vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0 49 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation ROUND 1
2016.03.11
Giri, Anish vs Aronian, Levon
1/2-1/2 65 Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation ROUND 1
2016.03.11
Nakamura, Hikaru vs Caruana, Fabiano
1/2-1/2 31 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation ROUND 1
2016.03.12
Svidler, Peter vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2 30 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio Gambit Accepted ROUND 2
2016.03.12
Caruana, Fabiano vs Giri, Anish
1/2-1/2 42 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense ROUND 2
2016.03.12
Aronian, Levon vs Anand, Viswanathan
1/2-1/2 31 Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation ROUND 2
2016.03.12
Karjakin, Sergey vs Nakamura, Hikaru
1-0 38 Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation ROUND 2
2016.03.13
Nakamura, Hikaru vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2 64 Slav Defense: Alapin Variation ROUND 3
2016.03.13
Anand, Viswanathan vs Caruana, Fabiano
1/2-1/2 40 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense ROUND 3
2016.03.13
Topalov, Veselin vs Aronian, Levon
0-1 50 English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line ROUND 3
2016.03.13
Giri, Anish vs Karjakin, Sergey
1/2-1/2 30 Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation ROUND 3
2016.03.15
Svidler, Peter vs Aronian, Levon
1/2-1/2 41 English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation ROUND 4
2016.03.15
Caruana, Fabiano vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2 52 Italian Game: Classical Variation ROUND 4
2016.03.15
Karjakin, Sergey vs Anand, Viswanathan
1-0 43 English Opening: Agincourt Defense ROUND 4
2016.03.15
Nakamura, Hikaru vs Giri, Anish
1/2-1/2 32 Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line ROUND 4
2016.03.16
Giri, Anish vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2 30 Neo-Grünfeld Defense: with g3 ROUND 5
2016.03.16
Topalov, Veselin vs Karjakin, Sergey
1/2-1/2 41 Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation ROUND 5
2016.03.16
Anand, Viswanathan vs Nakamura, Hikaru
1/2-1/2 28 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense ROUND 5
2016.03.16
Aronian, Levon vs Caruana, Fabiano
1/2-1/2 30 Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Czerniak Defense, Tal Line ROUND 5
2016.03.17
Caruana, Fabiano vs Karjakin, Sergey
1/2-1/2 36 Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation ROUND 6
2016.03.17
Aronian, Levon vs Nakamura, Hikaru
1-0 83 Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation ROUND 6
2016.03.17
Topalov, Veselin vs Giri, Anish
1/2-1/2 68 Indian Defense: West Indian Defense ROUND 6
2016.03.17
Anand, Viswanathan vs Svidler, Peter
1-0 24 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Anti-Marshall ROUND 6
2016.03.19
Karjakin, Sergey vs Aronian, Levon
1/2-1/2 31 King's Indian Attack ROUND 7
2016.03.19
Svidler, Peter vs Caruana, Fabiano
1/2-1/2 45 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights Variation ROUND 7
2016.03.19
Nakamura, Hikaru vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0 39 Slav Defense: Quiet Variation, Schallopp Defense ROUND 7
2016.03.19
Giri, Anish vs Anand, Viswanathan
1/2-1/2 31 Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation ROUND 7
2016.03.20
Topalov, Veselin vs Anand, Viswanathan
1/2-1/2 51 Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation ROUND 8
2016.03.20
Caruana, Fabiano vs Nakamura, Hikaru
1-0 33 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense ROUND 8
2016.03.20
Svidler, Peter vs Karjakin, Sergey
1/2-1/2 50 English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line ROUND 8
2016.03.20
Aronian, Levon vs Giri, Anish
1/2-1/2 42 Semi-Slav Defense ROUND 8
2016.03.21
Giri, Anish vs Caruana, Fabiano
1/2-1/2 96 Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Goglidze Attack ROUND 9
2016.03.21
Anand, Viswanathan vs Aronian, Levon
1-0 66 Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo ROUND 9
2016.03.21
Topalov, Veselin vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2 47 Ruy Lopez: Closed ROUND 9
2016.03.21
Nakamura, Hikaru vs Karjakin, Sergey
1/2-1/2 44 Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation ROUND 9
2016.03.23
Karjakin, Sergey vs Giri, Anish
1/2-1/2 31 Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line ROUND 10
2016.03.23
Caruana, Fabiano vs Anand, Viswanathan
1-0 33 English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line ROUND 10
2016.03.23
Aronian, Levon vs Topalov, Veselin
1/2-1/2 58 English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line ROUND 10
2016.03.23
Svidler, Peter vs Nakamura, Hikaru
1/2-1/2 30 English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line ROUND 10
2016.03.24
Aronian, Levon vs Svidler, Peter
0-1 48 Slav Defense: Alapin Variation ROUND 11
2016.03.24
Topalov, Veselin vs Caruana, Fabiano
1/2-1/2 41 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann Defense ROUND 11
2016.03.24
Anand, Viswanathan vs Karjakin, Sergey
1-0 70 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation ROUND 11
2016.03.24
Giri, Anish vs Nakamura, Hikaru
1/2-1/2 53 Italian Game: Classical Variation ROUND 11
2016.03.25
Caruana, Fabiano vs Aronian, Levon
1/2-1/2 67 Ruy Lopez: Closed ROUND 12
2016.03.25
Karjakin, Sergey vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0 35 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation ROUND 12
2016.03.25
Nakamura, Hikaru vs Anand, Viswanathan
1-0 26 English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line ROUND 12
2016.03.25
Svidler, Peter vs Giri, Anish
1/2-1/2 85 English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line ROUND 12
2016.03.27
Anand, Viswanathan vs Giri, Anish
1/2-1/2 52 Italian Game: Classical Variation ROUND 13
2016.03.27
Caruana, Fabiano vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2 116 Ruy Lopez: Closed ROUND 13