03.17.18 Eight of the world's strongest chess players are in Berlin, Germany competing in the double round-robin Candidates Tournament from March 10-28, 2018. The winner of this tournament will earn the right to face Magnus Carlsen in a match for the World Championship to be played in London in November of 2018. After six of fourteen rounds, Fabiano Caruana and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov lead the field with 4.0 points.

The player list includes:

Levon Aronian (Armenia)
Fabiano Caruana (USA)
Wesley So (USA)
Sergey Karjakin (Russia)
Ding Liren (China)
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)
Alexander Grischuk (Russia)
Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)

Standings After Round 6

Official Site of the Candidates Tournament

Full Regulations of the Candidates Tournament

Link to all games played thus far

Official Schedule of the 2018 Candidates Tournament
Most games begin at 10:00 a.m. eastern US time
except those games indicated with ** which begin at 9:00 a.m. eastern US time

March 9 -- Friday Opening Ceremony
March 10 -- Saturday Round 1**
March 11 -- Sunday Round 2
March 12 -- Monday Round 3
March 13 -- Tuesday Rest Day
March 14 -- Wednesday Round 4
March 15 -- Thursday Round 5
March 16 -- Friday Round 6
March 17 -- Saturday Rest Day
March 18 -- Sunday Round 7
March 19 -- Monday Round 8
March 20 -- Tuesday Round 9
March 21 -- Wednesday Rest Day
March 22 -- Thursday Round 10
March 23 -- Friday Round 11
March 24 -- Saturday Round 12
March 25 -- Sunday Rest Day
March 26 -- Monday Round 13**
March 27 -- Tuesday Round 14/Closing Ceremony**
March 28 -- Wednesday Tie Breaks/Closing Ceremony**

Pairings for each round