The 2007 World Chess Championship - Candidates Matches
Elista, Kalmykia, Russia, May 26-June 14, 2007

The Candidates Matches will take place in Elista, Kalmykia, Russia May 26th till June 14th 2007.

The 2007 World Chess Championship - Candidates Matches
Elista, Kalmykia, Russia, May 26-June 14, 2007

The Candidates Matches will take place in Elista, Kalmykia, Russia May 26th till June 14th 2007.

The World Candidates Matches will be held May 26th - June 14th, 2007 in Elista, Kalmykia. Each match will consist of six games, and, if necessary, tie-break rapid games. There will be a two rounds of matches producing four players who will play in the Mexico City (http://www.chessmexico.com) tournament to decide the world champion alongside Vladimir Kramnik, Viswanathan Anand, Peter Svidler and Alexander Morozevich to produce an 8 player, 14 round double round robin event September 12th-30th 2007. "Deep Fritz" and "Deep Junior" will have a 6 game match alongside the event. 

List of Players
GM Aronian, Levon (ARM) 2759
GM Leko, Peter (HUN) 2738
GM Ponomariov, Ruslan (UKR) 2717
GM Gelfand, Boris (ISR) 2733
GM Bacrot, Etienne (FRA) 2709
GM Grischuk, Alexander (RUS) 2717
GM Polgar, Judit (HUN) 2727
GM Shirov, Alexei (ESP) 2699
GM Adams, Michael (ENG) 2734
GM Bareev, Evgeny (RUS) 2643
GM Malakhov, Vladimir (RUS) 2679
GM Kamsky, Gata (USA) 2705
GM Kasimdzhanov, Rustam (UZB) 2677
GM Rublevsky, Sergei (RUS) 2680
GM Gurevich, Mikhail (TUR) 2639
GM Carlsen, Magnus (NOR) 2693

Pairing:
1st round
1. Aronian Levon (ARM) - Carlsen Magnus (NOR)
2. Leko Peter (HUN) - Gurevich Mikhail (TUR)
3. Ponomariov Ruslan (UKR) - Rublevsky Sergei (RUS)
4. Gelfand Boris (ISR) - Kasimdzhanov Rustam (UZB)
5. Bacrot Etienne (FRA) - Kamsky Gata (USA)
6. Grischuk Alexander (RUS) - Malakhov Vladimir (RUS)
7. Polgar Judith (HUN) - Bareev Evgeny (RUS)
8. Shirov Alexei (ESP) - Adams Michael (ENG)

Round 2 of Candidates Matches (6 games)
Winners of the matches
No 1 - No 8
No 2 - No 7
No 3 - No 6
No 4 - No 5

Schedule
May 25 Arrival of players and arbiters
May 26 Opening ceremony and drawing of lots

First round of matches (16 players)
May 27 at 15.00 o’clock Game 1
May 28 at 15.00 o’clock Game 2
May 29 at 15.00 o’clock Game 3
May 30 Free day
May 31 at 15.00 o’clock Game 4
June 01 at 15.00 o’clock Game 5
June 02 at 15.00 o’clock Game 6
June 03 at 13.00 o’clock Tiebreaks
June 04 Free day
June 05 Free day
Second round of matches (8 players)
June 06 at 15.00 o’clock Game 1
June 07 at 15.00 o’clock Game 2
June 08 at 15.00 o’clock Game 3
June 09 Free day
June 10 at 15.00 o’clock Game 4
June 11 at 15.00 o’clock Game 5
June 12 at 15.00 o’clock Game 6
June 13 at 13.00 o’clock Tiebreaks
June 14 Closing ceremony
June 15 Departure

Further details: http://www.fide.com - Preview by Martin Bennedik: http://www.bennedik.de/