Candidates Tournament 2018

Candidates Tournament 2018
Fabiano Caruana
Fabiano Caruana, the winner of the Candidates Tournament 2018, advanced to the World Chess Championship 2018 match.
VenueKühlhaus Berlin
LocationBerlin, Germany
Dates10–28 March 2018
Competitors8 from 5 nations
Winning score9 points of 14
Champion
United States Fabiano Caruana
← 2016

The Candidates Tournament 2018 was an eight-player double round-robin chess tournament, which was held in Berlin, Germany, between 10–28 March 2018. The winner, Fabiano Caruana, earned the right to challenge the defending world champion, Magnus Carlsen of Norway, in the World Chess Championship 2018 match.

FIDE's commercial partner Agon was the official organizer.[1]

  1. ^ "Agon is official organizer of Candidates Tournament 2018". Agon Limited. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.