Carlsen's challenger: Meet the Candidates

The search to find Magnus Carlsen’s challenger for the World chess championship begins in Moscow on Friday. It is the winner of the Candidates tournament who will meet the Norwegian genius in the World championship title match in New York in November. The Moscow tournament is a double round-robin affair, featuring eight players, including India’s Viswanathan Anand. Sportstar introduces you to each of the candidates in what is an open tournament with no clear favourite.

Published : Mar 10, 2016 17:24 IST

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