Candidates Games

Every Candidates game in the archive — replay each with its engine analysis and story.

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1-0 The Magician Against the Maestro Mikhail Tal vs Vasily Smyslov 1959 · Candidates Tournament 1959 · Caro-Kann Defense: Breyer Variation ⚙ Analysed The Soviet School ½-½ Levon Aronian vs Magnus Carlsen 2007 · WCh Candidates s/f · Benko Gambit Accepted: Fianchetto Variation ⚙ Analysed The New Millennium 1-0 Levon Aronian vs Magnus Carlsen 2007 · WCh Candidates s/f · Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 ⚙ Analysed The New Millennium ½-½ Levon Aronian vs Magnus Carlsen 2007 · WCh Candidates s/f · Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Krause Attack ⚙ Analysed The New Millennium 1-0 Levon Aronian vs Magnus Carlsen 2007 · WCh Candidates s/f · Benoni Defense: Fianchetto Variation ⚙ Analysed The New Millennium ½-½ Levon Aronian vs Magnus Carlsen 2007 · WCh Candidates s/f · Indian Defense: Knights Variation ⚙ Analysed The New Millennium 1-0 Levon Aronian vs Magnus Carlsen 2007 · WCh Candidates s/f · Indian Defense: Knights Variation ⚙ Analysed The New Millennium 1-0 Levon Aronian vs Shirov,A 2007 · WCh Candidates Finals · Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, McDonnell Defense ⚙ Analysed The New Millennium ½-½ Levon Aronian vs Shirov,A 2007 · WCh Candidates Finals · Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation, McDonnell Defense ⚙ Analysed The New Millennium ½-½ Levon Aronian vs Shirov,A 2007 · WCh Candidates Finals · Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Classical Variation ⚙ Analysed The New Millennium 0-1 Magnus Carlsen vs Levon Aronian 2007 · WCh Candidates s/f · Ruy Lopez: Closed, Martinez Variation ⚙ Analysed The New Millennium 1-0 Magnus Carlsen vs Levon Aronian 2007 · WCh Candidates s/f · English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Hedgehog Defense ⚙ Analysed The New Millennium 1-0 Magnus Carlsen vs Levon Aronian 2007 · WCh Candidates s/f · Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Kasparov Attack ⚙ Analysed The New Millennium ½-½ Magnus Carlsen vs Levon Aronian 2007 · WCh Candidates s/f · English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Hedgehog Defense ⚙ Analysed The New Millennium 1-0 Magnus Carlsen vs Levon Aronian 2007 · WCh Candidates s/f · Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation ⚙ Analysed The New Millennium 0-1 Magnus Carlsen vs Levon Aronian 2007 · WCh Candidates s/f · Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Capablanca Variation ⚙ Analysed The New Millennium ½-½ Shirov,A vs Levon Aronian 2007 · WCh Candidates Finals · Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation ⚙ Analysed The New Millennium ½-½ Shirov,A vs Levon Aronian 2007 · WCh Candidates Finals · Ruy Lopez: Closed ⚙ Analysed The New Millennium ½-½ Shirov,A vs Levon Aronian 2007 · WCh Candidates Finals · Ruy Lopez: Closed, Pilnik Variation ⚙ Analysed The New Millennium ½-½ Levon Aronian vs Grischuk,A 2011 · WCh Candidates · Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Classical Variation ⚙ Analysed The New Millennium ½-½ Levon Aronian vs Grischuk,A 2011 · WCh Candidates · Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Hungarian Variation ⚙ Analysed The New Millennium ½-½ Levon Aronian vs Grischuk,A 2011 · WCh Candidates · Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invitation ⚙ Analysed The New Millennium 0-1 Levon Aronian vs Grischuk,A 2011 · WCh Candidates · English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 ⚙ Analysed The New Millennium ½-½ Grischuk,A vs Levon Aronian 2011 · WCh Candidates · Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation ⚙ Analysed The New Millennium