The FIDE Candidates Tournament is a prestigious chess event determining the challenger for the World Chess Championship. Top grandmasters compete in a rigorous...
It's a prestigious chess tournament organized by FIDE, held to select the challenger who will compete against the reigning World Chess Champion for the title.
The Candidates Tournament is typically held every two years, preceding the World Chess Championship match.
Players qualify through various routes, including high rankings in previous World Championship cycles, strong performances in major FIDE events like the World Cup, or by FIDE wildcard nominations.
The tournament usually features eight elite grandmasters competing in a double round-robin format, meaning each player plays every other player twice, once with white and once with black pieces.