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Torneio De Candidatos 2020 TORNEIO DE CANDIDATOS 2020 P4R.COM.BR O site do Xadrez - 2/125 Torneo de Candidatos 2020 en Ekaterinburgo El Torneo de Candidatos de la FIDE, aquel torneo que determinará quién será el retador por el título de Campeón del Mundo de Magnus Carlsen, se disputará entre el 15 de marzo y el 5 de abril de 2020, en Ekaterinburgo. Participarán ocho jugadores de la elite mundial: Fabiano Caruana, Teimour Radjabov, Ding Liren, Wang Hao, Alexander Grischuk, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Anish Giri y Kirill Alekseenko. El torneo se disputará por sistema de liga, a doble vuelta. P4R.COM.BR O site do Xadrez - 3/125 Los participantes Fabiano Caruana Teimour Radjabov Ding Liren Wang Hao Alexander Grischuk Ian Nepomniachtchi Anish Giri Kirill Alekseenko P4R.COM.BR O site do Xadrez - 4/125 Como foram selecioandos os candidatos? 1- Vice-Campeão mundial 2- Campeão da Copa do Mundo 2019 3- Vice-Campeão da Copa do Mundo 2019 4- Campeão do Grand Swiss de Xadrez 2019 5- Campeão do Grand Prix de Xadrez 2019 6- Vice-Campeão do Grand Prix de Xadrez 2019 7- Maior rating médio entre Fevereiro/2019 e Janeiro/2020 8- Indicado pela organização do Torneio de Candidatos 2020 Fabiano Caruana Fabiano Caruana (2842, EUA) se classificou como vice-campeão do Campeonato Mundial de 2018. Ele venceu o Torneio de Candidatos em 2018 e acabou perdendo para Carlsen na disputa pelo título. Caruana ficou em segundo lugar no Torneio de Candidatos de 2016, atrás de Sergey Karjakin. Teimour Radjabov Teimour Radjabov (2765, Azerbaijão) se classificou como vencedor da Copa do Mundo da FIDE de 2019. Em 2011, ele foi eliminado por Vladimir Kramnik na primeira rodada do Candidatos. Em 2013, ele ficou em oitavo e último no torneio. Ding Liren Ding Liren (2805, China) se classificou como vice-campeão da Copa do Mundo da FIDE de 2019. Ele participará do Torneio de Candidatos pela segunda vez; em 2018, o GM chinês ficou em quarto lugar com 13 empates e uma vitória. Wang Hao Wang Hao (2758, China) se classificou como vencedor do Grand Swiss FIDE do Chess.com de 2019. Ele participará do seu primeiro Torneio de Candidatos. Alexander Grischuk Alexander Grischuk (2777, Rússia) se classificou como vencedor do Grand Prix da FIDE de 2019. Ele disputou o Candidatos em 2007 e 2011, quando era em formato de matches. Nos torneios de 2013 e 2018, empatou em quinto lugar com 6.5/14. Ian Nepomniachtchi Ian Nepomniachtchi (2774, Rússia) se classificou como vice-campeão do Grand Prix da FIDE de 2019. Ele participará do seu primeiro Torneio de Candidatos. Anish Giri Anish Giri (2763, Holanda) se classificou como o jogador com a maior média de rating no período entre fevereiro de 2019 e janeiro de 2020. É o segundo Torneio de Candidatos do holandês; em 2016, ele empatou em quarto lugar com 14 empates. Kirill Alekseenko Kirill Alekseenko (2704, Rússia) é o convidado. Ele foi elegível para ser selecionado como convidado devido à terceira colocação no Grand Swiss FIDE do Chess.com de 2019. Ele participará do seu primeiro Torneio de Candidatos. P4R.COM.BR O site do Xadrez - 5/125 Prêmios O prêmio total é de 500.000 euros (US$ 542.158). O valor é líquido e livre de quaisquer impostos locais. Todo o prêmio em dinheiro será dividido igualmente entre jogadores que tenham a mesma pontuação após 14 rodadas. Regulamento Estas são as coisas mais importantes para saber: >> Os oito jogadores jogarão um torneio double round robin (14 rodadas). O vencedor se classifica para o Campeonato Mundial de Xadrez da FIDE 2020. >> O controle de tempo é de 100 minutos para 40 lances, depois são adicionados 50 minutos para os próximos 20 lances e depois mais 15 minutos até o fim da partida com um incremento de 30 segundos a partir do primeiro lance. >> Os jogadores não podem empatar uma partida de comum acordo antes do 40º lance das Negras. A reivindicação de empate antes do 40º lance das Negras só pode ser feita ao árbitro principal ou seu assistente em caso de tripla repetição da posição. >> Se dois ou mais jogadores fizerem o mesmo número de pontos, o desempate será decidido pelos seguintes critérios, em ordem de prioridade: a) Os resultados dos confrontos diretos entre os jogadores empatados. b) O número total de vitórias de cada jogador empatado no torneio. c) Sistema Sonneborn-Berger. >> Se houver dois jogadores empatados em primeiro lugar, um desempate de partidas rápidas e blitz será realizado entre esses jogadores para determinar o vencedor e o segundo colocado. O local do torneio é o Hotel Hyatt Regency em Ecaterimburgo, Rússia. É também onde os jogadores ficarão. P4R.COM.BR O site do Xadrez - 6/125 Programa FECHA ACTIVIDAD 15.03.2020 Llegadas 16.03.2020 Reunión técnica e inauguración 17.03.2020 Ronda 1 18.03.2020 Ronda 2 19.03.2020 Ronda 3 20.03.2020 Día de descanso (1) 21.03.2020 Ronda 4 22.03.2020 Ronda 5 23.03.2020 Ronda 6 24.03.2020 Día de descanso (2) 25.03.2020 Ronda 7 26.03.2020 Ronda 8 27.03.2020 Ronda 9 28.03.2020 Día de descanso (3) 29.03.2020 Ronda 10 30.03.2020 Ronda 11 31.03.2020 Ronda 12 01.04.2020 Día de descanso 02.04.2020 Ronda 13 03.04.2020 Ronda 14 04.04.2020 Desempates 05.04.2020 Salida P4R.COM.BR O site do Xadrez - 7/125 Torneo de Candidatos Sorteo de los emparejamientos El Torneo de Candidatos se disputará entre el 15 de marzo y el 5 de abril en Ekaterinburgo, Rusia. El torneo se disputará por sistema de liga a doble vuelta. El ganador será el próximo retador al Campeón del Mundo, Magnus Carlsen. El viernes pasado, 14 de febrero, se llevó a cabo el sorteo de los emparejamientos en Moscú. Atendió al acto el presidente de la FIDE, Arkady Dvorkovich. Ahora ya se sabe, quién jugará con quién y en qué fecha y con qué color. Oleg Matytsin (Ministro de Deportes de Rusia), Anastasia Myskina (ex estrelal de tenis y ganadora del French Open 2004 y el presidente de la FIDE, Arkady Dvorkovich Conforme estipulado nos regulamentos, jogadores do mesmo país se enfrentam nas primeiras rodadas. Os dois jogadores chineses se enfrentam nas rodadas 1 e 8, e os três russos jogam entre si nas rodadas 1 a 3 e 8 a 10. Estavam presentes na cerimônia Oleg Matytsin, ministro do Esporte da Rússia; Anastasia Myskina, tenista russa de grande sucesso e vencedora do Roland Garros em 2004; Arkady Dvorkovich, presidente da FIDE; e Anatoly Bykhovsky, um lendário técnico russo. "A Rússia é conhecida por suas tradições no xadrez, e estamos felizes em sediar um torneio tão importante. Podemos garantir que o nível da organização será de primeira linha, como sempre nos eventos organizados pela Rússia". Oleg Matytsin, ministro do Esporte da Rússia. P4R.COM.BR O site do Xadrez - 8/125 Torneo de Candidatos: Radjabov retira su participación Una virada inesperada Faltan menos de dos semanas hasta el comienzo del Torneo de Candidatos en Ekaterinburgo y la FIDE acaba de anunciar que Teimour Radjabov ha cancelado su participación por razones particulares, tal y como dice en el comunicado de prensa oficial. Actualización: Azerisport ha citado el comentario de Radjatov, indicando que la razón por el retirio de su participación teme que el coronavirus pudiera afectar a la competición y solicitó a la FIDE que aplazara el desafío. La FIDE rechazó esa demanda y esa es la razón por la que Radjabov ha retirado su participación. Según las reglas del torneo, en tal caso, participará el próximo jugador aún no clasificado que haya tenido la valoración Elo más alta en 2019. En este caso, ese jugador es Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. Según informa la FIDE, el francés ha confirmado sus participación inmediatamente y que ya ha organizado el viaje. Por otra parte, recientemente la FIDE informó que los jugadores chinos efectivamente serán capaces de acercarse a Ekaterinburgo y sus visados ya están preparados. Hace cuatro días la Federación Internacional de ajedrez mencionó que Ding Liren había pasado por los controles de la frontera rusa y que ya se encontraba en las afueras de Moscú. El azerbaiyano y el chino Hao Wang piden un aplazamiento a la Federación Internacional, que lo rechaza Miedo a infectarse por el contacto cercano con espectadores, periodistas y personal de la organización. Es lo que arguye el azerbaiyano Teimur Radyábov para retirarse del Torneo de Candidatos al Mundial de Ajedrez, previsto en Yekaterimburgo (Rusia) desde el día 17. La Federación Internacional (FIDE) lo ha sustituido por el francés Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. El chino Hao Wang apoya la petición de Radyábov, pero no se ha retirado. Tras recordar que la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) ha declarado la alerta roja y que muchas competiciones de diferentes deportes se han cancelado, Radyábov reconoce en un comunicado que la FIDE ha tomado algunas medidas profilácticas, “pero no todas”. Y añade: “Se anunció que los [dos] jugadores chinos, sus entrenadores y acompañantes pasarían una cuarentena de catorce días en Rusia. Eso ha ocurrido con uno de ellos [Liren Ding]. Pero el segundo [Hao Wang] no pasará cuarentena y volará para la inauguración desde un país [Japón] donde el coronavirus crece cada día”. Radyábov también se queja de que la FIDE no ha anunciado qué va a hacer si un jugador, entrenador, acompañante, periodista o árbitro “muestras síntomas de catarro, infección respiratoria o -Dios no lo quiera- sufre un coronavirus confirmado”. Y abunda en sus dudas sobre las medidas que deberían tomarse en tales casos.
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