Pre-match
- Fide.com: Rules & Regulations for the Candidates Matches of the FIDE World Championship cycle 2009-2011 • Official site
- CB: (Chessbase.com) FIDE Candidates Matches 2011 start on Thursday • Pictures from the opening ceremony
- CN: (Chessninja.com) Kazan Candidates 2011
- CV: (Chessvibes.com) Candidates matches start in one week – who’s your pick? • Aronian clear favorite to win Candidates
- CM: (Chessmind.net) The Candidates Matches Start Next Thursday
- CT: (Chessintranslation.com)
- CD: (Chessdom.com) Schedule; Preview • Logo, preparations, Kazan • Dvorkovich on the Candidates Matches • Venue • Kazan might be the revenge for Elista, says Danailov • Candidates matches opening day LIVE!
R1 G1, 5 May 2011
- CB: Fighting chess but no knockouts • GM commentary on Aronian-Grischuk
- CV: Candidates matches start with four draws
- CM: Candidates Quarterfinals, Day 1: Four Draws
- CT: Shipov’s live commentary on Candidates QF, Game 1
R1 G2, 6 May
- CB: R1G2: Kamsky strikes first • Caruana annotates game two
- CV: Kamsky beats Topalov
- CM: Quarterfinals, Day 2: Three Draws and a Kamsky Win
R1 G3, 7 May
- CB: R1G3: Gelfand rolls six pawns to win
- CV: Gelfand beats Mamedyarov
- CM: Quarterfinals, Day 3: Three More Draws, Plus a Gelfand Win
R1 G4, 8 May
- CB: R1G4: From Topa to bottom
- CV: Kamsky eliminates Topalov, Gelfand also through
- CM: Day 4: Four Draws, Gelfand, Kamsky Advance
R1 TB, 9 May
- CB: R1 Tiebreak: Aronian out; Kramnik saved by the clock!
- CV: Grischuk & Kramnik through, Aronian & Radjabov out
- CM: Quarterfinal Tiebreaks: Grischuk, Kramnik Advance
- CT: Kramnik and Radjabov’s post-match press conference • Grischuk and Aronian’s views on their match
- CD: Kramnik - Radjabov tiebreak video (inluding blitz) • Radjabov speaks about the match with Kramnik
Intermission
R2 G1, 12 May
- CB: Semis G1: Gelfand and Kamsky draw
- CV: Semi-finals start with two draws
- CM: Semi-finals, Day 1: Two Draws
- CT: Shipov’s live commentary on the Candidates SF, Game 1
R2 G2, 13 May
- CB: Semis G2: White wins both games!... Almost
- CV: Candidates: two more draws
- CM: Semi-Finals, Day 2: Two More Draws
- CT: Kramnik: I thought of banning castling before the 10th move • Shipov’s live commentary on the Candidates SF, Game 2
R2 G3, 14 May
- CB: Semis G3: Blood, sweat and tears
- CV: Two more draws on third day Candidates semi-finals
- CM: Semi-Finals, Day 3: Guess the Result!
- CT: Shipov’s live commentary on the Candidates SF, Game 3
R2 G4, 15 May
- CB: Semifinals G4: Blood, sweat and real tears this time
- CV: Again two draws, tie-breaks on Monday
- CM: Semi-Finals, Day 4
- CT: Shipov’s live commentary on the Candidates SF, Game 4
R2 TB, 16 May
- CB: Semis Tiebreak: G-Day for the Ks
- CV: Gelfand and Grischuk reach Candidates final
- CM: Semi-Final Tiebreaks: Grischuk, Gelfand Advance
- CT: Gelfand and Grischuk’s press conference
Intermission
R3 G1, 19 May
- CB: Finals: First game drawn after fight
- CV: First game Candidates final drawn
- CM: Final: Game 1 is Drawn
R3 G2, 20 May
- CB: Finals G2: Grischuk close to win against Gelfand
- CV: Gelfand and Grischuk draw second game Candidates final
- CM: Final: A Narrow Escape for Gelfand in Game 2
- CT: Shipov’s live commentary on the Candidates Final, Game 2
R3 G3, 21 May
- CB: Finals G3: Strong novelty... quick draw
- CV: Game 3 also drawn, after 14 moves
- CM: Final, Game 3: A Short but Savory Draw
- CT: Shipov’s live commentary on the Candidates Final, Game 3 • Gata Kamsky: I can’t play like Grischuk and Kramnik • God created man, but the Queen’s Gambit made them equal
R3 G4, 23 May
- CB: Finals G4: Another short draw
- CV: Candidates final: game 4 also drawn
- CM: Game 4: Dr(y)awn
- CT: Shipov’s live commentary on the Candidates Final, Game 4
R3 G5, 24 May
- CB: Finals G5: No winner in trenchwar
- CV: Candidates: game 5 also drawn
- CM: Game 5 is...Drawn
- CT: Shipov’s live commentary on the Candidates Final, Game 5
R3 G6, 25 May
- Fide.com: Boris Gelfand is challenger for World Championship
- CB: Finals: Gelfand wins right to challenge Anand in 2012!
- CV: Gelfand beats Grischuk, wins Candidates
- CM: Game 6: Gelfand Wins Game, Match, and the Right to Face Anand in 2012
- CT: Shipov’s live commentary on the Candidates Final, Game 6 • Gelfand and Grischuk’s final press conference
Post-match
- CB: Accusations by the ECU and FIDE over Kazan • Feedback on Kazan – how should the Candidates be conducted? • Kramnik: Reflections on the Candidates Matches
- CV: Kazan: the aftermath • Gelfand & Grischuk post-final interviews • Skill and luck in high-level chess competitions
- CT: Grischuk: I was worried I’d forgotten how to play chess • Boris Gelfand: A completely happy man
- CD: Pros and cons of the Candidates matches system and organization
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