Candidates
Critical clashes from Candidates Tournaments and Matches that decided future World Championship challengers.
Featured Games
Mikhail Tal vs Bobby Fischer
Bled 1959 · Candidates · Result: 1-0
A sharp Sicilian where Tal outcalculates Fischer and delivers a direct attack.
View GameTigran Petrosian vs Viktor Korchnoi
Zurich 1962 · Candidates · Result: 1-0
Petrosian shows deep prophylaxis and control on his path to winning the Candidates.
Vladimir Kramnik vs Alexei Shirov
CandiDate match 1998 · Linares (played in Cazorla) · Result: 1-0
A strategic masterpiece where Kramnik outplays the dynamic Shirov.