Candidates Tournament 2018

The Candidates Tournament 2018 was an eight-player double round-robin chess tournament, which was held in Berlin, Germany, between 10–28 March 2018. The winner, Fabiano Caruana, earned the right to challenge the defending world champion, Magnus Carlsen of Norway, in the World Chess Championship 2018 match.

Candidates Tournament 2018
Fabiano Caruana, the winner of the Candidates Tournament 2018, advanced to the World Chess Championship 2018 match.
VenueKühlhaus Berlin
LocationBerlin, Germany
Dates10–28 March 2018
Competitors8 from 5 nations
Winning score9 points of 14
Champion
Fabiano Caruana

FIDE's commercial partner Agon was the official organizer.

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