The CCC Post # 2 ( Week of March 2 - 15/12 ).

[Bob Armstrong]

The CCC Post # 2 ( Week of March 2 - 15/12 ).

FIDE, after consultations with AGON, its new partner for organizing the World Chess Championship Cycle, is pleased to announce a draft calendar of event dates for the next two [ world championship ] cycles over four years. Once finalized, FIDE and AGON intend to retain the 2014-15 competition schedule as the model for the indefinite future.

2012
Championship Moscow May 10 – May 30
Olympiad Istanbul August 27 – September 10
Grand Prix Chelyabinsk September 19 – October 3
Candidates London October 24 – November 12
Grand Prix Tashkent November 21 - Dec 4

2013
Grand Prix Lisbon April 10 – April 24
Grand Prix Madrid May 22 – June 4
Grand Prix Berlin July 3 – July 17
World Cup Tromsø, Norway August 10 – September 5
Grand Prix Paris September 18 – October 2
Championship TBD October – November, TBD

2014
Grand Prix TBD May 14 – May 28
Grand Prix TBD July 2 – July 16
Olympiad Tromsø, Norway August 1 – August 14
Grand Prix TBD September 10 – September 24
Candidates TBD November 5 – November 24

2015
Grand Prix TBD May 13 – May 27
Grand Prix TBD July 1 – July 15
World Cup TBD August
Grand Prix TBD September 9 – September 23
Championship TBD November 4 – November 25

One thing I don't understand: why such a long time period between the 2012 Candidates tournament in London, and the 2013 World Championship match in TBD? And it is also a year between the 2014 Candidates tournament and the 2015 World Championship Match?

Any comments on FIDE's schedule, or my question?

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[Michael Barron]

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One thing I don't understand: why such a long time period between the 2012 Candidates tournament in London, and the 2013 World Championship match in TBD? And it is also a year between the 2014 Candidates tournament and the 2015 World Championship Match?


Bob,

FIDE wants to have a major event - Candidates or World Championship match - every year at the same time.
It would help to establish a stable calendar.