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At Candidates Tournament 2014, Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia (March 13 to March 30, 2014)

Round fourteen – 30.03.2014
GM Levon Aronian (ARM,2830) 0-1 GM Sergey Karjakin (RUS,2766)
GM Viswanathan Anand (IND,2770) ½-½ GM Peter Svidler (RUS,2758)
GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE,2757) ½-½ GM Vladimir Kramnik (RUS,2787)
GM Veselin Topalov (BUL,2785) ½-½ GM Dmitry Andreikin (RUS,2709)

Anand play safe and agree draw after 34 moves against Svidler ... Yesterday only he secured his rematch for World Championship against Carlsen ... In other matches Mamedyarov and Kramnik agreed draw after 30 nmoves ... Topalov and Andreikin played long match which ended in draw after 69 moves ... Aronian's opening backfired and lost against Karjakin after long 94 moves.

Final Standing
1. GM Viswanathan Anand (IND,2770) 8½ pts
2. GM Sergey Karjakin (RUS,2766) 7½
T3. GM Vladimir Kramnik (RUS,2787) 7 pts
T3. GM Dmitry Andreikin (RUS,2709) 7 pts
T3. GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE,2757) 7 pts
T6. GM Levon Aronian (ARM,2830) 6½ pts
T6. GM Peter Svidler (RUS,2758) 6½ pts
8. GM Veselin Topalov (BUL,2785) 6 pts