€19.95 An unprecedented hiatus The much anticipated 2020 edition of the Candidates Tournament kicked off amid controversies, with Teimour Radjabov declining to participate due to the worldwide health crisis. Although FIDE tried to keep the tournament going until the end, it was inevitable to interrupt the event after seven rounds. Much can be discussed regarding the socio-political circumstances surrounding the tournament, but we should not forget that the main goal of the event is to decide who will be the fourth player to challenge Magnus Carlsen in the next World Championship match — Vishy Anand, Sergey Karjakin and Fabiano Caruana have already failed to dethrone the Norwegian.