Talk:Candidates Tournament 2020–2021

Coronavirus impact
Hi, Adpete! I'm the guy who cooperated with you on the Coronovirus section a number of times and you did great by correcting my last edits. Also, I saw you were not quite satisfied with "Altered playing conditions" section. I actually suggest to change it to: "FIDE and Russian authorities reaction" instead. It will adequately reflect all the current and future changes as it is a broader definition. As you can see, this changes very quickly now. --2601:1C0:CB01:2660:5485:E39B:BE62:3C20 (talk) 02:43, 12 March 2020 (UTC)


 * In my opinion: there is no point mentioning Russian authorities in the title unless they are also in the text. If the Russian authorities do something to change the tournament conditions, we can change the title then. Adpete (talk) 11:45, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

P/S: I even found an article in Russian (from 2-3 days ago) from Yekaterinburg where the hosts downplay the coronovirus factor and do not understand the move of Radjabov to withdraw. - I'm talking about official jury member - Sergei Shipov (he is a jury together with Judith Polgar)--2601:1C0:CB01:2660:5485:E39B:BE62:3C20 (talk) 02:47, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

Sources in Russian:

(analysis of Radjabov withdrawal and FIDE critics) March, 10 (Sergei Shipov (the host country jury on the tournament) criticizes "hysteria" and Radjabov for his decision (March 8,) - this article clearly shows Russian authorities not full understanding of a very quickly changing situation - they still think here Europe is a safe place to come from. --2601:1C0:CB01:2660:5485:E39B:BE62:3C20 (talk) 02:55, 12 March 2020 (UTC)
 * https://www.1news.az/news/teymur-radzhabov-okazalsya-prav-tuchi-nad-turnirom-pretendentov-sguschayutsya
 * https://www.sports.ru/chess/1084065906.html


 * There is an article on chess.com outlining the medical precautions being taken with the players and staff. Would this be relevant to include? I don’t want to detract too much from the tournament itself. Here is the link: https://www.chess.com/news/view/coronavirus-testing-at-fide-candidates-chess-tournament BobertWABC (talk) 06:37, 16 March 2020 (UTC)

round by round descriptions
I wrote descriptions of the 1st 2 rounds, then decided to remove them. I decided it was too much effort to write then to a good standard; they only exist in partial form (if at all) for previous Candidates, e.g. in Candidates Tournament 2016 people gave up after round 6; and no one is going to care in a few weeks' time, except for the critical games. So instead I have put in links to daily reports, in a Round by round reports section. I like using Chessbase links, because their articles stay for the long term (the Chessbase links still work from 2004), but I encourage editors to add links to other good sites too. Adpete (talk) 08:53, 19 March 2020 (UTC)

Ranking
Why in the standing section does the table show the first three with the same rank (1-3), but 4 and 5 are individual when they have the same score, shouldn't they have the rank 4-5? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bensational (talk • contribs) 01:34, 21 March 2020 (UTC)
 * In the events of a tie by points, the tiebreak criteria are applied as described below the table. First, individual encounters: none of the leading three players have faced each other, neither had players 4 and 5. Next is the number of victories. All leading players have a score of +1-0=2, ranking them equal. Meanwhile, Caruana has one victory (and one loss), but Grischuk has no victories (and no losses), placing Caruana ahead. (Above question and this answer are accurate as of after round 3) 88.200.136.72 (talk) 05:12, 21 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Ok, thanks, what separates 7th and 8th? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bensational (talk • contribs) 07:05, 21 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Next in the criteria list, namely Sonneborn–Berger score. Giri has his draws against MVL and Wang (who have two points each), giving him total score of 2, while Alekseenko's draws are against Nepomniachtchi (two points) and Grischuk (1.5 points), giving him a total score of 1.75. (It so happens that for the three leading participants even Sonneborn–Berger score is equal at 2.25 each, so their tie remains unbroken.) 88.200.136.72 (talk) 08:23, 21 March 2020 (UTC)


 * I think players on the same score should have the same rank. That is how any news site would report them. However, it might be good to include the tie breaks in the table, like Candidates Tournament 2014. Adpete (talk) 09:54, 22 March 2020 (UTC)


 * I added in the SB scores. It's kinda hacky as far as the module goes (I used away goals in place of SB), but it works. 2601:2C4:C400:8EA0:FC71:F76:5CFA:4ECB (talk) 00:36, 23 March 2020 (UTC)


 * I also added in head-to-head. At first, I gave it its own column, by using the rw_NAME option, but this was a bit hacky. So instead, I used the built in hth_NAME, which places a note attached to the points total. I think that a separate column might be preferred in chess (since points don't differentiate so much), but not so much that we go with a hacky option. Especially since if you leave out "|rwpoints=0" you can end up with some errors (the formula for points uses 1*wins + 0.5*draws + rwpoints*rw). I will leave it up to a discussion here for what the final decision is on how to display head-to-head information.2601:2C4:C400:8EA0:FC71:F76:5CFA:4ECB (talk) 02:54, 23 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Also, should we be using the "|pts_first=true" option, so that points come before all of the tiebreakers? 2601:2C4:C400:8EA0:FC71:F76:5CFA:4ECB (talk) 02:59, 23 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Good job! I think tie breaks are better off "out of the way" on the right of the table, as at Candidates Tournament 2014. That probably means using a different template. That would also allow us to get rid of the "Pld", "W", "D" and "L" tables - we don't really need them, they are more relevant to soccer when not all teams have played the same number of games. However, if that is too much work, what we have is better than nothing. Also, I still think players on equal points should be shown as equal ranking, so e.g. now (after Rd 5), Wang, Grischuk and Caruana should all be placed as 3-5; and that is how they are placed at the official site. Adpete (talk) 06:13, 23 March 2020 (UTC)


 * This template already has options to suppress the columns you don't want. Adding the following


 * pts_first=true
 * hide_played=yes
 * show_draw=no
 * show_loss=no
 * along with the earlier hacky HTH coumn gives

Note: Numbers in the crosstable in a white background indicate the result playing the respective opponent with the white pieces (black pieces if on a black background).


 * Apparently, previous Candidates have already specified that we will not use notes, so the hacky hth column has been restored. I added a comment not to remove |rwpoints=0, since it has already been removed once, and if it gets removed, the points totals are wrong. In the mean-time, I have posted a comment in the module talk thread asking for an option for a separate hth column. Who knows if this will be created though. 2601:2C4:C400:8EA0:FC71:F76:5CFA:4ECB (talk) 15:01, 23 March 2020 (UTC)


 * I think the table above is better than the one currently in the article, because the one in the article has unnecessary columns. But really I think we should do the table manually; these templates are written for sports like soccer and simply are not suitable for chess with multiple tie breaks. But I am not volunteering, so the soccer table is better than nothing.
 * You still haven't answered my point that the people on the same score should be given the same rank, because (a) tie breaks at this point make little sense, and more importantly (b) that is what is done by reliable sources such as the official site . I would really like to see that change unless someone can give me a good reason to override the official source. Adpete (talk) 00:13, 24 March 2020 (UTC)
 * p.s. I see an editor has now removed the tie breaks from the table. I think there is some benefit in including them so they should stay; I just think they should not affect the rankings. Adpete (talk) 03:13, 24 March 2020 (UTC)

Tie breakers
Having an edit war over tie breakers is stupid. And yet, it seems that this is happening. At least one editor does not want the tie breakers to be used mid-tournament, and so does not want tie breaker information to be included in the standings. Other editors do want tie breakers to be used mid-tournament, and so do want the tie breaker information to be included in the standings. I tried to come up with a compromise such that tie breaker information would be included in the table, but the rank on the left side of the table would not take those tie breakers into account. However, trying to come up with a compromise without discussing it with either of the parties involved never actually works. Which brings me to the fact that these editors are not discussing this in the talk thread, as they should be. And so here we are. 2601:2C4:C400:8EA0:3857:8234:FA7D:CA3C (talk) 00:08, 25 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Yes, that is exactly the compromise I suggested above. Unless the edit warring editors are prepared to give reasons here, they should be reverted. My reasoning for not doing rankings is (a) they fluctuate too much (in particular the head-to-head scores) to be meaningful except in the last 2 rounds or so, and (b) the most important reliable source, the official site, puts players on the same score as the same rank. But I am happy for them to be included because it is of some interest, in particular for tracking number of wins and SB tie break (though to be meaningful, SB tie break should probably be extrapolated on the assumption that all remaining games are drawn, perhaps calling it something like "extrapolated SB"). Adpete (talk) 01:19, 25 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Wow, I didn't know there was a talk page for each wikipage. That's cool. I'll read all discussions tomorrow. Joserobjr (talk) 01:35, 25 March 2020 (UTC)


 * To be fair, chess.com does include tiebreaks in their rankings, updated round by round. So I can see it being included. I don't care myself which way we end up doing things, as long as there is no edit war going back and forth. That doesn't work at all. 2601:2C4:C400:8EA0:3857:8234:FA7D:CA3C (talk) 02:07, 25 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Actually, I (the person who wanted to include tiebreakers in this editing war) don't mind ignoring the tiebreaker rules in this current tournament situation. Of course, it doesn't make much sense to analyze the HTH score, when three or more people are tied, and some have played with each other more times than others have. However, I would like the tiebreakers to be analyzed, when there were not three or more players tied, or when the tournament was in the final stretch. Because in these situations, the players involved in the tie would have played all their games, and or would have a decisive HTH score (one player won the other, and no more to be done by the losing player, except to overcome him in points), or they would have a tie HTH, which can never again be used as a tiebreaker rule between these players, that is, in which case we could use the following tiebreaker cases (like the number of wins) without any prejudice in the analysis. Can anyone tag the other editor involved in this editing war, in this discussion? I haven't edited wikipedia for a long time (something I did a lot of years ago, in Portuguese-speaking wikipedia), and I don't remember how to tag someone anymore. Joserobjr (talk) 10:00, 25 March 2020 (UTC)

Again. An edit war is stupid. Additionally, information has been lost during the edit war, and someone is trying to use SB score ahead of wins, even though the tiebreak rules are clear. Come here to talk instead of reverting please. 2601:2C4:C400:8EA0:3857:8234:FA7D:CA3C (talk) 15:33, 25 March 2020 (UTC)

To bolster 's point, FIDE itself is not applying tiebreak criteria mid-tournament. The vandalistic WP:NOTHERE IPs have no ground here, especially when the table clearly links to the Official website via the  parameter. Caradhras Aiguo ( leave language ) 15:36, 25 March 2020 (UTC)


 * To be fair, at one point the chess.com rankings from round 6 were included in the source, and those do use tiebreaks. But those aren't updated until hours after the games end. 2601:2C4:C400:8EA0:3857:8234:FA7D:CA3C (talk) 15:38, 25 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Also, there are two IPs who haven't been showing up in the talk thread, but I think that one of them was trying to add SB scores faster than I was, since I was admittedly kinda slow on that. So I don't really fault him/her for that. 2601:2C4:C400:8EA0:3857:8234:FA7D:CA3C (talk) 15:45, 25 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Scratch that. The second IP just participated in edit war without visiting talk thread. 2601:2C4:C400:8EA0:3857:8234:FA7D:CA3C (talk) 15:53, 25 March 2020 (UTC)


 * The Ukrainian IP is literally using a Round 6 article to cite Round 7 standings, all the while insisting they're right. Let that sink in. Caradhras Aiguo ( leave language ) 16:12, 25 March 2020 (UTC)
 * What if we add a table like that:
 * {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center; white-space: nowrap;"

! colspan=2 |Rank !! style="width:140px;" rowspan=2 | Player !! colspan=4 | Stats !! colspan=8 | Matches ! Current !! Projected ! Pts !! HTH !! W !! SB ! MVL !! NEP !! CAR !! GIR !! WAN !! GRI !! DIN !! ALE
 * }
 * Joserobjr (talk) 16:09, 25 March 2020 (UTC)


 * The module makes things a bit easier. We would have to make a whole new module or template. If you want to do that you can, but I'm not putting in that work. 2601:2C4:C400:8EA0:3857:8234:FA7D:CA3C (talk) 16:15, 25 March 2020 (UTC)

Giri and Wang Hao have the same score, same S-B and drew with each other. Do we give Giri 4th place on the basis that he drew with black against Wang Hao? MaxBrowne2 (talk) 08:16, 26 March 2020 (UTC)


 * One of the IP users that has not shown up in the talk thread changed Giri to be first because of his higher FIDE ranking. Nobody else seems to have cared, and that is as sensible of a decision as any. NHammen (talk) 14:34, 26 March 2020 (UTC)

In the "Results by round" section, remove the dates for Rounds 8 onward and replace with "TBD"
In the "Results by round" section, remove the dates for Rounds 8 onward and replace with "TBD" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:645:C200:8D20:5136:B75:1802:1EEA (talk) 21:31, 28 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Done, thanks. Adpete (talk) 03:36, 30 March 2020 (UTC)

Sports table has a chess module that I am going to try
We are currently using the Sports table WDL module. I am going to try the Chess module instead, to see if that might work better. The benefit is that if you enter the match result, the wins and points are calculated automatically. This module used to have an H2H=0 changes to H2H is mdash problem, but I fixed that in the module code. I will also try to add SB score to the module.

Note: Numbers in the crosstable in a white background indicate the result playing the respective opponent with the white pieces (black pieces if on a black background).

NHammen (talk) 22:50, 4 April 2020 (UTC)


 * Yessss! I got SB score to automatically calculate! NHammen (talk) 00:09, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

Note: Numbers in the crosstable in a white background indicate the result playing the respective opponent with the white pieces (black pieces if on a black background).


 * Version with |disp_fractions=no and |match_style=colorbox, which is the options I have chosen for the article. disp_fractions determines whether the points and H2H are displayed as fractions or decimals, and match_style can be 'tall', 'colorbox' or 'none', which affects the match table. NHammen (talk) 00:33, 5 April 2020 (UTC)
 * I am looking to implement this on the other tournaments dating back to 2013. How does one implement the reverse colors? As in, say, Wang Hao draws with the white pieces against Ding in Round 8. Should the code be  or  ? Caradhras Aiguo ( leave language ) 02:22, 5 April 2020 (UTC)


 * |match_WAN_DIN= ½+1
 * The idea is |match_WAN_DIN= W+B where W is the score as W and B is the score as B NHammen (talk) 02:52, 5 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Nuts.  doesn't work with the Chess version of the module. Guess I need to port some stuff over from WDL.
 * So I looked back at the older tables. For 2016 and after, they used WDL, so if there are any features from WDL that you want (other than the ability to hide number of games played) let me know. For before that, some of the features of those tables might be difficult to replicate. I especially like the way that they have their match table. It's just a lot of effort to edit that, even if it looks neat. NHammen (talk) 03:05, 5 April 2020 (UTC)
 * D'oh! That W+B somehow eluded me. I think the Chess sub-module reduces the room for manual error and is neater within matches, whereas the boxes previously had to be hard-coded in. Caradhras Aiguo ( leave language ) 03:08, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

, my changes to Module:Sports table just went through, so now we have a better crosstable for Chess. Because this was an update to the module, any page that was using Module:Sports table/Chess has automatically updated to the new crosstable. Pages that used the WDL style still have the old match table. Because this crosstable is better than the other options that were available, I think I shall start removing some of the code for the old crosstable styles which is currently unreachable, instead of altering it to be reachable. Other than that, I think I now have most of the features that we need for chess, unless we want some functionality for matches with more than 2 games between each pair of players, which would take a bit of work. NHammen (talk) 18:01, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Excellent work with hiding the H2H between players with different scores! I already made sample code for each of the previous four Candidates tournaments here. I think the days of triple- or quadruple-round robin tournaments (e.g. the 1959 Candidates) are over, so that can be considered to not be a priority. Caradhras Aiguo ( leave language ) 18:12, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
 * I notice that in the article for Candidates Tournament 2014 that there is a rating column, which you don't have in your version of the table, as well as a few visual features that are different. If you want to include those features, you can include these options in the table for 2014:

NHammen (talk) 19:15, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
 * I am indifferent to adding ratings to the candidates tables, because the monthly FIDE rating going into the tournament is included in the  section of each tournament. For Tata Steel, Sinquefield, etc., fine. Caradhras Aiguo ( leave language ) 21:45, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Given that there are no more changes that need to be made to the code, I spent the past day writing documentation for the module. So now Module:Sports_table/Chess has documentation. Yay! NHammen (talk) 22:04, 9 April 2020 (UTC)


 * I haven't had a detailed look, but that is looking really good. Thank you for your work! Adpete (talk) 00:01, 10 April 2020 (UTC)

Candidates Tournament 2020?
Hi, Adpete and whom it may interest, as the tournament becomes biennial, wouldn't it be appropriate to move the title to "Candidates Tournament 2020-2021"? We have official confirmation of the FIDE about it.--2601:1C0:CB01:2660:28F2:47EA:261F:5510 (talk) 08:06, 21 October 2020 (UTC)


 * I am in no rush to change it, because "Candidates Tournament 2020" is probably easier to search for. But we probably should. Adpete (talk) 03:44, 27 October 2020 (UTC)


 * Adpete is right. We should wait until the Candidates Tournament resumes and probably even ends well (coronavirus-wise). Then, we have 2 working options:

2601:1C0:CB01:2660:51D4:499C:A977:FB8 (talk) 03:59, 2 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Option A - to rename the page to Candidates Tournament 2020-2021 or something of that kind. We can also add "redirect" for both pages titles leading to the same page - this is the most appropriate way to do, I think. Also, saving some Wikipedia space which is not indefinite.
 * Option B - to create another page for Candidates Tournament 2020-2021 with both the pages linked with "Main article" blue links. In this scenario, we have to justify why we need 2 pages as "redirect" solves all the "search issues" easily for the Wikipedia readers. Personally, I'd prefer moving the title with redirect but let's wait until this pending tournament is over.


 * Definitely option A, because it is a single tournament. Wikipedia will make the redirect (from "CT 2020" to "CT 2020-21") automatically when we do this. I do not care if we do the rename now, or later. Adpete (talk) 04:37, 2 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Probably, it is a better idea to survive until spring 2021 and see that tournament start=)). Stay safe and well — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:1C0:CB01:2660:B5CA:D2BC:E8EE:825A (talk) 22:46, 2 November 2020 (UTC)


 * Actually after more thought, it is clear the event is not going to complete in 2020, so why not rename it to Candidates Tournament 2020-2021 now? Candidates Tournament 2020 is now clearly wrong. There is a faint chance something weird will happen (like it being abandoned, or further postponed to 2022), but I think that is very unlikely; and if that does happen, it is no great problem to rename it again. Actually for me, the biggest issue is how to do the hyphen: is it 2020-21 or 2020–21? Adpete (talk) 08:47, 3 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Adpete, yes it is a good idea to do it now. I'm not an expert in hyphens, but 2020–21 looks a bit better to me personally. Also, I think the best way to do it is to check any other biennial tournaments or events and see how they managed it in the past on Wikipedia. 2601:1C0:CB01:2660:246B:C255:10B4:BE61 (talk) 18:42, 5 November 2020 (UTC)


 * I found the answer: we should use "2020–21". The policy is MOS:RANGES and you can see examples at all the NBA seasons, e.g. 2019–20 NBA season. Adpete (talk) 23:23, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Sounds very good. As to the renaming, I don't want to sound superstitious, but this tournament has been through too many bumps until now. Maybe it is a better idea to rename it once all the candidates all come together to any location and the tournament actually starts and not delayed once again? After all, the main purpose of any encyclopedia is to show the events which have already happened. I just have a feeling of embarrassment to change the information several times because of the FIDE's unprofessional announcements and preparations.2601:1C0:CB01:2660:90FC:A5A4:46C5:F900 (talk) 05:10, 18 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Double sharp (talk) 23:51, 26 November 2020 (UTC)

I decided to make the move now, on the grounds that the current title is probably going to be wrong, the tournament extending to 2021 is what's currently planned, and we still had the November 2020 categories anyway for when it was planned to be then. If it turns out to be more controversial than I thought, then by all means we can revert and discuss. And if the move turns out to not be controversial, but FIDE changes the timing of the tournament again or abandons it altogether, then of course we could rename it again. ^_^ Double sharp (talk) 19:13, 27 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Adpete (talk) 05:28, 28 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Seems to have worked out fine! Double sharp (talk) 09:12, 22 April 2021 (UTC)

Fabiano Caruana don't have more chance at end of Round 12
If:

1. Caruana win against Hao and Grischuk; and

2. Nepomniachtchi lose against Vachier-Lagrave and Liren; and

3. Giri lose against Grischuk and Alekseenko; and

4. Vachier-Lagrave tie against Hao.

Then:

Caruana will win the tournament by Sonneborn-Berger score or playoff games (see 4. below), with:

1. 8 points (Vachier-Lagrave and Nepomniachtchi will have 8 points too);

2. 2.5 points head-to-head (Vachier-Lagrave will have 2.5 points head-to-head too, while Nepomniachtchi will have 1 point head-to-head), in the games from tied players (Caruana, Vachier-Lagrave and Nepomniachtchi);

3. 4 wins (Vachier-Lagrave, the remaining tied player, will have 4 wins too);

4. 34.75 or 34.5 or 34.25 (depending on Alekseenko vs Liren game) Sonneborn-Berger score (while Vachier-Lagrave will have only 34.25).

I computed this using a program that analyse all possibilites of tournament end, and I am starting this discussion because I predict edition war. Joserobjr (talk) 17:35, 24 April 2021 (UTC)


 * EDIT: Caruana does NOT have a chance to win the tournament, since the tiebreaker 'amount of wins' comes BEFORE Sonnenborn-Berger scores. He has two wins and Nepomniachtchi has 5. He cannot catch up on the amount of wins in any scenario, and will lose the tiebreaks to Nepomniachtchi even if they both finish with 8 points.


 * EDIT of EDIT: Caruana have chance, since Nepo loses by H2H tiebreaker, that comes before 'amout of wins'. Look at the scenario I showed. There, Nepomniachtchi will be tied by points with Caruana and MVL, and he will lose by H2H tiebreaker. Then will remain only MVL and Caruana tied. Then Caruana wins by Sonnenborn-Berger score. Joserobjr (talk) 17:52, 24 April 2021 (UTC)


 * EDIT of EDIT of EDIT: You're completely right, take my apologies. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mazedriver (talk • contribs) 17:56, 24 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Joserobjr is right, HTH comes before wins, and in the scenario he describes, Nepo is knocked out by HTH before it gets to number of wins. Although, if this argument is occuring here, then that means this whole topic is bordering on original research... NHammen (talk) 17:58, 24 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Doesn't Caruana win on H2H in a 3-way tie between Nepo, MVL and Caruana? Assuming MVL beats Nepo and draws with Wang, Nepo and Giri lose both their games, and Caruana wins both. Then Caruana has a win over MVL and 2 draws with Nepo (2.5/4), MVL has a win and a loss against Nepo and a loss to Caruana (1.5/4) and Nepo has 2/4. Adpete (talk) 01:33, 25 April 2021 (UTC) Never mind, my answer is correct but I missed a detail. User:Joserobjr shows the unlikely way in which Caruana can win. Adpete (talk) 00:36, 26 April 2021 (UTC)
 * The order of comments is confusing, but I think this is a consensus that Caruana still has a mathematical chance. Adpete (talk) 01:50, 25 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Also chess.com says Caruana has a mathematical chance so we needn't be concerned that this is WP:Original Research. Adpete (talk) 03:56, 25 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Double sharp (talk) 06:55, 25 April 2021 (UTC)

This isn’t a matter of original research, it is a clear deduction from results of the tournament and the tiebreak process, which are both readily available. Can someone explain how Ian would lose in the first head to head step of the tiebreaks? Ian and Fabi tied both of their games, therefore each of the head-to-head scores is 1/2. That means the tiebreaks would advance to the next step. Somebody who thinks that Fabi still has a chance really needs to explain how he would somehow win the head-to-head tiebreak. Andrewsimon1018 (talk) 23:54, 25 April 2021 (UTC)

Nevermind, I looked at the chess.com article and I see what they mean... I didn’t consider that MVL might be involved, in which case MVL and Fabi are equal for the first two tiebreaks... I didn’t calculate the potential Sonneborn-Berger scores but presumably either Fabi would win that or tie and they would advance to tiebreak games... but not sure about what would happen with Sonneborn-Berger. Andrewsimon1018 (talk) 00:07, 26 April 2021 (UTC)


 * See User:Joserobjr's original 4 points. I didn't read it properly first time either! It sets out how Caruana wins on tie breaks. Crazily unlikely, but possible. Adpete (talk) 00:36, 26 April 2021 (UTC)

After reading that edition saying that Caruana loses by SB score against MVL, I decided to revise my program, and I found that I was disregarding some matches involving the eliminated ones, in the calculation of the SB. Thus, the scenario that I mentioned actually results in a defeat of Caruana to the MVL, in SB score. I apologize for my mistake, I only defended my argument because I really thought it was correct, but it wasn't. Joserobjr (talk) 12:09, 26 April 2021 (UTC)


 * And maybe chess.com used our page as a source of their information, and therefore they also made this mistake. Joserobjr (talk) 12:11, 26 April 2021 (UTC)


 * I agree. I wrote my own program to check. There were 3 (out of 6561) permutations under which Caruana, MVL and Nepo had a 3-way tie, but MVL won the SB tie break in all 3 cases, according to my program (MVL always scores 55, FC scores between 53.5 and 54.5, Nepo scores between 52 and 52.5). Of course it is all academic now. Adpete (talk) 01:03, 27 April 2021 (UTC)
 * It also confirmed that everyone except Ding Liren had a mathematical chance of winning after Round 11. Adpete (talk) 03:06, 27 April 2021 (UTC)

Prize Fund
Unless prizes are substantial, second or third place is only as good as seventh or eighth. What are the prizes?Abenr (talk) 17:38, 25 April 2021 (UTC)

Ian Picture
I have two thoughts about the current Ian picture at the top of the article:

1. Should we maybe use a picture of Ian from the Candidates instead of the same picture of Ian from 2018 on Ian’s Wikipedia page?

2. This is an article for the Candidates Tournament, and for some reason there is just a picture of Ian at the top with no caption or context right near the picture... considering that this an article about a tournament and not a person, that is a bit weird. Andrewsimon1018 (talk) 02:38, 27 April 2021 (UTC)
 * A picture from the candidates would be better, if there is a free one. And also main image schould have a caption. -Koppapa (talk) 06:03, 27 April 2021 (UTC)