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((Short description|Chess tournament in Berlin))
((Infobox sports competition event
| competition    = [[Candidates Tournament]] 2018
| governing_body = [[FIDE]]
| image          = Fabiano Caruana 4, Candidates Tournament 2018.jpg
| alt            = Fabiano Caruana
| caption        = [[Fabiano Caruana]], the winner of the Candidates Tournament 2018, advanced to the [[World Chess Championship 2018]] match.
| venue          = Kühlhaus Berlin
| location       = [[Berlin]], Germany
| dates          = 10–28 March 2018
| competitors    = 8
| nations        = 5
| champion       = ((flagicon|USA)) [[Fabiano Caruana]]
| win_score      = 9 points of 14
| previous       = [[Candidates Tournament 2016|2016]]
| next           = [[Candidates Tournament 2020–2021|2020–21]]
))
The '''Candidates Tournament 2018''' was an eight-player double [[round-robin tournament|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.

[[FIDE]]'s commercial partner [[Agon Limited|Agon]] was the official organizer.<ref name="agon">((cite web | url=http://www.agonlimited.com/news/2017/9/10/the-fide-world-chess-candidates-tournament-will-take-place-in-berlin-germany-on-march-10-28-2018 | title=Agon is official organizer of Candidates Tournament 2018 | publisher=Agon Limited | accessdate=11 September 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911162712/http://www.agonlimited.com/news/2017/9/10/the-fide-world-chess-candidates-tournament-will-take-place-in-berlin-germany-on-march-10-28-2018 | archive-date=11 September 2017 | url-status=dead ))</ref>

==Organization==
[[File:Candidates Tournament 2018, Opening Ceremony 01.jpg|thumb|right|Kramnik, Mamedyarov, Karjakin, and Grischuk during the opening ceremony.]]
[[File:Candidates Tournament 2018, Opening Ceremony 02.jpg|thumb|right|So, Ding, Aronian, and Caruana during the opening ceremony.]]
The tournament was contested as an eight player, double [[round-robin tournament|round-robin]] tournament, meaning there were 14 rounds with each player facing each other twice: once with the black pieces and once with the white pieces.

===Prize fund===
The prize fund (Regulations 3.8.1)<ref name="regulations">((cite web | url=http://www.fide.com/FIDE/handbook/regscandidates2018.pdf | title=Rules & regulations for the Candidates Tournament of the FIDE World Championship cycle 2016–2018 | publisher=FIDE | accessdate=1 July 2017))</ref> was €420,000 (US$516,000). Prize money was divided equally between players with the same score.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Place
!Prize money (in €)
|-
|1
|95,000
|-
|2
|88,000
|-
|3
|75,000
|-
|4
|55,000
|-
|5
|40,000
|-
|6
|28,000
|-
|7
|22,000
|-
|8
|17,000
|}

===Regulations===
The time control was 100 minutes for the first 40 moves, 50 minutes for the next 20 moves and then 15 minutes for the rest of the game; plus a 30-second increment per move starting from move 1.

In the event of a tie, the following tie breaks were used, in order:<ref name="regulations" />
# Results in the games between the tied players;
# The most wins;
# [[Sonneborn–Berger score]];
# Two tie break games between each tied player, at a time limit of 25 minutes, plus 10 second increment per move;
# Two tie break games between each tied player, at a time limit of 5 minutes, plus 3 second increment per move;
# [[Armageddon chess|Armageddon games]], at a time limit of 5 minutes for white, and 4 minutes for black, plus 3 seconds per move after move 60; with white having to win and black having to draw or win. If more than two players tied, they were to play a knock-out tournament.

===Controversies===
Several players criticized the organization of the tournament. In particular, there were complaints about noise in the playing venue, bathroom facilities, hotel accommodations, and even television screens with commentary on the tournament that were visible to the players during the games. Sergey Karjakin summed up the complaints after round one: "Actually I don't like almost anything in the organization of the tournament. I don't like the hotel, I don't like the venue and also it was a few times very noisy during the game. I don't want to say that I lost because of all these things, but I basically don't like anything."<ref>((cite web|title=FIDE Candidates' Tournament R1: Caruana, Mamedyarov, Kramnik Win|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/fide-candidates-tournament-r1-caruana-mamedyarov-kramnik-win|website=Chess.com|accessdate=1 April 2018))</ref>

FIDE announced a "Live Moves Broadcasting Policy" that they proposed to apply to the tournament.<ref>((cite web|title=FIDE Live Moves Broadcasting Policy|url=http://fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/10756-fide-live-moves-broadcasting-policy.html|website=FIDE.com|accessdate=1 April 2018))</ref> This was widely seen as an attack on third-party broadcasters of the event, such as [[Chess24.com|Chess24]] and [[Eric Hansen (chess player)#Online chess|Chessbrah]]. The policy was also seen as a continuation of FIDE's legal fight with Chess24 and other Internet sites.<ref>((cite web|title=Chess24.com on Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/chess24com/status/930394260981022720?lang=en|website=Chess24.com|accessdate=1 April 2018))</ref>

==Qualifiers==
[[File:Zuschauerperspektive Kandidatenturnier Berlin 2018, 6. Runde.jpg|thumb|right|View of round 6 from the audience: left Mamedyarov (seated) and Kramnik; right Caruana.]]
There were five different qualification paths to the Candidates Tournament.<ref name="regulations"/> In order of priority, these are: loser of the [[World Chess Championship 2016]] match, the top two finishers in the [[Chess World Cup 2017]], the top two finishers in the [[FIDE Grand Prix 2017]], next two highest rated players (average [[FIDE World Rankings|FIDE rating]] on the 12 monthly lists from January to December 2017, with at least 30 games played) who played in [[Chess World Cup 2017]] or [[FIDE Grand Prix 2017]], and one player nominated by the organizers (Agon).<ref name="regulations"/>

Two players qualified by average rating of 2017. By September 2017, it was clear that this was a three-man race between [[Fabiano Caruana]], [[Wesley So]] and [[Vladimir Kramnik]].<ref>[http://en.chessbase.com/post/the-road-to-the-candidates-2018 The road to the Candidates 2018], [[Chessbase]], 13 September 2017</ref> By mid-October 2017, Caruana and So had a near-decisive lead,<ref name=kramnik/> but this was resolved on October 30 when Kramnik was named as the wild card candidate, assuring Caruana and So of qualifying by rating.<ref name=kramnik>((cite web|url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/kramnik-to-play-2018-candidates|title=Kramnik to play 2018 Candidates|publisher=Chessbase|date=30 October 2017))</ref> According to the regulations, the first reserve player was the next highest placed player in the Grand Prix, [[Teimour Radjabov]], and further reserves were the next highest players by their average of the 2017 ratings lists, starting with [[Maxime Vachier-Lagrave]].<ref name="regulations"/>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"
|-
! width="60%"|Qualification path
! Player
! Age
! Rating<br/>(Mar. 2018)<ref>((cite web |url=https://ratings.fide.com/toparc.phtml?cod=489 |title=Top 100 Players March 2018 - Archive |publisher=FIDE |accessdate=1 March 2018))</ref>
! World ranking<br/>(Mar. 2018)
|-
|Runner up the [[World Chess Championship 2016]] match
|((flagicon|RUS)) [[Sergey Karjakin]]
|28
|2763
|13
|-
|rowspan="2"|The top two finishers in the [[Chess World Cup 2017]]
|((flagicon|ARM)) [[Levon Aronian]]
|35
|2794
|5
|-
|((flagicon|CHN)) [[Ding Liren]]
|25
|2769
|11
|-
|rowspan="2"|The [[FIDE Grand Prix 2017#Grand Prix standings|top two finishers]] in the [[FIDE Grand Prix 2017]]
|((flagicon|AZE)) [[Shakhriyar Mamedyarov]]
|32
|2809
|2
|-
|((flagicon|RUS)) [[Alexander Grischuk]]
|34
|2767
|12
|-
|rowspan="2"|The top two players with highest average 2017 rating who played in World Cup or Grand Prix
|((flagicon|USA)) [[Fabiano Caruana]]
|25
|2784
|8
|-
|((flagicon|USA)) [[Wesley So]]
|24
|2799
|4
|-
| [[Wild card (sports)|Wild card]] nomination by the organisers Agon, with [[FIDE rating]] at least 2725 in any FIDE published rating list in 2017
| ((flagicon|RUS)) [[Vladimir Kramnik]]
|42
|2800
|3
|-
|}

===Qualifiers by rating===
The following were the final placings of players attempting to qualify by the 2017 rating lists.<ref>FIDE Top 100 lists for 2017:
[https://ratings.fide.com/toparc.phtml?cod=433 January], 
[https://ratings.fide.com/toparc.phtml?cod=437 February], 
[https://ratings.fide.com/toparc.phtml?cod=441 March], 
[https://ratings.fide.com/toparc.phtml?cod=445 April], 
[https://ratings.fide.com/toparc.phtml?cod=449 May], 
[https://ratings.fide.com/toparc.phtml?cod=453 June], 
[https://ratings.fide.com/toparc.phtml?cod=457 July], 
[https://ratings.fide.com/toparc.phtml?cod=461 August],
[https://ratings.fide.com/toparc.phtml?cod=465 September],
[https://ratings.fide.com/toparc.phtml?cod=469 October],
[https://ratings.fide.com/toparc.phtml?cod=473 November],
[https://ratings.fide.com/toparc.phtml?cod=477 December]</ref>

The list omits world champion [[Magnus Carlsen]]. Players who qualified for the Candidates Tournament by other means are shown with a shaded background. The two qualifiers by rating were Fabiano Caruana and Wesley So (marked with a green background).

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
|-
! Player
! Jan !! Feb !! Mar !! Apr !! May !! Jun !! Jul !! Aug !! Sep !! Oct !! Nov !! Dec 
! Average
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
| ((flagicon|USA)) [[Fabiano Caruana]]
| 2827 || 2827 || 2817 || 2817 || 2802 || 2808 || 2807 || 2807 || 2799 || 2794 || 2799 || 2799
| 2808.58
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
| ((flagicon|USA)) [[Wesley So]]
| 2808 || 2822 || 2822 || 2822 || 2815 || 2812 || 2810 || 2810 || 2792 || 2788 || 2788 || 2788
| 2806.42
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
| ((flagicon|RUS)) [[Vladimir Kramnik]]
| 2811 || 2811 || 2811 || 2811 || 2811 || 2808 || 2812 || 2803 || 2803 || 2794 || 2787 || 2787
| 2804.08
|- 
| ((flagicon|FRA)) [[Maxime Vachier-Lagrave]]
| 2796 || 2796 || 2803 || 2803 || 2795 || 2796 || 2791 || 2789 || 2804 || 2794 || 2796 || 2789
| 2796.00
|-style="background:lightgrey;"
| ((flagicon|ARM)) [[Levon Aronian]]
| 2780 || 2785 || 2774 || 2774 || 2789 || 2793 || 2809 || 2799 || 2802 || 2801 || 2801 || 2805
| 2792.67
|-
| ((flagicon|USA)) [[Hikaru Nakamura]]
| 2785 || 2785 || 2793 || 2793 || 2786 || 2785 || 2792 || 2792 || 2781 || 2774 || 2780 || 2781
| 2785.58
|- 
| ((flagicon|IND)) [[Viswanathan Anand]]
| 2786 || 2786 || 2786 || 2786 || 2786 || 2786 || 2783 || 2783 || 2794 || 2783 || 2782 || 2782
| 2785.25
|}

===Predictions===
Before the tournament, [[Maxime Vachier-Lagrave]] (the highest rated player not playing, other than world champion Carlsen) considered the joint favourites to be Aronian and Caruana, and also noted that the betting markets said a similar thing. He considered the next most likely to be either Mamedyarov or Kramnik.<ref>[http://www.mvlchess.com/en/2018/03/08/candidates-2018/ Candidates 2018], web site of [[Maxime Vachier-Lagrave]], 8 March 2018</ref>

==Schedule==
FIDE announced the pairings one month before the event.<ref>[https://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/10677-2018-fide-candidates-tournament-pairings.html 2018 FIDE Candidates' Tournament Pairings], [[FIDE]], 9 Feb 2018</ref> There was a country-diversion system, so players from the same country meet as early as possible. Grischuk, Karjakin, and Kramnik (all from Russia) played each other in rounds 1, 2 and 3 as well as with colours reversed in rounds 8, 9 and 10. Similarly So and Caruana (both from the United States) played each other in rounds 1 and 8.

Games began at 15:00 [[German time|local time]]<ref>[https://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/10787-round-11-top-of-the-leaderboard-is-again-unchanged-after-draws-at-berlin-candidates-tournament.html Round 11: Top of the Leaderboard Is Again Unchanged After Draws at Berlin Candidates Tournament], [[FIDE]], 24 March 2018</ref><ref>[https://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/10788-berlin-candidates-tournament-is-up-for-grabs-as-leaders-lose-in-round-12.html Berlin Candidates Tournament Is Up for Grabs as Leaders Lose in Round 12], [[FIDE]], 25 March 2018</ref> (14:00 [[UTC]] before March 25, 13:00 UTC after March 25), each day from March 10 to 27, except for rest days on March 13, 17, 21, and 25 (after rounds 3, 6, 9 and 12 respectively). If needed, tiebreak games were to be played on March 28. The opening ceremony was on March 9, and the closing ceremony on March 28.

((col-begin))
((col-2))
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Date
!Day
!Event
|-
|9 March
|Friday
|Opening ceremony
|-
|10 March
|Saturday
|Round 1
|-
|11 March
|Sunday
|Round 2
|-
|12 March
|Monday
|Round 3
|-
|13 March
|Tuesday
|Rest day
|-
|14 March
|Wednesday
|Round 4
|-
|15 March
|Thursday
|Round 5
|-
|16 March
|Friday
|Round 6
|-
|17 March
|Saturday
|Rest day
|-
|18 March
|Sunday
|Round 7
|}
((col-2))
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Date
!Day
!Event
|-
|19 March
|Monday
|Round 8
|-
|20 March
|Tuesday
|Round 9
|-
|21 March
|Wednesday
|Rest day
|-
|22 March
|Thursday
|Round 10
|-
|23 March
|Friday
|Round 11
|-
|24 March
|Saturday
|Round 12
|-
|25 March
|Sunday
|Rest day
|-
|26 March
|Monday
|Round 13
|-
|27 March
|Tuesday
|Round 14
|-
|28 March
|Wednesday
|Closing ceremony
|}
((col-end))

==Summary==
[[File:Caruana-Məmmədyarov-Kandidatenturnier Berlin 2018 Runde 10.jpg|thumb|right|Fabiano Caruana during the Round 10 game against [[Shakhriyar Mamedyarov]].]]
Caruana, Mamedyarov and Kramnik all won in round 1, then Kramnik took the lead with a brilliant win with black against Aronian in round 3. However, he started playing very optimistically, and consistently overestimated his position in the subsequent rounds.<ref>((cite web|title=Candidates' Tournament R8: Grischuk Outwits Kramnik|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/candidates-tournament-r8-grischuk-outwits-kramnik|website=Chess.com|accessdate=30 March 2018))</ref> This led to him losing tough games, first to Caruana in round 4, then to Mamedyarov in round 6. At the halfway point, the scores were Caruana +3; Mamedyarov +2; Kramnik, Grischuk and Ding even; Karjakin −1, and So and Aronian −2. 2016 challenger Karjakin had suffered two losses in the early rounds. Aronian, one of the pre-tournament favourites, had bounced back from his loss to Kramnik with a win over Karjakin, but was promptly defeated by So, and was equal last.<ref>((cite web|title=Berlin Candidates 4: Caruana leads after thriller|url=https://chess24.com/en/read/news/berlin-candidates-4-caruana-leads-after-thriller|website=Chess24|accessdate=28 March 2018))</ref>

In the middle portion of the tournament, Aronian and Karjakin both tried to make up ground. Karjakin was successful, with wins with white in rounds 7 and 9; while Aronian sought complications, but could not win any more games, and then lost in round 10 to Kramnik.<ref>((cite web|title=Aronian Hangs Mate Against Kramnik In FIDE Candidates' Tournament Round 10|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/aronian-hangs-mate-against-kramnik-in-round-10-fide-candidates-tournament|website=Chess.com|accessdate=30 March 2018))</ref> Karjakin then beat Aronian with black in Round 11, joining Grischuk in equal third place on +1. Caruana and Mamedyarov continued to lead, but both drew all their games from rounds 8 to 11, staying on +3 and +2 respectively. 

In a sensational round 12, the two leaders each lost for the first time: Caruana to Karjakin, and Mamedyarov to Ding Liren, who had drawn every game to that point. This left five players in contention with 2 rounds to go: Karjakin and Caruana on +2 (with Karjakin leading on tie break), and Mamedyarov, Grischuk and Ding on +1.<ref>((cite web|title=Berlin Candidates 12: A Carlsen-Karjakin rematch?|url=https://chess24.com/en/read/news/berlin-candidates-12-a-carlsen-karjakin-rematch|website=Chess24|accessdate=28 March 2018))</ref>

In the penultimate round (round 13), Mamedyarov and Caruana defeated Grischuk and Aronian respectively, while Ding Liren and Karjakin drew their games. That gave Caruana (+3) a half-point lead over Karjakin and Mamedyarov (+2) going into the final round, with Ding (+1) a further half-point back. Caruana had worse tie breaks than Mamedyarov and Karjakin, so he had to finish ahead of both of them to win the tournament. Ding Liren also had a mathematical chance to win on tie breaks if all results went his way.<ref>((cite web|title=Berlin Candidates 13: Fabi leads thrilling chase|url=https://chess24.com/en/read/news/berlin-candidates-13-fabi-leads-thrilling-chase|website=Chess24|accessdate=28 March 2018))</ref>

In the last round, Karjakin pressed hard for a win with white against Ding, but after a blunder had to scramble for a draw. Meanwhile, Mamedyarov managed to get a complicated game with black against Kramnik, but could not get enough winning chances and also drew. Caruana obtained a strong position with black against Grischuk and converted it to a win, even though the other games finished before his, meaning he only required a draw to win the tournament.<ref>((cite web|title=Berlin Candidates 14: It's Carlsen-Caruana!|url=https://chess24.com/en/read/news/berlin-candidates-14-it-s-carlsen-caruana|website=Chess24|accessdate=28 March 2018))</ref>

===Assessments===
In a long interview the day after the Candidates ended, Caruana discussed his pre-tournament training, which involved his long-time second [[Rustam Kasimdzhanov]] and other grandmasters [[Ioan-Cristian Chirilă|Cristian Chirila]], [[Leinier Domínguez]] and [[Alejandro Ramírez (chess player)|Alejandro Ramírez]]. Caruana reviewed his progress through the tournament and was critical of his tendency to sit on the lead with overly defensive play. He believed that such defensiveness contributed to his twelfth round loss to Karjakin, which threw the tournament open for his competitors. However, Caruana felt that his ability to forget losses relatively quickly was important in his crucial victories against Aronian and Grischuk in the final two rounds. He also estimated his chances against Carlsen in the world championship match as "about 50-50."<ref>((cite web|title=Caruana: 'I Think My Chances Are About 50-50'|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/caruana-i-think-my-chances-are-about-50-50|website=Chess.com|accessdate=1 April 2018))</ref>

At a charity event several days after the tournament, Kramnik and Karjakin also discussed the Candidates. Kramnik said that his "very aggressive and very uncompromising" play might not have been the best practical choice but at least it showed fighting spirit. Karjakin regretted his "terrible start" but thought that Caruana's eventual victory was a "quite fair" result. Both players agreed that Caruana has his chances in the world championship match, though Carlsen remains the favorite.<ref>((cite web|title=Karjakin, Kramnik At Charity Event: Reflections On The Candidates|url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/karjakin-kramnik-at-charity-event-reflections-on-the-candidates|website=Chess.com|accessdate=3 April 2018))</ref>

==Results==
===Standings===
<onlyinclude>((#invoke:Sports table|main|style=Chess

|show_matches=true
|solid_cell=silver
|update=complete

|source=[http://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/fide-candidates-tournament-2018 FIDE Candidates Tournament 2018 at The Week in Chess]
|class_rules=1) Points, 2) head-to-head score among tied players, 3) total number of wins, 4) [[Sonneborn–Berger score]], 5) tie-break games.<ref name="regulations" />
|title=Final standings of the 2018 Candidates Tournament
|postitle = Rank
|hide_played=yes
|disp_fractions=no
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=WC 
|col_WC=green1 |text_WC=((nowrap|Advance to [[World Chess Championship 2018#Championship match|title match]]))

|team1=CAR |team2=MAM |team3=KAR |team4=DIN |team5=KRA |team6=GRI |team7=SO |team8=ARO

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|name_CAR=((flagathlete|[[Fabiano Caruana]]|USA))       |short_CAR=((Abbr|CAR|Fabiano Caruana))
|name_ARO=((flagathlete|[[Levon Aronian]]|ARM))         |short_ARO=((Abbr|ARO|Levon Aronian))
|name_GRI=((flagathlete|[[Alexander Grischuk]]|RUS))    |short_GRI=((Abbr|GRI|Alexander Grischuk))
|name_KAR=((flagathlete|[[Sergey Karjakin]]|RUS))       |short_KAR=((Abbr|KAR|Sergey Karjakin))
|name_MAM=((flagathlete|[[Shakhriyar Mamedyarov]]|AZE)) |short_MAM=((Abbr|MAM|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov))
|name_DIN=((flagathlete|[[Ding Liren]]|CHN))            |short_DIN=((Abbr|DIN|Ding Liren))
|name_SO=((flagathlete|[[Wesley So]]|USA))              |short_SO=((Abbr|SO|Wesley So))

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|match_KRA_ARO=1+1
|match_KRA_GRI=1+0
|match_KRA_KAR=½+0
|match_KRA_SO=½+½
|match_KRA_MAM=½+0
|match_KRA_DIN=½+½
|hth_KRA=1

|match_CAR_KRA=½+1
|match_CAR_ARO=1+1
|match_CAR_GRI=½+1
|match_CAR_KAR=½+0
|match_CAR_SO=1+½
|match_CAR_MAM=½+½
|match_CAR_DIN=½+½

|match_ARO_KRA=0+0
|match_ARO_CAR=0+0
|match_ARO_GRI=½+½
|match_ARO_KAR=0+1
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|match_KAR_MAM=0+½
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|match_SO_CAR=½+0
|match_SO_ARO=1+½
|match_SO_GRI=½+0
|match_SO_KAR=½+0
|match_SO_MAM=½+½
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|hth_MAM=1.5

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|match_DIN_CAR=½+½
|match_DIN_ARO=½+½
|match_DIN_GRI=½+½
|match_DIN_KAR=½+½
|match_DIN_SO=½+½
|match_DIN_MAM=½+1
))
<small>'''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).</small></onlyinclude>

===Results by round===
First named player is white. 1–0 indicates a white win, 0–1 indicates a black win, and ½–½ indicates a [[draw (chess)|draw]]. Numbers in parentheses show players' scores prior to the round.
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
|colspan=3 style=background:#cccccc; | '''Round 1, 10 March 2018'''
|-
| Vladimir Kramnik || Alexander Grischuk || 1–0
|-
| Sergey Karjakin || Shakhriyar Mamedyarov || 0–1
|-
| Levon Aronian || Ding Liren ||½–½
|-
| Fabiano Caruana || Wesley So || 1–0
|-
|colspan=3 style=background:#cccccc; | '''Round 2, 11 March 2018'''
|-
| Alexander Grischuk (0) || Wesley So (0) || 1–0
|-
| Ding Liren (½) || Fabiano Caruana (1) || ½–½
|-
| Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (1) || Levon Aronian (½) || ½–½
|-
| Vladimir Kramnik (1) || Sergey Karjakin (0) || ½–½
|-
|colspan=3 style=background:#cccccc; | '''Round 3, 12 March 2018'''
|-
| Sergey Karjakin (½) || Alexander Grischuk (1) || ½–½
|-
| Levon Aronian (1) || Vladimir Kramnik (1½) || 0–1
|-
| Fabiano Caruana (1½) || Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (1½) || ½–½ 
|-
| Wesley So (0) || Ding Liren (1) || ½–½
|-
|colspan=3 style=background:#cccccc; | '''Round 4, 14 March 2018'''
|-
| Alexander Grischuk (1½) || Ding Liren (1½) || ½–½
|-
| Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2) || Wesley So (½) || ½–½
|-
| Vladimir Kramnik (2½) || Fabiano Caruana (2) || 0–1
|-
| Sergey Karjakin  (1) || Levon Aronian (1) || 0–1
|-
|colspan=3 style=background:#cccccc; | '''Round 5, 15 March 2018'''
|-
| Levon Aronian (2) || Alexander Grischuk (2) || ½–½
|-
| Fabiano Caruana (3) || Sergey Karjakin (1) || ½–½
|-
| Wesley So (1) || Vladimir Kramnik (2½) || ½–½
|-
| Ding Liren (2) || Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2½) || ½–½
|-
|colspan=3 style=background:#cccccc; | '''Round 6, 16 March 2018'''
|-
| Fabiano Caruana (3½) || Alexander Grischuk (2½) || ½–½
|-
| Wesley So (1½) || Levon Aronian (2½) || 1–0
|-
| Ding Liren (2½) || Sergey Karjakin (1½) || ½–½
|-
| Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (3) || Vladimir Kramnik (3) || 1–0
|-
|colspan=3 style=background:#cccccc; | '''Round 7, 18 March 2018'''
|-
| Alexander Grischuk (3) || Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (4) || ½–½
|-
| Vladimir Kramnik (3) || Ding Liren (3) || ½–½
|-
| Sergey Karjakin (2) || Wesley So (2½) || 1–0
|-
| Levon Aronian (2½) || Fabiano Caruana (4) || 0–1
|}
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
|colspan=3 style=background:#cccccc; | '''Round 8, 19 March 2018'''
|-
| Alexander Grischuk (3½) || Vladimir Kramnik (3½) || 1–0
|-
| Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (4½) || Sergey Karjakin (3) || ½–½
|-
| Ding Liren (3½) || Levon Aronian (2½) || ½–½
|-
| Wesley So (2½) || Fabiano Caruana (5) || ½–½
|-
|colspan=3 style=background:#cccccc; | '''Round 9, 20 March 2018'''
|-
| Wesley So (3) || Alexander Grischuk (4½) || ½–½
|-
| Fabiano Caruana (5½) || Ding Liren (4) || ½–½
|-
| Levon Aronian (3) || Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (5) || ½–½
|-
| Sergey Karjakin (3½) || Vladimir Kramnik (3½) || 1–0
|-
|colspan=3 style=background:#cccccc; | '''Round 10, 22 March 2018'''
|-
| Alexander Grischuk (5) || Sergey Karjakin (4½)|| ½–½
|-
| Vladimir Kramnik (3½) || Levon Aronian (3½)|| 1–0
|-
| Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (5½) || Fabiano Caruana (6) || ½–½
|-
| Ding Liren (4½)|| Wesley So (3½) || ½–½
|-
|colspan=3 style=background:#cccccc; | '''Round 11, 23 March 2018'''
|-
| Ding Liren (5) || Alexander Grischuk (5½) || ½–½
|-
| Wesley So (4) || Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (6) || ½–½
|-
| Fabiano Caruana (6½) || Vladimir Kramnik (4½) || ½–½
|-
| Levon Aronian (3½) || Sergey Karjakin (5) || 0–1
|-
|colspan=3 style=background:#cccccc; | '''Round 12, 24 March 2018'''
|-
| Alexander Grischuk (6) || Levon Aronian (3½) || ½–½
|-
| Sergey Karjakin (6) || Fabiano Caruana (7) || 1–0
|-
| Vladimir Kramnik (5) || Wesley So (4½) || ½–½
|-
| Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (6½) || Ding Liren (5½) || 0–1
|-
|colspan=3 style=background:#cccccc; | '''Round 13, 26 March 2018'''
|-
| Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (6½) || Alexander Grischuk (6½) || 1–0
|-
| Ding Liren (6½) || Vladimir Kramnik (5½) || ½–½
|-
| Wesley So (5) || Sergey Karjakin (7) || ½–½
|-
| Fabiano Caruana (7) || Levon Aronian (4) || 1–0
|-
|colspan=3 style=background:#cccccc; | '''Round 14, 27 March 2018'''
|-
| Alexander Grischuk (6½) || Fabiano Caruana (8) || 0–1
|-
| Levon Aronian (4) || Wesley So (5½) || ½–½
|-
| Sergey Karjakin (7½) || Ding Liren (7) || ½–½
|-
| Vladimir Kramnik (6) || Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (7½) || ½–½
|-
|}
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===Points by round===
[[File:Tournament Hall 1, Candidates Tournament 2018.jpg|thumb|right|Tournament hall. Spectators could watch the players from above.]]
For each player, the difference between wins and losses after each round is shown.
The players with the highest difference for each round are marked with green background.
The players with no more chance of advancing to the title match, in each round, are marked with red background.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center; white-space: nowrap;"
|-
! Final<br/>place !! style="width:140px;" | Player \ Round
! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 
|-
| 1 || align=left|((flagathlete|[[Fabiano Caruana]]|USA))
| bgcolor=#ccffcc|+1||bgcolor=#ccffcc|+1||+1||bgcolor=#ccffcc|+2||bgcolor=#ccffcc|+2||bgcolor=#ccffcc|+2||bgcolor=#ccffcc|+3||bgcolor=#ccffcc|+3||bgcolor=#ccffcc|+3||bgcolor=#ccffcc|+3||bgcolor=#ccffcc|+3||bgcolor=#ccffcc|+2||bgcolor=#ccffcc|+3||bgcolor=#ccffcc|+4
|-
| 2 || align=left|((flagathlete|[[Shakhriyar Mamedyarov]]|AZE))
| bgcolor=#ccffcc|+1||bgcolor=#ccffcc|+1||+1||+1||+1||bgcolor=#ccffcc|+2||+2||+2||+2||+2||+2||+1||+2||bgcolor=#ffcccc|+2
|-
| 3 || align=left|((flagathlete|[[Sergey Karjakin]]|RUS))
| –1||–1||–1||–2||–2||–2||–1||–1||=||=||+1||bgcolor=#ccffcc|+2||+2||bgcolor=#ffcccc|+2
|-
| 4 || align=left|((flagathlete|[[Ding Liren]]|CHN))
| =||=||=||=||=||=||=||=||=||=||=||+1||+1||bgcolor=#ffcccc|+1
|-
| 5 || align=left|((flagathlete|[[Vladimir Kramnik]]|RUS))
| bgcolor=#ccffcc|+1||bgcolor=#ccffcc|+1||bgcolor=#ccffcc|+2||+1||+1||=||=||–1||–2||–1||–1||–1||bgcolor=#ffcccc|–1||bgcolor=#ffcccc|–1
|-
| 6 || align=left|((flagathlete|[[Alexander Grischuk]]|RUS))
| –1||=||=||=||=||=||=||+1||+1||+1||+1||+1||bgcolor=#ffcccc|=||bgcolor=#ffcccc|–1
|-
| 7 || align=left|((flagathlete|[[Wesley So]]|USA))
| –1||–2||–2||–2||–2||–1||–2||–2||–2||–2||–2||bgcolor=#ffcccc|–2||bgcolor=#ffcccc|–2||bgcolor=#ffcccc|–2
|-
| 8 || align=left|((flagathlete|[[Levon Aronian]]|ARM))
| =||=||–1||=||=||–1||–2||–2||–2||–3||bgcolor=#ffcccc|–4||bgcolor=#ffcccc|–4||bgcolor=#ffcccc|–5||bgcolor=#ffcccc|–5
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://worldchess.com/berlin/ Official tournament site] ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322092951/https://worldchess.com/berlin/ |date=2018-03-22 ))

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