FIDE's new cycle was similar to previous cycles only that for the first time in history the reigning Champion (Karpov) had to qualify for the Championship. As it was agreed before the Timman-Karpov match, the Champion was seeded directly into the Candidates finals. Also if Karpov would qualify for the Championship match, he would have no Champions's advantage.

Many players participated in both FIDE and PCA cycles. Kasparov and Short were excluded from FIDE and their rating list, and were thus unable to participate (even if they wanted to).

Tournament was played in July 1993 in Biel, Switzerland. First 10 qualified for the Candidates (Anand qualified on the superior tie-break - sum of opponents rating).

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