Tata Steel Chess 2020: Round 13

Round 13

Fabiano Caruana's 9 out of 12 performance in Wijk aan Zee has gained him 15.8 rating points, leaving him on a superlative 2837.8 — a live rating that has only ever been surpassed by Magnus Carlsen, Garry Kasparov and Caruana's own 2851.3 from 2014. The American has consolidated himself at the top, and getting his first-ever triumph in Wijk aan Zee only confirms his status as a historic figure in the chess world.

The American scored six wins and six draws to go into the last day of action one and a half points ahead of Magnus Carlsen. After a steady start, he scored five wins from rounds seven to twelve, including a lucky break in round eight, when he won from a largely inferior position against Vishy Anand. His latest victim was Jan-Krzysztof Duda, who was already on the back foot out of the opening..

Round-by-round news and analysis on Tata Steel Chess 2020

Live games and commentary

Players receive 100 minutes for 40 moves followed by 50 minutes for 20 moves, then 15 minutes for the rest of the game plus 30 seconds per move starting from move one.

Navigating the Ruy Lopez Vol.1-3

The Ruy Lopez is one of the oldest openings which continues to enjoy high popularity from club level to the absolute world top. In this video series, American super GM Fabiano Caruana, talking to IM Oliver Reeh, presents a complete repertoire for White.

Current results & standings (Masters)

Current results & standings (Challengers)

Players in the Masters

Master Class Vol.8: Magnus Carlsen

Scarcely any world champion has managed to captivate chess lovers to the extent Carlsen has. The enormously talented Norwegian hasn't been systematically trained within the structures of a major chess-playing nation such as Russia, the Ukraine or China.

Elo avg: 2741
Category: 20
FIDE ratings from January 2020

Players in the Challengers

Endgames of the World Champions from Fischer to Carlsen

Let endgame expert Dr Karsten Müller show and explain the finesses of the world champions. Although they had different styles each and every one of them played the endgame exceptionally well, so take the opportunity to enjoy and learn from some of the best endgames in the history of chess.

	Name	Country	Rating
GM	Anton Guijarro, David	ESP	2694
GM	Grandelius, Nils	SWE	2673
GM	Mamedov, Rauf	AZE	2659
GM	Eljanov, Pavel	UKR	2650
GM	Ganguly, Surya Shekhar	IND	2636
GM	Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	UZB	2635
GM	Nihal Sarin	IND	2618
GM	L'Ami, Erwin	NED	2606
GM	Smirnov, Anton	AUS	2604
GM	Smeets, Jan	NED	2585
IM	Keymer, Vincent	GER	2527
GM	Van Foreest, Lucas	NED	2523
IM	Saduakassova, Dinara	KAZ	2519
IM	Warmerdam, Max	NED	2498

Elo avg: 2602
Category: 15
FIDE ratings from January 2020

Schedule

The 82nd edition of the Tata Steel chess tournament will take place in Wijk aan Zee from January 10^th to 26^th, 2020. The 5^th round on January 16^th will be held at the Philips Stadium in Eindhoven. Entry to all rounds of the Tata Steel chess tournament is free of charge. The games can also be followed online at Live.ChessBase.com or the official website. 

Rest days in the Masters and Challengers are on January 15^th, 20^th and 23^rd. Rounds start at 12:30 UTC (13:30 CET / 7:30 AM EST), except January 16th in Eindhoven when it starts 30 minutes later.

Round-up show schedule

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Date	Round	Author
Jan 11	1	Lawrence Trent
Jan 12	2	Daniel King
Jan 13	3	Yannick Pelletier
Jan 14	4	Daniel King
Jan 15	Rest day
Jan 16	5	Daniel King
Jan 17	6	Lawrence Trent
Jan 18	7	Lawrence Trent
Jan 19	8	Yannick Pelletier
Jan 20	Rest day
Jan 21	9	Yannick Pelletier
Jan 22	10	Daniel King
Jan 23	Rest day
Jan 24	11	Yannick Pelletier
Jan 25	12	Yannick Pelletier
Jan 26	13	Daniel King

Opening package: 1.b3 and Black Secrets in the Modern Italian

Wesley So published two new opening DVDs: 1.b3, the so called Nimzo-Larsen-Attack, for White and his black secrets in the modern Italian. Get them in a package and save money!

"Fans are you ready? Wijk aan Zee are you ready? The Masters ARE ready!"

Links

• Official site