Tata Steel Chess - Games and results

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1/30/2022 – Besides Magnus Carlsen, who got a win by forfeit over Daniil Dubov, Praggnanandhaa, Sergey Karjakin and Jorden van Foreest also scored full points in the last round of the Tata Steel Masters tournament. Meanwhile, Arjun Erigaisi (pictured), who had secured first place in the Challengers with a round to spare, collected yet another victory to finish the event with a remarkable 10½/13 score. | Replay all the games with computer analysis. Full report to follow shortly!
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Round 13

The Masters and the Challengers tournaments are 14-player single round robin events. The time control in both sections is 100 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 50 minutes for 20 moves, then 15 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment per move from the start.

In case of a tie for first, a new tiebreak system to decide the champion will be in place.

Schedule:

  • Rounds 1 to 4 - January 15-18
  • Rest day - January 19
  • Rounds 5 to 8 - January 20-23
  • Rest day - January 24
  • Rounds 9 to 10 - January 25-26
  • Rest day - January 27
  • Rounds 11 to 13 - January 28-30

Reports: Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Round 8 | Round 9 | Round 10 | Round 11 | Round 12 | Round 13

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Masters

 

Challengers

 

Commentary by Peter Svidler and Jan Gustafsson

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Current standings - Challengers

 

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Leavenfish Leavenfish 1/28/2022 07:44
Last year - controversy. This year - controversy. Prince is probably turning over in his grave...

Dubov's games should count for rating...but NONE of his games should count toward the final standings. This is common sense. People benefit from the non played games.

This is a bigger 'injustice' than last years Firouzja's situation...but will there be the 'outrage'????
Minnesota Fats Minnesota Fats 1/28/2022 07:15
Seems Carlsen missed a complete winining position against Vidit? he had a massive advantage going in the (semi) end game...he should have moved the rook, instead of pushing the pawn forward...
MauvaisFou MauvaisFou 1/28/2022 06:54
What else could be expected, if Dubov was with people with Covid and no masks ?
And Carlsen made a fool of himself by mocking the point Giri got against Dubov.
Jason Rihel Jason Rihel 1/28/2022 04:53
Ah, I see he withdrew then.
Frits Fritschy Frits Fritschy 1/28/2022 03:43
Dubov has covid and left the tournament.
John Maccormack John Maccormack 1/28/2022 03:33
What happened to Dubov today? Was he a no show? Covid? XM
Frits Fritschy Frits Fritschy 1/28/2022 02:57
Jason??
Carlsen will get a free point himself...
Jason Rihel Jason Rihel 1/28/2022 02:32
Is Dubov intentionally giving players who are chasing Magnus free points? Another forfeit?!?
chessgod0 chessgod0 1/26/2022 06:29
Wow. Some powerful combinations from Rapport in this tournament. Very exciting player!
Jacob woge Jacob woge 1/26/2022 02:59
No less spectacular is Sofia Polgar’s 2879, 8.5/9, Rome 1989, aged 14, rated 2345
praddy06 praddy06 1/26/2022 10:49
Highest Performance Rating in Tournaments (Classical Games) 2700+ elo
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Min 2980 elo

1. Sinquefield Cup 2014 - 3098 performance - Caruna 8.5/10
2. Ruy Lopez Festival 2011 - 3021 performance - Sargissian 6.5/7
3. 23rd European Team Chess Championship 2021 - 3015 performance - Firouzja 8.0/9
4. 2nd Nanjing Pearl Spring Chess 2009 - 3002 performance - Carlsen 8.0/10
5. 4th London Chess Classic 2012 - 2991 performance - Carlsen 6.5/8
6. 6th Shamkir Chess 2019 - 2991 performance - Carlsen 7.0/9
7. 6th Grenke Chess Classic 2019 - 2983 performance - Carlsen 7.5/9
8. 2nd Shamkir Chess 2015 - 2981 performance - Carlsen 7.5/9
9. Linaries 1994 - 2978 performance - Karpov 11.0/13

Others (2500 + elo)
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1. V South America U20 Championship 2009 - 3108 performance - Alexandr Fier 9.0/9
2. 2019 Cidade de Famalicão tournament - 3103 performance - Karen Grigoryan 9.0/9
3. 1st Chebanenco Memorial 1998 - 2979 performance - Morozevich 8.5/9

Other notable performance
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1. Sinquefield Cup 2013 - 2968 performance - Carlsen 4.5/6
2. 44th Dortmund 2016 - 2954 performance - Maxmie Lagrave 5.5/7
3. 4th Grenke Chess Classic 2017 - 2953 performance - Aronian 5.5/7
4. 82nd Tata Steel Chess 2020 - 2945 performance - Caruna 10.0/13
5. 43rd Dortmund 2015 - 2942 performance - Caruna 5.5/7
6. 75th Tata Steel Chess 2013 - 2933 performance - Carlsen 10.0/13

Performance calculator tool - http://chess.kivij.info/performance_calculator.shtml
Balthus Balthus 1/26/2022 10:00
I think Carlsen is backing up very strongly the statements he made straight after the WCh match regarding the possible challengers he may face. Unscathed by the very top echelons even.
tom_70 tom_70 1/26/2022 04:22
I love how MC kicks all their butts, at every tournament, all the time. Just like Kasparov in 90's.. Total domination.
gwrtheyrn gwrtheyrn 1/26/2022 02:01
There was some good chess in this round of the Masters'; it was mostly a pleasure to watch it. But it was sad seeing Praggnanandhaa's decent game come so horribly unstuck around move 40. He might benefit from work on his physical stamina.
chessgod0 chessgod0 1/25/2022 11:06
@KrushonIrina

Yeah they clearly weren't ready for the heat this guy was bringing. Good on him!
KrushonIrina KrushonIrina 1/25/2022 06:54
Erigaisi cutting through the Challengers like a knife through butter.
chessgod0 chessgod0 1/25/2022 03:24
I'm fine with Dubov's actions---I don't think any less of him. In fact, I like him a bit more now.
arzi arzi 1/25/2022 02:50
"This is a story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody. There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry about that, because it was Everybody’s job. Everybody thought Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn’t do it. It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have."

Disrepectful to whole humanity! Djubovic- or Dubovgate incident. Who can save me?
Dan Durham Dan Durham 1/24/2022 10:46
<Minnesota Fats> Djubovic!
Stupido Stupido 1/24/2022 12:23
I don't see why Giri is shown with 4.0 in standings. The official site shows 5.0. I understand that Dubov decided not to play if required to do it with a mask, which in my book is stupid, but not disrespectful to anyone.
lajosarpad lajosarpad 1/24/2022 10:19
It's more than disrespect.
MauvaisFou MauvaisFou 1/24/2022 09:17
Short won and said : God was not Bulgarian today
Jacob woge Jacob woge 1/24/2022 12:17
I think the organizers might be doing their utmost to have the matter solved at the chess board rather that away from it. The Short-cheparinov incident springs to mind, first settled as a default but ultimately played.

But of course thats’s just a guess.
Frits Fritschy Frits Fritschy 1/23/2022 11:18
The crosstable still shows Giri and Dubov with 7 games instead of 8. Is there a special reason for that?
Minnesota Fats Minnesota Fats 1/23/2022 07:11
Is Dubov the Djokovic of Chess?
dumkof dumkof 1/23/2022 06:38
Dubov was obviously unhappy with his chess results and unwilling to continue, so that he decided to forfeit this way. Very childish and disrespectful of him.
The Covid restrictions, all over the world, are nothing new. Rules are rules and nobody is above them.
MauvaisFou MauvaisFou 1/23/2022 12:35
It is complete disrespect by Dubov towards Giri
Isledoc Isledoc 1/22/2022 11:21
It was highly disrespectful of Dubov toward his opponent not to agree to wear a mask. It is a pity none of the adults in the Russian delegation did not persuade him. Must be getting his advice from Djoko!
Frits Fritschy Frits Fritschy 1/22/2022 10:47
It is a shame that Tata hasn't been more open beforehand to the outside world about what was expected from players in cases like this. I guess there is something, but I couldn't find it. That would forego speculation. There is something in the FAQ section of the tournament site (complying to Dutch law). As far as I understand from Dutch government sites, you should go into quarantaine when you have been in close contact with someone infected. That would mean that the organisers were too lenient by permitting Dubov to play with a masque.
Michael Jones Michael Jones 1/22/2022 10:25
If Dubov was a close contact of someone who had tested positive, why on earth was he present in the playing hall in the first place? He should have been self-isolating, and arrangements made either for him and Giri to play the postponed game on one of the rest days, or for him to play online from his hotel room.
Aighearach Aighearach 1/22/2022 09:24
A single forfeit is not enough, if members of Dubov's team tested positive and he refuses to wear a mask, he should be sent home and not invited next year.
Dan Durham Dan Durham 1/22/2022 08:29
I've beaten more than just Remlinger. I also beat Carl Magnusen, Nakaru Hikamura, and Viswanathanananana Pragnahahahaha
MauvaisFou MauvaisFou 1/22/2022 06:26
I thought that players from the same country had to play together in the first rounds?
Minnesota Fats Minnesota Fats 1/21/2022 10:39
Sound of mobile phones is disallowed.
Farting is tolerated
Chess pieces making noices is not yet in the rules! It should be forbidden!
Galuna Galuna 1/21/2022 05:30
What is that sound of chess pieces moving on here?
Frits Fritschy Frits Fritschy 1/21/2022 03:16
The online engine keeps on surprising me with its deep insights. In Vidit-Duda, on the 10th move it states that the 'pawn sacrifice' 10 Nxd2 is less good. Maybe it could also evaluate 10 Ke2.
dumkof dumkof 1/19/2022 01:49
I think those who beat Mr Remlinger should automatically be invited to Tata.
tomohawk52 tomohawk52 1/19/2022 05:48
I beat Mr. Remlinger in a tournament game, and I haven't played in Tata.
Frits Fritschy Frits Fritschy 1/17/2022 09:51
Dan, first try winning a tournament with everyone who beat Larry Remlinger and never played at Tata...
Dan Durham Dan Durham 1/17/2022 02:59
If I were playing, I'd be at the top of the cross table. I once beat Larry Remlinger.
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