1/28/2018 – Magnus Carlsen won the 80th Tata Steel Masters which was decided in a blitz tiebreak over Dutch number one Anish Giri. The players contested two blitz games with 5 minutes plus 3 seconds per move, with no sudden death Armageddon game needed. Vidit played solidly to earn a draw that was enough to win the Challengers, as Korobov could not manage to pull off a win with black on-demand. | Photo: Alina l'Ami TataSteelChess.com
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Carlsen wins Masters, Vidit wins Challengers
GM Daniel King's Round 13 round-up
Tiebreak
The time control is 5 minutes plus 3 seconds per move for the entire game. Two blitz games will be played, and if tied, a single sudden-death ("Armageddon") game, in which black has draw odds, but starts with one minute less.
Live games and commentary
Commentary by GM Eric Hansen and GM Jan Smeets (plus guests) | Tata Steel Chess YouTube
All games
Masters
Challengers
Final standings
Masters
Challengers
Round-up show with Lawrence Trent
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Round schedule
All rounds start at 13:30 CET except where noted.
Round 1: Saturday 13 January
Round 2: Sunday 14 January
Round 3: Monday 15 January
Round 4: Tuesday 16 January
Round 5: Wednesday 17 January (Masters in Hilversum starts 14:00)
Free day: Thursday 18 January
Round 6: Friday 19 January
Round 7: Saturday 20 January
Round 8: Sunday 21 January
Free day: Monday 22 January
Round 9: Tuesday 23 January
Round 10: Wednesday 24 January (Masters in Groningen starts 14:00)
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