1/21/2012 – It wasn't his cleanest win, as Boris Gelfand self-destructed some time during time trouble, but a win is a win, and with it Magnus Carlsen rejoins Aronian for the lead. Karjakin, who has yet to draw a single game, beat Topalov, while Kamsky also bounced back and beat Navara. Van Wely will no doubt wonder where he missed Giri, as he dominated their game throughout. Illustrated report with video.
Your personal chess trainer. Your toughest opponent. Your strongest ally. FRITZ 20 is more than just a chess engine – it is a training revolution for ambitious players and professionals. Whether you are taking your first steps into the world of serious chess training, or already playing at tournament level, FRITZ 20 will help you train more efficiently, intelligently and individually than ever before.
Winning starts with what you know The new version 18 offers completely new possibilities for chess training and analysis: playing style analysis, search for strategic themes, access to 6 billion Lichess games, player preparation by matching Lichess games, download Chess.com games with built-in API, built-in cloud engine and much more.
Whether it’s a weak pawn, a vulnerable king, or poor piece coordination, this course will teach you how to pinpoint the critical targets, prioritise your attack, and execute a clear, effective plan.
€39.90
The 74th Tata Steel Chess Tournament will take place from January 13 to 29,
2012 in the sports hall Moriaan in Wijk aan Zee. There are three grandmaster
tournaments with fourteen players each playing thirteen rounds at 100 minutes
for 40 moves, then 50 minutes for 20 moves and finally 15 minutes for the rest
of the game, with a 30 seconds/move increment starting with the first move of
the game. Rest days are on January 18, 23, and 26.
Tata Steel Tournament 2012
Round seven
Group A: Round 7 - Sat. Jan. 21st
Sergey Karjakin - Veselin Topalov
1-0
Hikaru Nakamura - Teimour Radjabov
½-½
Magnus Carlsen - Boris Gelfand
1-0
Gata Kamsky - David Navara
1-0
Loek van Wely - Anish Giri
½-½
Vugar Gashimov - Fabiano Caruana
½-½
Vassily Ivanchuk - Levon Aronian
½-½
One of the billboards outside
A street in the neighborhood
Round and round she goes, where she stops, nobody knows. This is the phrase used by carnival barkers at the Wheel of Fortune, and it could just as well apply to Wijk this year. This is not to say there haven't been any constants.
A special tribute to the various sponsors of the event
Martha was invited to sound the opening of the round
Carlsen and Gelfand start their game
An artist's view
Carlsen won his game, and once again drew level with Aronian, a phrase we have also been alternating between the players. His game was quite level, but somehow near time trouble Gelfand got confused, or panicked, and when the dust settled, the Israeli was down two pawns. Possibly still in shock, he played on a few moves, but then resigned.
A fan of Aronian
Kamsky has been struggling, but scored his first win in round seven
Kamsky, who had lost to Anish Giri, bounced back with a win of his own when he beat the down in the doldrums David Navara, who just hasn’t been getting his way.
It was the battle of the Dutch, and strongly leaned toward the 'experience' side
before ultimately drawing.
As to Anish Giri, it is remarkable that after stating before the tournament’s start that his ambition was to come ahead of Loek Van Wely, he nearly ran adrift when the latter hd a huge advantage entering the endgame which seemed like a certain win. Somehow, the veteran was not able to convert, and Giri escaped with the draw, but no doubt he will spend a good deal of time seeking the win he may have missed.
There are fans of all sizes
Sergey Karjakin has yet to score a single draw, with wins and losses in all his seven games. After two opening losses, then two wins, then two losses, he beat Topalov in a very imbalanced game where the Bulgarian seemed to have chances to score his first win. Instead his initiative fizzled and his material deficit was decisive.
There will be full broadcast of all games on the official site and on the Playchess
server, which will provide live audio commentary of the most interesting
games (free for Premium members) starting at 15:00h for each round, 14:00h for
the final round.
Date
Round
Day
Commentator
22.01.2012
Round 8
Sunday
King
23.01.2012
Free Day
Monday
24.01.2012
Round 9
Tuesday
King
25.01.2012
Round 10
Wednesday
Pelletier
26.01.2012
Free Day
Thursday
27.01.2012
Round 11
Friday
King
28.01.2012
Round 12
Saturday
Trent
29.01.2012
Round 13
Sunday
King
Commentary begins at approx. 3 PM and lasts 2-2.5 hours with breaks in between.
A round up show is provided at 8 PM server time.
The games are being broadcast live on the official
web site and on the chess server Playchess.com.
If you are not a member you can download a free Playchess client and get
immediate access. Or you can get our latest Fritz
13 program, which includes six months free premium membership to Playchess.
Throughout the video course, Sasikran shows various examples from his career to explain sacrifices for initiative, an attack, a better pawn structure and much more.
In this insightful video course, Grandmaster David Navara shares practical advice on when to calculate deeply in a position — and just as importantly, when not to.
The Trompowsky is especially suited for faster time controls as you don‘t have to memorise endless lines of theory, and you push your opponent out of their comfort zone after your second move.
Trompowsky Powerbook 2025 is based on 53,000 computer games from the engine room of playchess.com as well as 49,000 games from Mega and correspondence chess.
Trompowsky Powerbase 2025 is a database and contains a total of 8727 games from Mega 2025 and the Correspondence Database 2024, of which 316 are annotated.
2025 European Championship with a German double victory and analyses by Bluebaum, Svane, Rodshtein, Yuffa, Navara and many more. Opening videos by Engel, King and Marin. Training sections “The Fortress”, “The Trap” and “Fundamental Endgame Knowledge" etc.
Powerbook based on more than 618 000 games in which White already sidesteps the main variations of the Sicilian on move 2.
€9.90
We use cookies and comparable technologies to provide certain functions, to improve the user experience and to offer interest-oriented content. Depending on their intended use, analysis cookies and marketing cookies may be used in addition to technically required cookies. Here you can make detailed settings or revoke your consent (if necessary partially) with effect for the future. Further information can be found in our data protection declaration.
Pop-up for detailed settings
We use cookies and comparable technologies to provide certain functions, to improve the user experience and to offer interest-oriented content. Depending on their intended use, cookies may be used in addition to technically required cookies, analysis cookies and marketing cookies. You can decide which cookies to use by selecting the appropriate options below. Please note that your selection may affect the functionality of the service. Further information can be found in our privacy policy.
Technically required cookies
Technically required cookies: so that you can navigate and use the basic functions and store preferences.
Analysis Cookies
To help us determine how visitors interact with our website to improve the user experience.
Marketing-Cookies
To help us offer and evaluate relevant content and interesting and appropriate advertisement.
