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Played in the De Moriaan Community Centre, Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands, from January 11 (Round 1) to January 26 (Round 13), with rest days on January 13, 17 and 22. The drawing of lots took place in Velsen-Noord on January 10, with play to start at 1:30 pm the next day. First prize: 3,000 euros. A keen interest was taken in the play of Sergey Karjakin (the world's youngest GM), and Koneru Humpy (the world's youngest WGM). Wijk aan Zee, The Netherlands, 11-26 January 2003
Age Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
1 Zhong Zhang 24 2624 * 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 11
2 Stellwagen 15 2427 0 * 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 8
3 Naiditsch 17 2585 0 0 * 1 1 1 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 0 1 8
4 Nijboer 37 2553 0 ½ 0 * 0 0 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 7½
5 Karjakin 13 2547 ½ ½ 0 1 * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 0 7
6 De Vreugt 22 2504 0 ½ 0 1 ½ * ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 0 1 1 6½
7 Acs 21 2623 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ * 1 0 0 1 0 ½ ½ 6
8 Van der Wiel 43 2509 0 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 6
9 Koneru 15 2496 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ * 1 0 ½ 1 1 6
10 Rogers 42 2569 1 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 * ½ 0 ½ ½ 5½
11 Hector 38 2570 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 1 ½ * ½ ½ 1 5½
12 Kosteniuk 18 2456 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 1 0 ½ 1 ½ * 0 ½ 5
13 Jonkman 27 2436 0 0 1 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 * 1 5
14 Cmilyte 19 2452 0 1 0 0 1 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 * 4
Category: XI (2525). Zhong Zhang qualified for Corus Group A (2004)
Sources
Wikipedia article: Tata Steel Chess Tournament#2003
Official website (https://web.archive.org/web/2003020...)
Chess.gr website (https://web.archive.org/web/2003021...)
Ajedrez ND website (http://ajedreznd.com/2003/corus.html)
Szachowa Vistula website (http://szachowavistula.pl/vistula/c...)
TWIC report 27 January 2003 (http://theweekinchess.com/html/twic...)
ChessBase Chess News 10 January 2003 (https://en.chessbase.com/post/wijk-...)
Malcolm Pein in The Telegraph, 31 January 2003 (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture...)
Kjell Krantz in Tidskrift för Schack, March 2003, pp. 148-156 (https://tfsarkiv.schack.se/pdf/2003...) Original collections: Game Collection: Wijk aan Zee Group B 2003 by User: Chessdreamer and Game Collection: Corus Group B 2003 by User: Tabanus. Previous: Corus Group B (2002). Next: Corus Group B (2004). See also Corus Group A (2003) and Corus Invitation Tens (2003)
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| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. D de Vreugt vs J Hector |
| 0-1 | 25 | 2003 | Corus Group B | C78 Ruy Lopez |
| 2. V Cmilyte vs Naiditsch |
| 0-1 | 39 | 2003 | Corus Group B | E12 Queen's Indian |
| 3. V Cmilyte vs D de Vreugt |
| 0-1 | 44 | 2003 | Corus Group B | D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav |
| 4. Kosteniuk vs Z Zhang |
 | 0-1 | 32 | 2003 | Corus Group B | B96 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 5. H Jonkman vs Stellwagen |
| 0-1 | 33 | 2003 | Corus Group B | C02 French, Advance |
| 6. J Hector vs Z Zhang |
| 0-1 | 61 | 2003 | Corus Group B | B57 Sicilian |
| 7. Kosteniuk vs H Jonkman |
| 0-1 | 33 | 2003 | Corus Group B | C45 Scotch Game |
| 8. V Cmilyte vs J Hector |
| 0-1 | 60 | 2003 | Corus Group B | D12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav |
| 9. H Jonkman vs Z Zhang |
| 0-1 | 48 | 2003 | Corus Group B | C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation |
| 10. D de Vreugt vs Kosteniuk |
| 0-1 | 38 | 2003 | Corus Group B | B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer |
| 11. Kosteniuk vs Nijboer |
| 0-1 | 38 | 2003 | Corus Group B | B33 Sicilian |
| 12. Stellwagen vs V Cmilyte |
| 0-1 | 39 | 2003 | Corus Group B | B30 Sicilian |
| 13. Nijboer vs Z Zhang |
| 0-1 | 35 | 2003 | Corus Group B | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 14. I Rogers vs Stellwagen |
| 0-1 | 34 | 2003 | Corus Group B | D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav |
| 15. J Hector vs Naiditsch |
| 0-1 | 40 | 2003 | Corus Group B | B97 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 16. H Jonkman vs D de Vreugt |
| 0-1 | 56 | 2003 | Corus Group B | A07 King's Indian Attack |
| 17. Naiditsch vs P Acs |
| 0-1 | 55 | 2003 | Corus Group B | B67 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7 |
| 18. Stellwagen vs Van der Wiel |
| 0-1 | 32 | 2003 | Corus Group B | B45 Sicilian, Taimanov |
| 19. J Hector vs P Acs |
| 0-1 | 45 | 2003 | Corus Group B | B56 Sicilian |
| 20. D de Vreugt vs Naiditsch |
| 0-1 | 33 | 2003 | Corus Group B | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 21. V Cmilyte vs Koneru |
| 0-1 | 79 | 2003 | Corus Group B | E38 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5 |
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