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Tata Steel Masters (2014) Played at the De Moriaan Centre in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands 11-26 January 2014, with Round 4 in Amsterdam (15 January) and Round 9 in Eindhoven (23 January). Rest days: 14, 16, 20, 22 and 24 January. Due to economical problems there were only 12 players, and no Group C. The rounds began at 1:30 pm, except in Amsterdam and Eindhoven (2 pm). Round 11 started at 12:00. Time control: 100 minutes for the first 40 moves, then 50 more minutes for the next 20 moves, then 15 more minutes to finish the game, with 30 seconds added per move from move 1. Tournament category: XX (2743). Chief arbiter: Pavel Votruba. Levon Aronian won with 8/11. Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 Aronian 2812 * ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 8 2 Giri 2734 ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 6½ 3 Karjakin 2759 0 ½ * 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 6½ 4 Caruana 2782 0 ½ 1 * 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 0 6 5 Dominguez 2754 0 ½ ½ 1 * 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 6 6 So 2719 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 6 7 Harikrishna 2706 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ * ½ 1 0 0 1 5½ 8 Van Wely 2672 1 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ * 1 0 ½ 1 5 9 Nakamura 2789 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 * ½ 1 1 5 10 Gelfand 2777 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 1 1 ½ * 0 ½ 4½ 11 Rapport 2691 ½ ½ 0 0 0 0 1 ½ 0 1 * 0 3½ 12 Naiditsch 2718 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ 1 * 3½ Official site: https://web.archive.org/web/2014013... Crosstable: https://history.tatasteelchess.com/... Chess.com: https://www.chess.com/blog/Pancevsk... ChessBase: https://en.chessbase.com/post/tata-... chess24: https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-t... TWIC: https://theweekinchess.com/chessnew... FIDE: https://ratings.fide.com/tournament... Previous: Tata Steel Group A (2013). Next: Tata Steel Masters (2015). See also Tata Steel Challengers (2014)  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 66  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Rapport vs So 0-1 56 2014 Tata Steel Masters A01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack 2. Nakamura vs Naiditsch 1-0 65 2014 Tata Steel Masters E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 3. Caruana vs Gelfand 1-0 30 2014 Tata Steel Masters B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 4. Harikrishna vs Aronian ½-½ 30 2014 Tata Steel Masters C54 Giuoco Piano 5. Van Wely vs Karjakin 0-1 60 2014 Tata Steel Masters E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 6. Dominguez Perez vs Giri ½-½ 31 2014 Tata Steel Masters C67 Ruy Lopez 7. Dominguez Perez vs Van Wely ½-½ 26 2014 Tata Steel Masters B06 Robatsch 8. Karjakin vs Harikrishna ½-½ 40 2014 Tata Steel Masters D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 9. Giri vs Naiditsch 1-0 33 2014 Tata Steel Masters E11 Bogo-Indian Defense 10. So vs Nakamura ½-½ 27 2014 Tata Steel Masters D31 Queen's Gambit Declined 11. Aronian vs Caruana 1-0 58 2014 Tata Steel Masters A34 English, Symmetrical 12. Gelfand vs Rapport 0-1 60 2014 Tata Steel Masters A52 Budapest Gambit 13. Naiditsch vs So ½-½ 35 2014 Tata Steel Masters C67 Ruy Lopez 14. Rapport vs Aronian ½-½ 41 2014 Tata Steel Masters A45 Queen's Pawn Game 15. Van Wely vs Giri ½-½ 30 2014 Tata Steel Masters A45 Queen's Pawn Game 16. Nakamura vs Gelfand ½-½ 59 2014 Tata Steel Masters A33 English, Symmetrical 17. Caruana vs Karjakin 1-0 71 2014 Tata Steel Masters E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 18. Harikrishna vs Dominguez Perez 1-0 75 2014 Tata Steel Masters B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 19. Gelfand vs Naiditsch ½-½ 30 2014 Tata Steel Masters E73 King's Indian 20. Dominguez Perez vs Caruana 1-0 108 2014 Tata Steel Masters C78 Ruy Lopez 21. Giri vs So ½-½ 57 2014 Tata Steel Masters D02 Queen's Pawn Game 22. Van Wely vs Harikrishna ½-½ 29 2014 Tata Steel Masters E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 23. Aronian vs Nakamura 1-0 44 2014 Tata Steel Masters E92 King's Indian 24. Karjakin vs Rapport 1-0 44 2014 Tata Steel Masters C18 French, Winawer 25. So vs Gelfand 1-0 29 2014 Tata Steel Masters B30 Sicilian  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 66    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 38 OF 63 ·  Later Kibitzing> Jan-19-14    AuN1: Baadur is such a badass. Finished his game just in time to join trent again for some analysis. Jan-19-14    Marmot PFL: Nakamura hasn't done anything since beating Naiditsch (on a blunder) in round 1 Jan-19-14    WannaBe: Nakamura (0:34) - Van Wely (0:21), after 27. Qf3 click for larger view Computer eval at -0.41 Jan-19-14    AuN1: Rapport is blinding me with that shirt. Must be having a similar effect on harikrishna. Jan-19-14    perfidious: Nakamura had a safe edge and went berserk. Appears to me he is worse now in a muddy position. Jan-19-14    Strongest Force: If So puts on the "Cappa Cap" he has a shot. I am glad it's him and not me trying to win). Jan-19-14    RICKY123: Can any1 say abt hari-rapport status? Jan-19-14    john barleycorn: <perfidious: Nakamura had a safe edge and went berserk. Appears to me he is worse now in a muddy position.> Yes, <perfidious> looks like Nakamura blew it big time. Jan-19-14    tamar: Naka-VW Black to move click for larger view 33...d2 looks like it works because of the Nd4-f3+ tactic Van Wely thinking... Jan-19-14    Strongest Force: Ricky: Rapport has winning chances but will probably blow it). Golf may try to torture Lev. Jan-19-14    AuN1: I hope that van wely doesn't blow it in time trouble. Awesome position he's cultivated thus far. Jan-19-14    Strongest Force: #Gelf Jan-19-14    AuN1: Van wely is playing like a machine. I'm loving it. Jan-19-14    tamar: Nakamura might as well use his remaining time composing a suitable tweet. Jan-19-14    Kanatahodets: totally agree with Baadur and Laurence; how on Earth So declined a draw and now is losing the game??? At least you must have a plan when you decline the draw offer. It resembles my blitz games where a guy who decline my draw offer almost always lose. But this is 2700+ player. Say the truth, I always feel uncomfortable watching So's games. Any time any moment he can screw the game. Jan-19-14    tamar: Something like "All congrats to VW. But I almost didn't play, because of my back injury" :-) Jan-19-14    AuN1: <tamar: Nakamura might as well use his remaining time composing a suitable tweet.> <<"Well, my opponent was fortunate that I played blunder after blunder. If it wasn't for that, I obviously would have won. I made it too easy for him.">> Jan-19-14    MarkFinan: If Aronian lost every remaining game, which he won't, he'd still come away with a more than respectable score! The boys are currently being seperated from the men in this tournament. ✌ Jan-19-14    WannaBe: Naka is at -8.77 computer eval... Ouch. Jan-19-14    RICKY123: Strongest Force: Thanks:) Jan-19-14    tamar: So playing well despite Black's optical advantage. He has played accurately after his lapse when it would be easy to get down on himself. Jan-19-14    iqbalianpawn: Mr Jobava is a nice commentator.. Really good to listen to him.. Great analysis and casual way of explaining Jan-19-14    Bobwhoosta: Caruana-Giri is one of those positions where the computer doesn't assess white's advantage right imo. White has several small niggling advantages( better space, better minor piece within the pawn structure). Black will be pressed in the endgame if queens are exchanged. If the queens stay on the position is more equal, however I think white's advantage is more than .12!!! Jan-19-14    Bobwhoosta: <iqbalianpawn> I just turned on the coverage right before they went to break, and I saw Jobava rubbing his eyes and blinking rapidly. At first I thought "How unprofessional!!" but then I realized that, hey, he's PLAYING in the tournament as well as commentating, and it's actually a good thing to show just how tired these guys get after doing battle in these tournaments. It's severely draining, and I'm not sure enough of us understand just how hard it is to play good chess( first you have to be able to play good chess, and that escapes most of us off the bat!!). Looking at the level of fatigue growing daily on the participants' faces, it amazes me how some could fail to admit that there is at least a case for chess being a sport. I for one am of the opinion that it is. Jan-19-14    Strongest Force: Naked resign yet? Jump to page #    (enter # from 1 to 63) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 38 OF 63 ·  Later Kibitzing> NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. Becoming a member is free, anonymous, and takes less than 1 minute! If you already have a username, then simply login login under your username now to join the discussion. Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. 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