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Tata Steel Masters (2015) Played in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands 10-25 January 2015, with Round 5 in Rotterdam (15 January) and Round 10 in Den Haag (21 January). Rest days: 14, 19 and 22 January. The rounds began at 1:30 pm, except in Rotterdam and Den Haag (2 pm). Round 13 started at 12:00. Time control: 100 minutes for the first 40 moves, then 50 more minutes for the next 20 moves, followed by 15 more minutes to finish the game, with 30 seconds added per move from move 1. Tournament category: XX (2746). Chief arbiter: Aart Strik. Magnus Carlsen won with 9/13. Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 1 Carlsen 2862 * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 0 1 1 ½ 1 1 9 2 Vachier-Lagrave 2757 ½ * 1 ½ 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 8½ 3 Giri 2784 ½ 0 * 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 8½ 4 So 2762 ½ ½ 0 * ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 8½ 5 Ding Liren 2732 ½ 0 0 ½ * ½ 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8½ 6 Ivanchuk 2715 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 7½ 7 Caruana 2820 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ * ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 7 8 Radjabov 2734 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ * 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 6 9 Wojtaszek 2744 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 0 * ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 5½ 10 Aronian 2797 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 5½ 11 Yifan Hou 2673 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ 0 1 5 12 Saric 2666 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 ½ ½ * ½ 1 4½ 13 Van Wely 2667 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ * ½ 4 14 Jobava 2727 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 ½ * 3 Official site: https://web.archive.org/web/2015020... Crosstable: https://history.tatasteelchess.com/... Chess.com: https://www.chess.com/news/view/car... ChessBase: https://en.chessbase.com/post/carls... chess24: https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-t... TWIC: https://theweekinchess.com/chessnew... 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See also Tata Steel Challengers (2015)  page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 91  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. So vs Wojtaszek ½-½ 70 2015 Tata Steel Masters B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 2. Saric vs Aronian ½-½ 32 2015 Tata Steel Masters C50 Giuoco Piano 3. Ding Liren vs Caruana 0-1 40 2015 Tata Steel Masters D78 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6 4. Giri vs Carlsen ½-½ 30 2015 Tata Steel Masters A40 Queen's Pawn Game 5. Vachier-Lagrave vs Y Hou 1-0 58 2015 Tata Steel Masters C13 French 6. Ivanchuk vs Jobava 1-0 43 2015 Tata Steel Masters B32 Sicilian 7. Radjabov vs Van Wely ½-½ 35 2015 Tata Steel Masters B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack 8. Van Wely vs Wojtaszek ½-½ 80 2015 Tata Steel Masters A49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4 9. Y Hou vs Ding Liren 0-1 58 2015 Tata Steel Masters B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange 10. Radjabov vs Ivanchuk   ½-½ 53 2015 Tata Steel Masters A05 Reti Opening 11. Caruana vs Saric 1-0 43 2015 Tata Steel Masters C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed 12. Carlsen vs So ½-½ 34 2015 Tata Steel Masters E46 Nimzo-Indian 13. Aronian vs Giri ½-½ 48 2015 Tata Steel Masters D97 Grunfeld, Russian 14. Jobava vs Vachier-Lagrave   ½-½ 22 2015 Tata Steel Masters B23 Sicilian, Closed 15. So vs Aronian 1-0 54 2015 Tata Steel Masters C45 Scotch Game 16. Giri vs Caruana ½-½ 97 2015 Tata Steel Masters D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 17. Ivanchuk vs Van Wely 1-0 38 2015 Tata Steel Masters B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 18. Wojtaszek vs Carlsen 1-0 52 2015 Tata Steel Masters A41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6) 19. Ding Liren vs Jobava 1-0 22 2015 Tata Steel Masters A53 Old Indian 20. Vachier-Lagrave vs Radjabov ½-½ 41 2015 Tata Steel Masters D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 21. Saric vs Y Hou ½-½ 30 2015 Tata Steel Masters B27 Sicilian 22. Caruana vs So ½-½ 31 2015 Tata Steel Masters C78 Ruy Lopez 23. Y Hou vs Giri ½-½ 20 2015 Tata Steel Masters C55 Two Knights Defense 24. Ivanchuk vs Vachier-Lagrave 1-0 30 2015 Tata Steel Masters B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 25. Aronian vs Wojtaszek   ½-½ 47 2015 Tata Steel Masters A13 English  page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 91    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 142 OF 142 ·  Later Kibitzing> Jan-29-15    patzer2: <Sally Simpson> Thanks for the teaching tips! Jan-30-15    Overgod: This will probably be my final post on the Tata Steel 2015 tournament. All I wanted to add is a thumbs up to Wei Yi, whose games I finally had a chance to look over a few days ago. Needless to say, I am very impressed by this young kid. He's a little tactical monster. I don't think he will ever get to 2800 or be a real threat to Carlsen (but then again, how many prodigies have we seen come and go and not quite get there?), but I am almost certain he is going to be a regular top 10 player in about 2-3 years. He'll probably be another Karjakin or Radjabov or Nakamura, rather than Caruana, Giri or Carlsen. But still, he's damn impressive -- especially at such a tender age. I hesitate to mention So, because he could be either 2800+ in a couple of years, or stabilize around 2750-2800. It's too early to tell with him. Jan-30-15    pinoy king: Overgod, you are clueless. So is breaking 2800 this year and going to catch up to Magnus. Jan-30-15    john barleycorn: <pinoy king: Overgod, you are clueless.> That is about the nicest thing to say about <overgod>. I would phrase it a bit differently. Jan-30-15    achieve: Wei Yi is technically and positionally already far advanced, so doubting his potential based on those qualities is quite a mistake, yet there are many many other factors that influence a career that still may be vulnerable in casu <Wei> because of a number of cultural/social factors; hard to predict/tell. Might be compensated by a number of advantages, but how will those weigh, currently and especially in the near future. Wei Yet, excuse me. ;) Jan-30-15    Everett: <patzer2> Interesting. Just for the record, I was just curious, had a feeling there wouldn't be a correlation in some areas. It would be interesting if income inequality is shown to be negative in creative/freedom indexes, but that does not seem to bear out. Jan-30-15    Absentee: <patzer2> You're missing the point. You keep quoting groups with the same political agenda, that is promoting neoliberal policies (reading between the lines: pushing american interests). Unsurprisingly, their criteria for creativity and freedom go hand in hand with the evaluated country's willingness to be economically colonized (or "freedom with the murricun stick"). Equally unsurprising is that they quote each other and call each other authoritative. <Freedom House is a U.S.-based non-governmental organization (NGO) that conducts research and advocacy on democracy, political freedom, and human rights> Oh! <The organization is directed by David J. Kramer, former head of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor of the United States Department of State.> Oh oh! <Using the World Bank Gini measurement of income inequality> Oh oh oh! <Countries which have greater political freedom and economic freedom tend to have greater creativity and wealth. However, these wealthier countries have a wide disparity in income equality. However, the USA which also ranks high on economic freedom, political freedom and creativity has relatively high income inequality.> You don't say! Jan-30-15    Abdel Irada: Is this <Tata Steel> or <Kenneth Rogoff>? ;-) ∞ Jan-30-15    john barleycorn: < Abdel Irada: Is this <Tata Steel> or <Kenneth Rogoff>? ;-) ∞> Well, since you arrived... Jan-30-15    Everett: <Absentee> good point Jan-30-15    diceman: <Everett: <patzer2> Interesting. Just for the record, I was just curious, had a feeling there wouldn't be a correlation in some areas.> There aren't enough Al Sharptons to go around. ...though either Norway or Denmark (I forget) had a Bent Sharpton. Jan-30-15    Overgod: <pinoy king: Overgod, you are clueless. So is breaking 2800 this year and going to catch up to Magnus.> Shut up Glenny. W.So is not doing such a thing. You're more likely to break 1400 Blitz, than him 2800 any time soon. Have you finished your crayon drawings yet? Have you reached 1200 Blitz yet? Get back to work, Glenny. Jan-30-15    Overgod: <john barleycorn: <pinoy king: Overgod, you are clueless.> That is about the nicest thing to say about <overgod>. I would phrase it a bit differently> Definition of desperation: using a renowned troll as a basis for one's 'argument.' :::shakes head::: Jan-31-15    john barleycorn: <Overgod: ... Definition of desperation: using a renowned troll as a basis for one's 'argument.' ...> Seeing ghosts of an argument? Boy, better see your therapist. Jan-31-15    notyetagm: <<Overgod: ... Definition of desperation: using a renowned troll as a basis for one's 'argument.' ...>> ROFLMAO Feb-01-15    bulibug: <pinoy king: Overgod, you are clueless. So is breaking 2800 this year and going to catch up to Magnus.> Really he is clueless, I agree wholeheartedly...speaks volume about his rapid and blitz rating since he has none to show for....twas all created by a foggy state of mind. Whatever he was smoking, I don't want to know.... Feb-01-15    bulibug: <Seeing ghosts of an argument? Boy, better see your therapist.> The therapist is of no help...trust me...beyond repair, out of commission, out of this world, out of his mind.... Feb-01-15    lainulo: <Have you finished your crayon drawings yet? Have you reached 1200 Blitz yet? Get back to work, Glenny.> i reached over 1900 in standard game. I'll be following sallysimpson's advise and will not be indulging in blitz play as you suggested as being detrimental to my long game. in the meantime, behold my most recent gem of a game reminiscent of my Wesley So's attacking and sacrificial play. As a young player, his aggressive and tactical style of play caught the attention of former Philippine chess champion, International Master Rodolfo Tan Cardoso. Cardoso said, "The young lad...would sacrifice a queen or any other pieces in his arsenal to get a winning attack." Prepare to be mesmerized once again: http://www.chess.com/livechess/game... Feb-01-15    john barleycorn: <lainulo> <AJ Goldstein> must be your coach. No other explanation. Feb-01-15    lainulo: in the background are sugardom, nanobrain and pulsar...can you tag each of them? Feb-01-15    john barleycorn: < lainulo: ...can you tag each of them?> I can spot you front left. Did you wear your hair open that time? :-) Feb-01-15    lainulo: that's the spurned lover...you know who I mean. Feb-01-15    john barleycorn: < lainulo: ...can you tag each of them?> Ah, the three sheriffs in background? Feb-01-15    mkrk17: So nice to see so many youngsters capable of dethroning the king, who himself is a youngster. Chess is up for great times, with Magnus as champion and Fab, Giri, So, Wei-yi etc with great potential. If anything at all, this is a success of the many many tournaments being played around the world and the power of the internet to transmit games live. The contenders are no longer Russians are east Europeans for that matter. Mar-26-15    drleper: <lainulo: Wesley has no more else to prove but to himself by hopefully becoming WC and challenging Komodo for the undisputed World Championship of Human Kind and Android alike.> Haha yes ok, I see that you are just trolling then. I do wonder where you guys get the energy/desire for all that from, but anyway, take care. Jump to page #    (enter # from 1 to 142) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 142 OF 142 ·  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! 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