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81st Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2019 (12)

Carlsen takes a half point lead into his final round showdown with Giri in the Tata Steel Masters

Carlsen-Duda with Polgar, Dvorkovich and Sutosvsky watching. Photo © Michiel Abeln.

Carlsen-Duda with Polgar, Dvorkovich and Sutosvsky watching. Photo © Michiel Abeln. | http://theweekinchess.com

Magnus Carlsen beat Jan-Krzysztof Duda in the twelfth round of the Tata Steel Masters. Carlsen was winning pretty much out of the opening but some inaccuracies on his part and his opponent resisting well meant it was not at all easy. Duda probably had good saving chances at one point but Carlsen eventually brought home the full point.

Anish Giri plays Carlsen in the final round with the white pieces for the title he needs to win the game as he is half a point behind but it perhaps should be been worse. In Round 12 Giri was in terrible trouble against Teimour Radjabov but a bit like the day before he received a bit of a gift. Radjabov offered a draw in a very good, if not winning position, it seems very much underestimated his advantage.

After his strange oversight against Giri in Round 11 where he resigned a drawn position Sam Shankland ripped apart Ian Nepomniachtchi's Pirc Defence in 35 moves ending the Russian's challenge for the title. Vladimir Kramnik scored his second win in a row when he beat Vladimir Fedoseev. It won't fix his lousy tournament but a good finish will surely help him to get over it. Ding Liren's preparation against Viswanathan ran as deep as 19.Rxe6, it was equal but there were many ways for black to go wrong but Anand played the correct moves after considerable thinking time.

Santosh Vidit built up a winning position against Richard Rapport but he missed the killer blow 30.Qc5! and his opponent escaped with a draw. Jorden van Foreest drew against Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's Caro Kann.

Round 12 Standings: 1 Carlsen 8.5, 2 Giri 8, 3 Nepomniachtchi 7, 4 Ding 7, 5 Anand 7, 6 Vidit 6.5, 7 Radjabov 6, 8 Shankland 5.5, 9 Rapport 5.5, 10 Duda 5, 11 Fedoseev 4.5, 12 Mamedyarov 4.5, 13 Van Foreest 4.5, 14 Kramnik 4.5.

Round 13 - 11am GMT Sunday 27th Jan 2019 Giri-Carlsen, Nepomniachtchi-Radjabov, Kramnik-Shankland, Mamedyarov-Fedoseev, Rapport-Van Foreest, Anand-Vidit, Duda-Ding.

81st Tata Steel GpA Wijk aan Zee (NED), 11-27 i 2019 cat. XXI (2753)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
1. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2835 * . ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 2901
2. Giri, Anish g NED 2783 . * 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 8 2868
3. Nepomniachtchi, Ian g RUS 2763 ½ 1 * ½ ½ 1 . 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 1 7 2808
4. Ding, Liren g CHN 2813 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ . ½ ½ 1 ½ 7 2806
5. Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2773 0 ½ ½ ½ * . ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 7 2813
6. Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi g IND 2695 ½ ½ 0 ½ . * 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 2785
7. Radjabov, Teimour g AZE 2757 ½ ½ . ½ ½ 1 * ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 6 2751
8. Shankland, Samuel g USA 2725 ½ 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 . 2724
9. Rapport, Richard g HUN 2731 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * 1 ½ ½ . ½ 2737
10. Duda, Jan-Krzysztof g POL 2738 0 0 ½ . ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 * 1 ½ 0 1 5 2692
11. Fedoseev, Vladimir g RUS 2724 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 0 * . 0 0 2663
12. Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar g AZE 2817 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ . * ½ ½ 2663
13. Van Foreest, Jorden g NED 2612 0 ½ 1 0 0 0 ½ 0 . 1 1 ½ * 0 2679
14. Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2777 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ . ½ 0 1 ½ 1 * 2666
Round 12 (January 26, 2019)
Carlsen, Magnus - Duda, Jan-Krzysztof 1-0 71 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Ding, Liren - Anand, Viswanathan ½-½ 40 C50 Giuoco Piano
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi - Rapport, Richard ½-½ 41 D02 Queen's Pawn Game
Radjabov, Teimour - Giri, Anish ½-½ 32 D31 Semi-Slav Defence
Shankland, Samuel - Nepomniachtchi, Ian 1-0 35 B07 Pirc Defence
Fedoseev, Vladimir - Kramnik, Vladimir 0-1 69 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Van Foreest, Jorden - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar ½-½ 40 B10 Caro Kann
81st Tata Steel GpB Wijk aan Zee (NED), 11-27 i 2019 cat. XIV (2580)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
1. Kovalev, Vladislav g BLR 2687 * ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 . 1 9 2773
2. Esipenko, Andrey g RUS 2584 ½ * ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ . 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 2731
3. Chigaev, Maksim g RUS 2604 ½ ½ * . ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 2733
4. Gledura, Benjamin g HUN 2615 0 ½ . * ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ 2670
5. Korobov, Anton g UKR 2699 ½ 0 ½ ½ * ½ 1 ½ . 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 7 2633
6. L'Ami, Erwin g NED 2643 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ * ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ . 1 ½ 2612
7. Maghsoodloo, Parham g IRI 2679 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ * 1 ½ . ½ 1 1 1 2607
8. Bareev, Evgeny g CAN 2650 ½ . ½ ½ ½ 0 0 * 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 6 2573
9. Van Foreest, Lucas g NED 2502 0 0 ½ ½ . ½ ½ 1 * ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 2547
10. Keymer, Vincent m GER 2500 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ . ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 1 5 2521
11. Praggnanandhaa, R g IND 2539 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ * ½ 1 . 2505
12. Paehtz, Elisabeth m GER 2477 0 ½ 0 0 ½ . 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ * ½ ½ 2425
13. Kuipers, Stefan m NED 2470 . ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 ½ * ½ 3 2387
14. Saduakassova, Dinara m KAZ 2472 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 . ½ ½ * 3 2399
Round 12 (January 25, 2019)
Esipenko, Andrey - Saduakassova, Dinara 1-0 24 C42 Petroff's Defence
Chigaev, Maksim - Van Foreest, Lucas ½-½ 39 E32 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Korobov, Anton - Keymer, Vincent 1-0 47 D35 QGD Exchange
Maghsoodloo, Parham - L'Ami, Erwin ½-½ 16 C02 French Advance
Praggnanandhaa, R - Gledura, Benjamin 0-1 59 A05 Various
Paehtz, Elisabeth - Kovalev, Vladislav 0-1 30 A48 King's Indian Defence /c2-c4
Kuipers, Stefan - Bareev, Evgeny 0-1 37 B13 Caro Kann Exchange

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