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81st Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2019 (13)

Seventh Tata Steel Masters title for Magnus Carlsen

Early on during the final round Giri vs Carlsen game. Photo © Michiel Abeln

Early on during the final round Giri vs Carlsen game. Photo © Michiel Abeln | http://theweekinchess.com

Magnus Carlsen won his seventh Tata Steel Masters tournament after a comfortable draw against Anish Giri with the black pieces. Carlsen's domination in Wijk aan Zee is similar to that of Kasparov's in Linares (where Garry won 9 titles). Carlsen also has won the C Group in 2004, 2nd in the B group only on tie-break in 2006 and came in joint last place on his debut in the top group in 2007.

Today Giri took on Carlsen's Sveshnikov but didn't really get anywhere, he gave up the exchange but this didn't help matters and Carlsen rather than try and exploit this advantage quickly steered things to the draw he needed.

There were just two winners on the final day. Richard Rapport took advantage of a poor opening to beat Jorden van Foreest in 21 moves. The final game to finish was a baffling struggle between Vladimir Kramnik and Sam Shankland, Kramnik got a big advantage out of the opening but 16.Na5? (16.d4! was good, but less so when played the following move) left the game equal. Kramnik was then much worse after 19.d5 until 30. Nd6? (30...Bxc4!) when the position was equal again. Finally Shankland gave up a piece for three pawns, Kramnik then turned down an easy draw (50.Bxa6) to enter a difficult endgame with no upside which he proceeded to lose. I don't think Kramnik can be enjoying this chess very much.

Nepomniachtchi-Radjabov, Duda-Ding, Anand-Vidit and Mamedyarov-Fedoseev were all reasonably quiet draws.

Vladislav Kovalev won the Challengers and will play the Masters next year.

Final Standings (Rk Name Pts Tie break): 1 Carlsen 9.0 55.5 2 Giri 8.5 51.5 3 Nepomniachtchi 7.5 48.75 4 Ding 7.5 47.25 5 Anand 7.5 44.25 6 Vidit 7.0 42 7 Radjabov 6.5 43.25 8 Shankland 6.5 40 9 Rapport 6.5 38.5 10 Duda 5.5 33.25 11 Fedoseev 5.0 34.25 12 Mamedyarov 5.0 31.25 13 Van Foreest 4.5 28 14 Kramnik 4.5 26.75

81st Tata Steel GpA Wijk aan Zee NED Fri 11th Jan 2019 - Sun 27th Jan 2019
Leading Final Round 13 Standings:
RkNameRtgGms1234567891011121314PtsTB1TPR
1Carlsen, Magnus283513½½½1½½½11½11½9.055.52888
2Giri, Anish278313½0½½½½1111½½18.551.52861
3Nepomniachtchi, Ian276313½1½½1½0½½1½017.548.752809
4Ding, Liren281313½½½½½½1½½½½1½7.547.252805
5Anand, Viswanathan2773130½½½½½½½½½1117.544.252809
6Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi269513½½0½½0½½½½1117.0422787
7Radjabov, Teimour275713½½½½½1½½½0½½½6.543.252753
8Shankland, Samuel272513½010½½½½½0½116.5402755
9Rapport, Richard27311300½½½½½½1½½1½6.538.52755
10Duda, Jan-Krzysztof27381300½½½½½½01½015.533.252697
11Fedoseev, Vladimir272413½00½½½11½0½005.034.252668
12Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar2817130½½½00½½½½½½½5.031.252661
13Van Foreest, Jorden2612130½1000½0011½04.5282654
14Kramnik, Vladimir277713½00½00½0½01½14.526.752641
14 players
Round 13. Sun 27th Jan 2019
Giri, Anish 1/2-1/2 Carlsen, Magnus 30 B33 Sicilian
Rapport, Richard 1-0 Van Foreest, Jorden 21 D37 QGD
Nepomniachtchi, Ian 1/2-1/2 Radjabov, Teimour 23 C67 Ruy Lopez
Duda, Jan-Krzysztof 1/2-1/2 Ding, Liren 35 C47 Four knights
Anand, Viswanathan 1/2-1/2 Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi 30 C42 Petrov
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1/2-1/2 Fedoseev, Vladimir 19 B84 Sicilian
Kramnik, Vladimir 0-1 Shankland, Samuel 66 A11 English
81st Tata Steel GpB Wijk aan Zee NED Fri 11th Jan 2019 - Sun 27th Jan 2019
Leading Final Round 13 Standings:
RkNameRtgGms1234567891011121314PtsTB1TPR
1Kovalev, Vladislav268713½1½½½½111½11110.0592783
2Esipenko, Andrey258413½½½1½0½1111½½8.551.52690
3Gledura, Benjamin2615130½1½1½½½11½1½8.551.252687
4Chigaev, Maksim260413½½0½½½1½½11118.5482688
5Korobov, Anton269913½0½½½½1½1½½½17.545.252628
6L'Ami, Erwin264313½½0½½1½½½½½117.544.252632
7Bareev, Evgeny265013½1½½½000½11½17.041.752604
8Maghsoodloo, Parham2679130½½00½1½½½1117.037.52601
9Van Foreest, Lucas25021300½½½½1½½½½106.0372557
10Keymer, Vincent250013000½0½½½½½1½15.528.752529
11Praggnanandhaa R253913½000½½0½½½½½15.028.252496
12Saduakassova, Dinara24721300½0½½00½0½½½3.520.52413
13Paehtz, Elisabeth2477130½00½0½00½½½½3.5202413
14Kuipers, Stefan2470130½½00000100½½3.0182378
14 players
Round 13. Sun 27th Jan 2019
L'Ami, Erwin 1-0 Paehtz, Elisabeth 32 A40 Queen's pawn
Keymer, Vincent 1/2-1/2 Maghsoodloo, Parham 35 D71 Neo-Gruenfeld, 5.cd
Bareev, Evgeny 1-0 Esipenko, Andrey 43 A49 King's Indian
Gledura, Benjamin 1-0 Chigaev, Maksim 32 B08 Pirc
Kovalev, Vladislav 1-0 Kuipers, Stefan 24 C07 French
Saduakassova, Dinara 1/2-1/2 Praggnanandhaa, R 36 A13 English
Van Foreest, Lucas 1/2-1/2 Korobov, Anton 18 B30 Sicilian

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