82nd Tata Steel Chess 2020 (8)
Caruana joins Firouzja in the lead of the Tata Steel Masters on 5.5/8
Mark Crowther - Sunday 19th January 2020
Fabiano Caruana beat Viswanathan Anand from a lost position. Photo © Michiel Abeln | https://michielabeln.tumblr.com/post/189316573931/where-to-buy-the-anand-files
Fabiano Caruana one a game of fluctuating fortunes against Viswanathan Anand to join Alireza Firouzja in the lead of the Tata Steel Masters going into the second rest day. Magnus Carlsen and Jan-Krzysztof both won their first games of the event after 7 draws.
Caruana was pressing for a long time against Anand in a QGD Ragozin but his advantage never got that great, just in the run up to first time control Caruana blundered with 37.Qf6? (37.Nf6=) almost certainly missing 39.Rd6! Caruana retained a pawn on f7 which made the technical task of converting the advantage hard for Anand. Things started to go a little wrong for Anand after missing 44....Nb3 and playing the inaccurate 47...Ke7 (48...Kg7) but 52...Ra1? was Anand's losing move after which Caruana made no mistake converting his advantage.
The two young stars of the tournament Jorden Van Foreest and Firouzja played a very difficult and non-standard Najdorf. Van Foreest was pushing until the rather safe 15.Qb6 after which the game remained roughly equal until drawn on move 36.
Daniil Dubov and Wesley So didn't leave theory in their bloodless draw in a Ragozin Defence.
Magnus Carlsen scored his first win beating a rather dispirited Nikita Vitiugov in a quiet but difficult Ruy Lopez. Jan Krzysztof Duda also won his first game beating a struggling Yu Yangyi. Tail-ender Vladislav Kovalev took advantage of Jeffery Xiong over-pressing to score his first win. Anish Giri and Vladislav Artemiev drew in a Cambridge Springs.
Pavel Eljanov continues to lead the Challengers Group with 5.5/8.
Rest Day Monday 20th January 2020.
Round 8 Standings: 1st-2nd Caruana, Firouzja 5.5/8pts, 3rd-4th So Van Foreest 5pts, 5th-6th Carlsen, Duda 4.5pts, 7th-9th Dubov, Giri, Artemiev 4pts, 10th Anand 3.5pts, 11th Xiong 3pts, 12th-14th Vitiugov, Yu, Kovalev 2.5pts.
Round 9 Tuesday 21st January 2020 12:30GMT: Anand - Dubov, Vitiugov - Caruana, Firouzja - Carlsen, Kovalev - Van Foreest, Duda - Xiong, Artemiev - Yu, So - Giri
82nd Tata Steel GpA Wijk aan Zee (NED), 10-26 i 2020 | cat. XX (2741) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
1. | Caruana, Fabiano | g | USA | 2822 | * | . | ½ | ½ | ½ | . | 1 | ½ | . | 1 | ½ | . | 1 | . | 5½ | 2882 | |||||||
2. | Firouzja, Alireza | g | FID | 2723 | . | * | 0 | ½ | . | ½ | . | 1 | 1 | . | 1 | . | ½ | 1 | 5½ | 2861 | |||||||
3. | So, Wesley | g | USA | 2765 | ½ | 1 | * | . | . | ½ | ½ | . | ½ | 1 | . | ½ | . | ½ | 5 | 2830 | |||||||
4. | Van Foreest, Jorden | g | NED | 2644 | ½ | ½ | . | * | ½ | . | 1 | . | . | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | . | 5 | 2850 | |||||||
5. | Carlsen, Magnus | g | NOR | 2872 | ½ | . | . | ½ | * | . | ½ | ½ | . | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | . | 4½ | 2775 | |||||||
6. | Duda, Jan-Krzysztof | g | POL | 2758 | . | ½ | ½ | . | . | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | . | . | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4½ | 2768 | |||||||
7. | Dubov, Daniil | g | RUS | 2683 | 0 | . | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | . | 1 | . | ½ | . | . | 1 | 4 | 2745 | |||||||
8. | Giri, Anish | g | NED | 2768 | ½ | 0 | . | . | ½ | ½ | . | * | ½ | ½ | . | ½ | . | 1 | 4 | 2758 | |||||||
9. | Artemiev, Vladislav | g | RUS | 2731 | . | 0 | ½ | . | . | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | . | 1 | . | 1 | 4 | 2732 | |||||||
10. | Anand, Viswanathan | g | IND | 2758 | 0 | . | 0 | ½ | ½ | . | . | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | . | ½ | . | 3½ | 2712 | |||||||
11. | Xiong, Jeffery | g | USA | 2712 | ½ | 0 | . | 1 | ½ | . | ½ | . | . | 0 | * | ½ | . | 0 | 3 | 2651 | |||||||
12. | Vitiugov, Nikita | g | RUS | 2747 | . | . | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | . | ½ | 0 | . | ½ | * | ½ | . | 2½ | 2606 | |||||||
13. | Yu, Yangyi | g | CHN | 2726 | 0 | ½ | . | 0 | ½ | 0 | . | . | . | ½ | . | ½ | * | ½ | 2½ | 2607 | |||||||
14. | Kovalev, Vladislav | g | BLR | 2660 | . | 0 | ½ | . | . | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | 1 | . | ½ | * | 2½ | 2592 |
Round 8 (January 19, 2020) | ||||||
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Caruana, Fabiano | - Anand, Viswanathan | 1-0 | 61 | D38 | QGD Ragozin | |
Van Foreest, Jorden | - Firouzja, Alireza | ½-½ | 36 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation | |
Carlsen, Magnus | - Vitiugov, Nikita | 1-0 | 30 | C84 | Ruy Lopez Centre Attack | |
Dubov, Daniil | - So, Wesley | ½-½ | 15 | D38 | QGD Ragozin | |
Giri, Anish | - Artemiev, Vladislav | ½-½ | 39 | D52 | Queens Gambit Cambridge Springs | |
Xiong, Jeffery | - Kovalev, Vladislav | 0-1 | 78 | A42 | Modern Defence | |
Yu, Yangyi | - Duda, Jan-Krzysztof | 0-1 | 68 | B35 | Sicilian Defence |
82nd Tata Steel GpB Wijk aan Zee (NED), 10-26 i 2020 | cat. XV (2602) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
1. | Eljanov, Pavel | g | UKR | 2650 | * | . | . | . | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | . | 1 | ½ | 1 | . | 1 | 5½ | 2733 | |||||||
2. | Anton Guijarro, David | g | ESP | 2694 | . | * | ½ | ½ | . | ½ | ½ | . | 1 | ½ | 1 | . | ½ | . | 5 | 2693 | |||||||
3. | Ganguly, Surya Shekhar | g | IND | 2636 | . | ½ | * | ½ | . | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | . | . | . | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2684 | |||||||
4. | L'Ami, Erwin | g | NED | 2606 | . | ½ | ½ | * | . | . | ½ | ½ | ½ | . | . | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5 | 2681 | |||||||
5. | Grandelius, Nils | g | SWE | 2673 | ½ | . | . | . | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | . | . | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2683 | |||||||
6. | Mamedov, Rauf | g | AZE | 2659 | ½ | ½ | ½ | . | 1 | * | . | . | 0 | . | . | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4½ | 2650 | |||||||
7. | Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | g | UZB | 2635 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | . | * | . | 0 | 1 | ½ | . | . | . | 4 | 2623 | |||||||
8. | Van Foreest, Lucas | g | NED | 2523 | ½ | . | ½ | ½ | 0 | . | . | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | . | . | 4 | 2612 | |||||||
9. | Smeets, Jan | g | NED | 2585 | . | 0 | ½ | ½ | . | 1 | 1 | ½ | * | 0 | . | . | ½ | . | 4 | 2599 | |||||||
10. | Keymer, Vincent | m | GER | 2527 | 0 | ½ | . | . | . | . | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | . | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4 | 2588 | |||||||
11. | Nihal, Sarin | g | IND | 2618 | ½ | 0 | . | . | ½ | . | ½ | 0 | . | . | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2599 | |||||||
12. | Smirnov, Anton | g | AUS | 2604 | 0 | . | . | 0 | ½ | ½ | . | ½ | . | ½ | ½ | * | . | ½ | 3 | 2507 | |||||||
13. | Saduakassova, Dinara | m | KAZ | 2519 | . | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | . | . | ½ | 0 | 0 | . | * | . | 1½ | 2373 | |||||||
14. | Warmerdam, Max | m | NED | 2498 | 0 | . | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | . | . | . | ½ | 0 | ½ | . | * | 1½ | 2370 |
Round 8 (January 19, 2020) | ||||||
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Anton Guijarro, David | - Nihal, Sarin | 1-0 | 65 | A11 | Reti Opening | |
Ganguly, Surya Shekhar | - L'Ami, Erwin | ½-½ | 49 | D35 | QGD Exchange | |
Mamedov, Rauf | - Warmerdam, Max | 1-0 | 47 | C50 | Giuoco Piano | |
Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | - Eljanov, Pavel | ½-½ | 51 | C67 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
Van Foreest, Lucas | - Smirnov, Anton | ½-½ | 24 | E10 | Blumenfeld Counter Gambit | |
Smeets, Jan | - Keymer, Vincent | 0-1 | 47 | B54 | Sicilian Rauzer | |
Saduakassova, Dinara | - Grandelius, Nils | 0-1 | 56 | D71 | Gruenfeld 3.g3 |
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