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Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2020 | |
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Location | Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands |
Dates | 10–26 January 2020 |
Competitors | 28 from 17 nations |
Winning score | 10 points of 13 |
Champion | |
Fabiano Caruana (Masters) David Anton Guijarro (Challengers) | |
The Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2020 was the 82nd edition of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament. It was held in Wijk aan Zee from 10–26 January 2020. The tournament was won by Fabiano Caruana. [1]
Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Total | SB | TPR | |
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1 | Fabiano Caruana (United States) | 2822 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2945 | ||
2 | Magnus Carlsen (Norway) | 2872 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 8 | 2818 | ||
3 | Wesley So (United States) | 2765 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 7½ | 2796 | ||
4 | Jorden van Foreest (Netherlands) | 2644 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 7 | 44.25 | 2777 | |
5 | Daniil Dubov (Russia) | 2683 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7 | 40.75 | 2774 | |
6 | Anish Giri (Netherlands) | 2768 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6½ | 41.00 | 2739 | |
7 | Viswanathan Anand (India) | 2758 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 6½ | 39.75 | 2739 | |
8 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland) | 2758 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 6½ | 39.50 | 2739 | |
9 | Alireza Firouzja (Iran) | 2723 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6½ | 37.50 | 2742 | |
10 | Jeffery Xiong (United States) | 2712 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 6 | 40.50 | 2714 | |
11 | Vladislav Artemiev (Russia) | 2731 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6 | 35.75 | 2712 | |
12 | Nikita Vitiugov (Russia) | 2747 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 5 | 2653 | ||
13 | Yu Yangyi (China) | 2726 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4½ | 2632 | ||
14 | Vladislav Kovalev (Belarus) | 2660 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 4 | 2606 |
Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Total | SB | TPR | |
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1 | GM David Antón Guijarro (Spain) | 2694 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 8½ | 2705 | ||
2 | GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan) | 2635 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 8 | 49.75 | 2686 | |
3 | GM Pavel Eljanov (Ukraine) | 2650 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 8 | 49.00 | 2685 | |
4 | GM Erwin l'Ami (Netherlands) | 2606 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 8 | 48.25 | 2689 | |
5 | GM Surya Shekhar Ganguly (India) | 2636 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7½ | 2656 | ||
6 | IM Vincent Keymer (Germany) | 2527 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 7 | 41.75 | 2637 | |
7 | GM Nihal Sarin (India) | 2618 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7 | 41.25 | 2630 | |
8 | GM Lucas van Foreest (Netherlands) | 2523 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6½ | 40.00 | 2608 | |
9 | GM Nils Grandelius (Sweden) | 2673 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6½ | 38.50 | 2596 | |
10 | GM Jan Smeets (Netherlands) | 2585 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 6 | 39.50 | 2574 | |
11 | GM Rauf Mamedov (Azerbaijan) | 2659 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 6 | 37.50 | 2569 | |
12 | IM Max Warmerdam (Netherlands) | 2498 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 4½ | 29.00 | 2500 | |
13 | GM Anton Smirnov (Australia) | 2604 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4½ | 24.75 | 2492 | |
14 | IM Dinara Saduakassova (Kazakhstan) | 2519 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 3 | 2397 |
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