Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2022

{{Short description|Chess tournament}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}

{{Infobox sports competition event

| competition = Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2022

| governing_body = FIDE

| image = World Chess Championship 2021, game 07, Magnus Carlsen (cropped).jpg

| alt =

| caption = 2022 Tata Steel Chess Masters winner Magnus Carlsen.

| venue =

| location = Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands

| dates = 14–30 January 2022

| competitors = 28

| nations = 16

| champion = {{flagicon|Norway}} Magnus Carlsen (Masters)
{{flagicon|India}} Arjun Erigaisi (Challengers)

| win_score = 9.5 points of 13 (Carlsen)
10.5 points of 13 (Erigaisi)

| previous = 2021

| next = 2023

}}

The Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2022 is the 84th edition of the annual chess tournament held in Wijk aan Zee. It was held from 14 January to 30 January 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/tata-steel-chess-embroiled-in-controversy-after-infamous-bank-robber-invited-as-guest|title=Tata Steel Chess embroiled in controversy after infamous bank robber invited as guest|website=The Free Press Journal|date=January 17, 2022|access-date=February 16, 2022}} No visitors were allowed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.{{cite web|url=https://tatasteelchess.com/faq/|title=Tata Steel Chess 2022 FAQ|website=Tata Steel Chess|access-date=December 21, 2021}} Norwegian GM Magnus Carlsen scored 9.5/13 in the Masters section with 6 wins and 7 draws, thereby winning the tournament for the eighth time in his career. Indian GM Arjun Erigaisi dominated the Challengers section, winning with a score of 10.5/13, with an impressive 8 wins and 5 draws. World No. 2 Alireza Firouzja failed to reach an agreement with the organizers for compensation for an incident in 2021, and as such didn't participate.{{Cite web |title=Firouzja misses Wijk after compensation demand denied |url=https://chess24.com/en/read/news/firouzja-misses-wijk-after-compensation-demand-denied |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=chess24.com |language=en}}

Standings

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|+84th Tata Steel Masters, 14–30 January 2022, Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, Category XX (2736){{cite web|url =https://tatasteelchess.com/players/masters/|title =Participants of Tata Steel Masters 2022|author =Staff writer(s)|publisher =Tata Steel Chess|date =23 December 2021}}{{Cite web|title=Standings - Tata Steel Chess Tournament|url=https://tatasteelchess.com/standings-2/standings/|access-date=2022-01-25|website=Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2022|language=en-US}}

! !! Player !! Rating !! class=unsortable| 1 !! class="unsortable" | 2 !! class="unsortable" | 3 !! class="unsortable" | 4 !! class="unsortable" | 5 !! class="unsortable" | 6 !! class="unsortable" | 7 !! class="unsortable" | 8 !! class="unsortable" | 9 !! class="unsortable" | 10 !! class=unsortable| 11 !! class="unsortable" | 12 !! class="unsortable" | 13 !! class="unsortable" | 14 !! Total !! SB !! TPR

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| 1

align=left|{{flagathlete|Magnus Carlsen|Norway}}2865{{CNone}}

|1

11½½½1½½½1½1{{ref label|b|b}}60.252904
2align="left" |{{flagathlete|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov|Azerbaijan}}27670{{CNone}}½½½1½½11½1½½8492819
3align="left" |{{flagathlete|Richárd Rapport|Hungary}}27630

{{CNone}}½½1½10½½111{{ref label|b|b}}847.252820
4align="left" |{{flagathlete|Anish Giri|Netherlands}}27720

½{{CNone}}½011½½1½½1{{ref label|a|a}}44.52791
5align="left" |{{flagathlete|Sergey Karjakin|Russia}}2743½

½½{{CNone}}10½½101½½745.252764
6align="left" |{{flagathlete|Jorden van Foreest|Netherlands}}2702½

|0

010{{CNone}}0½½1111½741.752767
7align="left" |{{flagathlete|Andrey Esipenko|Russia}}2714½

½011{{CNone}}½½½½0½½42.752739
8align="left" |{{flagathlete|Fabiano Caruana|United States}}27920

| ½

00½½½{{CNone}}1½½11½37.752733
9align="left" |{{flagathlete|Jan-Krzysztof Duda|Poland}}2760½

|0

1½½½½0{{CNone}}½½½½½639.252708
10align="left" |{{flagathlete|Vidit Gujrathi|India}}2727½

|0

½½00½½½{{CNone}}1011635.52709
11align="left" |{{flagathlete|Sam Shankland|United States}}2708½

½010½½½0{{CNone}}½½½362686
12align="left" |{{flagathlete|R Praggnanandhaa|India}}26120

|0

0½0010½1½{{CNone}}11{{ref label|b|b}}302691
13align="left" |{{flagathlete|Nils Grandelius|Sweden}}2672½

0½½0½0½0½0{{CNone}}128.52627
14align="left" |{{flagathlete|Daniil Dubov|Russia}}27200{{ref label|b|b}}

0{{ref label|b|b}}0{{ref label|a|a}}½½½½½0½0{{ref label|b|b}}0{{CNone}}23.252560

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|+2022 Tata Steel Challengers, 14–30 January 2022, Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, Category XIII (2559){{cite web|url =https://tatasteelchess.com/challengers/|title =Results of Tata Steel Challengers 2022|author =Staff writer(s)|publisher =Tata Steel Chess|date =13 December 2021}}{{Cite web|title=Standings Challengers|url=https://tatasteelchess.com/standings-challengers/|access-date=2022-01-25|website=Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2022|language=en-US}}

! !! Player !! Rating !! class="unsortable" | 1 !! class="unsortable" | 2 !! class="unsortable" | 3 !! class="unsortable" | 4 !! class="unsortable" | 5 !! class="unsortable" | 6 !! class="unsortable" | 7 !! class="unsortable" | 8 !! class="unsortable" | 9 !! class="unsortable" | 10 !! class="unsortable" | 11 !! class="unsortable" | 12 !!class=unsortable| 13 !! class="unsortable" | 14 !! Total !! SB !! TPR

1align="left" |{{flagathlete|GM Arjun Erigaisi|India}}2632{{CNone}}½1½½½11111½1110½632804
2align="left" |{{flagathlete|GM Thai Dai Van Nguyen|Czech Republic}}2613½{{CNone}}1½½½½½½½1½1151.52667
3align="left" |{{flagathlete|GM Jonas Buhl Bjerre|Denmark}}258600{{CNone}}11½1½1½1½1½502669
4align="left" |{{flagathlete|GM Rinat Jumabayev|Kazakhstan}}2631½½0{{CNone}}01½½11½1½½45.252610
5align="left" |{{flagathlete|GM Erwin l'Ami|Netherlands}}2622½½01{{CNone}}0½½1½½1½144.752611
6align="left" |{{flagathlete|GM Lucas van Foreest|Netherlands}}2539½½½01{{CNone}}½½½101½½744.752589
7align="left" |{{flagathlete|IM Volodar Murzin|Russia}}25190½0½½½{{CNone}}½½1½1½1739.252591
8align="left" |{{flagathlete|GM Max Warmerdam|Netherlands}}26070½½½½½½{{CNone}}½0½1½138.252558
9align="left" |{{flagathlete|GM Surya Shekhar Ganguly|India}}26270½000½½½{{CNone}}½1½11631.52530
10align="left" |{{flagathlete|GM Daniel Dardha|Belgium}}25320½½0½001½{{CNone}}01½131.752510
11align="left" |{{flagathlete|GM Marc'Andria Maurizzi|France}}2502000½½1½½01{{CNone}}0½028.752456
12align="left" |{{flagathlete|IM Polina Shuvalova|Russia}}2516½½½00000½01{{CNone}}½126.752455
13align="left" |{{flagathlete|IM Roven Vogel|Germany}}2452000½½½½½0½½½{{CNone}}04252429
14align="left" |{{flagathlete|WGM Zhu Jiner|China}}247800½½0½0000101{{CNone}}202395

Masters results by round

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| y1Title=Magnus Carlsen 

| y1=0.5, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 5.5, 6.5, 7, 7.5, 8.5, 9.5

| y2Title=Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

| y2=0.5, 1, 1.5, 2.5, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5.5, 5.5, 6, 6.5, 7.5, 8

| y3Title=Richárd Rapport 

| y3=0, 1, 2, 2.5, 3.5, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 6, 7,7.5, 8

| y4Title=Anish Giri 

| y4=0.5, 0.5, 1,1.5,2, 3,4,5,6,6.5, 6.5,7,7.5

| y5Title=Sergey Karjakin 

| y5=0.5,1,1,1.5,2, 3,3.5,4,5,5.5, 6,6,7

| y6Title=Jorden van Foreest

| y6=1,1,2,2.5,2.5, 2.5,3.5,4,4.5,4.5, 5.5,6,7

| y7Title=Andrey Esipenko 

| y7=0.5,1,2,2.5,3, 3.5,3.5,4,4.5,5.5, 6,6.5,6.5

| y8Title=Fabiano Caruana 

| y8=0.5,1,1.5,2,2.5, 2.5,3.5,4,5, 5,6,6,6.5

| y9Title=Jan-Krzysztof Duda

| y9=1,1.5,2,2,2.5, 3,3,3.5,4,4.5, 5,5.5,6

| y10Title=Vidit Gujrathi

| y10=1,1.5,2.5,3,3.5, 4,4,5,5.5,5.5, 6,6,6

| y11Title=Sam Shankland 

| y11=0,0.5,1,1.5,2, 2.5,3,3.5,3.5,4, 4.5,5.5,5.5

| y12Title=R Praggnanandhaa

| y12=0.5,1,1,2,2, 2.5,2.5,2.5,2.5,3.5, 3.5,4.5,5.5

| y13Title=Nils Grandelius

| y13=0,0.5,0.5,0.5,1, 1.5,2,2,2,3, 3.5,4,4.5

| y14Title=Daniil Dubov

| y14=0.5,1,1,1.5,2, 2.5,2.5,3,3.5,3.5, 3.5,3.5,3.5

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Pairings and results:{{cite web|url=https://tatasteelchess.com/playing-schedule/|title=Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2022 Masters Schedule|work=tatasteelchess.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?tid=111232|title=84th Tata Steel Tournament|work=chessgames.com}}

{{Small|Numbers in parentheses indicate players' scores prior to the round.}}

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colspan=7 style="background:#cccccc;" | Round 1 – 15 January 2022
Vidit GujrathiSam Shanklandalign=center width="30px"| 1–0
Fabiano CaruanaSergey Karjakinalign=center | ½–½
Daniil DubovShakhriyar Mamedyarovalign=center | ½–½
Andrey EsipenkoMagnus Carlsenalign=center | ½–½
Anish GiriR Praggnanandhaaalign=center | ½–½
Jan-Krzysztof DudaRichárd Rapportalign=center | 1–0
Jorden van ForeestNils Grandeliusalign=center | 1–0
colspan=7 style="background:#cccccc;" | Round 2 – 16 January 2022
Sam Shankland (0)Nils Grandelius (0)align=center | ½–½
Richárd Rapport (0)Jorden van Foreest (1)align=center | 1–0
R Praggnanandhaa (½)Jan-Krzysztof Duda (1)align=center | ½-½
Magnus Carlsen (½)Anish Giri (½)align=center | 1–0
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (½)Andrey Esipenko (½)align=center | ½–½
Sergey Karjakin (½)Daniil Dubov (½)align=center | ½–½
Vidit Gujrathi (1)Fabiano Caruana (½)align=center | ½–½
colspan=7 style="background:#cccccc;" | Round 3 – 17 January 2022
Fabiano Caruana (1)Sam Shankland (½)align=center | ½–½
Daniil Dubov (1)Vidit Gujrathi (1½)align=center | 0–1
Andrey Esipenko (1)Sergey Karjakin (1)align=center | 1–0
Anish Giri (½)Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (1)align=center | ½–½
Jan-Krzysztof Duda (1½)Magnus Carlsen (1½)align=center | ½–½
Jorden van Foreest (1)R Praggnanandhaa (1)align=center | 1–0
Nils Grandelius (½)Richárd Rapport (1)align=center | 0–1
colspan=7 style="background:#cccccc;" | Round 4 – 18 January 2022
Sam Shankland (1)Richárd Rapport (2)align=center | ½–½
R Praggnanandhaa (1)Nils Grandelius (½)align=center | 1–0
Magnus Carlsen (2)Jorden van Foreest (2)align=center | ½–½
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (1½)Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2)align=center | 1–0
Sergey Karjakin (1)Anish Giri (1)align=center | ½–½
Vidit Gujrathi (2½)Andrey Esipenko (2)align=center | ½–½
Fabiano Caruana (1½)Daniil Dubov (1)align=center | ½–½
colspan=7 style="background:#cccccc;" | Round 5 – 20 January 2022
Daniil Dubov (1½)Sam Shankland (1½)align=center | ½–½
Andrey Esipenko (2½)Fabiano Caruana (2)align=center | ½–½
Anish Giri (1½)Vidit Gujrathi (3)align=center | ½–½
Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2)Sergey Karjakin (1½)align=center | ½–½
Jorden van Foreest (2½)Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2½)align=center | 0–1
Nils Grandelius (½)Magnus Carlsen (2½)align=center | ½–½
Richárd Rapport (2½)R Praggnanandhaa (2)align=center | 1–0
colspan=7 style="background:#cccccc;" | Round 6 – 21 January 2022
{{nowrap|Sam Shankland}} (2)R Praggnanandhaa (2)align=center | ½–½
Magnus Carlsen (3)Richárd Rapport (3½)align=center | 1–0
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (3½)Nils Grandelius (1)align=center | ½–½
Sergey Karjakin (2)Jorden van Foreest (2½)align=center | 1-0
Vidit Gujrathi (3½)Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2½)align=center | ½–½
Fabiano Caruana (2½)Anish Giri (2)align=center | 0–1
Daniil Dubov (2)Andrey Esipenko (3)align=center | ½–½
colspan=7 style="background:#cccccc;" | Round 7 – 22 January 2022
Andrey Esipenko (3½)Sam Shankland (2½)align=center | ½–½
Anish Giri (3)Daniil Dubov (2½)align=center | 1–0{{ref label|a|a}}
Jan-Krzysztof Duda (3)Fabiano Caruana (2½)align=center | 0–1
Jorden van Foreest (2½)Vidit Gujrathi (4)align=center | 1–0
Nils Grandelius (1½)Sergey Karjakin (3)align=center | ½–½
Richárd Rapport (3½)Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (4)align=center | ½–½
R Praggnanandhaa (2½){{nowrap|Magnus Carlsen}} (4)align=center | 0–1

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colspan=7 style="background:#cccccc;" | Round 8 – 23 January 2022
Sam Shankland (3)Magnus Carlsen (5)align=center width="30px" | ½–½
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (4½)R Praggnanandhaa (2½)align=center | 1–0
Sergey Karjakin (3½)Richárd Rapport (4)align=center | ½–½
Vidit Gujrathi (4)Nils Grandelius (2)align=center | 1–0
Fabiano Caruana (3½)Jorden van Foreest (3½)align=center | ½–½
Daniil Dubov (2½)Jan-Krzysztof Duda (3)align=center | ½–½
Andrey Esipenko (4)Anish Giri (4)align=center | 0–1
colspan=7 style="background:#cccccc;" | Round 9 – 25 January 2022
Anish Giri (5)Sam Shankland (3½)align=center | 1–0
Jan-Krzysztof Duda (3½)Andrey Esipenko (4)align=center | ½–½
Jorden van Foreest (4)Daniil Dubov (3)align=center | ½–½
Nils Grandelius (2)Fabiano Caruana (4)align=center | 0–1
Richárd Rapport (4½)Vidit Gujrathi (5)align=center | ½–½
R Praggnanandhaa (2½)Sergey Karjakin (4)align=center | 0–1
Magnus Carlsen (5½)Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (5½)align=center | 1–0
colspan=7 style="background:#cccccc;" | Round 10 – 26 January 2022
Sam Shankland (3½)Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (5½)align=center | ½–½
Sergey Karjakin (5)Magnus Carlsen (6½)align=center | ½–½
Vidit Gujrathi (5½)R Praggnanandhaa (2½)align=center | 0-1
Fabiano Caruana (5)Richárd Rapport (5)align=center | 0–1
Daniil Dubov (3½)Nils Grandelius (2)align=center | 0–1
Andrey Esipenko (4½)Jorden van Foreest (4½)align=center | 1–0
Anish Giri (6)Jan-Krzysztof Duda (4)align=center | ½–½
colspan=7 style="background:#cccccc;" | Round 11 – 28 January 2022
Jan-Krzysztof Duda (4½)Sam Shankland (4)align=center | ½–½
Jorden van Foreest (4½)Anish Giri (6½)align=center | 1–0
Nils Grandelius (3)Andrey Esipenko (5½)align=center | ½–½
Richárd Rapport (6)Daniil Dubov (3½)align=center | 1–0{{ref label|b|b}}
R Praggnanandhaa (3½)Fabiano Caruana (5)align=center | 0–1
Magnus Carlsen (7)Vidit Gujrathi (5½)align=center | ½–½
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (6)Sergey Karjakin (5½)align=center | ½–½
colspan=7 style="background:#cccccc;" | Round 12 – 29 January 2022
Sam Shankland (4½)Sergey Karjakin (6)align=center | 1–0
Vidit Gujrathi (6){{nowrap|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (6½)}}align=center | 0–1
Fabiano Caruana (6)Magnus Carlsen (7½)align=center | 0–1
Daniil Dubov (3½)R Praggnanandhaa (3½)align=center | 0–1{{ref label|b|b}}
Andrey Esipenko (6)Richárd Rapport (7)align=center | ½–½
Anish Giri (6½)Nils Grandelius (3½)align=center | ½–½
Jan-Krzysztof Duda (5)Jorden van Foreest (5½)align=center | ½–½
colspan=4 style="background:#cccccc;" | Round 13 – 30 January 2022
Jorden van Foreest (6)Sam Shankland (5½)align=center | 1–0
Nils Grandelius (4)Jan-Krzysztof Duda (5½)align=center | ½–½
Richárd Rapport (7½)Anish Giri (7)align=center | ½–½
R Praggnanandhaa (4½)Andrey Esipenko (6½)align=center | 1–0
Magnus Carlsen (8½)Daniil Dubov (3½)align=center | 1–0{{ref label|b|b}}
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (7½)Fabiano Caruana (6)align=center | ½–½
{{nowrap|Sergey Karjakin (6)}}Vidit Gujrathi (6)align=center | 1–0

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Notes

{{note label|a|a}} Dubov forfeited his match in Round 7 against Anish Giri due to COVID-19 contamination in his inner circle and his refusal to wear a mask.{{Cite web|url=https://tatasteelchess.com/news/dubov-not-playing-at-tata-steel-chess-tournament-today/|title=Dubov not playing at Tata Steel Chess Tournament today}}{{cite tweet |author=Tata Steel Chess |user=tatasteelchess |number=1484884493181857798 |date=22 January 2022 |title=♟💙{{!}} The official statement regarding the absence of Daniil Dubov in round 7 of the #TataSteelChess Tournament https://t.co/1BYKIyN8qm |language=en |access-date=22 January 2022}} He was allowed to play again without a mask after several tests including a PCR returned negative.{{Cite web|title=Dubov playing again at Tata Steel Chess Tournament today|url=https://tatasteelchess.com/news/dubov-playing-again-at-tata-steel-chess-tournament-today/|access-date=2022-01-25|website=Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2022|language=en-US}}

{{note label|b|b}} Dubov tested positive for COVID-19 prior to Round 11, hence he was forced to forfeit his games against Rapport, Praggnanandhaa, and Carlsen respectively.{{Cite web|title= Dubov leaves Tata Steel Chess Tournament|url=https://tatasteelchess.com/news/dubov-leaves-tata-steel-chess-tournament/|access-date=2022-01-29|website=Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2022|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Dubov tested positive for covid, leaves the 2022 Tata Steel Chess Tournament|url=https://worldchess.com/news/all/dubov-tested-positive-for-covid-leaves-the-2022-tata-steel-chess/|access-date=2022-01-29|website=World Chess|language=en-US|archive-date=28 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128145017/https://worldchess.com/news/all/dubov-tested-positive-for-covid-leaves-the-2022-tata-steel-chess/|url-status=dead}}

References

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