Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023

{{Short description|Chess tournament}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}

{{Infobox chess match

|comp1 = Anish Giri

|comp2 = Alexander Donchenko

|comp1_link = Anish Giri

|comp2_link = Alexander Donchenko

|image1 =File:Anish Giri in 2023 (52638073916) (cropped).jpg

|image2 =File:2021-Alexander-Donchenko.JPG

|title1 = Masters Champion

|title2 = Challengers Champion

|flag1 =NED

|flag2 =GER

|dob1 =28 June 1994

|age1 =28 years old

|dob2 =22 March 1998

|age2 =24 years old

|prev = 2022

|prev_link = Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2022

|next = 2024

|next_link = Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2024

|score1 =8½/13

|score2 =10/13

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The Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023 was the 85th edition of the annual chess tournament held in Wijk aan Zee. It was held from 13 January to 29 January 2023.{{cite web|url=https://tatasteelchess.com/standings-masters/|title=Masters standings|website=Tata Steel Chess}} The field of 14 players in the Masters section included the numbers one and two of the FIDE world rankings at the time, Magnus Carlsen and Ding Liren, as well as five teenage grandmasters. Iran’s Parham Maghsoodloo was a late substitute for Poland’s Jan-Krzysztof Duda.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jan/13/chess-carlsen-takes-on-young-guns-at-wijk-as-world-champion-eyes-record|title=Chess: Carlsen takes on young guns at Wijk as world champion eyes record|date=13 January 2023|access-date=30 January 2023|work=The Guardian|first=Leonard |last=Barden}} For the first time since 2015, Carlsen lost two classical games in a row: first in round 4 against Dutch grandmaster and five-times runner-up Anish Giri, and then in round 5 against the Uzbek teenager Nodirbek Abdusattorov.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jan/20/chess-carlsen-loses-two-classical-games-in-a-row-for-the-first-time-since-2015|title=Chess: Carlsen loses two classical games in a row for the first time since 2015|date=20 January 2023|access-date=30 January 2023|work=The Guardian|first=Leonard |last=Barden}} Going into the last round Abdusattorov had a half point lead over Giri, but he lost his game against Dutch 2021 winner Jorden van Foreest, while Giri defeated Richárd Rapport, making Giri the tournament's winner. Germany's Alexander Donchenko won the Challengers section, securing an invitation to the 2024 Tata Steel Masters section.{{cite news|url=https://www.fide.com/news/2195|title=Anish Giri wins Tata Steel Masters 2023|date=30 January 2023|access-date=30 January 2023|work=FIDE}} Both the Masters and Challengers sections were eligible for the 2023 FIDE Circuit.

Standings

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|+85th Tata Steel Masters, 13–29 January 2023, Wijk aan Zee Netherlands, Category XX (2741){{cite web|url =https://tatasteelchess.com/tata-steel-masters-2023/|title =Participants of Tata Steel Masters 2023|author =Staff writer(s)|publisher =Tata Steel Chess|date =7 January 2023}}

! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! Total !! TB !! SB !! H2H !! TPR

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align="left" |{{flagathlete|Anish Giri|Netherlands}}2764{{CNone}}½1½½½½1½½11½½54.002853
2align="left" |{{nowrap|{{flagathlete|Nodirbek Abdusattorov|Uzbekistan}}}}2713½{{CNone}}1½½1½1½0½½½1851.252827
3align="left" |{{flagathlete|Magnus Carlsen|Norway}}285900{{CNone}}½11½1½½½½11848.002816
4align="left" |{{flagathlete|Wesley So|United States}}2760½½½{{CNone}}½½½½½½½11½47.002795
5align="left" |{{flagathlete|Fabiano Caruana|United States}}2766½½0½{{CNone}}½½½½1½1½½743.752767
6align="left" |{{flagathlete|Parham Maghsoodloo|Iran}}2719½00½½{{CNone}}1½11½0½1742.502770
7align="left" |{{flagathlete|Levon Aronian|United States}}2735½½½½½0{{CNone}}½½½½½1½41.252741
8align="left" |{{flagathlete|Richárd Rapport|Romania}}2740000½½½½{{CNone}}1½1½½137.752741
9align="left" |{{flagathlete|R Praggnanandhaa|India}}2684½½½½½0½0{{CNone}}110½½638.752718
10align="left" |{{flagathlete|Jorden van Foreest|Netherlands}}2681½1½½00½½0{{CNone}}½½½1638.502718
11align="left" |{{flagathlete|Ding Liren|China}}28110½½½½½½00½{{CNone}}1½½35.0012680
12align="left" |{{flagathlete|Gukesh D|India}}27250½½001½½1½0{{CNone}}½½35.0002686
13align="left" |{{flagathlete|Vincent Keymer|Germany}}2696½½00½½0½½½½½{{CNone}}½532.002660
14align="left" |{{flagathlete|Arjun Erigaisi|India}}2722½00½½0½0½0½½½{{CNone}}425.752598

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|+2023 Tata Steel Challengers, 13–29 January 2023, Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, Category XIV (2587){{cite web|url =https://tatasteelchess.com/tata-steel-challengers-2023/|title =Participants of Tata Steel Challengers 2023|author =Staff writer(s)|publisher =Tata Steel Chess|date =7 January 2023}}

! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! Total !! SB !! {{abbr|Black|Number of games with black}} !! TPR

1align="left" |{{nowrap|{{flagathlete|GM Alexander Donchenko|Germany}}}}2627{{CNone}}1½1½½1101½1111060.752785
2align="left" |{{flagathlete|GM Mustafa Yılmaz|Turkey}}26090{{CNone}}11½½1½1½½1½1954.502719
3align="left" |{{flagathlete|GM Javokhir Sindarov|Uzbekistan}}2654½0{{CNone}}½½½½½½1111147.502685
4align="left" |{{flagathlete|GM Amin Tabatabaei|Iran}}268600½{{CNone}}½½½½11½11½42.252626
5align="left" |{{flagathlete|GM Adhiban Baskaran|India}}2610½½½½{{CNone}}10½1½½½01745.252604
6align="left" |{{flagathlete| GM Luis Paulo Supi|Brazil}}2608½½½½0{{CNone}}½1½½10½1743.752605
7align="left" |{{flagathlete|GM Max Warmerdam|Netherlands}}261600½½1½{{CNone}}½01½11½739.502604
8align="left" |{{flagathlete|GM Velimir Ivić|Serbia}}25850½½½½0½{{CNone}}½01111738.252606
9align="left" |{{flagathlete|GM Erwin l'Ami|Netherlands}}262710½00½1½{{CNone}}½1½1041.502576
10align="left" |{{flagathlete|IM Thomas Beerdsen|Netherlands}}25150½00½½01½{{CNone}}1½½1633.502558
11align=left|{{flagathlete|GM Abhimanyu Mishra|United States}}2559½½0½½0½000{{CNone}}½11528.502500
12align="left" |{{flagathlete|IM Vaishali Rameshbabu|India}}24250000½100½½½{{CNone}}1½23.752481
13align="left" |{{flagathlete|GM Jerguš Pecháč|Slovakia}}26370½001½000½00{{CNone}}½319.502366
14align="left" |{{flagathlete|IM Eline Roebers|Netherlands}}2361000½00½0100½½{{CNone}}317.502388

Masters results by round

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| y1Title=Anish Giri 

| y1= 0.5, 1.5, 2, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 6, 6.5, 7, 7.5, 8.5

| y2Title=Nodirbek Abdusattorov

| y2= 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 4.5, 5.5, 6, 6.5, 7, 7.5, 8, 8

| y3Title=Magnus Carlsen

| y3= 0.5, 1.5, 2, 2, 2, 2.5, 3.5, 4.5, 5, 6, 6.5, 7, 8

| y4Title=Wesley So 

| y4= 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3.5, 4.5, 5, 5.5, 6, 6.5, 7, 7.5

| y5Title=Fabiano Caruana 

| y5= 0.5, 1, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 4.5, 4.5, 5, 5.5, 6, 6.5, 7

| y6Title=Parham Maghsoodloo

| y6= 0.5, 1, 1.5, 1.5, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 3.5, 4, 4, 5, 6, 7

| y7Title=Levon Aronian 

| y7= 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 5.5, 6, 6.5, 6.5

| y8Title=Richárd Rapport  

| y8= 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 2.5, 3.5, 4.5, 5, 5.5, 6.5, 6.5

| y9Title=R Praggnanandhaa

| y9= 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4.5, 4.5, 5, 5, 5, 5.5, 6

| y10Title=Jorden van Foreest

| y10= 0.5, 1, 1, 1.5, 1.5, 2, 2, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 6

| y11Title=Ding Liren

| y11= 1, 1.5, 2, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4, 4.5, 5, 5, 5.5

| y12Title=Gukesh D

| y12= 0, 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 1.5, 1.5, 2.5, 3, 4, 4.5, 5, 5.5

| y13Title=Vincent Keymer

| y13= 0.5, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 1.5, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5

| y14Title=Arjun Erigaisi

| y14= 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3.5, 4, 4, 4

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Pairings and results:{{cite web|url=https://tatasteelchess.com/playing-schedule/|title=Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023 Masters Schedule|work=tatasteelchess.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?tid=118884|title=85th 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 – 14 January 2023
Magnus CarlsenLevon Aronianalign=center width="30px"| ½–½
Fabiano CaruanaAnish Girialign=center | ½–½
Gukesh DDing Lirenalign=center | 0–1
Jorden van ForeestWesley Soalign=center | ½–½
Richárd RapportNodirbek Abdusattorovalign=center | 0–1
R PraggnanandhaaArjun Erigaisialign=center | ½–½
Parham MaghsoodlooVincent Keymeralign=center | ½–½
colspan=7 style="background:#cccccc;" | Round 2 – 15 January 2023
Nodirbek Abdusattorov (1)Fabiano Caruana (½)align=center width="30px"| ½–½
Ding Liren (1)Parham Maghsoodloo (½)align=center | ½–½
Vincent Keymer (½)Magnus Carlsen (½)align=center | 0–1
Wesley So (½)Arjun Erigaisi (½)align=center | ½–½
Levon Aronian (½)R Praggnanandhaa (½)align=center | ½–½
Anish Giri (½)Gukesh D (0)align=center | 1–0
Jorden van Foreest (½)Richárd Rapport (½)align=center | ½–½
colspan=7 style="background:#cccccc;" | Round 3 – 16 January 2023
Magnus Carlsen (1½)Ding Liren (1½)align=center | ½–½
Gukesh D (0)Nodirbek Abdusattorov (1½)align=center width="30px"| ½–½
Parham Maghsoodloo (1)Anish Giri (1½)align=center | ½–½
Fabiano Caruana (1)Jorden van Foreest (1)align=center | 1–0
Arjun Erigaisi (1)Levon Aronian (1)align=center | ½–½
Richárd Rapport (½)Wesley So (1)align=center | ½–½
R Praggnanandhaa (1)Vincent Keymer (½)align=center | ½–½
colspan=7 style="background:#cccccc;" | Round 4 – 17 January 2023
Anish Giri (2)Magnus Carlsen (2)align=center | 1–0
Ding Liren (2)R Praggnanandhaa (1½)align=center width="30px"| 0–1
Richárd Rapport (1)Fabiano Caruana (2)align=center | ½–½
Nodirbek Abdusattorov (2)Parham Maghsoodloo (1½)align=center | 1–0
Wesley So (1½)Levon Aronian (1½)align=center | ½–½
Vincent Keymer (1)Arjun Erigaisi (1½)align=center | ½–½
Jorden van Foreest (1)Gukesh D (½)align=center | ½–½
colspan=7 style="background:#cccccc;" | Round 5 – 19 January 2023
Magnus Carlsen (2)Nodirbek Abdusattorov (3)align=center | 0–1
R Praggnanandhaa (2½)Anish Giri (3)align=center width="30px"| ½–½
Fabiano Caruana (2½)Wesley So (2)align=center | ½–½
Arjun Erigaisi (2)Ding Liren (2)align=center | ½–½
Levon Aronian (2)Vincent Keymer (1½)align=center | 1–0
Parham Maghsoodloo (1½)Jorden van Foreest (1½)align=center | 1–0
Gukesh D (1)Richárd Rapport (1½)align=center | ½–½
colspan=7 style="background:#cccccc;" | Round 6 – 20 January 2023
{{nowrap|Wesley So}} (2½)Vincent Keymer (1½)align=center | 1–0
Ding Liren (2½)Levon Aronian (3)align=center | ½–½
Anish Giri (3½)Arjun Erigaisi (2½)align=center | ½–½
Nodirbek Abdusattorov (4)R Praggnanandhaa (3)align=center | ½–½
Jorden van Foreest (1½)Magnus Carlsen (2)align=center | ½–½
Richárd Rapport (2)Parham Maghsoodloo (2½)align=center | ½–½
Fabiano Caruana (3)Gukesh D (1½)align=center | 1–0
colspan=7 style="background:#cccccc;" | Round 7 – 21 January 2023
Arjun Erigaisi (3)Nodirbek Abdusattorov (4½)align=center | 0–1
Levon Aronian (3½)Anish Giri (4)align=center | ½–½
Parham Maghsoodloo (3)Fabiano Caruana (4)align=center | ½–½
R Praggnanandhaa (3½)Jorden van Foreest (2)align=center | 1–0
Gukesh D (1½)Wesley So (3½)align=center | 0–1
Magnus Carlsen (2½)Richárd Rapport (2½)align=center | 1–0
Vincent Keymer (1½){{nowrap|Ding Liren}} (3)align=center | ½–½

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colspan=7 style="background:#cccccc;" | Round 8 – 22 January 2023
Nodirbek Abdusattorov (5½)Levon Aronian (4)align=center width="30px" | ½–½
Fabiano Caruana (4½)Magnus Carlsen (3½)align=center | 0–1
Wesley So (4½)Ding Liren (3½)align=center | ½–½
Anish Giri (4½)Vincent Keymer (2)align=center | ½–½
Richárd Rapport (2½)R Praggnanandhaa (4½)align=center | 1–0
Jorden van Foreest (2)Arjun Erigaisi (3)align=center | 1–0
Gukesh D (1½)Parham Maghsoodloo (3½)align=center | 1–0
colspan=7 style="background:#cccccc;" | Round 9 – 24 January 2023
Vincent Keymer (2½)Nodirbek Abdusattorov (6)align=center | ½–½
Ding Liren (4)Anish Giri (5)align=center | 0–1
Parham Maghsoodloo (3½)Wesley So (5)align=center | ½–½
Magnus Carlsen (4½)Gukesh D (2½)align=center | ½–½
R Praggnanandhaa (4½)Fabiano Caruana (4½)align=center | ½–½
Levon Aronian (4½)Jorden van Foreest (3)align=center | ½–½
Arjun Erigaisi (3)Richárd Rapport (3½)align=center | 0–1
colspan=7 style="background:#cccccc;" | Round 10 – 25 January 2023
Nodirbek Abdusattorov (6½)Ding Liren (4)align=center | ½–½
Wesley So (5½)Anish Giri (6)align=center | ½–½
Parham Maghsoodloo (4)Magnus Carlsen (5)align=center | 0–1
Richárd Rapport (4½)Levon Aronian (5)align=center | ½–½
Fabiano Caruana (5)Arjun Erigaisi (3)align=center | ½–½
Gukesh D (3)R Praggnanandhaa (5)align=center | 1–0
Jorden van Foreest (3½)Vincent Keymer (3)align=center | ½–½
colspan=7 style="background:#cccccc;" | Round 11 – 27 January 2023
Anish Giri (6½)Nodirbek Abdusattorov (7)align=center | ½–½
Magnus Carlsen (6)Wesley So (6)align=center | ½–½
Levon Aronian (5½)Fabiano Caruana (5½)align=center | ½–½
R Praggnanandhaa (5)Parham Maghsoodloo (4)align=center | 0–1
Vincent Keymer (3½)Richárd Rapport (5)align=center | ½–½
Ding Liren (4½)Jorden van Foreest (4)align=center | ½–½
Arjun Erigaisi (3½)Gukesh D (4)align=center | ½–½
colspan=7 style="background:#cccccc;" | Round 12 – 28 January 2023
Wesley So (6½)Nodirbek Abdusattorov (7½)align=center | ½–½
Jorden van Foreest (4½){{nowrap|Anish Giri (7)}}align=center | ½–½
Magnus Carlsen (6½)R Praggnanandhaa (5)align=center | ½–½
Fabiano Caruana (6)Vincent Keymer (4)align=center | ½–½
Gukesh D (4½)Levon Aronian (6)align=center | ½–½
Richárd Rapport (5½)Ding Liren (5)align=center | 1–0
Parham Maghsoodloo (5)Arjun Erigaisi (4)align=center | 1–0
colspan=4 style="background:#cccccc;" | Round 13 – 29 January 2023
Nodirbek Abdusattorov (8)Jorden van Foreest (5)align=center | 0–1
Anish Giri (7½)Richárd Rapport (6½)align=center | 1–0
Arjun Erigaisi (4)Magnus Carlsen (7)align=center | 0–1
R Praggnanandhaa (5½)Wesley So (7)align=center | ½–½
Levon Aronian (6½)Parham Maghsoodloo (6)align=center | 0–1
Ding Liren (5)Fabiano Caruana (6½)align=center | ½–½
{{nowrap|Vincent Keymer (4½)}}Gukesh D (5)align=center | ½–½

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