Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2016

Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2016
Magnus Carlsen, pictured at the 2013 event
LocationWijk aan Zee, Netherlands
Dates16–31 January 2016
Competitors28
Winning score9 points of 13
Champion
Norway Magnus Carlsen (Masters)
India Adhiban Baskaran (Challengers)
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The Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2016 was the 78th edition of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament. It was held in Wijk aan Zee (with away days in Amsterdam and Utrecht) from 16 to 31 January 2016.[1]

The tournament was won by Magnus Carlsen who finished on 9/13 and earned his fifth victory, drawing level with Viswanathan Anand for most wins in the event.[2][3]

78th Tata Steel Masters, 16–31 January 2016, Wijk aan Zee — Amsterdam — Utrecht, Netherlands, Category XX (2748)[4]
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Total SB TPR
1  Magnus Carlsen (Norway) 2844 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 9 2881
2  Fabiano Caruana (United States) 2787 ½ Does not appear 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 1 8 51.75 2831
3  Ding Liren (China) 2766 ½ 0 Does not appear ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 8 49.25 2833
4  Wesley So (United States) 2773 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 7 45.50 2775
5  Anish Giri (Netherlands) 2798 ½ ½ ½ 0 Does not appear ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 7 44.25 2773
6  Pavel Eljanov (Ukraine) 2760 0 0 0 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 7 40.50 2776
7  Wei Yi (China) 2706 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 6½ 41.00 2751
8  Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan) 2747 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 6½ 40.25 2748
9  Sergey Karjakin (Russia) 2769 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 6 2769
10  David Navara (Czech Republic) 2730 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 0 ½ ½ 5½ 37.50 2692
11  Evgeny Tomashevsky (Russia) 2728 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 5½ 35.25 2692
12  Hou Yifan (China) 2673 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ Does not appear ½ 0 5 32.00 2666
13  Michael Adams (England) 2744 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 5 30.25 2661
14  Loek van Wely (Netherlands) 2640 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ Does not appear 5 30.00 2669
2016 Tata Steel Challengers, 16–31 January 2016, Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, Category XIII (2569)[5]
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Total SB TPR
1  GM Adhiban Baskaran (India) 2653 Does not appear 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 9 56.25 2704
2  GM Eltaj Safarli (Azerbaijan) 2653 0 Does not appear ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 9 53.50 2704
3  GM Alexey Dreev (Russia) 2644 0 ½ Does not appear 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 9 53.25 2705
4  GM Benjamin Bok (Netherlands) 2607 ½ 0 0 Does not appear ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 7 39.25 2595
5  GM Mikhail Antipov (Russia) 2567 ½ 0 0 ½ Does not appear ½ 1 ½ 1 0 0 1 1 1 7 39.00 2598
6  GM Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (Germany) 2679 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 6½ 43.75 2561
7  IM Jorden van Foreest (Netherlands) 2541 1 0 ½ 1 0 ½ Does not appear 0 1 1 0 0 ½ 1 6½ 41.00 2571
8  GM Nijat Abasov (Azerbaijan) 2556 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 Does not appear ½ 0 1 0 ½ 1 6½ 39.25 2570
9  GM Erwin l'Ami (Netherlands) 2627 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ Does not appear 1 ½ ½ 1 1 6½ 38.50 2565
10  GM Samuel Sevian (United States) 2578 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 1 0 Does not appear 1 1 0 1 6½ 37.75 2569
11  GM Ju Wenjun (China) 2548 0 ½ 0 0 1 ½ 1 0 ½ 0 Does not appear ½ 1 1 6 2542
12  IM Nino Batsiashvili (Georgia) 2485 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 1 ½ 0 ½ Does not appear 1 0 5 2489
13  IM Miguoel Admiraal (Netherlands) 2441 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 0 Does not appear 1 4½ 2469
14  WGM Anne Haast (Netherlands) 2391 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Does not appear 2 2287

References

  1. ^ "78th Tata Steel Masters 2016". theweekinchess.com. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
  2. ^ Doggers (PeterDoggers), Peter (2016-02-02). "Carlsen Wins 2016 Tata Steel Masters; Adhiban 1st In Challengers". Chess.com. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
  3. ^ "Tata Steel 2016 Recap: Carlsen makes it five!". chess24.com. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
  4. ^ "All-time Tournaments - Tata Steel Chess". history.tatasteelchess.com. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
  5. ^ "All-time Tournaments - Tata Steel Chess". history.tatasteelchess.com. Retrieved 2024-01-13.