Category Archives: Tata Steel 2013
Tata Steel 2013 Group A
Here’s Aronian’s nice endgame win over Leko from Tata Group A. For more see Tatasteelchess. The site has a fantastic gallery.
Aronian obtains a better pawn structure but Leko has the bishop pair for an active defence. Later the ending is BN-BB but with Aronian having an extra pawn.
Position 1
White to Play
Position 2
White to Play
Tata Steel 2013 Group A
Here is Leko’s win in the Spanish over Caruana. Leko has 4/8 so far.
Position 1
Black has just blocked the position with 40…g5 and aims to hold the kingside by constructing a dark square defensive wall.
How should white continue the attack?
- 41.fg
- 41.hg
- Something else
White to Play
TWIC 950(HUN-CAN) Summary Jan 22-2013
Introduction
TWIC-The Week In Chess is the work of Mark Crowther.
There were no Canadians in action this week and still no games from the Panama Open.
75th Tata Steel GpA 2013(After Rd8) Tatasteelchess
Leko,P(HUN) has 4/8.
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| Score | FIDE | TPR | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlsen, M. | 6.0 | 2861 | 2932 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 2 | Anand, V. | 5.5 | 2772 | 2889 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ||||||
| 3 | Aronian, L. | 5.0 | 2802 | 2819 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 4 | Nakamura, H. | 5.0 | 2769 | 2797 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ||||||
| 5 | Harikrishna, P. | 4.5 | 2698 | 2796 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ||||||
| 6 | Karjakin, S. | 4.5 | 2780 | 2783 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ||||||
| 7 | Leko, P. | 4.0 | 2735 | 2752 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ||||||
| 8 | Caruana, F. | 4.0 | 2781 | 2718 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ||||||
| 9 | van Wely, L. | 3.5 | 2679 | 2693 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ||||||
| 10 | Wang, H. | 3.5 | 2752 | 2655 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 11 | Giri, A. | 3.0 | 2726 | 2617 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ||||||
| 12 | Sokolov, I. | 2.5 | 2667 | 2629 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ||||||
| 13 | L’Ami, E. | 2.5 | 2627 | 2587 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ||||||
| 14 | Hou, Y. | 2.5 | 2603 | 2599 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ |
75th Tata Steel GpB 2013(After Rd8)
Rapport, Movsesian and Timman share the lead with 5.5/8.
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| Score | FIDE | TPR | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rapport, R. | 5.5 | 2621 | 2767 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ||||||
| 2 | Movsesian, S. | 5.5 | 2688 | 2765 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 3 | Timman, J. | 5.5 | 2566 | 2754 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 4 | Naiditsch, A. | 5.0 | 2708 | 2711 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 5 | Dubov, D. | 4.5 | 2600 | 2665 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ||||||
| 6 | Smeets, J. | 4.5 | 2615 | 2650 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ||||||
| 7 | Tiviakov, S. | 4.0 | 2655 | 2629 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | Edouard, R. | 4.0 | 2686 | 2619 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | Turov, M. | 4.0 | 2630 | 2614 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ||||||
| 10 | van Kampen, R. | 3.5 | 2581 | 2586 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ||||||
| 11 | Grandelius, N. | 3.0 | 2572 | 2526 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 12 | Nikolic, P. | 3.0 | 2619 | 2538 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 13 | Ipatov, A. | 2.0 | 2587 | 2423 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ||||||
| 14 | Ernst, S. | 2.0 | 2556 | 2438 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TCH-AUT 2012-13
Balogh,C had a great score with 3/4 while other Hungarians were not so sucessful. The talented Juhasz brothers continue to gain valuable experience in international league play.
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| Score | Games | |
|---|---|---|
| Balogh,C | 3 | 4 |
| Ribli,Z | 2.5 | 4 |
| Acs,P | 2 | 3 |
| Feher,A | 2 | 4 |
| Erdos,V | 1.5 | 4 |
| Hera,I | 1.5 | 4 |
| Farago,I | 0.5 | 2 |
| Ruck,R | 0.5 | 1 |
| Juhasz,Kr 1.5/4 | 1.5 | 4 |
| Juhasz A 1/3 | 1 | 3 |
TCH-SVK 2012-13
Bokros,A did well.
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| Score | Games | |
|---|---|---|
| Bokros,A | 1.5 | 2 |
| Varga,Z | 1 | 2 |
| Papp,G | 1 | 2 |
Tata Steel 2013 Rd3, GM Rapport,R(HUN)
Here is GM Rapport’s nice rd 3 win.
Black just rolls down the queenside with two passed pawns.
Everything is going black’s way with an extra pawn on the queenside while white has nothing tangible on the kingside. What do you suggest for black?
Tata Steel 2013-IM Hambleton Commentator
IM Hambleton is spreading the word.
Tata Steel 2013 Chessdom Tata-steel-chess-2013
‘Jan 11, 2013 Tata Steel Chess 2013 is taking place in Wijk Aan Zee 12-27 January, 2013. One more time the A group of the first top chess tournament of the year will collect some of the best players in the world. Games will be daily live with analysis on Chessdom.com, with additional expert commentary by GM Christian Bauer, GM Damian Lemos, IM Miodrag Perunovic, and IM Aman Hambleton(CAN)’
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