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Month: January 2017

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Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2017

Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2017: Eljanov Leads After 3 Rounds

January 17, 2017 John Lee Shaw
The third round of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament, was played on Monday January 16th, in Wijk aan Zee, Holland. It was a chess fan’s delight as the players came out with their sleeves rolled up and we saw a full round of fighting chess. The Masters group would see […check it out!]
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Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2017

Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2017: Three Decisive Games in Round 2

January 16, 2017 John Lee Shaw
Round two of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2017, took place on Sunday 16th January, in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands. Things livened up following the rather quiet round one, and we saw three decisive games in the Masters Group. Magnus Carlsen got his winning tally started for this year’s […check it out!]
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Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2017

Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2017: Quiet Start in Round 1

January 15, 2017 John Lee Shaw
The Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2017, began with round 1 on Saturday 14th January, in its home of Wijk aan Zee, Holland. As expected, hundreds of spectators flocked to the ‘de Moriaan’ Community Centre, to see the players in action. The Masters group was headed by none other than World Chess Champion, […check it out!]
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Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2017

Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2017 Opens!

January 14, 2017 John Lee Shaw
The Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2017, opened today in the Netherlands. The opening ceremony took place in the congress hall of the Dutch headquarters of Tata Steel, in a place called Velsen-Noord. This is just down the road from the tournament’s Wijk aan Zee home. I had the pleasure of attending the ceremony for […check it out!]
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Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2017

Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2017: ‘Challengers’ Draw

January 14, 2017 John Lee Shaw
The draw for the ‘Challengers’ group of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2017, took place on Thursday 12th January. It resulted in the following playing schedule. Round 1 – Saturday the 14th Jones – Grandelius; Guramishvili – Lu; Smirin – Dobrov; Tari – Hansen; Bok – Tingjie; Ragger – Xiong; […check it out!]
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A Couple of Wijk aan Zee Classics

January 12, 2017 John Lee Shaw
Round one of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2017, begins in a couple of days time. To mark the occasion, I thought it would be rather nice to take a look back at last year’s tournament — you know, as if we needed any reminder of the kind of chess that […check it out!]
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Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2017

Countdown to Tata Steel 2017: Part 2 of 2

January 11, 2017 John Lee Shaw
The Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2017, will be held from January 13th (opening — round 1, January 14th) to 29th in Wijk aan Zee, Holland. This blog is continuing on from part 1 of my preview, which gave some background information on the event. If you have not already read part […check it out!]
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Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2017

Countdown to Tata Steel 2017: Part 1 of 2

January 11, 2017 John Lee Shaw
As one year rolls into another and January dawns, chess enthusiasts everywhere start to get a bit dreamy — Wijk aan Zee is just around the corner! That’s how it is for this chess enthusiast anyway. I have been making my annual trip to the small Dutch seaside village for the […check it out!]
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Inaugural Chess PRO League to Begin

January 10, 2017 John Lee Shaw
The inaugural Chess PRO League kicks of tomorrow, Wednesday 11th January and will run until March. Formerly known as the US Chess League, which saw teams from the 50 states of America taking part, the event has now been expanded to include teams from 5 continents around the world. Teams […check it out!]
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London Chess Classic 2016

Wesley So Wins London Chess Classic & Chess Grand Tour

January 5, 2017 John Lee Shaw
The 2016 edition of the London Chess Classic, has been won by American Grandmaster Wesley So. Having taken a grip on the tournament early on, he secured victory with a solid draw with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the final round. As for the round itself, Veselin Topalov was the winner of […check it out!]

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Biel 2020
August 10, 2020
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Tata Steel 2020, Rd 10: Carlsen Wins Again. Caruana Retains Lead After Beating Firouzja

Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2020
January 23, 2020

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    The World Champion stamps some authority in this game, against the player many are tipping to be a future challenger and successor. The other games are drawn, Caruana leads. The Challengers group sees a 3-way tie at the top.

    Tata Steel 2020, Rd 9: Carlsen Beats Firouzja, Caruana Leads
    January 22, 2020
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    Fabiano outplays Vishy in the endgame to take the point, he leads with Alireza Firouzja on 5.5/8. Artemiev collapses against Carlsen, who notches up a rather comfortable point. Duda and Kovalev also win. Eljanov remains in the lead of the Challengers, which sees 4 games decided.

    Tata Steel 2020, Rd 8: Caruana Beats Anand, Joins Firouzja In The Lead
    January 20, 2020
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    Tussle of the 'born in the 2000s' goes the way of the Iranian as his American opponent falters. Points also go to Caruana and van Foreest. Vishy Anand survives against Magnus Carlsen. Things largely unchanged in the Challengers as Sarin beats Saduakassova, Eljanov still at the top of the standings.

    Tata Steel 2020, Rd 7: Firouzja Beats Xiong To Take Sole Lead
    January 19, 2020
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    2018's World Championship rivals, are again not to be separated. Anish Giri recovers his point from round 5, at the cost of Vladislav Kovalev, while Daniil Dubov sees Vladislav Artemiev strategically wanting. The Challengers group sees 3 decided games, Eljanov leads.

    Tata Steel 2020, Rd 6: Points Go To Giri and Dubov as Carlsen-Caruana Is A Dud Again
    January 18, 2020
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    Round 5 takes place away from Wijk aan Zee, at the stadium of football team, PSV Einhoven. It sees Firouzja take his 3rd win in 5 games, notching up a performance rating of 2854 so far. Xiong suffers at the hands of Anand. The Challengers group sees 6 of the 7 games decided.

    Tata Steel 2020, Rd 5: Firouzja Wins Again To Share Lead With So, Anand Beats Xiong
    January 17, 2020

Annotated Game

  • Picture of chess board, king lying down, a hand moving another piece. Hot off the chess, classic game.

    Two gems, from Navara and Adams, from Tata Steel 2016

    A Couple of Wijk aan Zee Classics
    January 12, 2017

In The Archive

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    April 29, 2016
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    Naiditsch Wins 39th Zurich Christmas Open
    January 5, 2016
  • edges out defending Champion on tiebreaks

    Carlsen Wins Qatar Masters Open 2015
    January 3, 2016
  • Organisation to ask players to wear biometrics devices during play in effort to enhance spectator experience.

    World Chess To Get To The Heart Of The Game?
    August 16, 2017
  • Between 1939 and 1940, Paul Keres and Max Euwe played a 14-game match in the Netherlands. In game nine, Euwe would make some serious strategic errors. Keres takes advantage and plays a powerful game, which becomes known as 'the ninth' in relation to Beethoven's last symphony.

    Euwe vs Keres, Rotterdam 1940
    May 9, 2019
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