Chess Event Coverage

After enjoyin a free day on Wednesday, the players in the Masters group of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2016, returned to action for their 5th round on Thursday the 21st of January. As part of the event’s ‘chess on tour’ feature, the round would be played away from the […check it out!]

Round 4 of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament, 2016, would mark the end of part 1 for the Masters, as the next day would be rest day #1. One never quite knows what to expect at such times, sometimes the players come out with their sleeves rolled up, and others […check it out!]

Round 3 of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament, 2016, took place on Monday the 18th of January. The round would turn out very nicely for some and not so nicely for others. For example, to say that Shakhryar Mamedyarov had a nightmare of a game, would be a monsterous understatement. The […check it out!]

Round 2 of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament took place on Sunday 17th of January 2016. Compared to round 1, it was fairly quiet, seeing all draws in the masters group. Players who got off to a bad start obviously wanted to exercise some damage limitation. Carlsen-Caruana looked quite spicy, with […check it out!]

The 78th Tata Steel Chess Tournament is underway, in Wijk aan Zee, Holland, with round 1 taking place on Saturday January 16th 2016. As 1st rounds go, it was quite entertaining, too, with chess fans being treated to 3 decisive games in the Masters Group. Blood was drawn by Wesley […check it out!]

The Tata Steel Chess Tournament is underway in Wijk aan Zee, Holland. During the opening ceremony, on January 15th, the drawing of lots took place. This resulted in the following schedule of play: [table id=12 /] — Play begins at 13:30 local time (check your time, here) for most rounds. […check it out!]

The Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2016, takes place in the Dutch seaside town of Wijk aan Zee, from the 15th to the 31st of January. As always, the main venue for the event will be the De Moriaan Community Centre. As has been the case in recent years, there will also be two […check it out!]