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Maksim Chigaev b. 1996
Vincent Keymer b. 2004
Andrey Esipenko b. 2002
Benjamin Glendura b. 1999
Dinara Saduakassova b. 1996
Lucas Van Foreest b. 2001
Stefan Kuipers b. 1990
Parham Maghsoodloo b. 2000
ChessBase - It was a good day for the locals in the Tata Steel Masters, as both Dutch participants recovered from their first-round losses — Anish Giri got a third win in a row against Vladimir Kramnik and Jorden van Foreest defeated Jan-Krzysztof Duda with the black pieces after surviving a complicated time scramble.
Round 2, Jan. 13
Carlsen Magnus – Nepomniachtchi, Ian
E81 King’s Indian, Kramer System Samisch
ChessBase - In round two, Anish had the black pieces against his former nemesis Vladimir Kramnik — he had lost seven games in a row, not counting draws, in classical chess before beating the former World Champion twice in 2018 (first in Wijk aan Zee and then in Dortmund). The opening and early middlegame left Kramnik in a favourable position, until he played what Giri considered to be a wrong pawn move.
Anish — and the computers — thought that this was the right time to go 19.g3, while Vlad's 19.e5 allowed Giri to offer an exchange sacrifice á la Petrosian after 19...b6 20.Bf3 Ba6. The Russian could have taken the material a couple of moves later, but instead chose to keep his bishop to protect the light squares. Coincidentally, moving his pawn to g3 three moves later was a critical misstep.
Sam Shankland always a joy to watch and especially today as the difference between h6 and h5 is interesting. Maybe Karsten Mueller will weigh in. Fascinating!
- strange game, self inflicted loss, maybe one of Anish worst games ever ... Qe3 very unnatural move took like 30 minutes ??
- ... also f4? opening the b7-h1 diagonal .. is a riddle to me ...
Round 1, Jan. 12
Fedoseev, Vladimir – Rapport, Richard
E12 Queen’s Indian Accelerated, Petrosian System
Round 1 - Saturday the 12th
Ding Liren – Carlsen
Vidit – Duda
Van Foreest – Anand
Fedoseev – Rapport
Shankland – Mamedyarov
Radjabov – Kramnik
Giri – Nepomniachtchi
Round 2 - Sunday the 13th
Carlsen – Nepomniachtchi
Kramnik - Giri
Mamedyarov – Radjabov
Rapport – Shankland
Anand – Fedoseev
Duda – Van Foreest
Ding Liren - Vidit
Round 3 - Monday the 14th
Vidit – Carlsen
Van Foreest – Ding Liren
Fedoseev – Duda
Shankland – Anand
Radjabov – Rapport
Giri - Mamedyarov
Round 4 - Tuesday the 15th
Carlsen – Kramnik
Mamedyarov – Nepomniachtchi
Rapport – Giri
Anand – Radjabov
Duda – Shankland
Ding Liren – Fedoseev
Vidit – Van Foreest
Round 5 - Wednesday the 16th
Van Foreest – Carlsen
Fedoseev – Vidit
Shankland – Ding Liren
Radjabov – Duda
Giri – Anand
Nepomniachtchi – Rapport
Kramnik – Mamedyarov
Round 6 - Friday the 18th
Carlsen – Mamedyarov
Rapport – Kramnik
Anand – Nepomniachtchi
Duda – Giri
Ding Liren – Radjabov
Vidit – Shankland
Van Foreest - Fedoseev
Round 7 - Saturday the 19th
Fedoseev – Carlsen
Shankland – Van Foreest
Radjabov – Vidit
Giri – Ding Liren
Nepomniatchtchi – Duda
Kramnik – Anand
Mamedyarov - Rapport
Round 8 - Sunday the 20th
Carlsen – Rapport
Anand – Mamedyarov
Duda – Kramnik
Ding Liren – Nepomniachtchi
Vidit – Giri
Van Foreest – Radjabov
Fedoseev - Shankland
Round 9 - Tuesday the 22nd
Shankland – Carlsen
Radjabov – Fedoseev
Giri – Van Foreest
Nepomniachchi – Vidit
Kramnik – Ding Liren
Mamedyarov – Duda
Rapport - Anand
Round 10 - Wednesday the 23rd
Carlsen – Anand
Duda – Rapport
Ding Liren – Mamedyarov
Vidit – Kramnik
Van Foreest – Nepomniachtchi
Fedoseev – Giri
Shankland - Radjabov
Round 11 - Friday the 25th
Radjabov – Carlsen
Giri – Shankland
Nepomniachtchi – Fedoseev
Kramnik – Van Foreest
Mamedyarov – Vidit
Rapport – Ding Liren
Anand - Duda
Round 12 - Saturday the 26th
Carlsen – Duda
Ding Liren – Anand
Vidit – Rapport
Van Foreest – Mamedyarov
Fedoseev – Kramnik
Shankland – Nepomniahtichi
Radjabov - Giri
Round 13 - Sunday the 27th
Giri – Carlsen
Nepomniachtchi – Radjabov
Kramnik – Shankland
Mamedyarov – Fedoseev
Rapport – Van Foreest
Anand – Vidit
Duda – Ding Liren
The pairing for the Challengers is given in the last posting
Biographies of the three newest players
Vladimir Fedoseev
23-year old Vladimir Fedoseev is the only ‘real debutant’ in this year’s edition of the Tata Steel Masters. Where other newcomers in the Masters played earlier in the Challengers, Fedoseev never played in Wijk aan Zee before. The Super GM from Saint Petersburg booked some remarkable results in 2017, such as winning the Aeroflot Open, the second place in the Sparkassen Chess-Meeting in Dortmund, shared 1st place in the European Championship but finishing 3rd on tiebreak, 3rd place in the Russian Championship and runner-up in the World Rapid Chess Championship in Riyadh, after losing the play-off to Anand. With all these results Fedoseev climbed up to the Top-30 of the FIDE-World Ranking List. In 2018 his results were more or less consistent, so that he maintained his high position. It is now time to see this original and creative player in Wijk aan Zee!
Fedoseev is known for his ambition to win every game, either with White or Black. This makes him a very attractive player for any tournament. It is interesting to see what result Fedoseev will reach with his optimistic style in an elite Tournament with 13 rounds. That he will play some creative games and cause some surprising results, is likely to be a fact!
Country: Russia
Vidit Gujrathi
Vidit is one of the many young talents from India. The 24 year old GM already was in Wijk aan Zee for the first time in 2017, being the second of Anish Giri. One year later he played in the Challengers, which group he won with 9 points out of 13 and one point ahead of Anton Korobov from Ukraine. It gave him the right to play in the Masters of this year. Vidit is one of the five young debutants. With his dynamic style and great knowledge of the game, plus his self-confidence, it is obvious that he is ready for his first elite tournament. However, as for all debutants, playing on this level with 13 rounds to come, is not an easy task. It will be interesting to see how the open minded youngster from Nasik will perform this year. Vidit is the number-3 ranked player in India, after Anand and Harikrishna.
Country: India
Jorden van Foreest
Jorden van Foreest will make his 4th consecutive appearance in the Tata Steel Chess Tournament. And still he is only 19 years old! Jorden played very well in his first Tata Steel Chess Tournament in 2016, scoring 50% with only three draws, which is typical for his fighting spirit, but the year 2017 was a disappointment (4 points) for him. In 2018 Jorden played his best Challengers Tournament so far, finishing shared 3rd with a score of 7,5 – 13. One of his highlights in his career is winning the Dutch Championship in 2016, at the age of 17. But he also won the individual European Championship Under-14 in 2013. At the age of 16 he became international Grandmaster. According to a long tradition in Wijk aan Zee, such strong, young Dutch Grandmasters will automatically get a chance to compete with the strongest players in the world, meaning a place in the Masters. Now it is time for Jorden! It will be a tough test for Jorden, but he is at least certain that 17.000.000 people will root for him!
Round 1 - Saturday the 12th
Maghsoodloo, Parham - Korobov, Anton
Paehtz, Elisabeth - Keymer, Vincent
Kuipers, Stefan - L'Ami, Erwin
Esipenko, Andrey - Kovalev, Vladislav
Praggnanandhaa R - Bareev, Evgeny
Chigaev, Maksim - Saduakassova, Dinara
Van Foreest, Lucas - Gledura, Benjamin
Round 2 - Sunday the 13th
Korobov, Anton - Gledura, Benjamin
Saduakassova, Dinara - Van Foreest, Lucas
Bareev, Evgeny - Chigaev, Maksim
Kovalev, Vladislav - Praggnanandhaa R
L'Ami, Erwin - Esipenko, Andrey
Keymer, Vincent - Kuipers, Stefan
Maghsoodloo, Parham - Paehtz, Elisabeth
Round 3 - Monday the 14th
Paehtz, Elisabeth - Korobov, Anton
Kuipers, Stefan - Maghsoodloo, Parham
Esipenko, Andrey - Keymer, Vincent
Praggnanandhaa R - L'Ami, Erwin
Chigaev, Maksim - Kovalev, Vladislav
Van Foreest, Lucas - Bareev, Evgeny
Gledura, Benjamin - Saduakassova, Dinara
Round 4 - Tuesday the 15th
Korobov, Anton - Saduakassova, Dinara
Bareev, Evgeny - Gledura, Benjamin
Kovalev, Vladislav - Van Foreest, Lucas
L'Ami, Erwin - Chigaev, Maksim
Keymer, Vincent - Praggnanandhaa R
Maghsoodloo, Parham - Esipenko, Andrey
Paehtz, Elisabeth - Kuipers, Stefan
Round 5 - Wednesday the 16th
Kuipers, Stefan - Korobov, Anton
Esipenko, Andrey - Paehtz, Elisabeth
Praggnanandhaa R - Maghsoodloo, Parham
Chigaev, Maksim - Keymer, Vincent
Van Foreest, Lucas - L'Ami, Erwin
Gledura, Benjamin - Kovalev, Vladislav
Saduakassova, Dinara - Bareev, Evgeny
Round 6 - Friday the 18th
Korobov, Anton - Bareev, Evgeny
Kovalev, Vladislav - Saduakassova, Dinara
L'Ami, Erwin - Gledura, Benjamin
Keymer, Vincent - Van Foreest, Lucas
Maghsoodloo, Parham - Chigaev, Maksim
Paehtz, Elisabeth - Praggnanandhaa R
Kuipers, Stefan - Esipenko, Andrey
Round 7 - Saturday the 19th
Esipenko, Andrey - Korobov, Anton
Praggnanandhaa R - Kuipers, Stefan
Chigaev, Maksim - Paehtz, Elisabeth
Van Foreest, Lucas - Maghsoodloo, Parham
Gledura, Benjamin - Keymer, Vincent
Saduakassova, Dinara - L'Ami, Erwin
Bareev, Evgeny - Kovalev, Vladislav
Round 8 - Sunday the 20th
Korobov, Anton - Kovalev, Vladislav
L'Ami, Erwin - Bareev, Evgeny
Keymer, Vincent - Saduakassova, Dinara
Maghsoodloo, Parham - Gledura, Benjamin
Paehtz, Elisabeth - Van Foreest, Lucas
Kuipers, Stefan - Chigaev, Maksim
Esipenko, Andrey - Praggnanandhaa R
Round 9 - Tuesday the 22nd
Praggnanandhaa R - Korobov, Anton
Chigaev, Maksim - Esipenko, Andrey
Van Foreest, Lucas - Kuipers, Stefan
Gledura, Benjamin - Paehtz, Elisabeth
Saduakassova, Dinara - Maghsoodloo, Parham
Bareev, Evgeny - Keymer, Vincent
Kovalev, Vladislav - L'Ami, Erwin
Round 10 - Wednesday the 23rd
Korobov, Anton - L'Ami, Erwin
Keymer, Vincent - Kovalev, Vladislav
Maghsoodloo, Parham - Bareev, Evgeny
Paehtz, Elisabeth - Saduakassova, Dinara
Kuipers, Stefan - Gledura, Benjamin
Esipenko, Andrey - Van Foreest, Lucas
Praggnanandhaa R - Chigaev, Maksim
Round 11 - Friday the 25th
Chigaev, Maksim - Korobov, Anton
Van Foreest, Lucas - Praggnanandhaa R
Gledura, Benjamin - Esipenko, Andrey
Saduakassova, Dinara - Kuipers, Stefan
Bareev, Evgeny - Paehtz, Elisabeth
Kovalev, Vladislav - Maghsoodloo, Parham
L'Ami, Erwin - Keymer, Vincent
Round 12 - Saturday the 26th
Korobov, Anton - Keymer, Vincent
Maghsoodloo, Parham - L'Ami, Erwin
Paehtz, Elisabeth - Kovalev, Vladislav
Kuipers, Stefan - Bareev, Evgeny
Esipenko, Andrey - Saduakassova, Dinara
Praggnanandhaa R - Gledura, Benjamin
Chigaev, Maksim - Van Foreest, Lucas
Round 13 - Sunday the 27th
Van Foreest, Lucas - Korobov, Anton
Gledura, Benjamin - Chigaev, Maksim
Saduakassova, Dinara - Praggnanandhaa R
Bareev, Evgeny - Esipenko, Andrey
Kovalev, Vladislav - Kuipers, Stefan
L'Ami, Erwin - Paehtz, Elisabeth
Keymer, Vincent - Maghsoodloo, Parham
Well, well – Bareev vs Praggnanandhaa in the first, against Korobov in the sixth and Maghsoodloo in the tenth. Fascinating tournament!
Sat 12 Jan Round 1
Sun 13 Jan Round 2
Mon 14 Jan Round 3
Tue 15 Jan Round 4
Wed 16 Jan Round 5
Thu 17 Jan Rest Day
Fri 18 Jan Round 6
Sat 19 Jan Round 7
Sun 20 Jan Round 8
Mon 21 Jan Rest Day
Tue 22 Jan Round 9
Wed 23 Jan Round 10
Thu 24 Jan Rest Day
Fri 25 Jan Round 11
Sat 26 Jan Round 12
Sun 27 Jan Round 13
Games start at 13:30 (7:30 AM Toronto/Montreal)
The draw will be announced on January 11th, 2019.
Rate of play Masters and Challengers
100 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 50 minutes for 20 moves, then 15 minutes for the remaining moves with 30 seconds cumulative increment for each move starting from the first move.
The Tata Steel Chess Tournament Challengers 2019 are:
NameCountry Rating
GM Korobov, Anton UKR 2698
GM Maghsoodloo, Parham IRI 2688
GM Kovalev, Vladislav BLR 2683
GM Bareev, Evgeny CAN 2650
GM L'Ami, ErwinNED 2642
GM Gledura, BenjaminHUN 2621
GM Chigaev, Maksim RUS 2606
GM Esipenko, Andrey RUS 2593
GM Praggnanandhaa RIND 2530
IM Keymer, Vincent GER 2508
GM Van Foreest, Lucas NED 2500
IM Paehtz, ElisabethGER 2487
IM Saduakassova, Dinara KAZ 2472
IM Kuipers, Stefan NED 2467
Average rating : 2582
Category: 14
FIDE-ratings of December 2018
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