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Im hoping that GM Sam Shankland does well. He gets to play the big guns and Im hoping he gives a good account of himself. He's an exciting player to watch.
The 81st edition of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament will take place from 11 – 27 January 2019.
Tournament director Jeroen van den Berg: “The 81st edition of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament has a very strong field of participants. The Tata Steel Mastersgroup has an average rating of 2755, with six grandmasters from the world’s top ten.
After several years’ absence star player Ding Liren from China will make his comeback. He was at the centre of attention recently, because he managed to remain unbeaten for 100 games in a row. We also have a number of players making their debut in the Tata Steel Masters: Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Samuel Shankland, Vladimir Fedoseev, Vidit Gujrathi and Jorden van Foreest.
The latter stands out most. The former Dutch national champion has finished his secondary school and has decided to go for chess fulltime. He already drew attention by becoming Dutch champion at 17, but then it was a little too early for him. Although his rating is relatively low for the Tata Steel Masters, I think his time has come now. Jorden can now show whether he is up to the task. He has displayed a lot of talent and this experience will only make him stronger.
The players making their debut will guarantee a fighting spirit in the Tata Steel Masters. They have shown to be fearless on numerous occasions and will certainly make life difficult for the traditional top players.”
Participants Tata Steel Masters 2019
NameCountry Rating Position
GM Carlsen, Magnus NOR 28351
GM Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar AZE 28173
GM Ding, Liren CHN 28164
GM Giri, Anish NED 27805
GM Kramnik, VladimirRUS 27777
GM Anand, Viswanathan IND 27738
GM Nepomniachtchi, Ian RUS 276313
GM Radjabov, TeimourAZE 275714
GM Duda, Jan-Krzysztof POL 273819
GM Shankland, SamuelUSA 272429
GM Fedoseev, Vladimir RUS 271432
GM Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi IND 270244
GM Van Foreest, Jorden NED 2613194
The 14th player will be announced in December, when it is known who will be the highest ranked player in the ACP Competition with a rating under 2750 on 1 December. The participants of the Tata Steel Challengers will be announced at the same time.
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