Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2021

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Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2021
Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2021 winner Jorden van Foreest
Location	Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands
Dates	15–31 January 2021
Competitors	14 from 11 nations
Winning score	8.5 points of 13
Champion
Jorden van Foreest
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The Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2021 was the 83rd edition of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament. It was held in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands from 15-31 January 2021, but was not open to visitors ("online only"). The tournament was won by Jorden van Foreest, who defeated Anish Giri in an Armageddon playoff.^[1]

Results[]

Results by round[]

Round 1, 16.01.2021 Harikrishna 0 ½:½ 0 Vachier-Lagrave Esipenko 0 ½:½ 0 Duda Grandelius 0 1:0 0 Donchenko Caruana 0 ½:½ 0 van Foreest Giri 0 1:0 0 Tari Wojtaszek 0 ½:½ 0 Anton Guijarro Carlsen 0 1:0 0 Firouzja Round 4, 19.01.2021 Vachier-Lagrave 1½ ½:½ 1 Anton Guijarro Tari 1 ½:½ 1½ Firouzja van Foreest 1½ ½:½ 2 Carlsen Donchenko ½ ½:½ 1½ Wojtaszek Duda 1 ½:½ 2 Giri Harikrishna 2 ½:½ 2 Caruana Esipenko 1½ ½:½ 2 Grandelius Round 7, 23.01.2021 Caruana 3½ 1:0 2½ Vachier-Lagrave Giri 3½ 1:0 4 Grandelius Wojtaszek 3 0:1 3 Esipenko Carlsen 3½ ½:½ 3½ Harikrishna Firouzja 3½ 1:0 2½ Duda Anton Guijarro 2 ½:½ 1½ Donchenko Tari 2½ 0:1 3½ van Foreest Round 10, 27.01.2021 Vachier-Lagrave 3 1:0 3 Donchenko Duda 3½ ½:½ 5½ van Foreest Harikrishna 4½ ½:½ 3½ Tari Esipenko 5½ 1:0 3½ Anton Guijarro Grandelius 4½ ½:½ 6 Firouzja Caruana 6 ½:½ 5 Carlsen Giri 6 1:0 3½ Wojtaszek

Round 2, 17.01.2021 Vachier-Lagrave ½ ½:½ 0 Firouzja Anton Guijarro ½ ½:½ 1 Carlsen Tari 0 ½:½ ½ Wojtaszek van Foreest ½ ½:½ 1 Giri Donchenko 0 0:1 ½ Caruana Duda ½ 0:1 1 Grandelius Harikrishna ½ ½:½ ½ Esipenko Round 5, 21.01.2021 Grandelius 2½ 1:0 2 Vachier-Lagrave Caruana 2½ ½:½ 2 Esipenko Giri 2½ ½:½ 2½ Harikrishna Wojtaszek 2 ½:½ 1½ Duda Carlsen 2½ ½:½ 1 Donchenko Firouzja 2 ½:½ 2 van Foreest Anton Guijarro 1½ ½:½ 1½ Tari Round 8, 24.01.2021 Vachier-Lagrave 2½ ½:½ 4½ van Foreest Donchenko 2 ½:½ 3 Tari Duda 3 ½:½ 2½ Anton Guijarro Harikrishna 4 0:1 4½ Firouzja Esipenko 4 1:0 4 Carlsen Grandelius 4 ½:½ 3 Wojtaszek Caruana 4½ ½:½ 4½ Giri Round 11, 29.01.2021 Wojtaszek 3½ ½:½ 4 Vachier-Lagrave Carlsen 5½ ½:½ 7 Giri Firouzja 6½ ½:½ 6½ Caruana Anton Guijarro 3½ ½:½ 5 Grandelius Tari 4 1:0 6½ Esipenko van Foreest 6 1:0 5 Harikrishna Donchenko 3 ½:½ 4 Duda Round 13, 31.01.2021 Carlsen 6½ 1:0 5 Vachier-Lagrave Firouzja 7½ ½:½ 4½ Wojtaszek Anton Guijarro 6 ½:½ 8 Giri Tari 5½ ½:½ 7½ Caruana van Foreest 7½ 1:0 6 Grandelius Donchenko 3½ 0:1 7 Esipenko Duda 5 ½:½ 6 Harikrishna

Round 3, 18.01.2021 Esipenko 1 ½:½ 1 Vachier-Lagrave Grandelius 2 0:1 1 Harikrishna Caruana 1½ ½:½ ½ Duda Giri 1½ ½:½ 0 Donchenko Wojtaszek 1 ½:½ 1 van Foreest Carlsen 1½ ½:½ ½ Tari Firouzja ½ 1:0 1 Anton Guijarro Round 6, 22.01.2021 Vachier-Lagrave 2 ½:½ 2 Tari van Foreest 2½ 1:0 2 Anton Guijarro Donchenko 1½ 0:1 2½ Firouzja Duda 2 ½:½ 3 Carlsen Harikrishna 3 ½:½ 2½ Wojtaszek Esipenko 2½ ½:½ 3 Giri Grandelius 3½ ½:½ 3 Caruana Round 9, 26.01.2021 Giri 5 1:0 3 Vachier-Lagrave Wojtaszek 3½ 0:1 5 Caruana Carlsen 4 1:0 4½ Grandelius Firouzja 5½ ½:½ 5 Esipenko Anton Guijarro 3 ½:½ 4 Harikrishna Tari 3 ½:½ 3 Duda van Foreest 5 ½:½ 2½ Donchenko Round 12, 30.01.2021 Vachier-Lagrave 4½ ½:½ 4½ Duda Harikrishna 5 1:0 3½ Donchenko Esipenko 6½ ½:½ 7 van Foreest Grandelius 5½ ½:½ 5 Tari Caruana 7 ½:½ 4 Anton Guijarro Giri 7½ ½:½ 7 Firouzja Wojtaszek 4 ½:½ 6 Carlsen

Crosstable[]

83rd Tata Steel Masters, 15–31 January 2021, Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, Category XIX (2725)

	Player	Rating	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Total	TB	SB	TPR
1	Jorden van Foreest (Netherlands)	2671		½	½	½	½	½	1	1	1	½	1	½	½	½	8½	1+A	53.00	2839
2	Anish Giri (Netherlands)	2764	½	Does not appear	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	½	½	1	1	½	8½	1	52.25	2832
3	Andrey Esipenko (Russia)	2677	½	½	Does not appear	½	½	1	½	0	½	½	1	1	½	1	8		49.00	2815
4	Fabiano Caruana (United States)	2823	½	½	½	Does not appear	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	1	8		48.25	2804
5	Alireza Firouzja (FIDE)	2749	½	½	½	½	Does not appear	0	1	½	½	1	1	½	½	1	8		48.00	2810
6	Magnus Carlsen (Norway)	2862	½	½	0	½	1	Does not appear	½	½	1	½	½	½	1	½	7½		47.25	2771
7	Pentala Harikrishna (India)	2732	0	½	½	½	0	½	Does not appear	½	1	½	½	½	½	1	6½		38.75	2724
8	Aryan Tari (Norway)	2625	0	0	1	½	½	½	½	Does not appear	½	½	½	½	½	½	6		38.00	2703
9	Nils Grandelius (Sweden)	2663	0	0	½	½	½	0	0	½	Does not appear	1	½	½	1	1	6		34.00	2700
10	Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland)	2743	½	½	½	½	0	½	½	½	0	Does not appear	½	½	½	½	5½		35.75	2666
11	David Antón Guijarro (Spain)	2679	0	½	0	½	0	½	½	½	½	½	Does not appear	½	½	½	5		30.75	2641
12	Radosław Wojtaszek (Poland)	2705	½	0	0	0	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	Does not appear	½	½	5		30.75	2639
13	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France)	2784	½	0	½	0	½	0	½	½	0	½	½	½	Does not appear	1	5		29.75	2633
14	Alexander Donchenko (Germany)	2668	½	½	0	0	0	½	0	½	0	½	½	½	0	Does not appear	3½		23.00	2554

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