Corus Chess Tournament 2006 Explained
The Corus Chess Tournament 2006 was the 68th edition of the Corus Chess Tournament. It was held in Wijk aan Zee in January 2006 and was won jointly by Viswanathan Anand and Veselin Topalov.
68th Corus Chess Tournament, grandmaster group A, 14–29 January 2006, Wijk aan Zee, Cat. XIX (2716)[1] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! Total !! SB !! TPR1 | | 2792 | | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 9 | 58.50 | 2851 |
2 | | 2801 | ½ | | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 9 | 54.00 | 2850 |
3 | | 2707 | ½ | 1 | | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 7½ | 48.75 | 2773 |
4 | | 2729 | 0 | ½ | 0 | | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7½ | 44.50 | 2772 |
5 | | 2723 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 7 | 43.75 | 2744 |
6 | | 2660 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 38.50 | 2749 |
7 | | 2669 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 6½ | 41.75 | 2719 |
8 | | 2740 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 6½ | 39.25 | 2714 |
9 | | 2752 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6½ | 37.50 | 2713 |
10 | | 2647 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 6 | | 2692 |
11 | | 2717 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5½ | | 2659 |
12 | | 2709 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | | 0 | ½ | 4½ | 31.00 | 2606 |
13 | | 2686 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | ½ | 4½ | 28.50 | 2608 |
14 | | 2689 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | | 4 | | 2577 | |
68th Corus Chess Tournament, grandmaster group B, 14–29 January 2006, Wijk aan Zee, Cat. XV (2602)[2] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! Total !! SB !! TPR1 | | 2638 | | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 9 | 58.25 | 2741 |
2 | | 2625 | 0 | | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 9 | 53.00 | 2742 |
3 | | 2646 | 1 | ½ | | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8½ | | 2709 |
4 | | 2614 | 0 | ½ | 1 | | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | | 2689 |
5 | | 2660 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 7½ | | 2655 |
6 | | 2625 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7 | 41.50 | 2630 |
7 | | 2550 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 7 | 41.25 | 2635 |
8 | | 2657 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 35.75 | 2627 |
9 | | 2626 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 6½ | | 2601 |
10 | | 2633 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 6 | 33.25 | 2571 |
11 | | 2537 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 31.25 | 2578 |
12 | | 2550 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | | 1 | 1 | 4 | | 2465 |
13 | | 2573 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | 3 | | 2394 |
14 | | 2500 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2½ | | 2359 | |
68th Corus Chess Tournament, grandmaster group C, 14–29 January 2006, Wijk aan Zee, Cat. IX (2458)[3] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! Total !! SB !! TPR1 | | 2618 | | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 10½ | | 2696 |
2 | | 2514 | ½ | | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 9 | 54.75 | 2594 |
3 | | 2441 | 0 | ½ | | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 50.50 | 2600 |
4 | | 2505 | ½ | ½ | ½ | | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 8 | | 2541 |
5 | | 2543 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7½ | | 2508 |
6 | | 2485 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 6½ | 39.75 | 2455 |
7 | | 2560 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6½ | 39.25 | 2450 |
8 | | 2466 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 6½ | 38.75 | 2457 |
9 | | 2470 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5½ | | 2400 |
10 | | 2332 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5 | 28.75 | 2380 |
11 | | 2399 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5 | 27.25 | 2375 |
12 | | 2473 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | | 0 | ½ | 4½ | | 2346 |
13 | | 2230 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | | 0 | 4 | | 2334 |
14 | | 2370 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | | 3½ | | 2289 | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Standings grandmaster group A 2006. Staff writer(s). Tata Steel Chess. 30 January 2006.
- Web site: Standings grandmaster group B 2006. Staff writer(s). Tata Steel Chess. 30 January 2006.
- Web site: Standings grandmaster group C 2006. Staff writer(s). Tata Steel Chess. 30 January 2006.