Corus Chess Tournament 2009 Explained

Competition:	Corus Chess Tournament 2009
Governing Body:	FIDE
Location:	Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands
Dates:	17 January – 1 February 2009
Competitors:	42
Champion:	Sergey Karjakin
Win Score:	8 points of 13

The Corus Chess Tournament 2009 was the 71st edition of the Corus Chess Tournament, later known as the Tata Steel Chess Tournament.^[1] It was held in Wijk aan Zee from 17 January to 1 February 2009.

The tournament was won by Sergey Karjakin.^[2] Karjakin entered the final round as one of six players in the joint lead, but was the only one to claim victory, defeating Leinier Domínguez to emerge sole winner.^[3]

Fabiano Caruana won the B section, having won the C section in 2008. Caruana was half a point behind Nigel Short, his final opponent, going into the last round. Caruana was outplayed, but Short missed two clear wins, and then a draw, handing the victory to his teenage opponent.^[4]

71st Corus Chess Tournament, grandmaster group A, 17 January – 1 February 2009, Wijk aan Zee, Cat. XIX (2716)^[5] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! Total !! SB !! TPR

1		2706		½	½	1	½	1	0	½	½	½	0	1	1	1	8		2804
2		2750	½		½	1	½	0	1	½	½	½	½	½	1	½	7½	48.00	2770
3		2761	½	½		½	½	½	1	0	1	½	1	½	½	½	7½	47.75	2770
4		2751	0	0	½		½	½	½	1	½	½	1	½	1	1	7½	45.25	2770
5		2776	½	½	½	½		1	½	½	0	1	½	½	½	½	7	45.50	2740
6		2717	0	1	½	½	0		½	½	½	½	½	1	½	1	7	43.75	2745
7		2725	1	0	0	½	½	½		½	½	½	½	½	½	1	6½		2715
8		2625	½	½	1	0	½	½	½		½	½	½	½	½	0	6	39.75	2694
9		2739	½	½	0	½	1	½	½	½		½	0	½	0	1	6	39.50	2685
10		2601	½	½	½	½	0	½	½	½	½		1	½	½	0	6	39.00	2696
11		2779	1	½	0	0	½	½	½	½	1	0		½	½	0	5½	36.50	2654
12		2612	0	½	½	½	½	0	½	½	½	½	½		½	½	5½	35.25	2667
13		2712	0	0	½	0	½	½	½	½	1	½	½	½		½	5½	34.25	2659
14		2771	0	½	½	0	½	0	0	1	0	1	1	½	½		5½	34.00	2655

71st Corus Chess Tournament, grandmaster group B, 17 January – 1 February 2009, Wijk aan Zee, Cat. XVI (2641)^[6] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! Total !! SB !! TPR

1		2646		1	½	½	½	0	0	1	½	½	1	1	1	1	8½		2751
2		2663	0		½	1	½	1	½	1	1	½	1	½	½	0	8	52.00	2727
3		2676	½	½		1	½	½	½	0	½	1	1	½	1	½	8	50.00	2726
4		2687	½	0	0		½	1	½	½	½	1	1	1	½	1	8	47.25	2725
5		2671	½	½	½	½		½	0	1	1	1	½	½	½	½	7½	47.50	2696
6		2702	1	0	½	0	½		½	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	7½	43.75	2694
7		2688	1	½	½	½	1	½		0	0	½	0	1	½	1	7		2667
8		2638	0	0	1	½	0	1	1		½	½	0	½	½	1	6½		2642
9		2549	½	0	½	½	0	0	1	½		1	½	½	½	½	6	37.50	2619
10		2571	½	½	0	0	0	1	½	½	0		½	1	½	1	6	35.75	2618
11		2603	0	0	0	0	½	0	1	1	½	½		½	1	½	5½		2587
12		2567	0	½	½	0	½	0	0	½	½	0	½		½	1	4½		2537
13		2607	0	½	0	½	½	0	½	½	½	½	0	½		0	4	26.75	2503
14		2711	0	1	½	0	½	0	0	0	½	0	½	0	1		4	25.50	2495

71st Corus Chess Tournament, grandmaster group C, 17 January – 1 February 2009, Wijk aan Zee, Cat. XI (2521)^[7] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! Total !! SB !! TPR

1		2627		1	½	½	½	0	½	1	1	1	1	1	1	½	9½		2688
2		2586	0		1	0	1	1	½	0	½	1	½	1	1	1	8½	51.50	2626
3		2469	½	0		1	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	1	1	8½	51.00	2635
4		2569	½	1	0		1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	7½	47.75	2574
5		2622	½	0	½	0		½	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	7½	43.75	2570
6		2524	1	0	½	0	½		½	½	0	1	1	0	1	½	6½		2521
7		2473	½	½	½	1	1	½		½	0	½	½	½	0	0	6		2496
8		2400	0	1	½	1	0	½	½		1	0	0	1	0	0	5½	37.50	2473
9		2560	0	½	½	1	0	1	1	0		0	1	0	0	½	5½	36.25	2461
10		2418	0	0	½	0	1	0	½	1	1		0	1	0	½	5½	33.50	2472
11		2444	0	½	0	1	0	0	½	1	0	1		0	1	½	5½	33.00	2470
12		2528	0	0	0	0	0	1	½	0	1	0	1		1	1	5½	30.00	2464
13		2542	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0		1	5		2432
14		2533	½	0	0	0	0	½	1	1	½	½	½	0	0		4½		2410

External links

• Website Tata Steel 2009

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2013-01-04 . Wijk aan Zee 2013: Tata Steel Chess Super-GM lineup . 2024-01-26 . Chess News . en.
2. Web site: Corus Chess 2009: Karjakin wins! - ChessOK.com . 2024-01-27 . en-US.
3. Web site: McClain . Dylan Loeb . 2009-02-03 . In Startling Finish, Karjakin Wins Corus . 2024-01-27 . Gambit Blog . en.
4. Web site: Barden . Leonard . 2009-02-07 . Caruana leads teenage charge as Short stumbles . 2024-01-27 . The Guardian . en-GB.
5. Web site: All-time Tournaments - Tata Steel Chess . 2024-01-27 . history.tatasteelchess.com.
6. Web site: All-time Tournaments - Tata Steel Chess . 2024-01-27 . history.tatasteelchess.com.
7. Web site: All-time Tournaments - Tata Steel Chess . 2024-01-27 . history.tatasteelchess.com.