Corus Chess Tournament 2010 Explained

Competition:	Corus Chess Tournament 2010
Governing Body:	FIDE
Location:	Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands
Dates:	16–31 January 2010
Competitors:	42
Champion:	Magnus Carlsen
Win Score:	8.5 points of 13
Next:	2011

The Corus Chess Tournament 2010 was the 72nd edition of the Corus Chess Tournament.^[1] It was the final year under this name, as from 2011 the tournament was known as the Tata Steel Chess Tournament, after Tata Steel purchased the Corus Group.^[2] It was held in Wijk aan Zee from 16 to 31 January 2010.

The tournament was won by Magnus Carlsen, his second win the event.^[3] As of 2024, Carlsen holds the record for most wins in the event, with eight.^[4]

Fifteen-year old Anish Giri won the B section. Giri would go on to win the main event in 2023.^[5]

72nd Corus Chess Tournament, grandmaster group A, 16–31 January 2010, Wijk aan Zee, Cat. XIX (2719)^[6] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! Total !! SB !! TPR
1	2810		0	½	½	½	1	1	½	1	½	½	1	½	1	8½		2822
2	2788	1		½	0	1	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	½	1	8	50.50	2801
3	2723	½	½		0	0	½	½	1	½	1	½	1	1	1	8	47.00	2806
4	2790	½	1	1		½	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	7½	49.75	2771
5	2708	½	0	1	½		0	½	½	½	½	1	1	1	½	7½	45.50	2777
6	2720	0	½	½	½	1		½	½	½	½	1	½	½	½	7	44.00	2748
7	2749	0	½	½	½	½	½		½	½	½	½	1	½	1	7	42.50	2746
8	2739	½	½	0	½	½	½	½		½	1	½	0	½	1	6½	40.75	2718
9	2712	0	½	½	½	½	½	½	½		½	½	½	1	½	6½	40.25	2720
10	2675	½	½	0	½	½	½	½	0	½		½	½	1	0	5½		2666
11	2696	½	½	½	½	0	0	½	½	½	½		0	½	½	5	33.25	2634
12	2641	0	0	0	½	0	½	0	1	½	½	1		1	0	5	29.25	2638
13	2662	½	½	0	½	0	½	½	½	0	0	½	0		1	4½	29.25	2614
14	2657	0	0	0	½	½	½	0	0	½	1	½	1	0		4½	27.25	2614

72nd Corus Chess Tournament, grandmaster group B, 16–31 January 2010, Wijk aan Zee, Cat. XVI (2629)^[7] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! Total !! SB !! TPR
1	2588		½	½	½	1	1	½	1	1	0	1	½	1	½	9		2773
2	2687	½		½	1	½	0	½	½	½	1	1	½	1	1	8½		2735
3	2657	½	½		½	½	½	½	0	1	1	½	½	1	1	8		2714
4	2615	½	0	½		½	½	1	1	½	½	½	½	½	1	7½	46.00	2687
5	2656	0	½	½	½		½	½	½	½	½	1	1	1	½	7½	45.00	2684
6	2672	0	1	½	½	½		½	½	½	1	½	0	½	½	6½	42.25	2626
7	2621	½	½	½	0	½	½		½	½	½	½	1	0	1	6½	40.75	2630
8	2606	0	½	1	0	½	½	½		0	½	½	1	1	0	6	38.00	2602
9	2657	0	½	0	½	½	½	½	1		½	½	1	0	½	6	37.00	2598
10	2523	1	0	0	½	½	0	½	½	½		½	½	½	½	5½	35.75	2580
11	2681	0	0	½	½	0	½	½	½	½	½		½	1	½	5½	32.75	2568
12	2573	½	½	½	½	0	1	0	0	0	½	½		0	1	5	33.00	2546
13	2643	0	0	0	½	0	½	1	0	1	½	0	1		½	5	29.50	2541
14	2628	½	0	0	0	½	½	0	1	½	½	½	0	½		4½		2519

72nd Corus Chess Tournament, grandmaster group C, 16–31 January 2010, Wijk aan Zee, Cat. IX (2455)^[8] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! Total !! SB !! TPR
1	2604		½	½	½	1	1	1	0	½	1	1	1	1	1	10		2655
2	2577	½		0	1	½	1	½	1	1	½	0	½	1	1	8½		2556
3	2456	½	1		0	1	1	½	0	1	0	½	½	1	1	8	49.25	2542
4	2495	½	0	1		½	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	8	47.25	2539
5	2495	0	½	0	½		0	1	1	½	1	½	½	1	1	7½	41.50	2509
6	2570	0	0	0	0	1		1	½	1	½	1	1	½	1	7½	41.50	2503
7	2322	0	½	½	1	0	0		1	1	½	0	1	½	1	7		2494
8	2515	1	0	1	0	0	½	0		0	1	1	½	1	0	6	38.75	2422
9	2340	½	0	0	1	½	0	0	1		1	½	0	1	½	6	36.00	2435
10	2447	0	½	1	0	0	½	½	0	0		1	½	1	1	6	33.50	2427
11	2547	0	1	½	1	½	0	1	0	½	0		0	½	½	5½		2391
12	2402	0	½	½	0	½	0	0	½	1	½	1		0	½	5		2372
13	2279	0	0	0	0	0	½	½	0	0	0	½	1		½	3	16.50	2258
14	2323	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	½	0	½	½	½		3	15.75	2254

External links

Website Tata Steel 2010

Notes and References

Web site: 72nd Corus Wijk aan Zee 2010 . 2024-01-26 . theweekinchess.com.
Web site: 2013-01-04 . Wijk aan Zee 2013: Tata Steel Chess Super-GM lineup . 2024-01-26 . Chess News . en.
Web site: Moll (ArnieChipmunk) . Arne . 2011-08-31 . Carlsen wins 72nd Corus Chess Tournament . 2024-01-26 . Chess.com . en-US.
Web site: Team (CHESScom) . Chess com . 2022-01-30 . Tata Steel Chess 2022: All The Information . 2024-01-26 . Chess.com . en-US.
Web site: Anish Giri wins his 1st Tata Steel Masters . 2024-01-26 . chess24.com . en.
Web site: All-time Tournaments - Tata Steel Chess . 2024-01-26 . history.tatasteelchess.com.
Web site: All-time Tournaments - Tata Steel Chess . 2024-01-26 . history.tatasteelchess.com.
Web site: All-time Tournaments - Tata Steel Chess . 2024-01-26 . history.tatasteelchess.com.