Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2011 Explained

Competition:	Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2011
Governing Body:	FIDE
Location:	Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands
Dates:	15–30 January 2011
Competitors:	28
Champion:	Hikaru Nakamura
Win Score:	9 points of 13
Next:	2012

The Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2011 was the 73rd edition of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament.^[1] Known until 2010 as the Corus Chess Tournament, it was renamed after Tata Steel, which purchased the Corus Group. It was held in Wijk aan Zee from 15 to 30 January 2011.

The tournament was won by Hikaru Nakamura, his first win in a super-tournament, and the best result by an American chess player since the days of Bobby Fischer.^{[2] [3]}

73rd Tata Steel Chess, grandmaster group A, 15–30 January 2011, Wijk aan Zee, Cat. XX (2740)^[4] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! Total !! SB !! TPR

1		2751		½	0	½	½	1	½	½	1	½	1	1	1	1	9		2880
2		2814	½		½	½	½	½	½	1	½	1	½	½	1	1	8½		2844
3		2814	1	½		½	1	½	0	½	0	1	½	1	1	½	8	51.00	2821
4		2805	½	½	½		½	½	½	½	1	½	1	½	½	1	8	48.75	2822
5		2784	½	½	0	½		½	1	½	½	½	½	1	½	1	7½	45.25	2793
6		2715	0	½	½	½	½		½	½	1	½	½	½	1	1	7½	44.50	2799
7		2686	½	½	1	½	0	½		½	0	1	½	½	½	½	6½	42.50	2744
8		2744	½	0	½	½	½	½	½		½	0	1	½	1	½	6½	39.50	2740
9		2733	0	½	1	0	½	0	1	½		1	½	0	½	½	6	38.25	2711
10		2731	½	0	0	½	½	½	0	1	0		1	1	½	½	6	35.75	2712
11		2773	0	½	½	0	½	½	½	0	½	0		½	1	0	4½	28.75	2627
12		2628	0	½	0	½	0	½	½	½	½	0	½		½	½	4½	28.00	2638
13		2662	0	0	0	½	½	0	½	0	1	½	0	½		1	4½	26.25	2636
14		2722	0	0	½	0	0	0	½	½	½	½	1	½	0		4		2600

73rd Tata Steel Chess, grandmaster group B, 15–30 January 2011, Wijk aan Zee, Cat. XVII (2659)^[5] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! Total !! SB !! TPR

1		2664		½	0	0	1	½	1	1	1	½	1	1	½	½	8½	52.25	2768
2		2708	½		0	½	0	½	1	1	1	½	1	1	½	1	8½	50.25	2765
3		2701	1	1		½	½	½	0	½	½	½	½	1	1	½	8		2743
4		2664	1	½	½		½	1	½	0	0	1	½	0	1	1	7½	47.75	2715
5		2673	0	1	½	½		½	½	½	0	1	1	1	½	½	7½	47.00	2715
6		2667	½	½	½	0	½		½	1	½	½	1	½	½	1	7½	45.75	2715
7		2636	0	0	1	½	½	½		½	0	½	1	1	1	½	7		2690
8		2726	0	0	½	1	½	0	½		1	1	0	½	½	1	6½		2654
9		2649	0	0	½	1	1	½	1	0		0	½	0	1	½	6	38.25	2631
10		2707	½	½	½	0	0	½	½	0	1		1	0	1	½	6	37.00	2626
11		2651	0	0	½	½	0	0	0	1	½	0		1	1	1	5½		2602
12		2547	0	0	0	1	0	½	0	½	1	1	0		0	1	5		2580
13		2647	½	½	0	0	½	½	0	½	0	0	0	1		½	4		2519
14		2584	½	0	½	0	½	0	½	0	½	½	0	0	½		3½		2490

73rd Tata Steel Chess, grandmaster group C, 15–30 January 2011, Wijk aan Zee, Cat. XI (2507)^[6] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! Total !! SB !! TPR

1		2570		½	1	0	0	1	1	½	0	1	1	1	1	1	9		2643
2		2530	½		½	0	0	½	1	1	1	1	½	1	1	½	8½		2615
3		2518	0	½		½	½	½	½	1	1	1	0	½	1	1	8		2593
4		2630	1	1	½		½	0	½	1	0	½	½	½	½	1	7½	48.75	2555
5		2540	1	1	½	½		0	½	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	7½	46.75	2562
6		2590	0	½	½	1	1		0	0	1	1	½	1	0	1	7½	46.25	2558
7		2637	0	0	½	½	½	1		0	1	0	1	1	½	1	7		2526
8		2453	½	0	0	0	1	1	1		½	½	½	½	1	0	6½	41.25	2511
9		2391	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	½		0	1	½	½	1	6½	30.50	2516
10		2439	0	0	0	½	0	0	1	½	1		1	1	½	0	5½		2455
11		2439	0	½	1	½	1	½	0	½	0	0		0	1	0	5		2425
12		2443	0	0	½	½	0	0	0	½	½	0	1		½	1	4½		2402
13		2484	0	0	0	½	0	1	½	0	½	½	0	½		½	4	25.00	2368
14		2437	0	½	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	½		4	23.25	2372

External links

• Website Tata Steel 2011

Notes and References

1. Web site: 73rd Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2011 . 2024-01-25 . theweekinchess.com.
2. Web site: Emmett (SonofPearl) . Ryan . 2011-01-30 . Nakamura Wins Tata Steel 2011 . 2024-01-25 . Chess.com . en-US.
3. Web site: McClain . Dylan Loeb . 2011-02-06 . A Victory to Remember for a Young American . 2024-01-25 . The New York Times . en-US.
4. Web site: All-time Tournaments - Tata Steel Chess . 2024-01-25 . history.tatasteelchess.com.
5. Web site: All-time Tournaments - Tata Steel Chess . 2024-01-25 . history.tatasteelchess.com.
6. Web site: All-time Tournaments - Tata Steel Chess . 2024-01-25 . history.tatasteelchess.com.