Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2012 Explained

Competition:	Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2012
Governing Body:	FIDE
Location:	Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands
Dates:	14–29 January 2012
Competitors:	42
Champion:	Levon Aronian
Win Score:	9 points of 13
Next:	2013

The Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2012 was the 74th edition of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament.^{[1] [2]} Previously known as the Corus Chess Tournament, it was renamed after Tata Steel, which purchased the Corus Group. It was held in Wijk aan Zee from 14 to 29 January 2012.

The tournament was won by Levon Aronian for the third time. Aronian finished on 9/13.^[3]

74th Tata Steel Chess, grandmaster group A, 14–29 January 2012, Wijk aan Zee, Cat. XXI (2755)^[4] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! Total !! SB !! TPR

1		2805		0	½	1	½	1	1	1	½	1	½	1	0	1	9		2892
2		2835	1		½	½	½	½	½	0	½	1	1	1	½	½	8	50.25	2835
3		2773	½	½		½	½	½	½	1	½	½	½	1	1	½	8	49.50	2840
4		2732	0	½	½		½	½	½	1	½	1	1	½	½	1	8	47.50	2843
5		2763	½	½	½	½		½	½	½	½	0	½	1	1	1	7½	46.25	2811
6		2759	0	½	½	½	½		½	½	1	1	½	½	1	½	7½	44.75	2811
7		2732	0	½	½	½	½	½		1	½	½	1	½	1	0	7		2785
8		2766	0	1	0	0	½	½	0		1	0	1	½	1	1	6½		2753
9		2692	½	½	½	½	½	0	½	0		½	½	½	½	½	5½		2702
10		2739	0	0	½	0	1	0	½	1	½		½	½	½	0	5	31.50	2669
11		2770	½	0	½	0	½	½	0	0	½	½		½	½	1	5	30.50	2666
12		2761	0	0	0	½	0	½	½	½	½	½	½		½	1	5	29.00	2667
13		2712	1	½	0	½	0	0	0	0	½	½	½	½		½	4½	29.50	2648
14		2714	0	½	½	0	0	½	1	0	½	1	0	0	½		4½	28.75	2648

74th Tata Steel Chess, grandmaster group B, 14–29 January 2012, Wijk aan Zee, Cat. XV (2603)^[5] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! Total !! SB !! TPR

1		2665		½	1	½	½	½	1	½	1	0	1	1	½	1	9		2739
2		2677	½		½	½	1	½	½	½	½	1	1	1	½	½	8½	52.25	2707
3		2691	0	½		½	½	½	0	1	1	1	½	1	1	1	8½	47.75	2706
4		2596	½	½	½		1	½	½	0	½	0	1	1	1	1	8	48.00	2690
5		2677	½	0	½	0		1	½	1	1	0	1	½	1	1	8	46.75	2684
6		2581	½	½	½	½	0		1	0	1	1	½	1	½	½	7½	46.00	2661
7		2568	0	½	1	½	½	0		½	0	½	1	1	1	1	7½	43.00	2662
8		2684	½	½	0	1	0	1	½		½	0	½	½	½	1	6½		2596
9		2571	0	½	0	½	0	0	1	½		1	½	½	1	½	6		2576
10		2606	1	0	0	1	1	0	½	1	0		0	0	0	½	5		2515
11		2557	0	0	½	0	0	½	0	½	½	1		½	½	½	4½	25.25	2496
12		2545	0	0	0	0	½	0	0	½	½	1	½		1	½	4½	23.25	2497
13		2503	½	½	0	0	0	½	0	½	0	1	½	0		½	4		2469
14		2516	0	½	0	0	0	½	0	0	½	½	½	½	½		3½		2434

74th Tata Steel Chess, grandmaster group C, 14–29 January 2012, Wijk aan Zee, Cat. IX (2454)^[6] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! Total !! SB !! TPR

1		2645		½	½	1	½	½	½	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	10½		2690
2		2549	½		½	½	1	1	1	½	1	1	1	0	1	1	10		2658
3		2527	½	½		½	½	½	½	½	1	½	½	1	1	1	8½	49.75	2558
4		2561	0	½	½		1	½	1	½	½	½	½	1	1	1	8½	48.75	2556
5		2532	½	0	½	0		½	1	½	½	1	1	½	1	0	7	41.25	2477
6		2660	½	0	½	½	½		½	½	½	½	½	1	½	1	7	40.75	2467
7		2454	½	0	½	0	0	½		1	½	1	1	½	1	½	7	39.00	2483
8		2411	0	½	½	½	½	½	0		½	½	0	½	1	1	6		2428
9		2490	0	0	0	½	½	½	½	½		1	0	1	½	½	5½		2394
10		2279	0	0	½	½	0	½	0	½	0		1	½	1	½	5		2380
11		2326	0	0	½	½	0	½	0	1	1	0		1	0	0	4½		2354
12		2342	0	1	0	0	½	0	½	½	0	½	0		0	1	4	26.00	2322
13		2290	0	0	0	0	0	½	0	0	½	0	1	1		1	4	18.25	2326
14		2290	0	0	0	0	1	0	½	0	½	½	1	0	0		3½		2292

External links

• Website Tata Steel 2012

Notes and References

1. Web site: 74th Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2012 . 2024-01-24 . theweekinchess.com.
2. Web site: Shabazz . Daaim . 2012-01-12 . 2012 Tata Steel Chess (Wijk aan Zee) . 2024-01-24 . The Chess Drum . en-US.
3. Web site: Emmett (SonofPearl) . Ryan . 2012-01-29 . Lev Aronian Wins Tata Steel 2012 . 2024-01-24 . Chess.com . en-US.
4. Web site: All-time Tournaments - Tata Steel Chess . 2024-01-24 . history.tatasteelchess.com.
5. Web site: All-time Tournaments - Tata Steel Chess . 2024-01-24 . history.tatasteelchess.com.
6. Web site: All-time Tournaments - Tata Steel Chess . 2024-01-24 . history.tatasteelchess.com.