Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2013 Explained

Competition:	Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2013
Governing Body:	FIDE
Location:	Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands
Dates:	12–27 January 2013
Competitors:	42
Champion:	Magnus Carlsen
Win Score:	10 points of 13
Next:	2014

The Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2013 was the 75th edition of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament. Previously known as the Corus Chess Tournament, it was renamed after Tata Steel, which purchased the Corus Group.^[1] It was held in Wijk aan Zee from 12 to 27 January 2013.

The tournament was won by Magnus Carlsen for the third time. Carlsen finished on 10/13, matching Garry Kasparov's best score in the event, set in 1999.^{[2] [3]}

75th Tata Steel Chess, grandmaster group A, 12–27 January 2013, Wijk aan Zee, Cat. XX (2732)^[4] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! Total !! SB !! TPR

1		2861		½	½	1	½	1	1	½	½	1	1	½	1	1	10		2933
2		2802	½		0	½	1	1	½	½	1	½	1	½	½	1	8½		2837
3		2772	½	1		½	½	½	½	½	0	1	½	1	1	½	8	50.25	2816
4		2780	0	½	½		½	½	½	½	1	1	1	½	½	1	8	46.75	2816
5		2735	½	0	½	½		½	½	½	½	1	½	1	½	1	7½		2789
6		2769	0	0	½	½	½		½	½	1	½	1	1	½	½	7		2758
7		2698	0	½	½	½	½	½		1	½	1	0	½	½	½	6½		2735
8		2726	½	½	½	½	½	½	0		½	½	0	1	½	½	6	39.00	2704
9		2752	½	0	1	0	½	0	½	½		0	1	½	1	½	6	36.50	2702
10		2679	0	½	0	0	0	½	0	½	1		½	1	1	1	6	31.50	2707
11		2603	0	0	½	0	½	0	1	1	0	½		½	½	1	5½		2685
12		2781	½	½	0	½	0	0	½	0	½	0	½		1	1	5		2642
13		2627	0	½	0	½	½	½	½	½	0	0	½	0		½	4		2599
14		2667	0	0	½	0	0	½	½	½	½	0	0	0	½		3		2526

75th Tata Steel Chess, grandmaster group B, 12–27 January 2013, Wijk aan Zee, Cat. XV (2620)^[5] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! Total !! SB !! TPR

1		2708		1	1	½	½	½	1	0	1	0	1	½	1	1	9	56.25	2755
2		2621	0		0	1	½	1	1	1	½	½	½	1	1	1	9	52.75	2761
3		2615	0	1		½	½	1	0	½	1	½	1	1	½	1	8½	50.50	2731
4		2688	½	0	½		½	1	½	½	1	1	½	1	½	1	8½	46.75	2725
5		2600	½	½	½	½		0	1	1	0	½	½	1	½	1	7½		2679
6		2686	½	0	0	0	1		½	1	½	1	1	½	1	0	7	41.25	2644
7		2566	0	0	1	½	0	½		½	½	0	1	1	1	1	7	39.00	2653
8		2655	1	0	½	½	0	0	½		½	1	½	1	1	0	6½		2618
9		2630	0	½	0	0	1	½	½	½		½	½	½	½	1	6		2591
10		2581	1	½	½	0	½	0	1	0	½		0	0	½	1	5½		2566
11		2572	0	½	0	½	½	0	0	½	½	1		0	1	0	4½	28.25	2514
12		2619	½	0	0	0	0	½	0	0	½	1	1		0	1	4½	24.50	2510
13		2587	0	0	½	½	½	0	0	0	½	½	0	1		½	4		2482
14		2556	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	½		3½		2450

75th Tata Steel Chess, grandmaster group C, 12–27 January 2013, Wijk aan Zee, Cat. X (2476)^[6] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! Total !! SB !! TPR

1		2572		½	½	1	1	½	1	1	½	1	1	1	1	1	11		2764
2		2617	½		1	½	½	½	1	1	1	1	1	1	½	1	10½		2716
3		2508	½	0		½	½	1	1	½	½	½	½	1	1	1	8½		2583
4		2543	0	½	½		½	1	0	1	0	½	1	1	1	1	8		2558
5		2579	0	½	½	½		½	½	½	1	½	½	1	½	1	7½		2525
6		2492	½	½	0	0	½		½	0	1	1	½	½	1	1	7	39.00	2504
7		2445	0	0	0	1	½	½		1	0	1	0	1	1	1	7	36.75	2507
8		2516	0	0	½	0	½	1	0		1	1	½	½	½	1	6½		2473
9		2400	½	0	½	1	0	0	1	0		½	½	1	½	0	5½	34.75	2425
10		2521	0	0	½	½	½	0	0	0	½		1	½	1	1	5½	27.00	2415
11		2321	0	0	½	0	½	½	1	½	½	0		0	½	½	4½		2378
12		2402	0	0	0	0	0	½	0	½	0	½	1		½	½	3½		2306
13		2450	0	½	0	0	½	0	0	½	½	0	½	½		0	3	19.00	2267
14		2295	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	½	½	1		3	12.50	2279

External links

• Website Tata Steel 2013

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2013-01-04 . Wijk aan Zee 2013: Tata Steel Chess Super-GM lineup . 2024-01-19 . Chess News . en.
2. Web site: Carlsen matches Kasparov record in winning Tata Steel 2013 . 2024-01-19 . theweekinchess.com.
3. Web site: Emmett (SonofPearl) . Ryan . 2013-01-27 . Magnus Carlsen Wins Tata Steel 2013 . 2024-01-19 . Chess.com . en-US.
4. Web site: All-time Tournaments - Tata Steel Chess . 2024-01-19 . history.tatasteelchess.com.
5. Web site: All-time Tournaments - Tata Steel Chess . 2024-01-19 . history.tatasteelchess.com.
6. Web site: All-time Tournaments - Tata Steel Chess . 2024-01-19 . history.tatasteelchess.com.