Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2014 Explained

Competition:	Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2014
Governing Body:	FIDE
Location:	Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands
Dates:	11–26 January 2014
Competitors:	28
Champion:	Levon Aronian (Masters) Ivan Šarić (Challengers)
Win Score:	8 points of 13
Next:	2015

The Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2014 was the 76th edition of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament. It was held in Wijk aan Zee (with away days in Eindhoven and Amsterdam) from 11 to 26 January 2014.^[1]

The tournament was won by Levon Aronian who finished on 8/13, winning the title for the fourth time with a round to spare, ensuring his blunder in the final game did not cost him victory.^{[2] [3]}

76th Tata Steel Masters, 11–26 January 2014, Wijk aan Zee — Eindhoven — Amsterdam, Cat. XX (2743)^[4] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! Total !! SB !! TPR

1		2812		½	1	1	1	1	½	0	1	½	½	1	8		2911
2		2734	½		½	½	½	½	1	½	½	½	½	1	6½	34.25	2809
3		2759	0	½		0	½	½	½	1	½	1	1	1	6½	31.00	2806
4		2782	0	½	1		0	½	½	1	½	1	1	0	6	31.00	2775
5		2754	0	½	½	1		1	0	½	½	½	1	½	6	31.00	2778
6		2719	0	½	½	½	0		½	1	½	1	1	½	6	29.50	2781
7		2706	½	0	½	½	1	½		½	1	0	0	1	5½		2746
8		2672	1	½	0	0	½	0	½		1	0	½	1	5	27.25	2713
9		2789	0	½	½	½	½	½	0	0		½	1	1	5	24.75	2703
10		2777	½	½	0	0	½	0	1	1	½		0	½	4½		2675
11		2691	½	½	0	0	0	0	1	½	0	1		0	3½	19.75	2614
12		2718	0	0	0	1	½	½	0	0	0	½	1		3½	17.75	2612

2014 Tata Steel Challengers, 11–26 January 2014, Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, Category XIV (2579)^[5] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! Total !! SB !! TPR

1		2637		½	½	½	1	½	1	1	1	½	1	1	½	1	10		2785
2		2607	½		½	½	1	½	0	1	½	1	½	1	½	1	8½	51.50	2686
3		2710	½	½		½	0	1	1	½	1	0	½	1	1	1	8½	49.50	2679
4		2566	½	½	½		½	½	0	1	½	1	1	½	½	1	8	47.75	2667
5		2593	0	0	1	½		½	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	8	44.00	2665
6		2560	½	½	0	½	½		1	½	½	1	½	0	1	½	7	43.50	2609
7		2677	0	1	0	1	0	0		1	½	0	½	1	1	1	7	38.75	2600
8		2553	0	0	½	0	1	½	0		½	1	1	½	1	1	7	37.00	2610
9		2711	0	½	0	½	0	½	½	½		1	½	1	1	1	7	36.50	2597
10		2602	½	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0		½	½	1	½	6		2548
11		2457	0	½	½	0	0	½	½	0	½	½		½	1	0	4½	27.25	2478
12		2567	0	0	0	½	0	1	0	½	0	½	½		½	1	4½	23.25	2470
13		2430	½	½	0	½	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	½		1	3		2379
14		2431	0	0	0	0	0	½	0	0	0	½	1	0	0		2		2294

External links

• Website Tata Steel 2014

Notes and References

1. Web site: 76th Tata Steel Tournament 2014 . 2024-01-18 . theweekinchess.com.
2. Web site: Tata Steel 2014 A-Group 2014 . 2024-01-18 . chess24.com . en.
3. Web site: Aronian Wins Tata Steel Chess 2014; Wesley So @ 6th place overall . 2024-01-18 . philboxing.com.
4. Web site: All-time Tournaments - Tata Steel Chess . 2024-01-18 . history.tatasteelchess.com.
5. Web site: Staff writer(s) . 27 January 2014 . All-time Tournaments - Tata Steel Chess . 2024-01-18 . history.tatasteelchess.com . Tata Steel Chess.