Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2015 Explained

Competition:	Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2015
Governing Body:	FIDE
Location:	Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands
Dates:	10–25 January 2015
Competitors:	28
Champion:	Magnus Carlsen (Masters) Wei Yi (Challengers)
Win Score:	9 points of 13
Next:	2016

The Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2015 was the 77th edition of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament. It was held in Wijk aan Zee (with away days in Rotterdam and The Hague) from 10 to 25 January 2015.^[1]

The tournament was won by Magnus Carlsen who finished on 9/13, winning the title for the fourth time.^{[2] [3]}

77th Tata Steel Masters, 10–25 January 2015, Wijk aan Zee — Rotterdam — The Hague, Netherlands, Category XX (2746)^[4] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! Total !! SB !! TPR

1		2862		½	½	½	½	½	1	1	0	1	1	½	1	1	9		2878
2		2757	½		1	½	1	0	1	½	½	½	1	1	½	½	8½	54.25	2855
3		2784	½	0		1	1	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	1	8½	51.25	2853
4		2762	½	½	0		½	1	½	½	½	1	½	1	1	1	8½	49.25	2854
5		2732	½	0	0	½		½	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	8½	46.00	2857
6		2715	½	1	½	0	½		½	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	7½		2805
7		2820	0	0	½	½	1	½		½	0	½	½	1	1	1	7		2769
8		2734	0	½	½	½	0	½	½		1	½	½	1	½	0	6		2718
9		2744	1	½	½	½	0	½	1	0		½	½	0	½	0	5½	39.75	2689
10		2797	0	½	½	0	0	½	½	½	½		½	½	½	1	5½	31.25	2685
11		2673	0	0	½	½	0	½	½	½	½	½		½	0	1	5		2664
12		2666	½	0	0	0	0	½	0	0	1	½	½		½	1	4½		2642
13		2667	0	½	0	0	0	0	0	½	½	½	1	½		½	4		2611
14		2727	0	½	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	½		3		2536

2015 Tata Steel Challengers, 10–25 January 2015, Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, Category XIII (2561)^[5] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! Total !! SB !! TPR

1		2675		½	½	½	½	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	½	1	10½		2804
2		2729	½		½	1	1	½	½	½	½	1	1	1	1	1	10		2760
3		2652	½	½		1	½	½	½	1	½	1	1	1	½	½	9		2695
4		2615	½	0	0		0	1	1	½	1	1	½	1	1	1	8½		2667
5		2603	½	0	½	1		½	½	0	0	1	1	½	1	1	7½	43.00	2615
6		2511	0	½	½	0	½		1	½	1	0	1	1	½	1	7½	41.75	2622
7		2608	0	½	½	0	½	0		½	1	½	1	1	½	1	7		2587
8		2613	0	½	0	½	1	½	½		0	1	½	½	1	½	6½		2557
9		2538	0	½	½	0	1	0	0	1		½	0	0	½	1	5		2476
10		2563	0	0	0	0	0	1	½	0	½		0	1	1	½	4½	22.50	2451
11		2517	0	0	0	½	0	0	0	½	1	1		½	½	½	4½	22.25	2455
12		2485	0	0	0	0	½	0	0	½	1	0	½		½	1	4		2437
13		2291	½	0	½	0	0	½	½	0	½	0	½	½		0	3½		2407
14		2593	0	0	½	0	0	0	0	½	0	½	½	0	1		3		2348

External links

• Website Tata Steel 2015

Notes and References

1. Web site: 77th Tata Steel Masters 2015 . 2024-01-16 . theweekinchess.com.
2. Web site: Doggers (PeterDoggers) . Peter . 2015-01-26 . Carlsen Wins 2015 Tata Steel, Wei Yi Promotes From Challengers . 2024-01-16 . Chess.com . en-US.
3. Web site: Tata Steel Masters 2015 . 2024-01-16 . chess24.com . en.
4. Web site: All-time Tournaments - Tata Steel Chess . 2024-01-16 . history.tatasteelchess.com.
5. Web site: All-time Tournaments - Tata Steel Chess . 2024-01-16 . history.tatasteelchess.com.