Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2016 Explained

Competition:	Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2016
Governing Body:	FIDE
Location:	Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands
Dates:	16–31 January 2016
Competitors:	28
Champion:	Magnus Carlsen (Masters) Adhiban Baskaran (Challengers)
Win Score:	9 points of 13
Next:	2017

The Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2016 was the 78th edition of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament. It was held in Wijk aan Zee (with away days in Amsterdam and Utrecht) from 16 to 31 January 2016.^[1]

The tournament was won by Magnus Carlsen who finished on 9/13 and earned his fifth victory, drawing level with Viswanathan Anand for most wins in the event.^{[2] [3]}

78th Tata Steel Masters, 16–31 January 2016, Wijk aan Zee — Amsterdam — Utrecht, Netherlands, Category XX (2748)^[4] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! Total !! SB !! TPR

1		2844		½	½	½	½	1	½	½	½	½	1	1	1	1	9		2881
2		2787	½		1	½	½	1	1	½	½	0	0	½	1	1	8	51.75	2831
3		2766	½	0		½	½	1	½	½	1	½	1	½	1	½	8	49.25	2833
4		2773	½	½	½		1	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	7	45.50	2775
5		2798	½	½	½	0		½	½	1	½	½	½	½	½	1	7	44.25	2773
6		2760	0	0	0	½	½		½	1	½	1	½	1	½	1	7	40.50	2776
7		2706	½	0	½	½	½	½		½	½	1	½	½	½	½	6½	41.00	2751
8		2747	½	½	½	½	0	0	½		½	½	½	1	1	½	6½	40.25	2748
9		2769	½	½	0	½	½	½	½	½		½	1	½	0	½	6		2769
10		2730	½	1	½	½	½	0	0	½	½		½	0	½	½	5½	37.50	2692
11		2728	0	1	0	½	½	½	½	½	0	½		½	½	½	5½	35.25	2692
12		2673	0	½	½	½	½	0	½	0	½	1	½		½	0	5	32.00	2666
13		2744	0	0	0	½	½	½	½	0	1	½	½	½		½	5	30.25	2661
14		2640	0	0	½	½	0	0	½	½	½	½	½	1	½		5	30.00	2669

2016 Tata Steel Challengers, 16–31 January 2016, Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, Category XIII (2569)^[5] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! Total !! SB !! TPR

1		2653		1	1	½	½	½	0	1	½	½	1	½	1	1	9	56.25	2704
2		2653	0		½	1	1	½	1	½	½	1	½	1	½	1	9	53.50	2704
3		2644	0	½		1	1	½	½	½	½	1	1	1	½	1	9	53.25	2705
4		2607	½	0	0		½	½	0	½	1	½	1	½	1	1	7	39.25	2595
5		2567	½	0	0	½		½	1	½	1	0	0	1	1	1	7	39.00	2598
6		2679	½	½	½	½	½		½	½	½	½	½	1	½	0	6½	43.75	2561
7		2541	1	0	½	1	0	½		0	1	1	0	0	½	1	6½	41.00	2571
8		2556	0	½	½	½	½	½	1		½	0	1	0	½	1	6½	39.25	2570
9		2627	½	½	½	0	0	½	0	½		1	½	½	1	1	6½	38.50	2565
10		2578	½	0	0	½	1	½	0	1	0		1	1	0	1	6½	37.75	2569
11		2548	0	½	0	0	1	½	1	0	½	0		½	1	1	6		2542
12		2485	½	0	0	½	0	0	1	1	½	0	½		1	0	5		2489
13		2441	0	½	½	0	0	½	½	½	0	1	0	0		1	4½		2469
14		2391	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		2		2287

External links

• Website Tata Steel 2016

Notes and References

1. Web site: 78th Tata Steel Masters 2016 . 2024-01-13 . theweekinchess.com.
2. Web site: Doggers (PeterDoggers) . Peter . 2016-02-02 . Carlsen Wins 2016 Tata Steel Masters; Adhiban 1st In Challengers . 2024-01-13 . Chess.com . en-US.
3. Web site: Tata Steel 2016 Recap: Carlsen makes it five! . 2024-01-13 . chess24.com . en.
4. Web site: All-time Tournaments - Tata Steel Chess . 2024-01-13 . history.tatasteelchess.com.
5. Web site: All-time Tournaments - Tata Steel Chess . 2024-01-13 . history.tatasteelchess.com.