Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2017 Explained

Competition:	Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2017
Governing Body:	FIDE
Location:	Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands
Dates:	14–29 January 2017
Competitors:	28
Champion:	Wesley So (Masters) Gawain Jones (Challengers)
Win Score:	9 points of 13
Next:	2018

The Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2017 was the 79th edition of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament. It was held in Wijk aan Zee (with away days in Rotterdam and Haarlem) from 14 to 29 January 2017.^[1]

The tournament was won by Wesley So, who finished one point ahead of defending champion Magnus Carlsen.^[2]

79th Tata Steel Masters, 14–29 January 2017, Wijk aan Zee — Haarlem — Rotterdam, Netherlands, Cat. XXI (2751)^[3] !!Player!Rating!1!2!3!4!5!6!7!8!9!10!11!12!13!14!Total!SB!TPR

1		2808		½	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	½	1	1	1	1	9		2888
2		2840	½		½	½	1	½	1	½	½	½	1	½	0	1	8		2831
3		2653	½	½		½	½	1	0	½	0	1	1	½	1	½	7½	47.00	2816
4		2780	½	½	½		½	0	1	1	½	0	½	½	1	1	7½	46.00	2806
5		2706	½	0	½	½		1	½	½	½	½	0	1	1	1	7½	44.75	2812
6		2785	½	½	0	1	0		½	½	½	1	½	½	½	1	7	43.00	2777
7		2755	½	0	1	0	½	½		½	½	½	½	½	1	1	7	42.00	2780
8		2773	½	½	½	0	½	½	½		½	½	½	1	½	½	6½		2749
9		2766	0	½	1	½	½	½	½	½		½	½	½	½	0	6	40.00	2721
10		2736	½	½	0	1	½	0	½	½	½		½	½	½	½	6	39.00	2723
11		2750	0	0	0	½	1	½	½	½	½	½		½	½	1	6	35.75	2722
12		2767	0	½	½	½	0	½	½	0	½	½	½		½	½	5		2663
13		2702	0	1	0	0	0	½	0	½	½	½	½	½		½	4½		2645
14		2695	0	0	½	0	0	0	0	½	1	½	0	½	½		3½		2580

2017 Tata Steel Challengers, 14–29 January 2017, Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, Category XIV (2593)^[4] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! Total !! SB !! TPR

1		2665		1	0	1	½	0	1	½	½	1	1	1	½	1	9	52.75	2728
2		2697	0		1	1	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	1	1	9	51.50	2726
3		2667	1	0		0	½	1	0	½	1	½	1	1	1	1	8½		2697
4		2603	0	0	1		1	1	½	½	½	½	1	1	½	½	8	49.00	2679
5		2612	½	½	½	0		0	1	½	1	1	1	1	½	½	8	47.75	2678
6		2667	1	½	0	0	1		0	½	½	1	½	1	1	1	8	45.25	2674
7		2584	0	½	1	½	0	1		½	½	½	½	½	1	1	7½		2650
8		2605	½	½	½	½	½	½	½		½	½	½	0	1	1	7	42.50	2621
9		2642	½	½	0	½	0	½	½	½		½	1	½	1	1	7	38.50	2618
10		2608	0	½	½	½	0	0	½	½	½		0	½	1	1	5½		2535
11		2499	0	0	0	0	0	½	½	½	0	1		0	1	1	4½		2490
12		2612	0	0	0	0	0	0	½	1	½	½	1		0	½	4		2450
13		2467	½	0	0	½	½	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	3½		2427
14		2370	0	0	0	½	½	0	0	0	0	0	0	½	0		1½		2274

External links

• Website Tata Steel 2017

Notes and References

1. Web site: 79th Tata Steel Masters 2017 The Week in Chess . 2024-01-13 . theweekinchess.com.
2. Web site: Doggers . Peter . 2017-01-31 . Wesley So Wins 79th Tata Steel Chess Tournament . 2024-01-13 . Chess.com . en-US.
3. Web site: All-time Tournaments - Tata Steel Chess . 2024-01-13 . history.tatasteelchess.com.
4. Web site: All-time Tournaments - Tata Steel Chess . 2024-01-13 . history.tatasteelchess.com.