Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2018 Explained

Competition:	Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2018
Governing Body:	FIDE
Location:	Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands
Dates:	13–28 January 2018
Competitors:	28
Champion:	Magnus Carlsen (Masters) Vidit Gujrathi (Challengers)
Win Score:	9 points of 13
Next:	2019

The Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2018 was the 80th edition of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament. It was held in Wijk aan Zee (with away days in Hilversum and Groningen) from 13 to 28 January 2018. The tournament was won by Magnus Carlsen.^{[1] [2]}

Carlsen's won the event for a record sixth time, ahead of Viswanathan Anand, who has won five times. It was also the first Tata Steel event to be decided by tiebreak. Both Carlsen and Anish Giri finished on 9/13, but Carlsen won the tiebreak after winning the first blitz game, and drawing the second. Carlsen had not lost a tiebreak since 2007.^[3]

80th Tata Steel Masters, 13–28 January 2018, Wijk aan Zee — Groningen — Hilversum, Netherlands, Category XX (2750)^[4] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! Total !! TB !! SB !! TPR

1		2834		½	½	½	½	1	½	½	½	1	½	1	1	1	9	1½		2885
2		2752	½		1	1	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	1	9	½		2891
3		2787	½	0		½	1	½	0	1	1	½	1	1	1	½	8½		49.50	2857
4		2804	½	0	½		½	½	½	1	1	½	1	½	1	1	8½		48.00	2856
5		2767	½	½	0	½		½	½	½	½	1	1	1	½	1	8		46.00	2836
6		2792	0	½	½	½	½		½	½	1	1	½	½	1	1	8		45.25	2834
7		2753	½	½	1	½	½	½		½	½	½	1	½	½	½	7½			2807
8		2768	½	½	0	0	½	½	½		½	½	½	½	½	1	6			2720
9		2743	½	½	0	0	½	0	½	½		1	½	½	½	½	5½			2694
10		2640	0	½	½	½	0	0	½	½	0		½	½	1	½	5		29.50	2672
11		2811	½	½	0	0	0	½	0	½	½	½		½	½	1	5		28.00	2659
12		2718	0	0	0	½	0	½	½	½	½	½	½		½	1	5		27.00	2666
13		2655	0	0	0	0	½	0	½	½	½	0	½	½		½	3½			2583
14		2680	0	0	½	0	0	0	½	0	½	½	0	0	½		2½			2505

• Final blitz tie-break: Magnus Carlsen def. Anish Giri, 1½–½.

2018 Tata Steel Challengers, 13–28 January 2018, Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, Category XV (2612)^[5] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! Total !! SB !! !! TPR

1		2718		½	½	1	½	1	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	1	9			2745
2		2652	½		½	0	1	0	1	½	1	1	½	½	½	1	8			2696
3		2634	½	½		½	½	½	1	1	½	0	1	½	½	½	7½	47.75		2667
4		2693	0	1	½		½	1	½	½	½	½	0	1	½	1	7½	46.75		2663
5		2629	½	0	½	½		½	0	½	½	1	1	1	1	½	7½	45.50		2668
6		2622	0	1	½	0	½		½	½	1	½	1	½	½	1	7½	45.00		2668
7		2640	½	0	0	½	1	½		½	½	½	1	½	1	0	6½			2610
8		2634	½	½	0	½	½	½	½		½	½	½	½	½	½	6	38.75		2581
9		2607	½	0	½	½	½	0	½	½		½	1	½	½	½	6	37.50	7	2583
10		2599	½	0	1	½	0	½	½	½	½		0	½	½	1	6	37.50	6	2584
11		2481	½	½	0	1	0	0	0	½	0	1		½	½	1	5½	33.75		2565
12		2671	0	½	½	0	0	½	½	½	½	½	½		½	1	5½	32.50		2550
13		2497	0	½	½	½	0	½	0	½	½	½	½	½		½	5			2534
14		2489	0	0	½	0	½	0	1	½	½	0	0	0	½		3½			2446

External links

• Website Tata Steel 2018

Notes and References

1. Web site: Doggers (PeterDoggers) . Peter . 2018-01-29 . Carlsen Beats Giri In Playoff, Wins Tata Steel Chess . 2024-01-13 . Chess.com . en-US . 2024-01-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240113121738/https://www.chess.com/news/view/carlsen-beats-giri-in-playoff-wins-tata-steel-chess . live .
2. Web site: 2018-01-29 . MAGNUS CARLSEN WINS TATA STEEL CHESS 2018 . 2024-01-13 . European Chess Union . en-US . 2024-01-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240113122237/https://www.europechess.org/magnus-carlsen-wins-tata-steel-chess-2018/ . live .
3. Web site: 80th Tata Steel Masters 2018 The Week in Chess . 2024-01-13 . theweekinchess.com . 2024-01-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240113121739/https://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/80th-tata-steel-masters-2018 . live .
4. Web site: All-time Tournaments - Tata Steel Chess . 2024-01-13 . history.tatasteelchess.com . 2024-01-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240113121744/https://history.tatasteelchess.com/archive/tournament?id=87&type=standings&group=1 . live .
5. Web site: All-time Tournaments - Tata Steel Chess . 2024-01-13 . history.tatasteelchess.com . 2024-01-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240113121745/https://history.tatasteelchess.com/archive/tournament?id=87&type=standings&group=2 . live .