Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2019 Explained

Competition:	Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2019
Governing Body:	FIDE
Location:	Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands
Dates:	11–27 January 2019
Competitors:	28
Nations:	15
Champion:	Magnus Carlsen (Masters) Vladislav Kovalev (Challengers)
Win Score:	9 points of 13
Next:	2020

The Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2019 was the 81st edition of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament. It was held in Wijk aan Zee, Alkmaar and Leiden from 11–27 January 2019. The tournament was won by Magnus Carlsen.^{[1] [2] [3]} This tournament marked the final classical tournament for former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik.

81st Tata Steel Masters, 12–27 January 2019, Wijk aan Zee — Alkmaar — Leiden, Netherlands, Category XXI (2753)^{[4] [5]} ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! Total !! SB !! TPR

1		2835		½	½	½	1	½	½	½	1	1	½	1	1	½	9		2888
2		2783	½		0	½	½	½	½	1	1	1	1	½	½	1	8½		2861
3		2763	½	1		½	½	1	½	0	½	½	1	½	0	1	7½	48.75	2809
4		2813	½	½	½		½	½	½	1	½	½	½	½	1	½	7½	47.25	2805
5		2773	0	½	½	½		½	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	1	7½	44.25	2809
6		2695	½	½	0	½	½		0	½	½	½	½	1	1	1	7		2787
7		2757	½	½	½	½	½	1		½	½	½	0	½	½	½	6½	43.25	2753
8		2725	½	0	1	0	½	½	½		½	½	0	½	1	1	6½	40.00	2755
9		2725	0	0	½	½	½	½	½	½		1	½	½	1	½	6½	38.50	2755
10		2738	0	0	½	½	½	½	½	½	0		1	½	0	1	5½		2697
11		2724	½	0	0	½	½	½	1	1	½	0		½	0	0	5	34.25	2668
12		2817	0	½	½	½	0	0	½	½	½	½	½		½	½	5	31.25	2661
13		2612	0	½	1	0	0	0	½	0	0	1	1	½		0	4½	28.00	2654
14		2777	½	0	0	½	0	0	½	0	½	0	1	½	1		4½	26.75	2641

2019 Tata Steel Challengers, 12–27 January 2019, Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, Category XIV (2580)^{[6] [7]} ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! Total !! SB !! TPR

1		2687		½	1	½	½	½	½	1	1	1	½	1	1	1	10		2783
2		2584	½		½	½	1	½	0	½	1	1	1	1	½	½	8½	51.50	2690
3		2615	0	½		1	½	1	½	½	½	1	1	½	1	½	8½	51.25	2687
4		2604	½	½	0		½	½	½	1	½	½	1	1	1	1	8½	48.00	2688
5		2699	½	0	½	½		½	½	1	½	1	½	½	½	1	7½	45.25	2628
6		2643	½	½	0	½	½		1	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	7½	44.25	2632
7		2650	½	1	½	½	½	0		0	0	½	1	1	½	1	7	41.75	2604
8		2679	0	½	½	0	0	½	1		½	½	½	1	1	1	7	37.50	2601
9		2502	0	0	½	½	½	½	1	½		½	½	½	1	0	6		2557
10		2500	0	0	0	½	0	½	½	½	½		½	1	½	1	5½		2529
11		2539	½	0	0	0	½	½	0	½	½	½		½	½	1	5		2496
12		2472	0	0	½	0	½	½	0	0	½	0	½		½	½	3½	20.50	2413
13		2477	0	½	0	0	½	0	½	0	0	½	½	½		½	3½	20.00	2413
14		2470	0	½	½	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	½	½		3		2378

External links

• Website Tata Steel 2019

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tata Steel Masters (2019). chessgames.com.
2. Web site: Carlsen Wins 81st Tata Steel Chess Tournament. Peter Doggers. Chess.com. January 27, 2019. February 15, 2022.
3. Web site: Seventh Tata Steel Masters title for Magnus Carlsen. Mark Crowther. The Week in Chess. January 27, 2019. February 15, 2022.
4. Web site: All Tata Steel Masters. Staff writer(s). Tata Steel Chess.
5. Web site: Standings - Tata Steel Masters 2019. Staff writer(s). Tata Steel Chess.
6. Web site: All Tata Steel Challengers. Staff writer(s). Tata Steel Chess.
7. Web site: Standings - Tata Steel Challengers 2019 - Tata Steel Chess. Staff writer(s). Tata Steel Chess.