Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2022 Explained

Competition:	Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2022
Governing Body:	FIDE
Location:	Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands
Dates:	14–30 January 2022
Competitors:	28
Nations:	16
Champion:	Magnus Carlsen (Masters) Arjun Erigaisi (Challengers)
Win Score:	9.5 points of 13 (Carlsen) 10.5 points of 13 (Erigaisi)
Previous:	2021
Next:	2023

The Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2022 is the 84th edition of the annual chess tournament held in Wijk aan Zee. It was held from 14 January to 30 January 2022.^[1] No visitors were allowed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.^[2] Norwegian GM Magnus Carlsen scored 9.5/13 in the Masters section with 6 wins and 7 draws, thereby winning the tournament for the eighth time in his career. Indian GM Arjun Erigaisi dominated the Challengers section, winning with a score of 10.5/13, with an impressive 8 wins and 5 draws. World No. 2 Alireza Firouzja failed to reach an agreement with the organizers for compensation for an incident in 2021, and as such didn't participate.^[3]

Standings

1 !! class="unsortable"
2 !	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	class=unsortable	11 !	12	13	14	Total		TPR
1		2865		1	1	1	½	½	½	1	½	½	½	1	½	1	9½	60.25	2904
2		2767	0		½	½	½	1	½	½	1	1	½	1	½	½	8	49	2819
3		2763	0	½		½	½	1	½	1	0	½	½	1	1	1	8	47.25	2820
4		2772	0	½	½		½	0	1	1	½	½	1	½	½	1	7½	44.5	2791
5		2743	½	½	½	½		1	0	½	½	1	0	1	½	½	7	45.25	2764
6		2702	½	0	0	1	0		0	½	½	1	1	1	1	½	7	41.75	2767
7		2714	½	½	½	0	1	1		½	½	½	½	0	½	½	6½	42.75	2739
8		2792	0	½	0	0	½	½	½		1	½	½	1	1	½	6½	37.75	2733
9		2760	½	0	1	½	½	½	½	0		½	½	½	½	½	6	39.25	2708
10		2727	½	0	½	½	0	0	½	½	½		1	0	1	1	6	35.5	2709
11		2708	½	½	½	0	1	0	½	½	½	0		½	½	½	5½	36	2686
12		2612	0	0	0	½	0	0	1	0	½	1	½		1	1	5½	30	2691
13		2672	½	½	0	½	½	0	½	0	½	0	½	0		1	4½	28.5	2627
14		2720	0	½	0	0	½	½	½	½	½	0	½	0	0		3½	23.25	2560

1 !! class="unsortable"
2 !	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	class=unsortable	13 !	14	Total		TPR
1		2632		½	1	½	½	½	1	1	1	1	1	½	1	1	10½	63	2804
2		2613	½		1	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	½	1	1	8½	51.5	2667
3		2586	0	0		1	1	½	1	½	1	½	1	½	1	½	8½	50	2669
4		2631	½	½	0		0	1	½	½	1	1	½	1	½	½	7½	45.25	2610
5		2622	½	½	0	1		0	½	½	1	½	½	1	½	1	7½	44.75	2611
6		2539	½	½	½	0	1		½	½	½	1	0	1	½	½	7	44.75	2589
7		2519	0	½	0	½	½	½		½	½	1	½	1	½	1	7	39.25	2591
8		2607	0	½	½	½	½	½	½		½	0	½	1	½	1	6½	38.25	2558
9		2627	0	½	0	0	0	½	½	½		½	1	½	1	1	6	31.5	2530
10		2532	0	½	½	0	½	0	0	1	½		0	1	½	1	5½	31.75	2510
11		2502	0	0	0	½	½	1	½	½	0	1		0	½	0	4½	28.75	2456
12		2516	½	½	½	0	0	0	0	0	½	0	1		½	1	4½	26.75	2455
13		2452	0	0	0	½	½	½	½	½	0	½	½	½		0	4	25	2429
14		2478	0	0	½	½	0	½	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		3½	20	2395

Masters results by round

Pairings and results:^[4] ^[5]

Round 1 – 15 January 2022
Vidit Gujrathi	Sam Shankland	align=center width="30px"	1–0
Fabiano Caruana	Sergey Karjakin	align=center	½–½
Daniil Dubov	Shakhriyar Mamedyarov	align=center	½–½
Andrey Esipenko	Magnus Carlsen	align=center	½–½
Anish Giri	R Praggnanandhaa	align=center	½–½
Jan-Krzysztof Duda	Richárd Rapport	align=center	1–0
Jorden van Foreest	Nils Grandelius	align=center	1–0
Round 2 – 16 January 2022
Sam Shankland (0)	Nils Grandelius (0)	align=center	½–½
Richárd Rapport (0)	Jorden van Foreest (1)	align=center	1–0
R Praggnanandhaa (½)	Jan-Krzysztof Duda (1)	align=center	½-½
Magnus Carlsen (½)	Anish Giri (½)	align=center	1–0
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (½)	Andrey Esipenko (½)	align=center	½–½
Sergey Karjakin (½)	Daniil Dubov (½)	align=center	½–½
Vidit Gujrathi (1)	Fabiano Caruana (½)	align=center	½–½
Round 3 – 17 January 2022
Fabiano Caruana (1)	Sam Shankland (½)	align=center	½–½
Daniil Dubov (1)	Vidit Gujrathi (1½)	align=center	0–1
Andrey Esipenko (1)	Sergey Karjakin (1)	align=center	1–0
Anish Giri (½)	Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (1)	align=center	½–½
Jan-Krzysztof Duda (1½)	Magnus Carlsen (1½)	align=center	½–½
Jorden van Foreest (1)	R Praggnanandhaa (1)	align=center	1–0
Nils Grandelius (½)	Richárd Rapport (1)	align=center	0–1
Round 4 – 18 January 2022
Sam Shankland (1)	Richárd Rapport (2)	align=center	½–½
R Praggnanandhaa (1)	Nils Grandelius (½)	align=center	1–0
Magnus Carlsen (2)	Jorden van Foreest (2)	align=center	½–½
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (1½)	Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2)	align=center	1–0
Sergey Karjakin (1)	Anish Giri (1)	align=center	½–½
Vidit Gujrathi (2½)	Andrey Esipenko (2)	align=center	½–½
Fabiano Caruana (1½)	Daniil Dubov (1)	align=center	½–½
Round 5 – 20 January 2022
Daniil Dubov (1½)	Sam Shankland (1½)	align=center	½–½
Andrey Esipenko (2½)	Fabiano Caruana (2)	align=center	½–½
Anish Giri (1½)	Vidit Gujrathi (3)	align=center	½–½
Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2)	Sergey Karjakin (1½)	align=center	½–½
Jorden van Foreest (2½)	Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2½)	align=center	0–1
Nils Grandelius (½)	Magnus Carlsen (2½)	align=center	½–½
Richárd Rapport (2½)	R Praggnanandhaa (2)	align=center	1–0
Round 6 – 21 January 2022
(2)	R Praggnanandhaa (2)	align=center	½–½
Magnus Carlsen (3)	Richárd Rapport (3½)	align=center	1–0
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (3½)	Nils Grandelius (1)	align=center	½–½
Sergey Karjakin (2)	Jorden van Foreest (2½)	align=center	1-0
Vidit Gujrathi (3½)	Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2½)	align=center	½–½
Fabiano Caruana (2½)	Anish Giri (2)	align=center	0–1
Daniil Dubov (2)	Andrey Esipenko (3)	align=center	½–½
Round 7 – 22 January 2022
Andrey Esipenko (3½)	Sam Shankland (2½)	align=center	½–½
Anish Giri (3)	Daniil Dubov (2½)	align=center	1–0
Jan-Krzysztof Duda (3)	Fabiano Caruana (2½)	align=center	0–1
Jorden van Foreest (2½)	Vidit Gujrathi (4)	align=center	1–0
Nils Grandelius (1½)	Sergey Karjakin (3)	align=center	½–½
Richárd Rapport (3½)	Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (4)	align=center	½–½
R Praggnanandhaa (2½)	(4)	align=center	0–1

Round 8 – 23 January 2022
Sam Shankland (3)	Magnus Carlsen (5)	align=center width="30px"	½–½
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (4½)	R Praggnanandhaa (2½)	align=center	1–0
Sergey Karjakin (3½)	Richárd Rapport (4)	align=center	½–½
Vidit Gujrathi (4)	Nils Grandelius (2)	align=center	1–0
Fabiano Caruana (3½)	Jorden van Foreest (3½)	align=center	½–½
Daniil Dubov (2½)	Jan-Krzysztof Duda (3)	align=center	½–½
Andrey Esipenko (4)	Anish Giri (4)	align=center	0–1
Round 9 – 25 January 2022
Anish Giri (5)	Sam Shankland (3½)	align=center	1–0
Jan-Krzysztof Duda (3½)	Andrey Esipenko (4)	align=center	½–½
Jorden van Foreest (4)	Daniil Dubov (3)	align=center	½–½
Nils Grandelius (2)	Fabiano Caruana (4)	align=center	0–1
Richárd Rapport (4½)	Vidit Gujrathi (5)	align=center	½–½
R Praggnanandhaa (2½)	Sergey Karjakin (4)	align=center	0–1
Magnus Carlsen (5½)	Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (5½)	align=center	1–0
Round 10 – 26 January 2022
Sam Shankland (3½)	Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (5½)	align=center	½–½
Sergey Karjakin (5)	Magnus Carlsen (6½)	align=center	½–½
Vidit Gujrathi (5½)	R Praggnanandhaa (2½)	align=center	0-1
Fabiano Caruana (5)	Richárd Rapport (5)	align=center	0–1
Daniil Dubov (3½)	Nils Grandelius (2)	align=center	0–1
Andrey Esipenko (4½)	Jorden van Foreest (4½)	align=center	1–0
Anish Giri (6)	Jan-Krzysztof Duda (4)	align=center	½–½
Round 11 – 28 January 2022
Jan-Krzysztof Duda (4½)	Sam Shankland (4)	align=center	½–½
Jorden van Foreest (4½)	Anish Giri (6½)	align=center	1–0
Nils Grandelius (3)	Andrey Esipenko (5½)	align=center	½–½
Richárd Rapport (6)	Daniil Dubov (3½)	align=center	1–0
R Praggnanandhaa (3½)	Fabiano Caruana (5)	align=center	0–1
Magnus Carlsen (7)	Vidit Gujrathi (5½)	align=center	½–½
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (6)	Sergey Karjakin (5½)	align=center	½–½
Round 12 – 29 January 2022
Sam Shankland (4½)	Sergey Karjakin (6)	align=center	1–0
Vidit Gujrathi (6)		align=center	0–1
Fabiano Caruana (6)	Magnus Carlsen (7½)	align=center	0–1
Daniil Dubov (3½)	R Praggnanandhaa (3½)	align=center	0–1
Andrey Esipenko (6)	Richárd Rapport (7)	align=center	½–½
Anish Giri (6½)	Nils Grandelius (3½)	align=center	½–½
Jan-Krzysztof Duda (5)	Jorden van Foreest (5½)	align=center	½–½
Round 13 – 30 January 2022
Jorden van Foreest (6)	Sam Shankland (5½)	align=center	1–0
Nils Grandelius (4)	Jan-Krzysztof Duda (5½)	align=center	½–½
Richárd Rapport (7½)	Anish Giri (7)	align=center	½–½
R Praggnanandhaa (4½)	Andrey Esipenko (6½)	align=center	1–0
Magnus Carlsen (8½)	Daniil Dubov (3½)	align=center	1–0
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (7½)	Fabiano Caruana (6)	align=center	½–½
	Vidit Gujrathi (6)	align=center	1–0

Notes

Dubov forfeited his match in Round 7 against Anish Giri due to COVID-19 contamination in his inner circle and his refusal to wear a mask.^[6] ^[7] He was allowed to play again without a mask after several tests including a PCR returned negative.^[8]

Dubov tested positive for COVID-19 prior to Round 11, hence he was forced to forfeit his games against Rapport, Praggnanandhaa, and Carlsen respectively.^[9] ^[10]

Notes and References

Web site: Tata Steel Chess embroiled in controversy after infamous bank robber invited as guest. The Free Press Journal. January 17, 2022. February 16, 2022.
Web site: Tata Steel Chess 2022 FAQ. Tata Steel Chess. December 21, 2021.
Web site: Firouzja misses Wijk after compensation demand denied . 2023-08-24 . chess24.com . en.
Web site: Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2022 Masters Schedule. tatasteelchess.com.
Web site: 84th Tata Steel Tournament. chessgames.com.
Web site: Dubov not playing at Tata Steel Chess Tournament today.
Tata Steel Chess . tatasteelchess . 1484884493181857798 . 22 January 2022 . ♟ The official statement regarding the absence of Daniil Dubov in round 7 of the #TataSteelChess Tournament https://t.co/1BYKIyN8qm . en . 22 January 2022.
Web site: Dubov playing again at Tata Steel Chess Tournament today. 2022-01-25. Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2022. en-US.
Web site: Dubov leaves Tata Steel Chess Tournament. 2022-01-29. Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2022. en-US.
Web site: Dubov tested positive for covid, leaves the 2022 Tata Steel Chess Tournament. 2022-01-29. World Chess. en-US. 28 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220128145017/https://worldchess.com/news/all/dubov-tested-positive-for-covid-leaves-the-2022-tata-steel-chess/. dead.