Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023 Explained

Comp1:	Anish Giri
Comp2:	Alexander Donchenko
Comp1 Link:	Anish Giri
Comp2 Link:	Alexander Donchenko
Title1:	Masters Champion
Title2:	Challengers Champion
Flag1:	NED
Flag2:	GER
Dob1:	28 June 1994
Age1:	28 years old
Dob2:	22 March 1998
Age2:	24 years old
Prev:	2022
Prev Link:	Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2022
Next:	2024
Next Link:	Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2024
Score1:	8½/13
Score2:	10/13

The Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023 was the 85th edition of the annual chess tournament held in Wijk aan Zee. It was held from 13 January to 29 January 2023.^[1] The field of 14 players in the Masters section included the numbers one and two of the FIDE world rankings at the time, Magnus Carlsen and Ding Liren, as well as five teenage grandmasters. Iran’s Parham Maghsoodloo was a late substitute for Poland’s Jan-Krzysztof Duda.^[2] For the first time since 2015, Carlsen lost two classical games in a row: first in round 4 against Dutch grandmaster and five-times runner-up Anish Giri, and then in round 5 against the Uzbek teenager Nodirbek Abdusattorov.^[3] Going into the last round Abdusattorov had a half point lead over Giri, but he lost his game against Dutch 2021 winner Jorden van Foreest, while Giri defeated Richárd Rapport, making Giri the tournament's winner. Germany's Alexander Donchenko won the Challengers section, securing an invitation to the 2024 Tata Steel Masters section.^[4] Both the Masters and Challengers sections were eligible for the 2023 FIDE Circuit.

Standings


1	2764		½	1	½	½	½	½	1	½	½	1	1	½	½	8½	54.00		2853
2	2713	½		1	½	½	1	½	1	½	0	½	½	½	1	8	51.25		2827
3	2859	0	0		½	1	1	½	1	½	½	½	½	1	1	8	48.00		2816
4	2760	½	½	½		½	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	½	7½	47.00		2795
5	2766	½	½	0	½		½	½	½	½	1	½	1	½	½	7	43.75		2767
6	2719	½	0	0	½	½		1	½	1	1	½	0	½	1	7	42.50		2770
7	2735	½	½	½	½	½	0		½	½	½	½	½	1	½	6½	41.25		2741
8	2740	0	0	0	½	½	½	½		1	½	1	½	½	1	6½	37.75		2741
9	2684	½	½	½	½	½	0	½	0		1	1	0	½	½	6	38.75		2718
10	2681	½	1	½	½	0	0	½	½	0		½	½	½	1	6	38.50		2718
11	2811	0	½	½	½	½	½	½	0	0	½		1	½	½	5½	35.00	1	2680
12	2725	0	½	½	0	0	1	½	½	1	½	0		½	½	5½	35.00	0	2686
13	2696	½	½	0	0	½	½	0	½	½	½	½	½		½	5	32.00		2660
14	2722	½	0	0	½	½	0	½	0	½	0	½	½	½		4	25.75		2598

2023 Tata Steel Challengers, 13–29 January 2023, Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, Category XIV (2587)^[6] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! Total !! SB !! !! TPR
1	2627		1	½	1	½	½	1	1	0	1	½	1	1	1	10	60.75	2785
2	2609	0		1	1	½	½	1	½	1	½	½	1	½	1	9	54.50	2719
3	2654	½	0		½	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	1	1	1	8½	47.50	2685
4	2686	0	0	½		½	½	½	½	1	1	½	1	1	½	7½	42.25	2626
5	2610	½	½	½	½		1	0	½	1	½	½	½	0	1	7	45.25	2604
6	2608	½	½	½	½	0		½	1	½	½	1	0	½	1	7	43.75	2605
7	2616	0	0	½	½	1	½		½	0	1	½	1	1	½	7	39.50	2604
8	2585	0	½	½	½	½	0	½		½	0	1	1	1	1	7	38.25	2606
9	2627	1	0	½	0	0	½	1	½		½	1	½	1	0	6½	41.50	2576
10	2515	0	½	0	0	½	½	0	1	½		1	½	½	1	6	33.50	2558
11	2559	½	½	0	½	½	0	½	0	0	0		½	1	1	5	28.50	2500
12	2425	0	0	0	0	½	1	0	0	½	½	½		1	½	4½	23.75	2481
13	2637	0	½	0	0	1	½	0	0	0	½	0	0		½	3	19.50	2366
14	2361	0	0	0	½	0	0	½	0	1	0	0	½	½		3	17.50	2388

Masters results by round

Pairings and results:^[7] ^[8]

Round 1 – 14 January 2023
Magnus Carlsen	Levon Aronian	align=center width="30px"	½–½
Fabiano Caruana	Anish Giri	align=center	½–½
Gukesh D	Ding Liren	align=center	0–1
Jorden van Foreest	Wesley So	align=center	½–½
Richárd Rapport	Nodirbek Abdusattorov	align=center	0–1
R Praggnanandhaa	Arjun Erigaisi	align=center	½–½
Parham Maghsoodloo	Vincent Keymer	align=center	½–½
Round 2 – 15 January 2023
Nodirbek Abdusattorov (1)	Fabiano Caruana (½)	align=center width="30px"	½–½
Ding Liren (1)	Parham Maghsoodloo (½)	align=center	½–½
Vincent Keymer (½)	Magnus Carlsen (½)	align=center	0–1
Wesley So (½)	Arjun Erigaisi (½)	align=center	½–½
Levon Aronian (½)	R Praggnanandhaa (½)	align=center	½–½
Anish Giri (½)	Gukesh D (0)	align=center	1–0
Jorden van Foreest (½)	Richárd Rapport (½)	align=center	½–½
Round 3 – 16 January 2023
Magnus Carlsen (1½)	Ding Liren (1½)	align=center	½–½
Gukesh D (0)	Nodirbek Abdusattorov (1½)	align=center width="30px"	½–½
Parham Maghsoodloo (1)	Anish Giri (1½)	align=center	½–½
Fabiano Caruana (1)	Jorden van Foreest (1)	align=center	1–0
Arjun Erigaisi (1)	Levon Aronian (1)	align=center	½–½
Richárd Rapport (½)	Wesley So (1)	align=center	½–½
R Praggnanandhaa (1)	Vincent Keymer (½)	align=center	½–½
Round 4 – 17 January 2023
Anish Giri (2)	Magnus Carlsen (2)	align=center	1–0
Ding Liren (2)	R Praggnanandhaa (1½)	align=center width="30px"	0–1
Richárd Rapport (1)	Fabiano Caruana (2)	align=center	½–½
Nodirbek Abdusattorov (2)	Parham Maghsoodloo (1½)	align=center	1–0
Wesley So (1½)	Levon Aronian (1½)	align=center	½–½
Vincent Keymer (1)	Arjun Erigaisi (1½)	align=center	½–½
Jorden van Foreest (1)	Gukesh D (½)	align=center	½–½
Round 5 – 19 January 2023
Magnus Carlsen (2)	Nodirbek Abdusattorov (3)	align=center	0–1
R Praggnanandhaa (2½)	Anish Giri (3)	align=center width="30px"	½–½
Fabiano Caruana (2½)	Wesley So (2)	align=center	½–½
Arjun Erigaisi (2)	Ding Liren (2)	align=center	½–½
Levon Aronian (2)	Vincent Keymer (1½)	align=center	1–0
Parham Maghsoodloo (1½)	Jorden van Foreest (1½)	align=center	1–0
Gukesh D (1)	Richárd Rapport (1½)	align=center	½–½
Round 6 – 20 January 2023
(2½)	Vincent Keymer (1½)	align=center	1–0
Ding Liren (2½)	Levon Aronian (3)	align=center	½–½
Anish Giri (3½)	Arjun Erigaisi (2½)	align=center	½–½
Nodirbek Abdusattorov (4)	R Praggnanandhaa (3)	align=center	½–½
Jorden van Foreest (1½)	Magnus Carlsen (2)	align=center	½–½
Richárd Rapport (2)	Parham Maghsoodloo (2½)	align=center	½–½
Fabiano Caruana (3)	Gukesh D (1½)	align=center	1–0
Round 7 – 21 January 2023
Arjun Erigaisi (3)	Nodirbek Abdusattorov (4½)	align=center	0–1
Levon Aronian (3½)	Anish Giri (4)	align=center	½–½
Parham Maghsoodloo (3)	Fabiano Caruana (4)	align=center	½–½
R Praggnanandhaa (3½)	Jorden van Foreest (2)	align=center	1–0
Gukesh D (1½)	Wesley So (3½)	align=center	0–1
Magnus Carlsen (2½)	Richárd Rapport (2½)	align=center	1–0
Vincent Keymer (1½)	(3)	align=center	½–½

Round 8 – 22 January 2023
Nodirbek Abdusattorov (5½)	Levon Aronian (4)	align=center width="30px"	½–½
Fabiano Caruana (4½)	Magnus Carlsen (3½)	align=center	0–1
Wesley So (4½)	Ding Liren (3½)	align=center	½–½
Anish Giri (4½)	Vincent Keymer (2)	align=center	½–½
Richárd Rapport (2½)	R Praggnanandhaa (4½)	align=center	1–0
Jorden van Foreest (2)	Arjun Erigaisi (3)	align=center	1–0
Gukesh D (1½)	Parham Maghsoodloo (3½)	align=center	1–0
Round 9 – 24 January 2023
Vincent Keymer (2½)	Nodirbek Abdusattorov (6)	align=center	½–½
Ding Liren (4)	Anish Giri (5)	align=center	0–1
Parham Maghsoodloo (3½)	Wesley So (5)	align=center	½–½
Magnus Carlsen (4½)	Gukesh D (2½)	align=center	½–½
R Praggnanandhaa (4½)	Fabiano Caruana (4½)	align=center	½–½
Levon Aronian (4½)	Jorden van Foreest (3)	align=center	½–½
Arjun Erigaisi (3)	Richárd Rapport (3½)	align=center	0–1
Round 10 – 25 January 2023
Nodirbek Abdusattorov (6½)	Ding Liren (4)	align=center	½–½
Wesley So (5½)	Anish Giri (6)	align=center	½–½
Parham Maghsoodloo (4)	Magnus Carlsen (5)	align=center	0–1
Richárd Rapport (4½)	Levon Aronian (5)	align=center	½–½
Fabiano Caruana (5)	Arjun Erigaisi (3)	align=center	½–½
Gukesh D (3)	R Praggnanandhaa (5)	align=center	1–0
Jorden van Foreest (3½)	Vincent Keymer (3)	align=center	½–½
Round 11 – 27 January 2023
Anish Giri (6½)	Nodirbek Abdusattorov (7)	align=center	½–½
Magnus Carlsen (6)	Wesley So (6)	align=center	½–½
Levon Aronian (5½)	Fabiano Caruana (5½)	align=center	½–½
R Praggnanandhaa (5)	Parham Maghsoodloo (4)	align=center	0–1
Vincent Keymer (3½)	Richárd Rapport (5)	align=center	½–½
Ding Liren (4½)	Jorden van Foreest (4)	align=center	½–½
Arjun Erigaisi (3½)	Gukesh D (4)	align=center	½–½
Round 12 – 28 January 2023
Wesley So (6½)	Nodirbek Abdusattorov (7½)	align=center	½–½
Jorden van Foreest (4½)		align=center	½–½
Magnus Carlsen (6½)	R Praggnanandhaa (5)	align=center	½–½
Fabiano Caruana (6)	Vincent Keymer (4)	align=center	½–½
Gukesh D (4½)	Levon Aronian (6)	align=center	½–½
Richárd Rapport (5½)	Ding Liren (5)	align=center	1–0
Parham Maghsoodloo (5)	Arjun Erigaisi (4)	align=center	1–0
Round 13 – 29 January 2023
Nodirbek Abdusattorov (8)	Jorden van Foreest (5)	align=center	0–1
Anish Giri (7½)	Richárd Rapport (6½)	align=center	1–0
Arjun Erigaisi (4)	Magnus Carlsen (7)	align=center	0–1
R Praggnanandhaa (5½)	Wesley So (7)	align=center	½–½
Levon Aronian (6½)	Parham Maghsoodloo (6)	align=center	0–1
Ding Liren (5)	Fabiano Caruana (6½)	align=center	½–½
	Gukesh D (5)	align=center	½–½

Notes and References

Web site: Masters standings. Tata Steel Chess.
News: Chess: Carlsen takes on young guns at Wijk as world champion eyes record. 13 January 2023. 30 January 2023. The Guardian. Leonard . Barden.
News: Chess: Carlsen loses two classical games in a row for the first time since 2015. 20 January 2023. 30 January 2023. The Guardian. Leonard . Barden.
News: Anish Giri wins Tata Steel Masters 2023. 30 January 2023. 30 January 2023. FIDE.
Web site: Participants of Tata Steel Masters 2023. Staff writer(s). Tata Steel Chess. 7 January 2023.
Web site: Participants of Tata Steel Challengers 2023. Staff writer(s). Tata Steel Chess. 7 January 2023.
Web site: Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023 Masters Schedule. tatasteelchess.com.
Web site: 85th Tata Steel Tournament. chessgames.com.