The 83rd Tata Steel Chess tournament will have GM Magnus Carlsen and GM Fabiano Caruana once again. "That was very nice because by the time we started playing, it was already like a rapid game, and with the time pressure it was difficult for him," said Giri. | Photo: Jurriaan Hoefsmit – Tata Steel Che… Vachier-Lagrave got his second Najdorf Poisoned Pawn in the tournament and was surely ready for the move 10.f5 that Grandelius played two rounds ago. Tata Steel Masters (2021) (games of Jan-Krzysztof Duda) The 2021 Tata Steel Masters was a 14-player single round-robin held from 16-31 January at De Moriaan in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands. GM Andrey Esipenko started with six draws but today also won his first game, against GM  Radoslaw Wojtaszek. "He sacrificed a bishop for these three pawns, and it's very interesting. Rest days: 20, 25 and 28 January. Nils Grandelius beat world no. While Giri inflicted Maxime Vachier-Lagrave’s third loss in the tournament, Caruana got the better of Radoslaw Wojtaszek after playing a surprising … January 9, 2021. A lot of determination was required to make this tournament happen. Unfortunately, no spectators are allowed to watch the games in De Moriaan itself unless the COVID-19 measures will allow it in January. 0:00. 12/30/2020 – Radoslaw Wojtaszek (Poland) and Nils Grandelius (Sweden) will participate in the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2021 in January. The 83rd edition of the prestigious chess tournament, often called “Wimbledon of Chess”- Tata Steel Chess 2021 – this year will comprise only Masters event, which will take place from 15-31 January in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands. In the end, he collapsed as Firouzja played the endgame strongly. How to watch? GM Nils Grandelius couldn’t keep his lead at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament. Holland’s best chess player, Anish Giri (currently no 11 in the world ranking) will take part in the Tata Steel Masters again in January. Corus Group became Tata Steel Europein 2007. Tata Steel Masters (Wijk aan Zee) 2021. After a 20-minute deliberation, Vachier-Lagrave played 10...Nc6 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.e5 and then spent another 20 minutes on 12...Nd5 13.Nxd5 exd5, but that was a recapture with the wrong pawn. And favourites like Carlsen, Caruana, Vachier-Lagrave and Giri will be facing the youngest generation of grandmasters, who will try to steal the limelight by beating them. How to watch?The Tata Steel Chess Tournament runs January 16-31, 2021. That's actually hard to research (our readers are more than welcome to share their knowledge here), but the last time two Dutch GMs won together was in 1981: GM Genna Sosonko and GM Jan Timman. I just had to calculate one trick, which actually happened in the game, so I was not really worried when I managed to get this position. Chess basics Practice Coordinates Study Coaches. "It was a very difficult endgame to convert," said the winner. Today, almost exactly a month before the start of the event (it will run on January 15-31), the organizers have informed that Shakhriyar Mamedyarov will not be able to participate. For a few minutes, they were the only leaders, but Caruana soon joined them and, at the end of the day, Firouzja as well. Incidentally, this Caruana-MVL pairing is the exact same pairing for the next (eighth) round of the FIDE Candidates Tournament, now scheduled to resume in the second half of April. The Tata Steel Chess Tournament is an annual chess tournament held in January in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands.It was called the Hoogovens tournament from its creation in 1938 until the sponsor Koninklijke Hoogovens merged with British Steel to form the Corus Group in 1999, after which the tournament was called the Corus chess tournament.Corus Group became Tata Steel Europe in 2007. TATA STEEL CHESS 2021. Rest days: 20, 25 and 28 January. It was called the Hoogovens tournament from its creation in 1938 until the sponsor Koninklijke Hoogovens merged with British Steel to form the Corus Group in 1999, after which the tournament was called the Corus chess tournament. In the seventh round, the Swedish grandmaster lost to GM Anish Giri, who is now in shared first place together with co-Dutchman GM Jorden van Foreest as well as GM Fabiano Caruana and GM Alireza Firouzja. About the endgame, Giri said: "I felt like he should hold, but I didn't see how." As mentioned, Carlsen drew yet again (see the game viewer below). A few hours later, Firouzja was the last player to reach the top of the standings. So many chess events have been cancelled worldwide or turned into rapid tournaments since this spring that players and chess aficionados alike are really pining for big tournaments that actually take place behind the chess board. It brought up the question when was the last time that two Dutch players were sharing first place halfway through a tournament. Rest days: 20, 25 and 28 January. 1/17/2021 – Three players are sharing the lead after round 1 in Wijk aan Zee, as Magnus Carlsen, Anish Giri and Nils Grandelius all obtained victories with the white pieces. The 2021 Tata Steel Masters is a 14-player single round-robin held from 16-31 January at De Moriaan in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands. World Champion Magnus Carlsen was again heading the field, which included Top 10 stars Vachier-Lagrave and Caruana, as well as young stars Firouzja and Esipenko. It was an excellent day for the Dutch chess fans, who saw both participants from the Netherlands reach first place. World Champion Magnus Carlsen was again heading the field, which included Top 10 stars Vachier-Lagrave and Caruana, as well as young stars Firouzja and … Magnus Carlsen again heads the field, which includes Caruana and MVL. For the first time in 25 years, a Dutchman emerged as the victor. 1/31/2021 – The Tata Steel Chess Tournament took place on January 16-31 as an over-the-board 14-player single round robin. — Tata Steel Chess (@tatasteelchess) February 1, 2021 Update February 5, 2021 : Firouzja has provided a brief comment now as well: "The fact that they understood that they made a big mistake was good. The 83rd edition of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament will definitely see exciting games. 0 Comment. The 2021 Tata Steel Masters was a 14-player single round-robin held from 16-31 January at De Moriaan in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands. I do not know if the 13…c4 is the right way, but I believe that it should be equal because almost any rook endgame with one pawn down should be not very difficult to hold. Magnus Carlsen again heads the field, which includes Caruana and MVL. World Champion Magnus Carlsen was again heading the field, which included Top 10 stars Vachier-Lagrave and Caruana, as well as young stars Firouzja and Esipenko. The German played a new move 18.Bb3 that did not change … All […] The 83rd edition of the event is being held during a pandemic, which has seen the Challengers and Amateur events cancelled. (Before that, it was in 1958 when GMs Max Euwe and Jan Hein Donner tied for first.). Endgame specialist Karsten Müller analysed the rook ending that gave Grandelius the full point against Alexander Donchenko. 31 Jan 2021 Jorden van Foreest – winner of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2021 An incident involving 17-year-old Alireza Firouzja partly overshadowed the historic triumph of 21-year-old Jorden van Foreest in the Tata Steel Chess Masters, provoking angry reactions in comments on chess24 and social media. •. The long-awaited 2021 Tata Steel did not disappoint local fans. Lichess TV Current games Streamers Broadcasts Video library. The 2021 Tata Steel Masters was a 14-player single round-robin held from 16-31 January at De Moriaan in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands. The 2021 Tata Steel Masters was a 14-player single round-robin held from 16-31 January at De Moriaan in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands. The tactic on move 19 was lovely, and the knight move to a1 was highly creative as well, although it actually gives away Black's slight edge. Live. Tata Steel Chess 2021: Caruana Close To Winning Brilliancy Prize; Debutant Grandelius Leads Tata Steel Chess 2021; Tata Steel Chess 2021: Carlsen, Giri, Grandelius Winners In Opening Round; Carlsen Heads Field As Pandemic-Defying Tata Steel Chess Starts Tomorrow; Carlsen, Caruana Top Field Of 2021 Tata Steel Chess Tournament World Champion Magnus Carlsen is again heading the field, which includes Top 10 stars Caruana and Vachier-Lagrave, as well as young stars Giri, Firouzja, Duda, Harikrishna and Dubov. GM Nils Grandelius couldn’t keep his lead at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament. The time control is 100 minutes for 40 moves followed by 50 minutes for 20 moves, then 15 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment per move from move 1. Rest days: 20, 25 and 28 January. Tata Steel R9: Giri and Caruana join the lead 1/27/2021 – Three players are sharing the lead with four rounds to go at the Tata Steel chess tournament in Wijk aan Zee, as Anish Giri and Fabiano Caruana won their games on Tuesday to join Alireza Firouzja at the top of the standings table. All the other games were drawn, though David Anton was completely winning against Aryan Tari before the Norwegian missed an amazing chance to claim victory at the end. Sign in. Wojtaszek, however, got confused and lost a pawn for nothing. How to watch?The Tata Steel Chess Tournament runs January 16-31, 2021. Van Foreest and Firouzja joined a big group of players sitting on 3 ½ that is chasing the leader. In the seventh round, the Swedish grandmaster lost to GM Anish Giri, who is now in shared first place together with co-Dutchman GM Jorden van Foreest as well as GM Fabiano Caruana and GM Alireza Firouzja. World Champion Magnus Carlsen was again heading the field, which included Top 10 stars Vachier-Lagrave and Caruana, as well as young stars Firouzja and Esipenko. Official Award & Closing Ceremony - 0:00 / 15:02. Van Foreest and Firouzja joined a big group of players sitting on 3 ½ that is chasing the leader. Anish Giri is the one player so far confirmed for the Tata Steel Masters, with the 2021 chess year set to get off to its traditional start in Wijk aan Zee from 15-31 January. After losing to GM Magnus Carlsen, he has now surpassed the world champion on the leaderboard. 12/17/2020 – The full lineup of the 2021 Tata Steel Chess Tournament was announced a week ago, with Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana heading the field. World Champion Magnus Carlsen was again heading the field, which included Top 10 stars Vachier-Lagrave and Caruana, as well as young stars Firouzja and Esipenko. "I'm feeling very happy and very satisfied with my play as well.". All photos in this report by Jurriaan Hoefsmit – Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2021 . From an opening theoretical perspective, it was interesting that the players followed one of the main lines for Black in an online course on the Najdorf recently published by Giri. Tools. World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen heads the field, which includes stars such as 2020 Champion Fabiano Caruana, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Anish Giri and 17-year-old Alireza Firouzja. It was GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda who miscalculated an "antipositional" recapture by his opponent that cost him an exchange. Watch. But kudos to the tournament organizers of Tata Steel Chess 2021 for bringing together 14 players from 10 different countries of residence! It seems Tari wasn't fully ready for his opponent's sideline in the Ruy Lopez: 4...Bc5 together with 5...Nge7, a specialty of Israeli GM Tamir Nabaty. Just three moves later, White was lost as all the tactics worked against him. An incident involving 17-year-old Alireza Firouzja partly overshadowed the historic triumph of 21-year-old Jorden van Foreest in the Tata Steel Chess Masters, provoking angry reactions in comments on chess24 and social media. Things went wrong for him quite quickly.". You can follow the games at chess.com/events/2021-tata-steel-masters and watch the broadcast at chess.com/tv. Analysis board Opening explorer Board editor Import game Advanced search. The Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2021 will take place in De Moriaan in Wijk aan Zee from 15 – 31 January 2021. Caruana was the first to deviate, and  MVL again failed to remember the best way to counter it. His opponent, GM Pentala Harikrishna, summarized it as follows: "Actually I prepared something, and I played something else. Van Foreest was surprised about that ("It's quite nice on b3") and liked his position when he could push his f-pawn. The German played a new move 18.Bb3 that did not change much the evaluation of a very unbalanced … The 2021 Tata Steel Masters is a 14-player single round-robin taking place from 16-31 January. The 83rd Tata Steel Chess tournament will take place January 15-31, 2021 in De Moriaan in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands. From that moment it was a long and tough struggle for the Polish GM. 1 Magnus Carlsen and the 3rd seed … "I think Maxime wasn't familiar with this old line 10.Be2 or maybe he had something prepared because this is his main opening and he couldn't recall it at the board. Here, Caruana spent no fewer than 33 minutes on the clock, but they were well spent. "I am very happy because it's a big surprise for me to win with the black pieces. That is what is so unique about our tournament: the mix of established players and up and coming talented players like Alireza Firouzja and Jan-Krzysztof Duda. GM Nils Grandelius couldn't keep his lead at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament. The next winner was Giri, who brought down the tournament leader. In these times of Covid, it was not at all an easy task. The Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2021 will take place in De Moriaan in Wijk aan Zee from 15 January – 31 January 2021 and chess fans have the opportunity to watch the live stream via our website. The first round of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2021 has been played!