10 - 25 January 2015 Click here for Challengers group
Magnus Carlsen won the 77th Tata Steel Masters with 9/11 half a point clear of Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Anish Giri, Wesley So and Liren Ding.
Magnus Carlsen secured a draw in his final round game against Ivan Saric that proved enough for him to take first place alone in the 2015 Tata Steel Masters. Carlsen was not happy with the quality of the final round game where he "just blundered a pawn" he was unhappy with his play even after this but eventually the game swapped down to a dead draw. This is Carlsen's 4th victory in the Wijk aan Zee top group.
Results of Tata Steel Masters 2015
| Score | Rating | TPR | SB | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||
| 1 | Carlsen, Magnus | 9.0 / 13 | 2862 | 2878 | 53.5 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 8.5 / 13 | 2757 | 2855 | 54.25 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | |
| 3 | Giri, Anish | 8.5 / 13 | 2784 | 2853 | 51.25 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 | So, Wesley | 8.5 / 13 | 2762 | 2854 | 49.25 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | Ding, Liren | 8.5 / 13 | 2732 | 2857 | 46 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | Ivanchuk, Vasil | 7.5 / 13 | 2715 | 2805 | 45.25 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 7 | Caruana, Fabiano | 7.0 / 13 | 2820 | 2769 | 40.5 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 | Radjabov, Teimour | 6.0 / 13 | 2734 | 2718 | 37.25 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | |
| 9 | Wojtaszek, Radoslaw | 5.5 / 13 | 2744 | 2689 | 39.75 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | |
| 10 | Aronian, Levon | 5.5 / 13 | 2797 | 2685 | 31.25 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 11 | Hou, Yifan | 5.0 / 13 | 2673 | 2664 | 29.5 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Saric, Ivan | 4.5 / 13 | 2666 | 2642 | 24 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 13 | Van Wely, Loek | 4.0 / 13 | 2667 | 2611 | 21.5 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | |
| 14 | Jobava, Baadur | 3.0 / 13 | 2727 | 2536 | 17.75 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ |
| Round 1 (January 10, 2015) | Live Show  |
Recap |
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| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | Hou, Yifan | 1-0 | 58 | C13 | French Classical | ||
| Giri, Anish | Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ | 30 | A40 | Unusual Replies to 1.d4 | ||
| So, Wesley | Wojtaszek, Radoslaw | ½-½ | 70 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation | ||
| Ding, Liren | Caruana, Fabiano | 0-1 | 40 | D78 | Gruenfeld 3.g3 | ||
| Ivanchuk, Vassily | Jobava, Baadur | 1-0 | 43 | B32 | Sicilian Labourdonnais | ||
| Radjabov, Teimour | Van Wely, Loek | ½-½ | 35 | B09 | Pirc Defence | ||
| Saric, Ivan | Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 32 | C50 | Giuoco Piano | ||
| Round 2 (January 11, 2015) | Live Show  |
Recap |
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| Carlsen, Magnus | So, Wesley | ½-½ | 34 | E46 | Nimzo Indian Rubinstein | ||
| Caruana, Fabiano | Saric, Ivan | 1-0 | 43 | C92 | Ruy Lopez Chigorin | ||
| Radjabov, Teimour | Ivanchuk, Vassily | ½-½ | 53 | A05 | Various | ||
| Aronian, Levon | Giri, Anish | ½-½ | 48 | D97 | Gruenfeld Russian | ||
| Hou, Yifan | Ding, Liren | 0-1 | 58 | B13 | Caro Kann Exchange | ||
| Van Wely, Loek | Wojtaszek, Radoslaw | ½-½ | 80 | A08 | Barcza System | ||
| Jobava, Baadur | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | ½-½ | 22 | B34 | Sicilian Defence | ||
| Round 3 (January 12, 2015) | Live Show |
Recap |
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| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | Radjabov, Teimour | ½-½ | 41 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 | ||
| Giri, Anish | Caruana, Fabiano | ½-½ | 97 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 | ||
| So, Wesley | Aronian, Levon | 1-0 | 54 | C45 | Scotch Game | ||
| Ding, Liren | Jobava, Baadur | 1-0 | 22 | A41 | Modern Defence | ||
| Ivanchuk, Vassily | Van Wely, Loek | 1-0 | 38 | B45 | Sicilian Classical | ||
| Wojtaszek, Radoslaw | Carlsen, Magnus | 1-0 | 52 | A41 | Modern Defence | ||
| Saric, Ivan | Hou, Yifan | ½-½ | 30 | B27 | Sicilian Early Fianchetto | ||
| Round 4 (January 13, 2015) | Live Show |
Recap |
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| Ivanchuk, Vassily | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 1-0 | 30 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation | ||
| Caruana, Fabiano | So, Wesley | ½-½ | 31 | C84 | Ruy Lopez Centre Attack | ||
| Radjabov, Teimour | Ding, Liren | 0-1 | 40 | E90 | King's Indian Classical | ||
| Aronian, Levon | Wojtaszek, Radoslaw | ½-½ | 47 | A13 | Reti Opening | ||
| Hou, Yifan | Giri, Anish | ½-½ | 20 | C55 | Two Knights Defence | ||
| Van Wely, Loek | Carlsen, Magnus | 0-1 | 44 | E60 | King's Indian without Nc3 | ||
| Jobava, Baadur | Saric, Ivan | 0-1 | 38 | D43 | Anti-Meran Gambit | ||
| Round 5 (January 15, 2015) | Live Show |
Recap |
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| Carlsen, Magnus | Aronian, Levon | 1-0 | 47 | D38 | QGD Ragozin | ||
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | Van Wely, Loek | ½-½ | 60 | B84 | Sicilian Scheveningen | ||
| Giri, Anish | Jobava, Baadur | 1-0 | 36 | E97 | King's Indian Classical | ||
| So, Wesley | Hou, Yifan | ½-½ | 66 | D38 | QGD Ragozin | ||
| Ding, Liren | Ivanchuk, Vassily | ½-½ | 26 | D11 | Slav Defence | ||
| Wojtaszek, Radoslaw | Caruana, Fabiano | 1-0 | 47 | A88 | Dutch Leningrad | ||
| Saric, Ivan | Radjabov, Teimour | 0-1 | 60 | C65 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | ||
| Round 6 (January 16, 2015) | Live Show |
Recap |
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| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | Ding, Liren | 1-0 | 45 | B12 | Caro Kann Advanced | ||
| Ivanchuk, Vassily | Saric, Ivan | ½-½ | 49 | D11 | Slav Defence | ||
| Caruana, Fabiano | Carlsen, Magnus | 0-1 | 39 | B31 | Sicilian Rossolimo | ||
| Radjabov, Teimour | Giri, Anish | ½-½ | 26 | B48 | Sicilian Paulsen | ||
| Hou, Yifan | Wojtaszek, Radoslaw | ½-½ | 35 | B20 | Sicilian Wing Gambit | ||
| Van Wely, Loek | Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 30 | A45 | Trompowsky | ||
| Jobava, Baadur | So, Wesley | 0-1 | 39 | C53 | Giuoco Piano | ||
| Round 7 (January 17, 2015) | Live Show |
Recap |
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| Carlsen, Magnus | Hou, Yifan | 1-0 | 54 | B32 | Sicilian Labourdonnais | ||
| Giri, Anish | Ivanchuk, Vassily | ½-½ | 102 | D43 | Anti-Meran Gambit | ||
| So, Wesley | Radjabov, Teimour | ½-½ | 40 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 | ||
| Ding, Liren | Van Wely, Loek | 1-0 | 79 | A35 | English Symmetrical | ||
| Wojtaszek, Radoslaw | Jobava, Baadur | 0-1 | 37 | E11 | Bogo Indian Defence | ||
| Aronian, Levon | Caruana, Fabiano | ½-½ | 47 | E53 | Nimzo Indian | ||
| Saric, Ivan | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 0-1 | 32 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation | ||
| Round 8 (January 18, 2015) | Live Show |
Recap |
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| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | Giri, Anish | 1-0 | 33 | C65 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | ||
| Ding, Liren | Saric, Ivan | 1-0 | 34 | D11 | Slav Defence | ||
| Ivanchuk, Vassily | So, Wesley | 0-1 | 26 | C88 | Ruy Lopez Closed | ||
| Radjabov, Teimour | Wojtaszek, Radoslaw | 1-0 | 59 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation | ||
| Hou, Yifan | Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 55 | C54 | Giuoco Piano | ||
| Van Wely, Loek | Caruana, Fabiano | 0-1 | 81 | A48 | King's Indian Defence /c2-c4 | ||
| Jobava, Baadur | Carlsen, Magnus | 0-1 | 50 | A01 | Larsen Opening | ||
| Round 9 (January 20, 2015) | Live Show |
Recap |
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| Carlsen, Magnus | Radjabov, Teimour | 1-0 | 40 | C65 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | ||
| Giri, Anish | Ding, Liren | 1-0 | 75 | E92 | King's Indian Classical | ||
| So, Wesley | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | ½-½ | 43 | D86 | Gruenfeld Simagin | ||
| Caruana, Fabiano | Hou, Yifan | ½-½ | 49 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation | ||
| Wojtaszek, Radoslaw | Ivanchuk, Vassily | ½-½ | 36 | E11 | Bogo Indian Defence | ||
| Aronian, Levon | Jobava, Baadur | 1-0 | 24 | A56 | Old Indian Defence | ||
| Saric, Ivan | Van Wely, Loek | ½-½ | 92 | B07 | Pirc Defence | ||
| Round 10 (January 21, 2015) | Live Show So´s analysis |
Recap |
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| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | Wojtaszek, Radoslaw | ½-½ | 32 | A18 | English Opening | ||
| Ding, Liren | So, Wesley | ½-½ | 24 | D31 | Semi-Slav Defence | ||
| Ivanchuk, Vassily | Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ | 18 | D38 | QGD Ragozin | ||
| Radjabov, Teimour | Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 56 | C89 | Ruy Lopez Marshall | ||
| Saric, Ivan | Giri, Anish | 0-1 | 47 | B48 | Sicilian Paulsen | ||
| Van Wely, Loek | Hou, Yifan | 1-0 | 24 | B31 | Sicilian Rossolimo | ||
| Jobava, Baadur | Caruana, Fabiano | 0-1 | 54 | A45 | Trompowsky | ||
| Round 11 (January 23, 2015) | Live Show |
So´s analysis |
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| Carlsen, Magnus | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | ½-½ | 47 | D85 | Gruenfeld Defence | ||
| Giri, Anish | Van Wely, Loek | 1-0 | 52 | B09 | Pirc Defence | ||
| So, Wesley | Saric, Ivan | 1-0 | 28 | C92 | Ruy Lopez Chigorin | ||
| Caruana, Fabiano | Radjabov, Teimour | ½-½ | 42 | E21 | Nimzo Indian 4.Nf3 | ||
| Wojtaszek, Radoslaw | Ding, Liren | 0-1 | 65 | E91 | King's Indian Classical | ||
| Aronian, Levon | Ivanchuk, Vassily | ½-½ | 38 | D11 | Slav Defence | ||
| Hou, Yifan | Jobava, Baadur | 1-0 | 45 | B15 | Caro Kann | ||
| Round 12 (January 24, 2015) | Liveshow |
Ding´s analysis |
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| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 33 | A07 | Barcza System | ||
| Giri, Anish | So, Wesley | 1-0 | 111 | A13 | Reti Opening | ||
| Ding, Liren | Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ | 36 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 | ||
| Ivanchuk, Vassily | Caruana, Fabiano | ½-½ | 38 | D91 | Gruenfeld 5.Bg5 | ||
| Radjabov, Teimour | Hou, Yifan | ½-½ | 34 | E06 | Catalan | ||
| Saric, Ivan | Wojtaszek, Radoslaw | 1-0 | 71 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation | ||
| Van Wely, Loek | Jobava, Baadur | ½-½ | 20 | E11 | Bogo Indian Defence | ||
| Round 13 (January 25, 2015) | Live Show |
Giri´s analysis |
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| Carlsen, Magnus | Saric, Ivan | ½-½ | 49 | B30 | Sicilian Rossolimo | ||
| So, Wesley | Van Wely, Loek | 1-0 | 32 | A61 | Benoni | ||
| Caruana, Fabiano | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 0-1 | 35 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation | ||
| Wojtaszek, Radoslaw | Giri, Anish | ½-½ | 30 | D97 | Gruenfeld Russian | ||
| Aronian, Levon | Ding, Liren | 0-1 | 55 | E90 | King's Indian Classical | ||
| Hou, Yifan | Ivanchuk, Vassily | ½-½ | 30 | C50 | Giuoco Piano | ||
| Jobava, Baadur | Radjabov, Teimour | 1-0 | 60 | E73 | King's Indian Averbakh | ||
