TataSteel Chess tournament

78th Tata Steel Masters 2015

77th Tata Steel Masters 2015 77th Tata Steel Masters 2015

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

  ScoreRatingTPRSB1234567891011121314
1Carlsen, Magnus9.0 / 132862287853.5 ½½½½½11011½11
2Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime8.5 / 132757285554.25½ 1½101½½½11½½
3Giri, Anish8.5 / 132784285351.25½0 11½½½½½½111
4So, Wesley8.5 / 132762285449.25½½0 ½1½½½1½111
5Ding, Liren8.5 / 132732285746½00½ ½01111111
6Ivanchuk, Vasil7.5 / 132715280545.25½1½0½ ½½½½½½11
7Caruana, Fabiano7.0 / 132820276940.500½½1½ ½0½½111
8Radjabov, Teimour6.0 / 132734271837.250½½½0½½ 1½½1½0
9Wojtaszek, Radoslaw5.5 / 132744268939.751½½½0½10 ½½0½0
10Aronian, Levon5.5 / 132797268531.250½½00½½½½ ½½½1
11Hou, Yifan5.0 / 132673266429.500½½0½½½½½ ½01
12Saric, Ivan4.5 / 132666264224½0000½001½½ ½1
13Van Wely, Loek4.0 / 132667261121.50½00000½½½1½ ½
14Jobava, Baadur3.0 / 132727253617.750½0000011000½ 

Round 1 (January 10, 2015) Live Show  Recap 
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 
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 
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 
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 
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 
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 
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 
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 
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 
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 
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 
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 
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