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American grandmaster Wesley So (23) has won the 79th edition of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament. Playing with black he managed to beat Russian Ian Nepomniatchi and thus managed to leave behind world champion Magnus Carlsen, Chinese super talent Wei Yi and Levon Aronian. They were all half a point behind So before the start of the 13th round, which was opened by former world champion Anatoli Karpov, and so were all still competing for first place. It’s the first time So has won a tournament in which Carlsen was participating. Carlsen came in second in the Tata Steel Masters. The first regular match between Carlsen and Karjakin since their world championship match in New York ended in a draw today. Wesley So has remained unbeaten for 56 matches in a row and is now the world’s number three chess player. So after his victory: “Winning this prestigious tournament has been a goal for a long time. I really love the Tata Steel Chess Tournament”. So received the award from Anatoli Karpov and Theo Henrar, chairman of the directors of Tata Steel Nederland.
Results of Tata Steel Masters 2017
| Score | Rating | TPR | SB | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||
| 1 | So, Wesley | 9.0 / 13 | 2808 | 2888 | 53.5 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Carlsen, Magnus | 8.0 / 13 | 2840 | 2831 | 51.25 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | Adhiban, Baskaran | 7.5 / 13 | 2653 | 2816 | 47 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | |
| 4 | Aronian, Levon | 7.5 / 13 | 2780 | 2806 | 46 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | Wei, Yi | 7.5 / 13 | 2704 | 2812 | 44.75 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | Karjakin, Sergey | 7.0 / 13 | 2785 | 2777 | 43 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 7 | Eljanov, Pavel | 7.0 / 13 | 2755 | 2780 | 42 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 | Giri, Anish | 6.5 / 13 | 2773 | 2749 | 41 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | |
| 9 | Harikrishna, Pentala | 6.0 / 13 | 2766 | 2721 | 40 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | |
| 10 | Andreikin, Dmitri | 6.0 / 13 | 2736 | 2723 | 39 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | |
| 11 | Wojtaszek, Radoslaw | 6.0 / 13 | 2750 | 2722 | 35.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 12 | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | 5.0 / 13 | 2767 | 2663 | 31.5 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | |
| 13 | Rapport, Richard | 4.5 / 13 | 2702 | 2645 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | |
| 14 | Van Wely, Loek | 3.5 / 13 | 2695 | 2580 | 20.75 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ |
| Round 1 (January 14, 2017) | Live Show  |
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| So, Wesley | Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ | 33 | D12 | Slav Defence | |
| Adhiban, Baskaran | Van Wely, Loek | ½-½ | 61 | B22 | Sicilian Alapin | |
| Karjakin, Sergey | Giri, Anish | ½-½ | 35 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation | |
| Eljanov, Pavel | Rapport, Richard | 1-0 | 41 | A04 | Dutch System | |
| Harikrishna, Pentala | Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 49 | C89 | Ruy Lopez Marshall | |
| Andreikin, Dmitry | Wei, Yi | ½-½ | 55 | C42 | Petroff's Defence | |
| Wojtaszek, Radoslaw | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | ½-½ | 31 | D83 | Gruenfeld 4.Bf4 | |
| Round 2 (January 15, 2017) | Live Show |
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| Carlsen, Magnus | Wojtaszek, Radoslaw | 1-0 | 44 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation | |
| Aronian, Levon | Wei, Yi | ½-½ | 35 | D02 | Queen's Pawn Game | |
| Giri, Anish | So, Wesley | ½-½ | 43 | D78 | Gruenfeld 3.g3 | |
| Harikrishna, Pentala | Adhiban, Baskaran | 1-0 | 43 | C78 | Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence | |
| Nepomniachtchi, Ian | Andreikin, Dmitry | ½-½ | 21 | C45 | Scotch Game | |
| Rapport, Richard | Karjakin, Sergey | ½-½ | 30 | A01 | Larsen Opening | |
| Van Wely, Loek | Eljanov, Pavel | 0-1 | 44 | E15 | Queens Indian | |
| Round 3 (January 16, 2017) | Live Show |
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| So, Wesley | Rapport, Richard | 1-0 | 48 | E18 | Queens Indian | |
| Adhiban, Baskaran | Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 38 | D02 | Queen's Pawn Game | |
| Wei, Yi | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | 1-0 | 75 | B96 | Sicilian Najdorf | |
| Karjakin, Sergey | Van Wely, Loek | 1-0 | 50 | B09 | Pirc Defence | |
| Eljanov, Pavel | Harikrishna, Pentala | ½-½ | 42 | A34 | English Symmetrical | |
| Andreikin, Dmitry | Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ | 27 | E10 | Blumenfeld Counter Gambit | |
| Wojtaszek, Radoslaw | Giri, Anish | ½-½ | 41 | D12 | Slav Defence | |
| Round 4 (January 17, 2017) | Live Show |
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| Carlsen, Magnus | Wei, Yi | 1-0 | 33 | C24 | Bishop's Opening | |
| Adhiban, Baskaran | Eljanov, Pavel | 0-1 | 56 | E12 | Queens Indian Petrosian | |
| Aronian, Levon | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | ½-½ | 28 | E60 | King's Indian without Nc3 | |
| Giri, Anish | Andreikin, Dmitry | ½-½ | 41 | C45 | Scotch Game | |
| Harikrishna, Pentala | Karjakin, Sergey | ½-½ | 30 | C50 | Giuoco Piano | |
| Rapport, Richard | Wojtaszek, Radoslaw | ½-½ | 52 | B23 | Sicilian Closed | |
| Van Wely, Loek | So, Wesley | 0-1 | 43 | A07 | Barcza System | |
| Round 5 (January 19, 2017) | Live Show |
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| So, Wesley | Harikrishna, Pentala | 1-0 | 48 | A05 | Various | |
| Wei, Yi | Giri, Anish | ½-½ | 43 | B18 | Caro Kann | |
| Karjakin, Sergey | Adhiban, Baskaran | 0-1 | 31 | C11 | French Defence | |
| Eljanov, Pavel | Aronian, Levon | 0-1 | 37 | A14 | Reti Opening | |
| Andreikin, Dmitry | Rapport, Richard | ½-½ | 55 | C55 | Two Knights Defence | |
| Wojtaszek, Radoslaw | Van Wely, Loek | 1-0 | 46 | E60 | King's Indian without Nc3 | |
| Nepomniachtchi, Ian | Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ | 28 | A21 | English Opening | |
| Round 6 (January 20, 2017) | Live Show |
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| Adhiban, Baskaran | So, Wesley | ½-½ | 39 | C33 | Kings Bishops Gambit | |
| Aronian, Levon | Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ | 30 | D10 | Slav Defence | |
| Eljanov, Pavel | Karjakin, Sergey | ½-½ | 35 | C65 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Giri, Anish | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | 1-0 | 33 | B91 | Sicilian Najdorf with 6.g3 | |
| Harikrishna, Pentala | Wojtaszek, Radoslaw | ½-½ | 67 | C88 | Ruy Lopez Closed | |
| Rapport, Richard | Wei, Yi | 0-1 | 32 | C42 | Petroff's Defence | |
| Van Wely, Loek | Andreikin, Dmitry | ½-½ | 60 | E10 | Blumenfeld Counter Gambit | |
| Round 7 (January 21, 2017) | Live Show |
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| So, Wesley | Eljanov, Pavel | ½-½ | 38 | C50 | Giuoco Piano | |
| Carlsen, Magnus | Giri, Anish | ½-½ | 123 | D05 | Colle System | |
| Wei, Yi | Van Wely, Loek | 1-0 | 53 | B94 | Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Bg5 | |
| Karjakin, Sergey | Aronian, Levon | 1-0 | 58 | C50 | Giuoco Piano | |
| Andreikin, Dmitry | Harikrishna, Pentala | ½-½ | 43 | A00 | Irregular Openings | |
| Wojtaszek, Radoslaw | Adhiban, Baskaran | 0-1 | 66 | A40 | Unusual Replies to 1.d4 | |
| Nepomniachtchi, Ian | Rapport, Richard | ½-½ | 45 | C55 | Two Knights Defence | |
| Round 8 (January 22, 2017) | Live Show |
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| Adhiban, Baskaran | Andreikin, Dmitry | 1-0 | 46 | C25 | Vienna Game | |
| Aronian, Levon | Giri, Anish | 1-0 | 43 | E10 | Blumenfeld Counter Gambit | |
| Karjakin, Sergey | So, Wesley | ½-½ | 22 | A06 | Zukertort Opening | |
| Eljanov, Pavel | Wojtaszek, Radoslaw | ½-½ | 46 | B92 | Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Be2 | |
| Harikrishna, Pentala | Wei, Yi | ½-½ | 27 | C43 | Petroff's Defence | |
| Rapport, Richard | Carlsen, Magnus | 1-0 | 33 | A06 | Zukertort Opening | |
| Van Wely, Loek | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | ½-½ | 74 | D83 | Gruenfeld 4.Bf4 | |
| Round 9 (January 24, 2017) | Live Show |
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| So, Wesley | Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 38 | D39 | QGD Ragozin | |
| Carlsen, Magnus | Van Wely, Loek | 1-0 | 59 | B81 | Sicilian Keres Attack | |
| Wei, Yi | Adhiban, Baskaran | ½-½ | 92 | A15 | English counter King's Fianchetto | |
| Giri, Anish | Rapport, Richard | ½-½ | 36 | E16 | Queens Indian | |
| Andreikin, Dmitry | Eljanov, Pavel | ½-½ | 54 | A45 | Trompowsky | |
| Wojtaszek, Radoslaw | Karjakin, Sergey | ½-½ | 33 | E15 | Queens Indian | |
| Nepomniachtchi, Ian | Harikrishna, Pentala | ½-½ | 79 | A34 | English Symmetrical | |
| Round 10 (January 25, 2017) | Live Show |
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| So, Wesley | Wojtaszek, Radoslaw | 1-0 | 34 | E06 | Catalan | |
| Adhiban, Baskaran | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | ½-½ | 45 | B96 | Sicilian Najdorf | |
| Aronian, Levon | Rapport, Richard | 1-0 | 28 | E18 | Queens Indian | |
| Karjakin, Sergey | Andreikin, Dmitry | 1-0 | 61 | C50 | Giuoco Piano | |
| Eljanov, Pavel | Wei, Yi | ½-½ | 55 | A13 | Reti Opening | |
| Harikrishna, Pentala | Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ | 37 | C48 | Four Knights Rubinstein | |
| Van Wely, Loek | Giri, Anish | ½-½ | 31 | D43 | Anti-Meran Gambit | |
| Round 11 (January 27, 2017) | Live Show |
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| Carlsen, Magnus | Adhiban, Baskaran | ½-½ | 49 | B01 | Centre Counter | |
| Wei, Yi | Karjakin, Sergey | 1-0 | 31 | C65 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Giri, Anish | Harikrishna, Pentala | ½-½ | 36 | A34 | English Symmetrical | |
| Andreikin, Dmitry | So, Wesley | ½-½ | 25 | C67 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Wojtaszek, Radoslaw | Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 56 | D19 | Slav Defence | |
| Nepomniachtchi, Ian | Eljanov, Pavel | ½-½ | 53 | A45 | Trompowsky | |
| Rapport, Richard | Van Wely, Loek | ½-½ | 39 | A01 | Larsen Opening | |
| Round 12 (January 28, 2017) | Live Show |
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| So, Wesley | Wei, Yi | ½-½ | 32 | D41 | Semi-Tarrasch Defence | |
| Adhiban, Baskaran | Giri, Anish | ½-½ | 34 | C24 | Bishop's Opening | |
| Aronian, Levon | Van Wely, Loek | 1-0 | 34 | E81 | King's Indian Saemisch | |
| Karjakin, Sergey | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | ½-½ | 21 | B91 | Sicilian Najdorf with 6.g3 | |
| Eljanov, Pavel | Carlsen, Magnus | 0-1 | 60 | A90 | Dutch Classical | |
| Harikrishna, Pentala | Rapport, Richard | ½-½ | 52 | B12 | Caro Kann Advanced | |
| Wojtaszek, Radoslaw | Andreikin, Dmitry | ½-½ | 51 | D15 | Slav Defence | |
| Round 13 (January 29, 2017) | Live Show |
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| Carlsen, Magnus | Karjakin, Sergey | ½-½ | 53 | C53 | Giuoco Piano | |
| Wei, Yi | Wojtaszek, Radoslaw | 0-1 | 70 | C88 | Ruy Lopez Closed | |
| Giri, Anish | Eljanov, Pavel | ½-½ | 63 | E19 | Queens Indian | |
| Andreikin, Dmitry | Aronian, Levon | 1-0 | 50 | D11 | Slav Defence | |
| Nepomniachtchi, Ian | So, Wesley | 0-1 | 28 | A45 | Trompowsky | |
| Rapport, Richard | Adhiban, Baskaran | 0-1 | 41 | A45 | Trompowsky | |
| Van Wely, Loek | Harikrishna, Pentala | 1-0 | 36 | E04 | Catalan | |
