Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2022
The Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2022 is the 84th edition of the annual chess tournament held in Wijk aan Zee. It was held from 14 January to 30 January 2022.[1] No visitors were allowed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[2] Norwegian GM Magnus Carlsen scored 9.5/13 in the Masters section with 6 wins and 7 draws, thereby winning the tournament for the eighth time in his career. Indian GM Arjun Erigaisi dominated the Challengers section, winning with a score of 10.5/13, with an impressive 8 wins and 5 draws.
| Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2022 | |
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| Location | Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands | 
| Dates | 14–30 January 2022 | 
| Competitors | 28 from 16 nations | 
| Winning score | 9.5 points of 13 (Carlsen) 10.5 points of 13 (Erigaisi) | 
| Champion | |
|  Magnus Carlsen (Masters)  Arjun Erigaisi (Challengers) | |
Standings
    
- 84th Tata Steel Masters, 14–30 January 2022, Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, Category XX (2736)[3][4] - Player - Rating - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - Total - SB - TPR - 1  Magnus Carlsen (Norway) Magnus Carlsen (Norway)- 2865 - 1 - 1 - 1 - ½ - ½ - ½ - 1 - ½ - ½ - ½ - 1 - ½ - 1[b] - 9½ - 60.25 - 2900 - 2  Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan) Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)- 2767 - 0 - ½ - ½ - ½ - 1 - ½ - ½ - 1 - 1 - ½ - 1 - ½ - ½ - 8 - 49 - 2816 - 3  Richárd Rapport (Hungary) Richárd Rapport (Hungary)- 2763 - 0 - ½ - ½ - ½ - 1 - ½ - 1 - 0 - ½ - ½ - 1 - 1 - 1[b] - 8 - 47.25 - 2816 - 4  Anish Giri (Netherlands) Anish Giri (Netherlands)- 2772 - 0 - ½ - ½ - ½ - 0 - 1 - 1 - ½ - ½ - 1 - ½ - ½ - 1[a] - 7½ - 44.5 - 2788 - 5  Sergey Karjakin (Russia) Sergey Karjakin (Russia)- 2743 - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - 1 - 0 - ½ - ½ - 1 - 0 - 1 - ½ - ½ - 7 - 45.25 - 2743 - 6  Jorden van Foreest (Netherlands) Jorden van Foreest (Netherlands)- 2702 - ½ - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - ½ - ½ - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - ½ - 7 - 41.75 - 2766 - 7  Andrey Esipenko (Russia) Andrey Esipenko (Russia)- 2714 - ½ - ½ - ½ - 0 - 1 - 1 - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - 0 - ½ - ½ - 6½ - 42.75 - 2738 - 8  Fabiano Caruana (United States) Fabiano Caruana (United States)- 2792 - 0 - ½ - 0 - 0 - ½ - ½ - ½ - 1 - ½ - ½ - 1 - 1 - ½ - 6½ - 37.75 - 2733 - 9  Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland) Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland)- 2760 - ½ - 0 - 1 - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - 0 - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - 6 - 39.25 - 2760 - 10  Vidit Gujrathi (India) Vidit Gujrathi (India)- 2727 - ½ - 0 - ½ - ½ - 0 - 0 - ½ - ½ - ½ - 1 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 6 - 35.5 - 2711 - 11  Sam Shankland (United States) Sam Shankland (United States)- 2708 - ½ - ½ - ½ - 0 - 1 - 0 - ½ - ½ - ½ - 0 - ½ - ½ - ½ - 5½ - 36 - 2686 - 12  Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa (India) Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa (India)- 2612 - 0 - 0 - 0 - ½ - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - ½ - 1 - ½ - 1 - 1[b] - 5½ - 30 - 2692 - 13  Nils Grandelius (Sweden) Nils Grandelius (Sweden)- 2672 - ½ - ½ - 0 - ½ - ½ - 0 - ½ - 0 - ½ - 0 - ½ - 0 - 1 - 4½ - 28.5 - 2632 - 14  Daniil Dubov (Russia) Daniil Dubov (Russia)- 2720 - 0[b] - ½ - 0[b] - 0[a] - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - 0 - ½ - 0[b] - 0 - 3½ - 23.25 - 2565 
- 2022 Tata Steel Challengers, 14–30 January 2022, Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, Category XIII (2559)[5][6] - Player - Rating - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - Total - SB - TPR - 1  GM Arjun Erigaisi (India) GM Arjun Erigaisi (India)- 2632 - ½ - 1 - ½ - ½ - ½ - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - ½ - 1 - 1 - 10½ - 63 - 2804 - 2  GM Thai Dai Van Nguyen (Czech Republic) GM Thai Dai Van Nguyen (Czech Republic)- 2613 - ½ - 1 - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - 1 - ½ - 1 - 1 - 8½ - 51.5 - 2667 - 3  GM Jonas Buhl Bjerre (Denmark) GM Jonas Buhl Bjerre (Denmark)- 2586 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1 - ½ - 1 - ½ - 1 - ½ - 1 - ½ - 1 - ½ - 8½ - 50 - 2669 - 4  GM Rinat Jumabayev (Kazakhstan) GM Rinat Jumabayev (Kazakhstan)- 2631 - ½ - ½ - 0 - 0 - 1 - ½ - ½ - 1 - 1 - ½ - 1 - ½ - ½ - 7½ - 45.25 - 2610 - 5  GM Erwin l'Ami (Netherlands) GM Erwin l'Ami (Netherlands)- 2622 - ½ - ½ - 0 - 1 - 0 - ½ - ½ - 1 - ½ - ½ - 1 - ½ - 1 - 7½ - 44.75 - 2611 - 6  GM Lucas van Foreest (Netherlands) GM Lucas van Foreest (Netherlands)- 2539 - ½ - ½ - ½ - 0 - 1 - ½ - ½ - ½ - 1 - 0 - 1 - ½ - ½ - 7 - 44.75 - 2589 - 7  IM Volodar Murzin (Russia) IM Volodar Murzin (Russia)- 2519 - 0 - ½ - 0 - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - 1 - ½ - 1 - ½ - 1 - 7 - 39.25 - 2591 - 8  GM Max Warmerdam (Netherlands) GM Max Warmerdam (Netherlands)- 2607 - 0 - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - 0 - ½ - 1 - ½ - 1 - 6½ - 38.25 - 2558 - 9  GM Surya Shekhar Ganguly (India) GM Surya Shekhar Ganguly (India)- 2627 - 0 - ½ - 0 - 0 - 0 - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - 1 - ½ - 1 - 1 - 6 - 31.5 - 2530 - 10 .svg.png.webp) GM Daniel Dardha (Belgium) GM Daniel Dardha (Belgium)- 2532 - 0 - ½ - ½ - 0 - ½ - 0 - 0 - 1 - ½ - 0 - 1 - ½ - 1 - 5½ - 31.75 - 2510 - 11  GM Marc'Andria Maurizzi (France) GM Marc'Andria Maurizzi (France)- 2502 - 0 - 0 - 0 - ½ - ½ - 1 - ½ - ½ - 0 - 1 - 0 - ½ - 0 - 4½ - 28.75 - 2456 - 12  IM Polina Shuvalova (Russia) IM Polina Shuvalova (Russia)- 2516 - ½ - ½ - ½ - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - ½ - 0 - 1 - ½ - 1 - 4½ - 26.75 - 2455 - 13  IM Roven Vogel (Germany) IM Roven Vogel (Germany)- 2452 - 0 - 0 - 0 - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - ½ - 0 - ½ - ½ - ½ - 0 - 4 - 25 - 2429 - 14  WGM Zhu Jiner (China) WGM Zhu Jiner (China)- 2478 - 0 - 0 - ½ - ½ - 0 - ½ - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 3½ - 20 - 2395 
Masters results by round
    
Numbers in parentheses indicate players' scores prior to the round.
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Notes
    
a Dubov forfeited his match in Round 7 against Anish Giri due to COVID-19 contamination in his inner circle and his refusal to wear a mask.[9][10] He was allowed to play again without a mask after several tests including a PCR returned negative.[11]
b Dubov tested positive for COVID-19 prior to Round 11, hence he was forced to forfeit his games against Rapport, Praggnanandhaa, and Carlsen respectively.[12][13]
References
    
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- Tata Steel Chess [@tatasteelchess] (22 January 2022). "♟💙| The official statement regarding the absence of Daniil Dubov in round 7 of the #TataSteelChess Tournament t.co/1BYKIyN8qm" (Tweet). Retrieved 22 January 2022 – via Twitter.
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