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. World No. 2 Alireza Firouzja failed to reach an agreement with the organizers for compensation for an incident in 2021, and as such didn't participate.^[3]

Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2022
2022 Tata Steel Chess Masters winner Magnus Carlsen.
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)
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Standings

84th Tata Steel Masters, 14–30 January 2022, Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, Category XX (2736)^[4][5]

	Player	Rating	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Total	SB	TPR
1	Magnus Carlsen (Norway)	2865	Does not appear	1	1	1	½	½	½	1	½	½	½	1	½	1[b]	9½	60.25	2904
2	Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)	2767	0	Does not appear	½	½	½	1	½	½	1	1	½	1	½	½	8	49	2819
3	Richárd Rapport (Hungary)	2763	0	½	Does not appear	½	½	1	½	1	0	½	½	1	1	1[b]	8	47.25	2820
4	Anish Giri (Netherlands)	2772	0	½	½	Does not appear	½	0	1	1	½	½	1	½	½	1[a]	7½	44.5	2791
5	Sergey Karjakin (Russia)	2743	½	½	½	½	Does not appear	1	0	½	½	1	0	1	½	½	7	45.25	2764
6	Jorden van Foreest (Netherlands)	2702	½	0	0	1	0	Does not appear	0	½	½	1	1	1	1	½	7	41.75	2767
7	Andrey Esipenko (Russia)	2714	½	½	½	0	1	1	Does not appear	½	½	½	½	0	½	½	6½	42.75	2739
8	Fabiano Caruana (United States)	2792	0	½	0	0	½	½	½	Does not appear	1	½	½	1	1	½	6½	37.75	2733
9	Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland)	2760	½	0	1	½	½	½	½	0	Does not appear	½	½	½	½	½	6	39.25	2708
10	Vidit Gujrathi (India)	2727	½	0	½	½	0	0	½	½	½	Does not appear	1	0	1	1	6	35.5	2709
11	Sam Shankland (United States)	2708	½	½	½	0	1	0	½	½	½	0	Does not appear	½	½	½	5½	36	2686
12	R Praggnanandhaa (India)	2612	0	0	0	½	0	0	1	0	½	1	½	Does not appear	1	1[b]	5½	30	2691
13	Nils Grandelius (Sweden)	2672	½	½	0	½	½	0	½	0	½	0	½	0	Does not appear	1	4½	28.5	2627
14	Daniil Dubov (Russia)	2720	0[b]	½	0[b]	0[a]	½	½	½	½	½	0	½	0[b]	0	Does not appear	3½	23.25	2560

2022 Tata Steel Challengers, 14–30 January 2022, Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, Category XIII (2559)^[6][7]

	Player	Rating	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Total	SB	TPR
1	GM Arjun Erigaisi (India)	2632	Does not appear	½	1	½	½	½	1	1	1	1	1	½	1	1	10½	63	2804
2	GM Thai Dai Van Nguyen (Czech Republic)	2613	½	Does not appear	1	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	½	1	1	8½	51.5	2667
3	GM Jonas Buhl Bjerre (Denmark)	2586	0	0	Does not appear	1	1	½	1	½	1	½	1	½	1	½	8½	50	2669
4	GM Rinat Jumabayev (Kazakhstan)	2631	½	½	0	Does not appear	0	1	½	½	1	1	½	1	½	½	7½	45.25	2610
5	GM Erwin l'Ami (Netherlands)	2622	½	½	0	1	Does not appear	0	½	½	1	½	½	1	½	1	7½	44.75	2611
6	GM Lucas van Foreest (Netherlands)	2539	½	½	½	0	1	Does not appear	½	½	½	1	0	1	½	½	7	44.75	2589
7	IM Volodar Murzin (Russia)	2519	0	½	0	½	½	½	Does not appear	½	½	1	½	1	½	1	7	39.25	2591
8	GM Max Warmerdam (Netherlands)	2607	0	½	½	½	½	½	½	Does not appear	½	0	½	1	½	1	6½	38.25	2558
9	GM Surya Shekhar Ganguly (India)	2627	0	½	0	0	0	½	½	½	Does not appear	½	1	½	1	1	6	31.5	2530
10	GM Daniel Dardha (Belgium)	2532	0	½	½	0	½	0	0	1	½	Does not appear	0	1	½	1	5½	31.75	2510
11	GM Marc'Andria Maurizzi (France)	2502	0	0	0	½	½	1	½	½	0	1	Does not appear	0	½	0	4½	28.75	2456
12	IM Polina Shuvalova (Russia)	2516	½	½	½	0	0	0	0	0	½	0	1	Does not appear	½	1	4½	26.75	2455
13	IM Roven Vogel (Germany)	2452	0	0	0	½	½	½	½	½	0	½	½	½	Does not appear	0	4	25	2429
14	WGM Zhu Jiner (China)	2478	0	0	½	½	0	½	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	Does not appear	3½	20	2395

Masters results by round

Pairings and results:^[8][9]

Numbers in parentheses indicate players' scores prior to the round.

Round 1 – 15 January 2022 Vidit Gujrathi Sam Shankland 1–0 Fabiano Caruana Sergey Karjakin ½–½ Daniil Dubov Shakhriyar Mamedyarov ½–½ Andrey Esipenko Magnus Carlsen ½–½ Anish Giri R Praggnanandhaa ½–½ Jan-Krzysztof Duda Richárd Rapport 1–0 Jorden van Foreest Nils Grandelius 1–0 Round 2 – 16 January 2022 Sam Shankland (0) Nils Grandelius (0) ½–½ Richárd Rapport (0) Jorden van Foreest (1) 1–0 R Praggnanandhaa (½) Jan-Krzysztof Duda (1) ½-½ Magnus Carlsen (½) Anish Giri (½) 1–0 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (½) Andrey Esipenko (½) ½–½ Sergey Karjakin (½) Daniil Dubov (½) ½–½ Vidit Gujrathi (1) Fabiano Caruana (½) ½–½ Round 3 – 17 January 2022 Fabiano Caruana (1) Sam Shankland (½) ½–½ Daniil Dubov (1) Vidit Gujrathi (1½) 0–1 Andrey Esipenko (1) Sergey Karjakin (1) 1–0 Anish Giri (½) Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (1) ½–½ Jan-Krzysztof Duda (1½) Magnus Carlsen (1½) ½–½ Jorden van Foreest (1) R Praggnanandhaa (1) 1–0 Nils Grandelius (½) Richárd Rapport (1) 0–1 Round 4 – 18 January 2022 Sam Shankland (1) Richárd Rapport (2) ½–½ R Praggnanandhaa (1) Nils Grandelius (½) 1–0 Magnus Carlsen (2) Jorden van Foreest (2) ½–½ Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (1½) Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2) 1–0 Sergey Karjakin (1) Anish Giri (1) ½–½ Vidit Gujrathi (2½) Andrey Esipenko (2) ½–½ Fabiano Caruana (1½) Daniil Dubov (1) ½–½ Round 5 – 20 January 2022 Daniil Dubov (1½) Sam Shankland (1½) ½–½ Andrey Esipenko (2½) Fabiano Caruana (2) ½–½ Anish Giri (1½) Vidit Gujrathi (3) ½–½ Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2) Sergey Karjakin (1½) ½–½ Jorden van Foreest (2½) Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2½) 0–1 Nils Grandelius (½) Magnus Carlsen (2½) ½–½ Richárd Rapport (2½) R Praggnanandhaa (2) 1–0 Round 6 – 21 January 2022 Sam Shankland (2) R Praggnanandhaa (2) ½–½ Magnus Carlsen (3) Richárd Rapport (3½) 1–0 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (3½) Nils Grandelius (1) ½–½ Sergey Karjakin (2) Jorden van Foreest (2½) 1-0 Vidit Gujrathi (3½) Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2½) ½–½ Fabiano Caruana (2½) Anish Giri (2) 0–1 Daniil Dubov (2) Andrey Esipenko (3) ½–½ Round 7 – 22 January 2022 Andrey Esipenko (3½) Sam Shankland (2½) ½–½ Anish Giri (3) Daniil Dubov (2½) 1–0[a] Jan-Krzysztof Duda (3) Fabiano Caruana (2½) 0–1 Jorden van Foreest (2½) Vidit Gujrathi (4) 1–0 Nils Grandelius (1½) Sergey Karjakin (3) ½–½ Richárd Rapport (3½) Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (4) ½–½ R Praggnanandhaa (2½) Magnus Carlsen (4) 0–1

Round 8 – 23 January 2022 Sam Shankland (3) Magnus Carlsen (5) ½–½ Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (4½) R Praggnanandhaa (2½) 1–0 Sergey Karjakin (3½) Richárd Rapport (4) ½–½ Vidit Gujrathi (4) Nils Grandelius (2) 1–0 Fabiano Caruana (3½) Jorden van Foreest (3½) ½–½ Daniil Dubov (2½) Jan-Krzysztof Duda (3) ½–½ Andrey Esipenko (4) Anish Giri (4) 0–1 Round 9 – 25 January 2022 Anish Giri (5) Sam Shankland (3½) 1–0 Jan-Krzysztof Duda (3½) Andrey Esipenko (4) ½–½ Jorden van Foreest (4) Daniil Dubov (3) ½–½ Nils Grandelius (2) Fabiano Caruana (4) 0–1 Richárd Rapport (4½) Vidit Gujrathi (5) ½–½ R Praggnanandhaa (2½) Sergey Karjakin (4) 0–1 Magnus Carlsen (5½) Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (5½) 1–0 Round 10 – 26 January 2022 Sam Shankland (3½) Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (5½) ½–½ Sergey Karjakin (5) Magnus Carlsen (6½) ½–½ Vidit Gujrathi (5½) R Praggnanandhaa (2½) 0-1 Fabiano Caruana (5) Richárd Rapport (5) 0–1 Daniil Dubov (3½) Nils Grandelius (2) 0–1 Andrey Esipenko (4½) Jorden van Foreest (4½) 1–0 Anish Giri (6) Jan-Krzysztof Duda (4) ½–½ Round 11 – 28 January 2022 Jan-Krzysztof Duda (4½) Sam Shankland (4) ½–½ Jorden van Foreest (4½) Anish Giri (6½) 1–0 Nils Grandelius (3) Andrey Esipenko (5½) ½–½ Richárd Rapport (6) Daniil Dubov (3½) 1–0[b] R Praggnanandhaa (3½) Fabiano Caruana (5) 0–1 Magnus Carlsen (7) Vidit Gujrathi (5½) ½–½ Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (6) Sergey Karjakin (5½) ½–½ Round 12 – 29 January 2022 Sam Shankland (4½) Sergey Karjakin (6) 1–0 Vidit Gujrathi (6) Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (6½) 0–1 Fabiano Caruana (6) Magnus Carlsen (7½) 0–1 Daniil Dubov (3½) R Praggnanandhaa (3½) 0–1[b] Andrey Esipenko (6) Richárd Rapport (7) ½–½ Anish Giri (6½) Nils Grandelius (3½) ½–½ Jan-Krzysztof Duda (5) Jorden van Foreest (5½) ½–½ Round 13 – 30 January 2022 Jorden van Foreest (6) Sam Shankland (5½) 1–0 Nils Grandelius (4) Jan-Krzysztof Duda (5½) ½–½ Richárd Rapport (7½) Anish Giri (7) ½–½ R Praggnanandhaa (4½) Andrey Esipenko (6½) 1–0 Magnus Carlsen (8½) Daniil Dubov (3½) 1–0[b] Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (7½) Fabiano Caruana (6) ½–½ Sergey Karjakin (6) Vidit Gujrathi (6) 1–0

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.^[10][11] He was allowed to play again without a mask after several tests including a PCR returned negative.^[12]

^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.^[13][14]