Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023

The Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023 was the 85th edition of the annual chess tournament held in Wijk aan Zee. It was held from 13 January to 29 January 2023.^[1] The field of 14 players in the Masters section included the numbers one and two of the FIDE world rankings at the time, Magnus Carlsen and Ding Liren, as well as five teenage grandmasters. Iran’s Parham Maghsoodloo was a late substitute for Poland’s Jan-Krzysztof Duda.^[2] For the first time since 2015, Carlsen lost two classical games in a row: first in round 4 against Dutch grandmaster and five-times runner-up Anish Giri, and then in round 5 against the Uzbek teenager Nodirbek Abdusattorov.^[3] Going into the last round Abdusattorov had a half point lead over Giri, but he lost his game against Dutch 2021 winner Jorden van Foreest, while Giri defeated Richárd Rapport, making Giri the tournament's winner. Germany's Alexander Donchenko won the Challengers section, securing an invitation to the 2024 Tata Steel Masters section.^[4] Both the Masters and Challengers sections were eligible for the 2023 FIDE Circuit.

Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023

	Masters Champion	Challengers Champion
	Anish Giri	Alexander Donchenko
	8½/13 Scores 10/13
	Born 28 June 1994 28 years old	Born 22 March 1998 24 years old
← 2022 2024 →

Standings

85th Tata Steel Masters, 13–29 January 2023, Wijk aan Zee Netherlands, Category XX (2741)^[5]

	Player	Rating	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Total	TB	SB	H2H	TPR
1	Anish Giri (Netherlands)	2764	Does not appear	½	1	½	½	½	½	1	½	½	1	1	½	½	8½		54.00		2853
2	Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan)	2713	½	Does not appear	1	½	½	1	½	1	½	0	½	½	½	1	8		51.25		2827
3	Magnus Carlsen (Norway)	2859	0	0	Does not appear	½	1	1	½	1	½	½	½	½	1	1	8		48.00		2816
4	Wesley So (United States)	2760	½	½	½	Does not appear	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	½	7½		47.00		2795
5	Fabiano Caruana (United States)	2766	½	½	0	½	Does not appear	½	½	½	½	1	½	1	½	½	7		43.75		2767
6	Parham Maghsoodloo (Iran)	2719	½	0	0	½	½	Does not appear	1	½	1	1	½	0	½	1	7		42.50		2770
7	Levon Aronian (United States)	2735	½	½	½	½	½	0	Does not appear	½	½	½	½	½	1	½	6½		41.25		2741
8	Richárd Rapport (Romania)	2740	0	0	0	½	½	½	½	Does not appear	1	½	1	½	½	1	6½		37.75		2741
9	R Praggnanandhaa (India)	2684	½	½	½	½	½	0	½	0	Does not appear	1	1	0	½	½	6		38.75		2718
10	Jorden van Foreest (Netherlands)	2681	½	1	½	½	0	0	½	½	0	Does not appear	½	½	½	1	6		38.50		2718
11	Ding Liren (China)	2811	0	½	½	½	½	½	½	0	0	½	Does not appear	1	½	½	5½		35.00	1	2680
12	Gukesh D (India)	2725	0	½	½	0	0	1	½	½	1	½	0	Does not appear	½	½	5½		35.00	0	2686
13	Vincent Keymer (Germany)	2696	½	½	0	0	½	½	0	½	½	½	½	½	Does not appear	½	5		32.00		2660
14	Arjun Erigaisi (India)	2722	½	0	0	½	½	0	½	0	½	0	½	½	½	Does not appear	4		25.75		2598

2023 Tata Steel Challengers, 13–29 January 2023, Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, Category XIV (2587)^[6]

	Player	Rating	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Total	SB	Black	TPR
1	GM Alexander Donchenko (Germany)	2627	Does not appear	1	½	1	½	½	1	1	0	1	½	1	1	1	10	60.75		2785
2	GM Mustafa Yılmaz (Turkey)	2609	0	Does not appear	1	1	½	½	1	½	1	½	½	1	½	1	9	54.50		2719
3	GM Javokhir Sindarov (Uzbekistan)	2654	½	0	Does not appear	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	1	1	1	8½	47.50		2685
4	GM Amin Tabatabaei (Iran)	2686	0	0	½	Does not appear	½	½	½	½	1	1	½	1	1	½	7½	42.25		2626
5	GM Adhiban Baskaran (India)	2610	½	½	½	½	Does not appear	1	0	½	1	½	½	½	0	1	7	45.25		2604
6	GM Luis Paulo Supi (Brazil)	2608	½	½	½	½	0	Does not appear	½	1	½	½	1	0	½	1	7	43.75		2605
7	GM Max Warmerdam (Netherlands)	2616	0	0	½	½	1	½	Does not appear	½	0	1	½	1	1	½	7	39.50		2604
8	GM Velimir Ivić (Serbia)	2585	0	½	½	½	½	0	½	Does not appear	½	0	1	1	1	1	7	38.25		2606
9	GM Erwin l'Ami (Netherlands)	2627	1	0	½	0	0	½	1	½	Does not appear	½	1	½	1	0	6½	41.50		2576
10	IM Thomas Beerdsen (Netherlands)	2515	0	½	0	0	½	½	0	1	½	Does not appear	1	½	½	1	6	33.50		2558
11	GM Abhimanyu Mishra (United States)	2559	½	½	0	½	½	0	½	0	0	0	Does not appear	½	1	1	5	28.50		2500
12	IM Vaishali Rameshbabu (India)	2425	0	0	0	0	½	1	0	0	½	½	½	Does not appear	1	½	4½	23.75		2481
13	GM Jerguš Pecháč (Slovakia)	2637	0	½	0	0	1	½	0	0	0	½	0	0	Does not appear	½	3	19.50		2366
14	IM Eline Roebers (Netherlands)	2361	0	0	0	½	0	0	½	0	1	0	0	½	½	Does not appear	3	17.50		2388

Masters results by round

Pairings and results:^[7][8]

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

Round 1 – 14 January 2023 Magnus Carlsen Levon Aronian ½–½ Fabiano Caruana Anish Giri ½–½ Gukesh D Ding Liren 0–1 Jorden van Foreest Wesley So ½–½ Richárd Rapport Nodirbek Abdusattorov 0–1 R Praggnanandhaa Arjun Erigaisi ½–½ Parham Maghsoodloo Vincent Keymer ½–½ Round 2 – 15 January 2023 Nodirbek Abdusattorov (1) Fabiano Caruana (½) ½–½ Ding Liren (1) Parham Maghsoodloo (½) ½–½ Vincent Keymer (½) Magnus Carlsen (½) 0–1 Wesley So (½) Arjun Erigaisi (½) ½–½ Levon Aronian (½) R Praggnanandhaa (½) ½–½ Anish Giri (½) Gukesh D (0) 1–0 Jorden van Foreest (½) Richárd Rapport (½) ½–½ Round 3 – 16 January 2023 Magnus Carlsen (1½) Ding Liren (1½) ½–½ Gukesh D (0) Nodirbek Abdusattorov (1½) ½–½ Parham Maghsoodloo (1) Anish Giri (1½) ½–½ Fabiano Caruana (1) Jorden van Foreest (1) 1–0 Arjun Erigaisi (1) Levon Aronian (1) ½–½ Richárd Rapport (½) Wesley So (1) ½–½ R Praggnanandhaa (1) Vincent Keymer (½) ½–½ Round 4 – 17 January 2023 Anish Giri (2) Magnus Carlsen (2) 1–0 Ding Liren (2) R Praggnanandhaa (1½) 0–1 Richárd Rapport (1) Fabiano Caruana (2) ½–½ Nodirbek Abdusattorov (2) Parham Maghsoodloo (1½) 1–0 Wesley So (1½) Levon Aronian (1½) ½–½ Vincent Keymer (1) Arjun Erigaisi (1½) ½–½ Jorden van Foreest (1) Gukesh D (½) ½–½ Round 5 – 19 January 2023 Magnus Carlsen (2) Nodirbek Abdusattorov (3) 0–1 R Praggnanandhaa (2½) Anish Giri (3) ½–½ Fabiano Caruana (2½) Wesley So (2) ½–½ Arjun Erigaisi (2) Ding Liren (2) ½–½ Levon Aronian (2) Vincent Keymer (1½) 1–0 Parham Maghsoodloo (1½) Jorden van Foreest (1½) 1–0 Gukesh D (1) Richárd Rapport (1½) ½–½ Round 6 – 20 January 2023 Wesley So (2½) Vincent Keymer (1½) 1–0 Ding Liren (2½) Levon Aronian (3) ½–½ Anish Giri (3½) Arjun Erigaisi (2½) ½–½ Nodirbek Abdusattorov (4) R Praggnanandhaa (3) ½–½ Jorden van Foreest (1½) Magnus Carlsen (2) ½–½ Richárd Rapport (2) Parham Maghsoodloo (2½) ½–½ Fabiano Caruana (3) Gukesh D (1½) 1–0 Round 7 – 21 January 2023 Arjun Erigaisi (3) Nodirbek Abdusattorov (4½) 0–1 Levon Aronian (3½) Anish Giri (4) ½–½ Parham Maghsoodloo (3) Fabiano Caruana (4) ½–½ R Praggnanandhaa (3½) Jorden van Foreest (2) 1–0 Gukesh D (1½) Wesley So (3½) 0–1 Magnus Carlsen (2½) Richárd Rapport (2½) 1–0 Vincent Keymer (1½) Ding Liren (3) ½–½

Round 8 – 22 January 2023 Nodirbek Abdusattorov (5½) Levon Aronian (4) ½–½ Fabiano Caruana (4½) Magnus Carlsen (3½) 0–1 Wesley So (4½) Ding Liren (3½) ½–½ Anish Giri (4½) Vincent Keymer (2) ½–½ Richárd Rapport (2½) R Praggnanandhaa (4½) 1–0 Jorden van Foreest (2) Arjun Erigaisi (3) 1–0 Gukesh D (1½) Parham Maghsoodloo (3½) 1–0 Round 9 – 24 January 2023 Vincent Keymer (2½) Nodirbek Abdusattorov (6) ½–½ Ding Liren (4) Anish Giri (5) 0–1 Parham Maghsoodloo (3½) Wesley So (5) ½–½ Magnus Carlsen (4½) Gukesh D (2½) ½–½ R Praggnanandhaa (4½) Fabiano Caruana (4½) ½–½ Levon Aronian (4½) Jorden van Foreest (3) ½–½ Arjun Erigaisi (3) Richárd Rapport (3½) 0–1 Round 10 – 25 January 2023 Nodirbek Abdusattorov (6½) Ding Liren (4) ½–½ Wesley So (5½) Anish Giri (6) ½–½ Parham Maghsoodloo (4) Magnus Carlsen (5) 0–1 Richárd Rapport (4½) Levon Aronian (5) ½–½ Fabiano Caruana (5) Arjun Erigaisi (3) ½–½ Gukesh D (3) R Praggnanandhaa (5) 1–0 Jorden van Foreest (3½) Vincent Keymer (3) ½–½ Round 11 – 27 January 2023 Anish Giri (6½) Nodirbek Abdusattorov (7) ½–½ Magnus Carlsen (6) Wesley So (6) ½–½ Levon Aronian (5½) Fabiano Caruana (5½) ½–½ R Praggnanandhaa (5) Parham Maghsoodloo (4) 0–1 Vincent Keymer (3½) Richárd Rapport (5) ½–½ Ding Liren (4½) Jorden van Foreest (4) ½–½ Arjun Erigaisi (3½) Gukesh D (4) ½–½ Round 12 – 28 January 2023 Wesley So (6½) Nodirbek Abdusattorov (7½) ½–½ Jorden van Foreest (4½) Anish Giri (7) ½–½ Magnus Carlsen (6½) R Praggnanandhaa (5) ½–½ Fabiano Caruana (6) Vincent Keymer (4) ½–½ Gukesh D (4½) Levon Aronian (6) ½–½ Richárd Rapport (5½) Ding Liren (5) 1–0 Parham Maghsoodloo (5) Arjun Erigaisi (4) 1–0 Round 13 – 29 January 2023 Nodirbek Abdusattorov (8) Jorden van Foreest (5) 0–1 Anish Giri (7½) Richárd Rapport (6½) 1–0 Arjun Erigaisi (4) Magnus Carlsen (7) 0–1 R Praggnanandhaa (5½) Wesley So (7) ½–½ Levon Aronian (6½) Parham Maghsoodloo (6) 0–1 Ding Liren (5) Fabiano Caruana (6½) ½–½ Vincent Keymer (4½) Gukesh D (5) ½–½