Interesting final round of TATA STEEL CHESS 2014

Today was the final round of TATA Steel Chess Festival 2014 in Wijk aan Zee. Although we knew the winners one round in advance - GM Levon Aronian (Masters) and GM Ivan Saric (Challengers), they were more or less clear from previous rounds too, it was still a good final round, with strong games and a fight for the second places in both groups.

Interesting is also the loss of Aronian to Loek Van Wely in the last round, about which Aronian said: "My most interesting game was with Van Wely but unfortunately I spoiled it." 

Interviews with the winners

Question: The World Champion title - is that important to you?  
Aronian: If it comes, it will be important.
Tata Steel Chess 2014 - Press conference - Levon Aronian round 11 

Ivan Saric: Next year I will play in the A tournament, it's for me completely new experience, I never played such strong players, I am looking forward to it.

Tata Steel Chess 2014 - En passant - Ivan Saric round 11

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Tata Steel Chess 2014 Final results: MASTERS

Winner is GM Levon Aronian with 8.0/11 points.

		Score	Rating	TPR	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
1	Aronian, L.	8.0 / 11	2812	2911		½	1	1	1	1	½	0	1	½	½	1
2	Giri, A.	6.5 / 11	2734	2809	½		½	½	½	½	1	½	½	½	½	1
3	Karjakin, S.	6.5 / 11	2759	2806	0	½		0	½	½	½	1	½	1	1	1
4	Caruana, F.	6.0 / 11	2782	2775	0	½	1		0	½	½	1	½	1	1	0
5	Dominguez, L.	6.0 / 11	2754	2778	0	½	½	1		1	0	½	½	½	1	½
6	So, W.	6.0 / 11	2719	2781	0	½	½	½	0		½	1	½	1	1	½
7	Harikrishna, P.	5.5 / 11	2706	2746	½	0	½	½	1	½		½	1	0	0	1
8	Van Wely, L.	5.0 / 11	2672	2713	1	½	0	0	½	0	½		1	0	½	1
9	Nakamura, H.	5.0 / 11	2789	2703	0	½	½	½	½	½	0	0		½	1	1
10	Gelfand, B.	4.5 / 11	2777	2675	½	½	0	0	½	0	1	1	½		0	½
11	Rapport, R.	3.5 / 11	2691	2614	½	½	0	0	0	0	1	½	0	1		0
12	Naiditsch, A.	3.5 / 11	2718	2612	0	0	0	1	½	½	0	0	0	½	1

Tata Steel Chess 2014 Final results: CHALLENGERS

Winner is GM Ivan Saric with 10.0/13 points.

		Score	Rating	TPR	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
1	Saric, I.	10.0 / 13	2637	2785		½	½	½	1	½	1	1	1	½	1	1	½	1
2	Timman, J.	8.5 / 13	2607	2686	½		½	½	1	½	0	1	½	1	½	1	½	1
3	Jobava, B.	8.5 / 13	2710	2679	½	½		½	0	1	1	½	1	0	½	1	1	1
4	Muzychuk, A.	8.0 / 13	2566	2667	½	½	½		½	½	0	1	½	1	1	½	½	1
5	Reinderman, D.	8.0 / 13	2593	2665	0	0	1	½		½	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	1
6	Bok, B.	7.0 / 13	2560	2609	½	½	0	½	½		1	½	½	1	½	0	1	½
7	Yu, Y.	7.0 / 13	2677	2600	0	1	0	1	0	0		1	½	0	½	1	1	1
8	Duda, J.	7.0 / 13	2553	2610	0	0	½	0	1	½	0		½	1	1	½	1	1
9	Wojtaszek, R.	7.0 / 13	2711	2597	0	½	0	½	0	½	½	½		1	½	1	1	1
10	Brunello, S.	6.0 / 13	2602	2548	½	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0		½	½	1	½
11	Troff, K.	4.5 / 13	2457	2478	0	½	½	0	0	½	½	0	½	½		½	1	0
12	Zhao, X.	4.5 / 13	2567	2470	0	0	0	½	0	1	0	½	0	½	½		½	1
13	Van Delft, M.	3.0 / 13	2430	2379	½	½	0	½	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	½		1
14	Goudriaan, E.	2.0 / 13	2431	2294	0	0	0	0	0	½	0	0	0	½	1	0	0

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