2018-01-13
Tata Steel Masters 2018
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Tata Steel is one of the most prestigious chess tournaments with a long tradition since 1938. Initially, it was called Hoogovens Tournament and was held in Beverwijk (the Netherlands). Since 1968 it is held in the small town of Wijk aan Zee. After the Dutch steel and aluminium producer Koninklijke Hoogovens merged with British Steel to form the Corus Group, the tournament was given the name Corus Tournament (2000-2010), and after Corus Group was purchased by Tata Steel, since 2011 the tournament is called Tata Steel. Tata Steel traditionally attracts the top chess players from around the world.
The 2018 Tata Steel Masters is a 14-player single round-robin taking place from 13-28 January. For its 80th edition the tournament boasts six Top 10 players including World Champion Magnus Carlsen and former champions Vladimir Kramnik and Vishy Anand. As well as the traditional venue in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands, rounds will be played in Hilversum (17 January) and in Groningen (24 January).
The time control is 100 minutes for 40 moves followed by 50 minutes for 20 moves, then 15 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment per move from move 1. If two or more players tie for first place then a rapid or blitz playoff will be held, though the monetary prizes will be shared evenly.
Official site
Schedule: (UTC)
Round 1 Jan 13, 2018 12:30
Round 2 Jan 14, 2018 12:30
Round 3 Jan 15, 2018 12:30
Round 4 Jan 16, 2018 12:30
Round 5 Jan 17, 2018 13:00
Round 6 Jan 19, 2018 12:30
Round 7 Jan 20, 2018 12:30
Round 8 Jan 21, 2018 12:30
Round 9 Jan 23, 2018 12:30
Round 10 Jan 24, 2018 13:00
Round 11 Jan 26, 2018 12:30
Round 12 Jan 27, 2018 12:30
Round 13 Jan 28, 2018 11:00
View games from previous editions of Tata Steel: the 78th Tata Steel 2016 - Masters | Challengers and Tata Steel 2015
Blog post about Tata Steel 2015
