The 81st Tata Steel Masters 2019 is a 14-player round-robin held in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands between 12 and 27 January.
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 tournament is featuring top 10 players including World Champion Magnus Carlsen (2835); Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2817); Liren Ding (2813); Anish Giri (2783); Vladimir Kramnik (2777); Viswanathan Anand (2773); Ian Nepomniachtchi (2763) etc.
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. If two or more players tie for first place a 2-game blitz (5+3) playoff and, if still tied, an Armageddon will be played.
Official site
Schedule in UTC:
Round 1 Jan 12, 2019 12:30
Round 2 Jan 13, 2019 12:30
Round 3 Jan 14, 2019 12:30
Round 4 Jan 15, 2019 12:30
Round 5 Jan 16, 2019 13:00
Round 6 Jan 18, 2019 12:30
Round 7 Jan 19, 2019 12:30
Round 8 Jan 20, 2019 12:30
Round 9 Jan 22, 2019 12:30
Round 10 Jan 23, 2019 13:00
Round 11 Jan 25, 2019 12:30
Round 12 Jan 26, 2019 12:30
Round 13 Jan 27, 2019 11:00
Watch the games of the Tata Steel Masters 2019 with computer analysis LIVE on ChessBomb.
Read Peter Dogger's articles:
Carlsen Leads Tata Steel Chess Before Clash With Giri
Carlsen Grinds Down Anand In Leiden, Leads Tata Steel Chess
Nepomniachtchi Joins Carlsen, Anand To Lead Tata Steel Chess
Anand, Carlsen Lead Tata Steel Chess After Great Wins
Anand Joins Leaders On Tata Steel Chess's Ladies Day
Carlsen, Giri Join Leaders At Tata Steel Chess
Ding Liren Catches Nepomniachtchi As Tata Steel Chess Visits Alkmaar
Tata Steel Chess R4: Carlsen Beats Giri's Drawing Streak
Tata Steel Chess R3: Nepomniachtchi Wins Again, Grabs Lead
Dutch Comeback: Giri, Van Foreest Win In Tata Steel Chess Round 2
Anand, Nepomniachtchi Start With Wins At Tata Steel Chess Tournament
Carlsen, Mamedyarov, Ding Top Seeds At 81st Tata Steel Chess Tournament
View games from previous editions of Tata Steel:
80th Tata Steel 2018: Masters 2018 and Challengers 2018
the article of Peter Dogers on 2018's edition Carlsen Beats Giri In Playoff, Wins Tata Steel Chess
79th Tata Steel 2017: Masters 2017 and Challengers 2017
the article of Peter Dogers on 2017's edition 2017 Tata Steel Chess Tournament: Preview
78th Tata Steel 2016: Masters and Challengers
Tata Steel 2015 and the Blog post about Tata Steel 2015
