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73rd Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2011 (Games and Results)

73rd Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2011

Winner Hikaru Nakamura (Wang Hao looks over his shoulder). Photo © Frits Agterdenbos.

Winner Hikaru Nakamura (Wang Hao looks over his shoulder). Photo © Frits Agterdenbos. | http://www.chessvista.com/

The 73rd Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2011 took place Friday 14th to Sunday, January 30th, 2011, in the traditional "De Moriaan" venue in Wijk aan Zee. The event which has taken place since 1938 will carry a new name, that of Tata Steel, they bought Corus a number of years ago.

Players included: World Number One Magnus Carlsen (last year's winner), reigning world champion Viswanathan Anand and his predecessor Vladimir Kramnik. Levon Aronian and Alexander Grischuk also rook places in the A-Group but Veselin Topalov did not. In addition Anish Giri, Jan Smeets and a surprise choice in Erwin L'Ami have were chosen as the Dutch representatives.

Hikaru Nakamura took first place for his first win in a super-tournament. World Champion Viswanathan Anand was half a point further back. Magnus Carlsen and Levon Aronian shared 3rd.

This section contains games, results and reports in one place.

Nakamura wins Tata Steel tournament in Wijk aan Zee (13)

Hikaru Nakamura won his first super-tournament with 9/13 half a point clear of World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand. The final round saw all the games drawn. This looks likely to be just staging point on a career at the very top and Nakamura stated that his next target is passing the 2800 rating barrier currently surpassed by only Magnus Carlsen, Anand and Levon Aronian. Carlsen and Aronian had to settle for shared 3rd place and although neither seemed at their very best both will also gain rating points. 16 year old Anish Giri's 50% and a real quality to his play also is surely just at the start of his elite career. Photos and two annotated games by Michiel Abeln. Text and additional material by Mark Crowther.

73rd Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2011 (13)

Hikaru Nakamura drew his way to victory in Round 13. Photo © Michiel Abeln.

Hikaru Nakamura drew his way to victory in Round 13. Photo © Michiel Abeln. | http://www.theweekinchess.com

73rd Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee 2011 (Wijk aan Zee NED)
Fri 14th Jan 2011 - Sun 30th Jan 2011 - Official Site

A-Group (14 players 13 Rds SRR Indiv TC:100:50:15+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: GpA

B-Group (14 players 13 Rds SRR Indiv TC:100:50:15+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: GpB

C-Group (14 players 13 Rds SRR Indiv TC:100:50:15+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: GpC

A-Group (14 players 13 Rds SRR Indiv TC: 100:50:15+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: GpA

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73rd Tata Steel GMA Wijk aan Zee (NED), 14-30 i 2011 cat. XX (2740)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
1. Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2751 * ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 9 2880
2. Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2810 ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 2844
3. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2814 1 ½ * ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 8 2821
4. Aronian, Levon g ARM 2805 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 8 2821
5. Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2784 ½ ½ 0 ½ * ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 2793
6. Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime g FRA 2715 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 2798
7. Giri, Anish g NED 2686 ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ * ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 2744
8. Ponomariov, Ruslan g UKR 2744 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 2739
9. Nepomniachtchi, Ian g RUS 2733 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 0 1 ½ * 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 6 2711
10. Wang, Hao g CHN 2731 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 * 1 1 ½ ½ 6 2711
11. Grischuk, Alexander g RUS 2773 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 * ½ 1 0 2627
12. L'Ami, Erwin g NED 2628 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ * ½ ½ 2638
13. Smeets, Jan g NED 2662 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 ½ * 1 2635
14. Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2722 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 * 4 2600
Round 1 (January 15, 2011)
Nakamura, Hikaru - Grischuk, Alexander 1-0 42 D38 QGD Ragozin
Carlsen, Magnus - Aronian, Levon ½-½ 28 C45 Scotch Game
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Wang, Hao ½-½ 37 D19 Slav Defence
Ponomariov, Ruslan - Anand, Viswanathan 0-1 52 B92 Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Be2
Nepomniachtchi, Ian - Kramnik, Vladimir ½-½ 36 C45 Scotch Game
L'Ami, Erwin - Giri, Anish ½-½ 58 D16 Slav Lasker/Smyslov
Smeets, Jan - Shirov, Alexei 1-0 25 C78 Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence
Round 2 (January 16, 2011)
Anand, Viswanathan - Kramnik, Vladimir ½-½ 23 E32 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Aronian, Levon - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 17 A89 Dutch Leningrad
Giri, Anish - Smeets, Jan ½-½ 38 D44 Anti-Meran Gambit
Ponomariov, Ruslan - L'Ami, Erwin ½-½ 21 E59 Nimzo Indian
Wang, Hao - Nepomniachtchi, Ian 0-1 80 E60 King's Indian without Nc3
Grischuk, Alexander - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime ½-½ 27 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo
Shirov, Alexei - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 28 C45 Scotch Game
Round 3 (January 17, 2011)
Nakamura, Hikaru - Shirov, Alexei 1-0 93 C78 Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence
Carlsen, Magnus - Giri, Anish 0-1 22 D71 Gruenfeld 3.g3
Kramnik, Vladimir - Wang, Hao ½-½ 46 E25 Nimzo Indian Saemisch
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Aronian, Levon ½-½ 21 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Nepomniachtchi, Ian - Grischuk, Alexander ½-½ 23 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
L'Ami, Erwin - Anand, Viswanathan ½-½ 31 E11 Bogo Indian Defence
Smeets, Jan - Ponomariov, Ruslan 0-1 40 C18 French Winawer
Round 4 (January 18, 2011)
Anand, Viswanathan - Wang, Hao 1-0 33 E25 Nimzo Indian Saemisch
Aronian, Levon - Nepomniachtchi, Ian 1-0 26 D83 Gruenfeld 4.Bf4
Giri, Anish - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 69 E00 Catalan
Ponomariov, Ruslan - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 32 A15 English counter King's Fianchetto
Grischuk, Alexander - Kramnik, Vladimir ½-½ 34 A09 Reti Opening
L'Ami, Erwin - Smeets, Jan ½-½ 27 D11 Slav Defence
Shirov, Alexei - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 0-1 32 D86 Gruenfeld Simagin
Round 5 (January 20, 2011)
Nakamura, Hikaru - Ponomariov, Ruslan ½-½ 43 E21 Nimzo Indian 4.Nf3
Carlsen, Magnus - L'Ami, Erwin 1-0 94 C77 Ruy Lopez Anderssen
Kramnik, Vladimir - Aronian, Levon ½-½ 26 D10 Slav Defence
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Giri, Anish ½-½ 39 C42 Petroff's Defence
Nepomniachtchi, Ian - Shirov, Alexei ½-½ 79 C78 Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence
Wang, Hao - Grischuk, Alexander 1-0 36 E63 King's Indian 6...Nc6
Smeets, Jan - Anand, Viswanathan 0-1 65 C95 Ruy Lopez Breyer
Round 6 (January 21, 2011)
Anand, Viswanathan - Grischuk, Alexander ½-½ 23 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Aronian, Levon - Wang, Hao ½-½ 51 D19 Slav Defence
Giri, Anish - Nepomniachtchi, Ian 0-1 38 D85 Gruenfeld Defence
Ponomariov, Ruslan - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime ½-½ 22 A15 English counter King's Fianchetto
L'Ami, Erwin - Nakamura, Hikaru 0-1 43 E32 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Smeets, Jan - Carlsen, Magnus 0-1 33 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Shirov, Alexei - Kramnik, Vladimir 0-1 43 C45 Scotch Game
Round 7 (January 22, 2011)
Nakamura, Hikaru - Smeets, Jan 1-0 61 D44 Anti-Meran Gambit
Carlsen, Magnus - Anand, Viswanathan ½-½ 18 B91 Sicilian Najdorf with 6.g3
Kramnik, Vladimir - Giri, Anish 1-0 59 D85 Gruenfeld Defence
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - L'Ami, Erwin ½-½ 24 A19 English Opening
Nepomniachtchi, Ian - Ponomariov, Ruslan ½-½ 22 C11 French Defence
Wang, Hao - Shirov, Alexei ½-½ 62 D11 Slav Defence
Grischuk, Alexander - Aronian, Levon 0-1 49 C85 Ruy Lopez Steenwijker Defence
Round 8 (January 23, 2011)
Anand, Viswanathan - Aronian, Levon ½-½ 34 C89 Ruy Lopez Marshall
Carlsen, Magnus - Nakamura, Hikaru 1-0 37 B92 Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Be2
Giri, Anish - Wang, Hao 1-0 42 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Ponomariov, Ruslan - Kramnik, Vladimir ½-½ 19 D38 QGD Ragozin
L'Ami, Erwin - Nepomniachtchi, Ian ½-½ 61 D76 Gruenfeld 3.g3
Smeets, Jan - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 0-1 60 B06 Modern Defence
Shirov, Alexei - Grischuk, Alexander 1-0 74 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Round 9 (January 25, 2011)
Nakamura, Hikaru - Anand, Viswanathan ½-½ 41 E21 Nimzo Indian 4.Nf3
Aronian, Levon - Shirov, Alexei 1-0 53 D52 Queens Gambit Cambridge Springs
Kramnik, Vladimir - L'Ami, Erwin 1-0 23 A15 English counter King's Fianchetto
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 42 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Nepomniachtchi, Ian - Smeets, Jan 0-1 66 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Wang, Hao - Ponomariov, Ruslan 1-0 40 B19 Caro Kann
Grischuk, Alexander - Giri, Anish ½-½ 48 E60 King's Indian without Nc3
Round 10 (January 26, 2011)
Nakamura, Hikaru - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 1-0 33 D86 Gruenfeld Simagin
Anand, Viswanathan - Shirov, Alexei 1-0 26 D52 Queens Gambit Cambridge Springs
Carlsen, Magnus - Nepomniachtchi, Ian 0-1 66 B92 Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Be2
Giri, Anish - Aronian, Levon ½-½ 26 D17 Slav Defence
Ponomariov, Ruslan - Grischuk, Alexander 1-0 43 E81 King's Indian Saemisch
L'Ami, Erwin - Wang, Hao 0-1 53 E15 Queens Indian
Smeets, Jan - Kramnik, Vladimir ½-½ 21 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Round 11 (January 28, 2011)
Aronian, Levon - Ponomariov, Ruslan ½-½ 64 E00 Catalan
Kramnik, Vladimir - Carlsen, Magnus 0-1 80 E00 Catalan
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Anand, Viswanathan ½-½ 34 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Nepomniachtchi, Ian - Nakamura, Hikaru 0-1 44 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Wang, Hao - Smeets, Jan ½-½ 108 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
Grischuk, Alexander - L'Ami, Erwin ½-½ 24 E48 Nimzo Indian
Shirov, Alexei - Giri, Anish ½-½ 30 C42 Petroff's Defence
Round 12 (January 29, 2011)
Nakamura, Hikaru - Kramnik, Vladimir ½-½ 20 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Anand, Viswanathan - Giri, Anish ½-½ 50 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
Carlsen, Magnus - Wang, Hao 1-0 29 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Nepomniachtchi, Ian 1-0 36 D94 Gruenfeld Closed
Ponomariov, Ruslan - Shirov, Alexei ½-½ 71 D16 Slav Lasker/Smyslov
L'Ami, Erwin - Aronian, Levon ½-½ 46 A56 Old Indian Defence
Smeets, Jan - Grischuk, Alexander 0-1 47 C70 Ruy Lopez
Round 13 (January 30, 2011)
Aronian, Levon - Smeets, Jan ½-½ 61 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
Kramnik, Vladimir - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime ½-½ 23 D85 Gruenfeld Defence
Giri, Anish - Ponomariov, Ruslan ½-½ 32 E00 Catalan
Nepomniachtchi, Ian - Anand, Viswanathan ½-½ 38 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Wang, Hao - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 22 E60 King's Indian without Nc3
Grischuk, Alexander - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 19 D02 Queen's Pawn Game
Shirov, Alexei - L'Ami, Erwin ½-½ 35 C80 Ruy Lopez Open

B-Group (14 players 13 Rds SRR Indiv TC: 100:50:15+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: GpB

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73rd Tata Steel GMB Wijk aan Zee (NED), 14-30 i 2011 cat. XVII (2659)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
1. McShane, Luke J g ENG 2664 * ½ 0 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 2768
2. Navara, David g CZE 2708 ½ * 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 2765
3. Efimenko, Zahar g UKR 2701 1 1 * ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 8 2742
4. Le, Quang Liem g VIE 2664 1 ½ ½ * ½ 1 ½ 0 0 1 ½ 0 1 1 2715
5. So, Wesley g PHI 2673 0 1 ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 ½ ½ 2714
6. Sargissian, Gabriel g ARM 2667 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ * ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 2715
7. Tkachiev, Vladislav g FRA 2636 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ * ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 7 2689
8. Wojtaszek, Radoslaw g POL 2726 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ * 1 1 0 ½ ½ 1 2653
9. Li, Chao b g CHN 2649 0 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 0 * 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 6 2630
10. Fressinet, Laurent g FRA 2707 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 * 1 0 1 ½ 6 2626
11. Ganguly, Surya Shekhar g IND 2651 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 1 ½ 0 * 1 1 1 2602
12. Spoelman, Wouter g NED 2547 0 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 0 * 0 1 5 2580
13. Hammer, Jon Ludvig g NOR 2647 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 1 * ½ 4 2518
14. Nijboer, Friso g NED 2584 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ * 2489
Round 1 (January 15, 2011)
McShane, Luke J - Spoelman, Wouter 1-0 69 B51 Sicilian Rossolimo
Le, Quang Liem - So, Wesley ½-½ 36 E06 Catalan
Sargissian, Gabriel - Ganguly, Surya Shekhar 1-0 38 D20 QGA
Tkachiev, Vladislav - Fressinet, Laurent ½-½ 33 A09 Reti Opening
Wojtaszek, Radoslaw - Navara, David 0-1 58 D90 Gruenfeld Flohr
Hammer, Jon Ludvig - Efimenko, Zahar 0-1 78 D38 QGD Ragozin
Nijboer, Friso - Li, Chao b ½-½ 33 C42 Petroff's Defence
Round 2 (January 16, 2011)
Navara, David - Le, Quang Liem ½-½ 58 D11 Slav Defence
So, Wesley - Sargissian, Gabriel ½-½ 26 C45 Scotch Game
Tkachiev, Vladislav - Nijboer, Friso ½-½ 35 E60 King's Indian without Nc3
Li, Chao b - McShane, Luke J 0-1 55 E71 King's Indian 5.h3
Fressinet, Laurent - Efimenko, Zahar ½-½ 30 C51 Evans Gambit
Ganguly, Surya Shekhar - Hammer, Jon Ludvig 1-0 67 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Spoelman, Wouter - Wojtaszek, Radoslaw ½-½ 34 E32 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Round 3 (January 17, 2011)
McShane, Luke J - Tkachiev, Vladislav 1-0 56 C78 Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence
Efimenko, Zahar - Ganguly, Surya Shekhar ½-½ 99 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Le, Quang Liem - Spoelman, Wouter 0-1 73 D16 Slav Lasker/Smyslov
Sargissian, Gabriel - Navara, David ½-½ 27 D85 Gruenfeld Defence
Wojtaszek, Radoslaw - Li, Chao b 1-0 33 D72 Gruenfeld 3.g3
Hammer, Jon Ludvig - So, Wesley ½-½ 63 D56 Queens Gambit Lasker's Defence
Nijboer, Friso - Fressinet, Laurent ½-½ 32 C91 Ruy Lopez
Round 4 (January 18, 2011)
Navara, David - Hammer, Jon Ludvig ½-½ 32 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
So, Wesley - Efimenko, Zahar ½-½ 46 E00 Catalan
Tkachiev, Vladislav - Wojtaszek, Radoslaw ½-½ 32 A13 Reti Opening
Li, Chao b - Le, Quang Liem 1-0 78 E32 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Fressinet, Laurent - Ganguly, Surya Shekhar 1-0 36 E97 King's Indian Classical
Spoelman, Wouter - Sargissian, Gabriel ½-½ 66 D31 Semi-Slav Defence
Nijboer, Friso - McShane, Luke J ½-½ 20 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Round 5 (January 20, 2011)
McShane, Luke J - Fressinet, Laurent ½-½ 37 A07 Barcza System
Efimenko, Zahar - Navara, David 1-0 35 B84 Sicilian Scheveningen
Le, Quang Liem - Tkachiev, Vladislav ½-½ 35 D55 Queens Gambit Old Lasker Variation
Sargissian, Gabriel - Li, Chao b ½-½ 42 D85 Gruenfeld Defence
Wojtaszek, Radoslaw - Nijboer, Friso 1-0 44 E97 King's Indian Classical
Ganguly, Surya Shekhar - So, Wesley 0-1 30 C11 French Defence
Hammer, Jon Ludvig - Spoelman, Wouter 1-0 36 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Round 6 (January 21, 2011)
McShane, Luke J - Wojtaszek, Radoslaw 1-0 38 B23 Sicilian Closed
Navara, David - Ganguly, Surya Shekhar 1-0 35 C78 Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence
Tkachiev, Vladislav - Sargissian, Gabriel ½-½ 45 E48 Nimzo Indian
Li, Chao b - Hammer, Jon Ludvig 1-0 35 D17 Slav Defence
Fressinet, Laurent - So, Wesley 0-1 42 A15 English counter King's Fianchetto
Spoelman, Wouter - Efimenko, Zahar 0-1 37 E20 Nimzo Indian
Nijboer, Friso - Le, Quang Liem 0-1 29 B84 Sicilian Scheveningen
Round 7 (January 22, 2011)
Efimenko, Zahar - Li, Chao b ½-½ 30 C42 Petroff's Defence
Le, Quang Liem - McShane, Luke J 1-0 46 E94 King's Indian Classical
So, Wesley - Navara, David 1-0 34 E60 King's Indian without Nc3
Sargissian, Gabriel - Nijboer, Friso 1-0 70 E98 King's Indian Classical
Wojtaszek, Radoslaw - Fressinet, Laurent 1-0 45 D31 Semi-Slav Defence
Ganguly, Surya Shekhar - Spoelman, Wouter 1-0 26 B94 Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Bg5
Hammer, Jon Ludvig - Tkachiev, Vladislav 0-1 38 D30 Queen's Gambit (without Nc3)
Round 8 (January 23, 2011)
McShane, Luke J - Sargissian, Gabriel ½-½ 39 A07 Barcza System
Tkachiev, Vladislav - Efimenko, Zahar 1-0 70 A13 Reti Opening
Wojtaszek, Radoslaw - Le, Quang Liem 1-0 61 D10 Slav Defence
Li, Chao b - Ganguly, Surya Shekhar ½-½ 44 A29 English Four Knights
Fressinet, Laurent - Navara, David ½-½ 33 D85 Gruenfeld Defence
Spoelman, Wouter - So, Wesley 0-1 34 E44 Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Nijboer, Friso - Hammer, Jon Ludvig ½-½ 60 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Round 9 (January 25, 2011)
Navara, David - Spoelman, Wouter 1-0 38 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Efimenko, Zahar - Nijboer, Friso ½-½ 53 B06 Modern Defence
Le, Quang Liem - Fressinet, Laurent 1-0 42 A33 English Symmetrical
So, Wesley - Li, Chao b 0-1 34 D72 Gruenfeld 3.g3
Sargissian, Gabriel - Wojtaszek, Radoslaw 1-0 50 E10 Blumenfeld Counter Gambit
Ganguly, Surya Shekhar - Tkachiev, Vladislav 0-1 64 C70 Ruy Lopez
Hammer, Jon Ludvig - McShane, Luke J ½-½ 73 E62 King's Indian 6...Nc6
Round 10 (January 26, 2011)
McShane, Luke J - Efimenko, Zahar 0-1 48 A25 English Sicilian Attack
Le, Quang Liem - Sargissian, Gabriel 1-0 62 A22 English Opening
Tkachiev, Vladislav - So, Wesley ½-½ 19 D10 Slav Defence
Wojtaszek, Radoslaw - Hammer, Jon Ludvig ½-½ 45 E55 Nimzo Indian
Li, Chao b - Navara, David 0-1 54 A15 English counter King's Fianchetto
Fressinet, Laurent - Spoelman, Wouter 0-1 39 D16 Slav Lasker/Smyslov
Nijboer, Friso - Ganguly, Surya Shekhar 0-1 51 C78 Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence
Round 11 (January 28, 2011)
Navara, David - Tkachiev, Vladislav 1-0 35 C78 Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence
Efimenko, Zahar - Wojtaszek, Radoslaw ½-½ 27 B17 Caro Kann
So, Wesley - Nijboer, Friso ½-½ 80 E84 King's Indian Saemisch
Sargissian, Gabriel - Fressinet, Laurent ½-½ 45 D30 Queen's Gambit (without Nc3)
Ganguly, Surya Shekhar - McShane, Luke J 0-1 57 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Spoelman, Wouter - Li, Chao b 1-0 36 D85 Gruenfeld Defence
Hammer, Jon Ludvig - Le, Quang Liem 0-1 39 A15 English counter King's Fianchetto
Round 12 (January 29, 2011)
McShane, Luke J - So, Wesley 1-0 40 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Le, Quang Liem - Efimenko, Zahar ½-½ 68 A29 English Four Knights
Sargissian, Gabriel - Hammer, Jon Ludvig ½-½ 38 D19 Slav Defence
Tkachiev, Vladislav - Spoelman, Wouter 1-0 46 D11 Slav Defence
Wojtaszek, Radoslaw - Ganguly, Surya Shekhar 0-1 33 A20 English Opening
Fressinet, Laurent - Li, Chao b 1-0 57 C42 Petroff's Defence
Nijboer, Friso - Navara, David 0-1 29 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Round 13 (January 30, 2011)
Navara, David - McShane, Luke J ½-½ 57 E62 King's Indian 6...Nc6
Efimenko, Zahar - Sargissian, Gabriel ½-½ 45 C84 Ruy Lopez Centre Attack
So, Wesley - Wojtaszek, Radoslaw ½-½ 24 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Li, Chao b - Tkachiev, Vladislav 1-0 45 D20 QGA
Ganguly, Surya Shekhar - Le, Quang Liem ½-½ 20 C11 French Defence
Spoelman, Wouter - Nijboer, Friso 1-0 50 E70 King's Indian Fianchetto
Hammer, Jon Ludvig - Fressinet, Laurent 0-1 51 E91 King's Indian Classical

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73rd Tata Steel GMC Wijk aan Zee (NED), 14-30 i 2011 cat. XI (2507)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
1. Vocaturo, Daniele g ITA 2570 * ½ 1 0 0 1 1 ½ 0 1 1 1 1 1 9 2643
2. Nyzhnyk, Illya g UKR 2530 ½ * ½ 0 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 2615
3. Lahno, Kateryna g UKR 2518 0 ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 0 ½ 1 1 8 2593
4. Ivanisevic, Ivan g SRB 2630 1 1 ½ * ½ 0 ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 2554
5. Swiercz, Dariusz g POL 2540 1 1 ½ ½ * 0 ½ 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 2561
6. Bluvshtein, Mark g CAN 2590 0 ½ ½ 1 1 * 0 0 1 1 ½ 1 0 1 2557
7. Kazhgaleyev, Murtas g KAZ 2637 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 * 0 1 0 1 1 ½ 1 7 2526
8. Bok, Benjamin m NED 2453 ½ 0 0 0 1 1 1 * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 2511
9. Tania, Sachdev m IND 2391 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 ½ * 0 1 ½ ½ 1 2516
10. Siebrecht, Sebastian g GER 2439 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 ½ 1 * 1 1 ½ 0 2455
11. Van Der Werf, Mark m NED 2439 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 * 0 1 0 5 2425
12. Van Kampen, Robin m NED 2443 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 * ½ 1 2402
13. Pruijssers, Roeland m NED 2484 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ * ½ 4 2368
14. De Jong, Jan-Willem m NED 2437 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 ½ * 4 2371
Round 1 (January 15, 2011)
Nyzhnyk, Illya - Kazhgaleyev, Murtas 1-0 43 E94 King's Indian Classical
Lahno, Kateryna - Bluvshtein, Mark ½-½ 44 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Ivanisevic, Ivan - Tania, Sachdev 0-1 30 C25 Vienna Game
Swiercz, Dariusz - De Jong, Jan-Willem 1-0 33 C80 Ruy Lopez Open
Siebrecht, Sebastian - Pruijssers, Roeland ½-½ 71 E73 King's Indian Averbakh
Van Der Werf, Mark - Bok, Benjamin ½-½ 72 A29 English Four Knights
Van Kampen, Robin - Vocaturo, Daniele 0-1 83 C93 Ruy Lopez Smyslov
Round 2 (January 16, 2011)
Bluvshtein, Mark - Swiercz, Dariusz 1-0 45 E46 Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Kazhgaleyev, Murtas - Van Kampen, Robin 1-0 54 D10 Slav Defence
Bok, Benjamin - Vocaturo, Daniele ½-½ 44 C80 Ruy Lopez Open
Tania, Sachdev - Lahno, Kateryna 0-1 48 D80 Gruenfeld 4.Bg5
Van Der Werf, Mark - Siebrecht, Sebastian 0-1 42 A20 English Opening
Pruijssers, Roeland - Ivanisevic, Ivan ½-½ 51 C41 Philidor's Defence
De Jong, Jan-Willem - Nyzhnyk, Illya ½-½ 67 E62 King's Indian 6...Nc6
Round 3 (January 17, 2011)
Vocaturo, Daniele - Kazhgaleyev, Murtas 1-0 62 C41 Philidor's Defence
Nyzhnyk, Illya - Bluvshtein, Mark ½-½ 25 E10 Blumenfeld Counter Gambit
Lahno, Kateryna - Pruijssers, Roeland 1-0 41 C63 Ruy Lopez Schliemann
Ivanisevic, Ivan - Van Der Werf, Mark ½-½ 66 E32 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Swiercz, Dariusz - Tania, Sachdev 0-1 72 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Siebrecht, Sebastian - Bok, Benjamin ½-½ 100 A15 English counter King's Fianchetto
Van Kampen, Robin - De Jong, Jan-Willem 1-0 43 C91 Ruy Lopez
Round 4 (January 18, 2011)
Bluvshtein, Mark - Van Kampen, Robin 1-0 36 D10 Slav Defence
Bok, Benjamin - Kazhgaleyev, Murtas 1-0 62 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Tania, Sachdev - Nyzhnyk, Illya 0-1 23 E80 King's Indian Saemisch
Siebrecht, Sebastian - Ivanisevic, Ivan ½-½ 45 A20 English Opening
Van Der Werf, Mark - Lahno, Kateryna 1-0 47 A16 English Opening
Pruijssers, Roeland - Swiercz, Dariusz 0-1 55 B18 Caro Kann
De Jong, Jan-Willem - Vocaturo, Daniele 0-1 30 A05 Various
Round 5 (January 20, 2011)
Vocaturo, Daniele - Bluvshtein, Mark 1-0 73 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Nyzhnyk, Illya - Pruijssers, Roeland 1-0 30 E67 King's Indian Fianchetto
Lahno, Kateryna - Siebrecht, Sebastian 1-0 43 C41 Philidor's Defence
Ivanisevic, Ivan - Bok, Benjamin 1-0 45 A15 English counter King's Fianchetto
Swiercz, Dariusz - Van Der Werf, Mark 0-1 37 E41 Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Kazhgaleyev, Murtas - De Jong, Jan-Willem 1-0 61 D80 Gruenfeld 4.Bg5
Van Kampen, Robin - Tania, Sachdev ½-½ 26 C10 French Rubinstein
Round 6 (January 21, 2011)
Ivanisevic, Ivan - Lahno, Kateryna ½-½ 41 D86 Gruenfeld Simagin
Bluvshtein, Mark - Kazhgaleyev, Murtas 0-1 59 D10 Slav Defence
Bok, Benjamin - De Jong, Jan-Willem 0-1 40 C77 Ruy Lopez Anderssen
Tania, Sachdev - Vocaturo, Daniele 1-0 51 A56 Old Indian Defence
Siebrecht, Sebastian - Swiercz, Dariusz 0-1 52 A15 English counter King's Fianchetto
Van Der Werf, Mark - Nyzhnyk, Illya ½-½ 40 A15 English counter King's Fianchetto
Pruijssers, Roeland - Van Kampen, Robin ½-½ 58 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Round 7 (January 22, 2011)
Vocaturo, Daniele - Pruijssers, Roeland 1-0 29 C53 Giuoco Piano
Nyzhnyk, Illya - Siebrecht, Sebastian 1-0 34 A57 Volga Gambit
Lahno, Kateryna - Bok, Benjamin 1-0 58 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Swiercz, Dariusz - Ivanisevic, Ivan ½-½ 68 C60 Ruy Lopez
Kazhgaleyev, Murtas - Tania, Sachdev 1-0 61 D31 Semi-Slav Defence
Van Kampen, Robin - Van Der Werf, Mark 1-0 47 C91 Ruy Lopez
De Jong, Jan-Willem - Bluvshtein, Mark 0-1 50 E32 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Round 8 (January 23, 2011)
Lahno, Kateryna - Swiercz, Dariusz ½-½ 32 D31 Semi-Slav Defence
Ivanisevic, Ivan - Nyzhnyk, Illya 1-0 57 E00 Catalan
Bok, Benjamin - Bluvshtein, Mark 1-0 34 B07 Pirc Defence
Tania, Sachdev - De Jong, Jan-Willem 1-0 46 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Siebrecht, Sebastian - Van Kampen, Robin 1-0 32 E71 King's Indian 5.h3
Van Der Werf, Mark - Vocaturo, Daniele 0-1 40 A14 Reti Opening
Pruijssers, Roeland - Kazhgaleyev, Murtas ½-½ 52 C51 Evans Gambit
Round 9 (January 25, 2011)
Vocaturo, Daniele - Siebrecht, Sebastian 1-0 37 B43 Sicilian Paulsen
Nyzhnyk, Illya - Lahno, Kateryna ½-½ 45 E60 King's Indian without Nc3
Swiercz, Dariusz - Bok, Benjamin 0-1 46 D80 Gruenfeld 4.Bg5
Bluvshtein, Mark - Tania, Sachdev 1-0 29 C00 French Defence
Kazhgaleyev, Murtas - Van Der Werf, Mark 1-0 33 E10 Blumenfeld Counter Gambit
Van Kampen, Robin - Ivanisevic, Ivan ½-½ 71 C88 Ruy Lopez Closed
De Jong, Jan-Willem - Pruijssers, Roeland ½-½ 44 C41 Philidor's Defence
Round 10 (January 26, 2011)
Lahno, Kateryna - Van Kampen, Robin ½-½ 28 B22 Sicilian Alapin
Ivanisevic, Ivan - Vocaturo, Daniele 1-0 37 E32 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Swiercz, Dariusz - Nyzhnyk, Illya 1-0 47 B94 Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Bg5
Bok, Benjamin - Tania, Sachdev ½-½ 70 C78 Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence
Siebrecht, Sebastian - Kazhgaleyev, Murtas 1-0 51 E70 King's Indian Fianchetto
Van Der Werf, Mark - De Jong, Jan-Willem 0-1 63 D48 Queens Gambit Meran
Pruijssers, Roeland - Bluvshtein, Mark 1-0 53 B66 Sicilian Rauzer
Round 11 (January 28, 2011)
Vocaturo, Daniele - Lahno, Kateryna 1-0 69 B07 Pirc Defence
Nyzhnyk, Illya - Bok, Benjamin 1-0 68 E60 King's Indian without Nc3
Bluvshtein, Mark - Van Der Werf, Mark ½-½ 104 E42 Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Kazhgaleyev, Murtas - Ivanisevic, Ivan ½-½ 61 E71 King's Indian 5.h3
Tania, Sachdev - Pruijssers, Roeland ½-½ 34 E70 King's Indian Fianchetto
Van Kampen, Robin - Swiercz, Dariusz 0-1 49 C11 French Defence
De Jong, Jan-Willem - Siebrecht, Sebastian 1-0 30 D46 Semi-Slav Defence
Round 12 (January 29, 2011)
Nyzhnyk, Illya - Van Kampen, Robin 1-0 58 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
Lahno, Kateryna - Kazhgaleyev, Murtas ½-½ 35 E97 King's Indian Classical
Ivanisevic, Ivan - De Jong, Jan-Willem 1-0 67 D97 Gruenfeld Russian
Swiercz, Dariusz - Vocaturo, Daniele 1-0 43 C80 Ruy Lopez Open
Bok, Benjamin - Pruijssers, Roeland 1-0 35 C78 Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence
Siebrecht, Sebastian - Bluvshtein, Mark 0-1 34 A61 Benoni
Van Der Werf, Mark - Tania, Sachdev 0-1 43 A07 Barcza System
Round 13 (January 30, 2011)
Vocaturo, Daniele - Nyzhnyk, Illya ½-½ 39 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Bluvshtein, Mark - Ivanisevic, Ivan 1-0 47 A32 English Symmetrical
Kazhgaleyev, Murtas - Swiercz, Dariusz ½-½ 81 D38 QGD Ragozin
Tania, Sachdev - Siebrecht, Sebastian 0-1 36 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
Van Kampen, Robin - Bok, Benjamin ½-½ 50 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Pruijssers, Roeland - Van Der Werf, Mark 0-1 51 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
De Jong, Jan-Willem - Lahno, Kateryna 0-1 75 D93 Gruenfeld 5.Bf4

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