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74th Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2012 (Games and Results)

74th Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2012

The Opening Ceremony took place in the Chess Pavilion in Wijk aan Zee. © Frits Agterdenbos.

The Opening Ceremony took place in the Chess Pavilion in Wijk aan Zee. © Frits Agterdenbos. | http://www.chessvista.com

The 74th Tata Steel Chess Tournament took place Saturday 14th January - Sunday 29th January 2012. Levon Aronian took clear first place with 9/13 a point clear of Magnus Carlsen, Teimour Radjabov and Fabiano Caruana. This page holds stories games and results and other information about the tournament.

Levon Aronian secures 74th Tata Steel victory (13)

Levon Aronian decided that discretion was the better part of valour and took a very quick draw with white against Teimour Radjabov which secured victory in the 74th Tata Steel tournament for the "best result so far" in his career. Magnus Carlsen finished level with Radjabov after drawing an interesting game with Loek van Wely. They were joined by Fabiano Caruana who beat Boris Gelfand in a very drawish queen ending. Gata Kamsky was the only other winner piling further misery on Veselin Topalov who again misplayed a decent position. Tournament director Jeroen van den Berg confirmed that the 75th event will go ahead at the same time of year in 2013. The field of experience and ambitious youngsters produced exciting chess but Aronian with 7 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses was the dominant figure and clearly a deserved winner. Top seed Magnus Carlsen admitted that his play after round 7 "was a total mess". This will be the only elite chess tournament in the first half of the year unless there are surprise new events. It will be interesting to see what the players do with the time. A-Group Leading Final standings: 1st Aronian 9pts, 2nd-4th Carlsen, Radjabov, Caruana 8pts 5th-6th Ivanchuk, Nakamura 7.5pts. Pentala Harikrishna won the B-Group and Maxim Turov the C-Group both qualify for a group higher next year.

74th Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2012 (13)

Levon Aronian had done the hard work and took a quick draw against Teimour Rajdabov in the final round. Photo © Frits Agterdenbos.

Levon Aronian had done the hard work and took a quick draw against Teimour Rajdabov in the final round. Photo © Frits Agterdenbos. | http://www.chessvista.com

74th Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee 2012 (Wijk aan Zee NED)
Sat 14th Jan 2012 - Sun 29th Jan 2012 - Official Site - Live

74th Tata Steel GpA (14 players 13 Rds SRR Indiv TC:100:50:15+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: GpA

74th Tata Steel GpB (14 players 13 Rds SRR Indiv TC:100:50:15+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: GpB

74th Tata Steel GpC (14 players 13 Rds SRR Indiv TC:100:50:15+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: GpC

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74th Tata Steel GMA Wijk aan Zee (NED), 14-29 i 2012 cat. XXI (2755)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
1. Aronian, Levon g ARM 2805 * 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 0 1 9 2891
2. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2835 1 * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ 8 2835
3. Radjabov, Teimour g AZE 2773 ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 8 2840
4. Caruana, Fabiano g ITA 2736 0 ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 8 2842
5. Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2766 ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 2810
6. Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2759 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 2811
7. Kamsky, Gata g USA 2732 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 0 7 2785
8. Karjakin, Sergey g RUS 2769 0 1 0 0 ½ ½ 0 * 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 2753
9. Van Wely, Loek g NED 2692 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 2702
10. Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2739 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 ½ 1 ½ * ½ ½ ½ 0 5 2668
11. Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2770 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 5 2666
12. Gashimov, Vugar g AZE 2761 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ 1 5 2667
13. Navara, David g CZE 2712 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ 2647
14. Giri, Anish g NED 2714 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 1 0 0 ½ * 2647
Round 1 (January 14, 2012)
Carlsen, Magnus - Gashimov, Vugar 1-0 67 A30 English Symmetrical
Radjabov, Teimour - Caruana, Fabiano ½-½ 27 D85 Gruenfeld Defence
Nakamura, Hikaru - Ivanchuk, Vassily ½-½ 21 D31 Semi-Slav Defence
Kamsky, Gata - Van Wely, Loek ½-½ 41 D78 Gruenfeld 3.g3
Karjakin, Sergey - Aronian, Levon 0-1 42 C84 Ruy Lopez Centre Attack
Gelfand, Boris - Giri, Anish 0-1 70 D02 Queen's Pawn Game
Navara, David - Topalov, Veselin ½-½ 31 A20 English Opening
Round 2 (January 15, 2012)
Aronian, Levon - Nakamura, Hikaru 1-0 59 A88 Dutch Leningrad
Caruana, Fabiano - Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 65 E46 Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 57 D56 Queens Gambit Lasker's Defence
Topalov, Veselin - Van Wely, Loek ½-½ 58 E81 King's Indian Saemisch
Gashimov, Vugar - Kamsky, Gata ½-½ 41 C88 Ruy Lopez Closed
Navara, David - Gelfand, Boris ½-½ 30 C42 Petroff's Defence
Giri, Anish - Radjabov, Teimour ½-½ 24 E81 King's Indian Saemisch
Round 3 (January 16, 2012)
Carlsen, Magnus - Aronian, Levon 1-0 68 D31 Semi-Slav Defence
Radjabov, Teimour - Navara, David 1-0 32 D73 Gruenfeld 3.g3
Nakamura, Hikaru - Caruana, Fabiano ½-½ 42 D86 Gruenfeld Simagin
Kamsky, Gata - Ivanchuk, Vassily ½-½ 30 D11 Slav Defence
Karjakin, Sergey - Giri, Anish 1-0 37 C07 French Tarrasch
Van Wely, Loek - Gashimov, Vugar ½-½ 23 A33 English Symmetrical
Gelfand, Boris - Topalov, Veselin ½-½ 35 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Round 4 (January 17, 2012)
Aronian, Levon - Kamsky, Gata 1-0 58 A15 English counter King's Fianchetto
Caruana, Fabiano - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 34 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Van Wely, Loek ½-½ 36 E04 Catalan
Gelfand, Boris - Radjabov, Teimour ½-½ 30 E92 King's Indian Classical
Topalov, Veselin - Gashimov, Vugar ½-½ 55 D16 Slav Lasker/Smyslov
Navara, David - Karjakin, Sergey 0-1 60 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Giri, Anish - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 18 B77 Sicilian Modern Dragon
Round 5 (January 19, 2012)
Carlsen, Magnus - Giri, Anish ½-½ 64 A15 English counter King's Fianchetto
Radjabov, Teimour - Topalov, Veselin ½-½ 28 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Nakamura, Hikaru - Navara, David 1-0 34 A22 English Opening
Kamsky, Gata - Caruana, Fabiano ½-½ 84 C78 Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence
Karjakin, Sergey - Gelfand, Boris 0-1 44 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Van Wely, Loek - Aronian, Levon ½-½ 31 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Gashimov, Vugar - Ivanchuk, Vassily 0-1 35 B07 Pirc Defence
Round 6 (January 20, 2012)
Aronian, Levon - Gashimov, Vugar 1-0 48 A61 Benoni
Radjabov, Teimour - Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 62 E15 Queens Indian
Caruana, Fabiano - Van Wely, Loek ½-½ 69 B01 Centre Counter
Gelfand, Boris - Nakamura, Hikaru 0-1 35 A88 Dutch Leningrad
Topalov, Veselin - Ivanchuk, Vassily ½-½ 59 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Navara, David - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 81 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Giri, Anish - Kamsky, Gata 1-0 86 A04 Dutch System
Round 7 (January 21, 2012)
Carlsen, Magnus - Gelfand, Boris 1-0 52 D12 Slav Defence
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Aronian, Levon ½-½ 30 E06 Catalan
Nakamura, Hikaru - Radjabov, Teimour ½-½ 28 B33 Sicilian Sveshnikov
Kamsky, Gata - Navara, David 1-0 47 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Karjakin, Sergey - Topalov, Veselin 1-0 99 B23 Sicilian Closed
Van Wely, Loek - Giri, Anish ½-½ 66 A45 Trompowsky
Gashimov, Vugar - Caruana, Fabiano ½-½ 50 C78 Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence
Round 8 (January 22, 2012)
Radjabov, Teimour - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 44 A07 Barcza System
Caruana, Fabiano - Ivanchuk, Vassily ½-½ 21 C11 French Defence
Karjakin, Sergey - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 31 A97 Dutch Defence
Gelfand, Boris - Kamsky, Gata ½-½ 44 D15 Slav Defence
Topalov, Veselin - Aronian, Levon ½-½ 28 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Navara, David - Van Wely, Loek ½-½ 62 B84 Sicilian Scheveningen
Giri, Anish - Gashimov, Vugar 0-1 38 B94 Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Bg5
Round 9 (January 24, 2012)
Aronian, Levon - Caruana, Fabiano 1-0 47 A04 Dutch System
Carlsen, Magnus - Karjakin, Sergey 0-1 60 A15 English counter King's Fianchetto
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Giri, Anish 1-0 57 D31 Semi-Slav Defence
Nakamura, Hikaru - Topalov, Veselin ½-½ 37 A23 English Opening
Kamsky, Gata - Radjabov, Teimour ½-½ 55 C77 Ruy Lopez Anderssen
Van Wely, Loek - Gelfand, Boris ½-½ 19 E21 Nimzo Indian 4.Nf3
Gashimov, Vugar - Navara, David ½-½ 40 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Round 10 (January 25, 2012)
Radjabov, Teimour - Van Wely, Loek ½-½ 40 A80 Dutch
Nakamura, Hikaru - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 21 D15 Slav Defence
Karjakin, Sergey - Kamsky, Gata 0-1 40 C84 Ruy Lopez Centre Attack
Gelfand, Boris - Gashimov, Vugar ½-½ 25 E15 Queens Indian
Topalov, Veselin - Caruana, Fabiano 0-1 39 B42 Sicilian Paulsen
Navara, David - Ivanchuk, Vassily 0-1 41 A70 Benoni
Giri, Anish - Aronian, Levon 0-1 43 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Round 11 (January 27, 2012)
Aronian, Levon - Navara, David 0-1 60 A15 English counter King's Fianchetto
Carlsen, Magnus - Topalov, Veselin 1-0 56 B51 Sicilian Rossolimo
Caruana, Fabiano - Giri, Anish 1-0 41 D11 Slav Defence
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Gelfand, Boris 0-1 42 E10 Blumenfeld Counter Gambit
Kamsky, Gata - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 44 B76 Sicilian Modern Dragon
Van Wely, Loek - Karjakin, Sergey 0-1 55 A28 English Four Knights
Gashimov, Vugar - Radjabov, Teimour 0-1 53 B45 Sicilian Classical
Round 12 (January 28, 2012)
Carlsen, Magnus - Kamsky, Gata ½-½ 59 C89 Ruy Lopez Marshall
Radjabov, Teimour - Ivanchuk, Vassily ½-½ 20 A57 Volga Gambit
Nakamura, Hikaru - Van Wely, Loek 1-0 55 B33 Sicilian Sveshnikov
Karjakin, Sergey - Gashimov, Vugar ½-½ 27 E15 Queens Indian
Gelfand, Boris - Aronian, Levon 0-1 53 D31 Semi-Slav Defence
Topalov, Veselin - Giri, Anish 1-0 47 C42 Petroff's Defence
Navara, David - Caruana, Fabiano ½-½ 64 C78 Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence
Round 13 (January 29, 2012)
Aronian, Levon - Radjabov, Teimour ½-½ 12 A15 English counter King's Fianchetto
Caruana, Fabiano - Gelfand, Boris 1-0 48 C42 Petroff's Defence
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Karjakin, Sergey ½-½ 22 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Kamsky, Gata - Topalov, Veselin 1-0 71 A46 Queen's Pawn Opening
Van Wely, Loek - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 41 A40 Unusual Replies to 1.d4
Gashimov, Vugar - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 11 B43 Sicilian Paulsen
Giri, Anish - Navara, David ½-½ 29 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin

74th Tata Steel GpB (14 players 13 Rds SRR Indiv TC: 100:50:15+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: GpB

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74th Tata Steel GMB Wijk aan Zee (NED), 14-29 i 2012 cat. XV (2603)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
1. Harikrishna, Pentala g IND 2665 * ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 0 1 1 ½ 1 9 2738
2. Motylev, Alexander g RUS 2677 ½ * ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ 2706
3. Bruzon Batista, Lazaro g CUB 2691 0 ½ * ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 2705
4. L'Ami, Erwin g NED 2596 ½ ½ ½ * 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 1 1 1 1 8 2690
5. Tiviakov, Sergei g NED 2677 ½ 0 ½ 0 * 1 ½ 1 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 8 2683
6. Reinderman, Dimitri g NED 2581 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 * 1 0 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 2661
7. Nyzhnyk, Illya g UKR 2568 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 * ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 2662
8. Potkin, Vladimir g RUS 2684 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 ½ * ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 2596
9. Timman, Jan H g NED 2571 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 1 ½ * 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 6 2576
10. Ernst, Sipke g NED 2606 1 0 0 1 1 0 ½ 1 0 * 0 0 0 ½ 5 2515
11. Lahno, Kateryna g UKR 2557 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 * ½ ½ ½ 2496
12. Vocaturo, Daniele g ITA 2545 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ * 1 ½ 2497
13. Cmilyte, Viktorija g LTU 2503 ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 * ½ 4 2469
14. Harika, Dronavalli g IND 2516 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * 2434
Round 1 (January 14, 2012)
Bruzon Batista, Lazaro - Harikrishna, Pentala 0-1 79 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
L'Ami, Erwin - Tiviakov, Sergei 1-0 57 E18 Queens Indian
Reinderman, Dimitri - Motylev, Alexander ½-½ 39 B14 Caro Kann Panov
Timman, Jan H - Potkin, Vladimir ½-½ 30 C07 French Tarrasch
Lahno, Kateryna - Ernst, Sipke 1-0 35 C97 Ruy Lopez
Cmilyte, Viktorija - Nyzhnyk, Illya 0-1 64 E62 King's Indian 6...Nc6
Harika, Dronavalli - Vocaturo, Daniele ½-½ 39 E33 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Round 2 (January 15, 2012)
Harikrishna, Pentala - Lahno, Kateryna 1-0 48 B84 Sicilian Scheveningen
Motylev, Alexander - Potkin, Vladimir ½-½ 61 B60 Sicilian Rauzer
Tiviakov, Sergei - Timman, Jan H 1-0 38 B18 Caro Kann
Reinderman, Dimitri - Bruzon Batista, Lazaro ½-½ 31 A15 English counter King's Fianchetto
Nyzhnyk, Illya - L'Ami, Erwin ½-½ 38 E60 King's Indian without Nc3
Ernst, Sipke - Harika, Dronavalli ½-½ 77 A45 Trompowsky
Vocaturo, Daniele - Cmilyte, Viktorija 1-0 61 B23 Sicilian Closed
Round 3 (January 16, 2012)
Bruzon Batista, Lazaro - Motylev, Alexander ½-½ 61 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
L'Ami, Erwin - Vocaturo, Daniele 1-0 51 A30 English Symmetrical
Potkin, Vladimir - Tiviakov, Sergei 0-1 45 E18 Queens Indian
Timman, Jan H - Nyzhnyk, Illya 1-0 97 B94 Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Bg5
Lahno, Kateryna - Reinderman, Dimitri ½-½ 40 A41 Modern Defence
Cmilyte, Viktorija - Ernst, Sipke 1-0 66 D10 Slav Defence
Harika, Dronavalli - Harikrishna, Pentala 0-1 33 A05 Various
Round 4 (January 17, 2012)
Harikrishna, Pentala - Cmilyte, Viktorija ½-½ 40 A62 Benoni
Motylev, Alexander - Tiviakov, Sergei 1-0 37 B01 Centre Counter
Bruzon Batista, Lazaro - Lahno, Kateryna ½-½ 49 B20 Sicilian Wing Gambit
Reinderman, Dimitri - Harika, Dronavalli ½-½ 55 A16 English Opening
Nyzhnyk, Illya - Potkin, Vladimir ½-½ 55 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
Ernst, Sipke - L'Ami, Erwin 1-0 50 A40 Unusual Replies to 1.d4
Vocaturo, Daniele - Timman, Jan H ½-½ 43 C11 French Defence
Round 5 (January 19, 2012)
L'Ami, Erwin - Harikrishna, Pentala ½-½ 35 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Tiviakov, Sergei - Nyzhnyk, Illya ½-½ 30 C07 French Tarrasch
Potkin, Vladimir - Vocaturo, Daniele ½-½ 90 D38 QGD Ragozin
Timman, Jan H - Ernst, Sipke 1-0 33 A11 Reti Opening
Lahno, Kateryna - Motylev, Alexander 0-1 57 B01 Centre Counter
Cmilyte, Viktorija - Reinderman, Dimitri ½-½ 60 A40 Unusual Replies to 1.d4
Harika, Dronavalli - Bruzon Batista, Lazaro 0-1 54 E81 King's Indian Saemisch
Round 6 (January 20, 2012)
Harikrishna, Pentala - Timman, Jan H 1-0 40 C02 French Advance
Motylev, Alexander - Nyzhnyk, Illya ½-½ 32 C11 French Defence
Bruzon Batista, Lazaro - Cmilyte, Viktorija 1-0 75 B77 Sicilian Modern Dragon
Reinderman, Dimitri - L'Ami, Erwin ½-½ 79 A11 Reti Opening
Ernst, Sipke - Potkin, Vladimir 1-0 57 D16 Slav Lasker/Smyslov
Lahno, Kateryna - Harika, Dronavalli ½-½ 66 D34 Tarrasch Defence, Main Line
Vocaturo, Daniele - Tiviakov, Sergei ½-½ 58 B01 Centre Counter
Round 7 (January 21, 2012)
L'Ami, Erwin - Bruzon Batista, Lazaro ½-½ 73 E92 King's Indian Classical
Tiviakov, Sergei - Ernst, Sipke 0-1 37 C55 Two Knights Defence
Nyzhnyk, Illya - Vocaturo, Daniele 1-0 34 A56 Old Indian Defence
Potkin, Vladimir - Harikrishna, Pentala ½-½ 66 E53 Nimzo Indian
Timman, Jan H - Reinderman, Dimitri 0-1 34 B33 Sicilian Sveshnikov
Cmilyte, Viktorija - Lahno, Kateryna ½-½ 58 D82 Gruenfeld 4.Bf4
Harika, Dronavalli - Motylev, Alexander ½-½ 37 A10 Dutch, QI and KID Systems
Round 8 (January 22, 2012)
Harikrishna, Pentala - Tiviakov, Sergei ½-½ 61 A00 Irregular Openings
Motylev, Alexander - Vocaturo, Daniele 1-0 35 C84 Ruy Lopez Centre Attack
Bruzon Batista, Lazaro - Timman, Jan H 1-0 32 B42 Sicilian Paulsen
Reinderman, Dimitri - Potkin, Vladimir 0-1 46 A13 Reti Opening
Ernst, Sipke - Nyzhnyk, Illya ½-½ 28 E92 King's Indian Classical
Lahno, Kateryna - L'Ami, Erwin 0-1 35 C02 French Advance
Harika, Dronavalli - Cmilyte, Viktorija ½-½ 22 A37 English Symmetrical
Round 9 (January 24, 2012)
L'Ami, Erwin - Harika, Dronavalli 1-0 26 D87 Gruenfeld Botvinnik
Tiviakov, Sergei - Reinderman, Dimitri 1-0 30 C06 French Tarrasch
Nyzhnyk, Illya - Harikrishna, Pentala 0-1 28 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Potkin, Vladimir - Bruzon Batista, Lazaro 0-1 31 E11 Bogo Indian Defence
Timman, Jan H - Lahno, Kateryna ½-½ 49 D82 Gruenfeld 4.Bf4
Vocaturo, Daniele - Ernst, Sipke 1-0 28 C50 Giuoco Piano
Cmilyte, Viktorija - Motylev, Alexander ½-½ 30 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
Round 10 (January 25, 2012)
Harikrishna, Pentala - Vocaturo, Daniele 1-0 27 E06 Catalan
Motylev, Alexander - Ernst, Sipke 1-0 48 C80 Ruy Lopez Open
Bruzon Batista, Lazaro - Tiviakov, Sergei ½-½ 19 C10 French Rubinstein
Reinderman, Dimitri - Nyzhnyk, Illya 1-0 50 E94 King's Indian Classical
Lahno, Kateryna - Potkin, Vladimir ½-½ 50 A15 English counter King's Fianchetto
Cmilyte, Viktorija - L'Ami, Erwin 0-1 89 D15 Slav Defence
Harika, Dronavalli - Timman, Jan H ½-½ 46 E32 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Round 11 (January 27, 2012)
L'Ami, Erwin - Motylev, Alexander ½-½ 32 A41 Modern Defence
Tiviakov, Sergei - Lahno, Kateryna 1-0 38 B22 Sicilian Alapin
Nyzhnyk, Illya - Bruzon Batista, Lazaro 1-0 42 A90 Dutch Classical
Potkin, Vladimir - Harika, Dronavalli 1-0 42 E44 Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Timman, Jan H - Cmilyte, Viktorija 1-0 38 A61 Benoni
Ernst, Sipke - Harikrishna, Pentala 1-0 44 D56 Queens Gambit Lasker's Defence
Vocaturo, Daniele - Reinderman, Dimitri 0-1 28 B23 Sicilian Closed
Round 12 (January 28, 2012)
Motylev, Alexander - Harikrishna, Pentala ½-½ 52 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Bruzon Batista, Lazaro - Vocaturo, Daniele 1-0 49 A05 Various
L'Ami, Erwin - Timman, Jan H ½-½ 38 E15 Queens Indian
Reinderman, Dimitri - Ernst, Sipke 1-0 28 A11 Reti Opening
Lahno, Kateryna - Nyzhnyk, Illya 0-1 31 E97 King's Indian Classical
Cmilyte, Viktorija - Potkin, Vladimir ½-½ 30 D16 Slav Lasker/Smyslov
Harika, Dronavalli - Tiviakov, Sergei 0-1 45 A20 English Opening
Round 13 (January 29, 2012)
Harikrishna, Pentala - Reinderman, Dimitri ½-½ 44 A04 Dutch System
Tiviakov, Sergei - Cmilyte, Viktorija 1-0 45 B45 Sicilian Classical
Nyzhnyk, Illya - Harika, Dronavalli 1-0 59 D79 Gruenfeld 3.g3
Potkin, Vladimir - L'Ami, Erwin 1-0 59 A29 English Four Knights
Timman, Jan H - Motylev, Alexander ½-½ 38 A20 English Opening
Ernst, Sipke - Bruzon Batista, Lazaro 0-1 24 A04 Dutch System
Vocaturo, Daniele - Lahno, Kateryna ½-½ 52 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation

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74th Tata Steel GMC Wijk aan Zee (NED), 14-29 i 2012 cat. IX (2454)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
1. Turov, Maxim g RUS 2645 * ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10.5 2690
2. Tikkanen, Hans g SWE 2549 ½ * ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 0 1 1 10.0 2657
3. Brandenburg, Daan g NED 2527 ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 8.5 2558
4. Adhiban, Baskaran g IND 2561 0 ½ ½ * 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 8.5 2555
5. Grover, Sahaj m IND 2532 ½ 0 ½ 0 * ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 0 7.0 2477
6. Sadler, Matthew D g ENG 2660 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 7.0 2467
7. Paehtz, Elisabeth m GER 2454 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ * 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 7.0 2483
8. Tania, Sachdev m IND 2411 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 6.0 2428
9. Danielian, Elina g ARM 2490 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * 1 0 1 ½ ½ 5.5 2394
10. Goudriaan, Etienne f NED 2279 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 * 1 ½ 1 ½ 5.0 2380
11. Ootes, Lars NED 2326 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 1 1 0 * 1 0 0 4.5 2353
12. Hopman, Pieter NED 2342 0 1 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 * 0 1 4.0 2321
13. Schut, Lisa wm NED 2290 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 1 1 * 1 4.0 2325
14. Haast, Anne wm NED 2290 0 0 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 0 0 * 3.5 2291
Round 1 (January 14, 2012)
Brandenburg, Daan - Ootes, Lars ½-½ 50 B07 Pirc Defence
Adhiban, Baskaran - Haast, Anne 1-0 32 A57 Volga Gambit
Sadler, Matthew D - Hopman, Pieter 1-0 40 A81 Dutch Leningrad
Paehtz, Elisabeth - Tikkanen, Hans 0-1 45 C11 French Defence
Tania, Sachdev - Grover, Sahaj ½-½ 25 E15 Queens Indian
Danielian, Elina - Turov, Maxim 0-1 42 E62 King's Indian 6...Nc6
Goudriaan, Etienne - Schut, Lisa 1-0 26 B20 Sicilian Wing Gambit
Round 2 (January 15, 2012)
Tikkanen, Hans - Brandenburg, Daan ½-½ 93 A20 English Opening
Grover, Sahaj - Paehtz, Elisabeth 1-0 58 D17 Slav Defence
Sadler, Matthew D - Tania, Sachdev ½-½ 53 C45 Scotch Game
Ootes, Lars - Adhiban, Baskaran ½-½ 61 B96 Sicilian Najdorf
Hopman, Pieter - Turov, Maxim 0-1 42 A57 Volga Gambit
Schut, Lisa - Danielian, Elina ½-½ 75 B41 Sicilian Paulsen
Haast, Anne - Goudriaan, Etienne ½-½ 43 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Round 3 (January 16, 2012)
Turov, Maxim - Schut, Lisa 1-0 67 D90 Gruenfeld Flohr
Brandenburg, Daan - Grover, Sahaj ½-½ 60 C09 French Tarrasch
Adhiban, Baskaran - Tikkanen, Hans ½-½ 39 B23 Sicilian Closed
Paehtz, Elisabeth - Sadler, Matthew D ½-½ 40 B06 Modern Defence
Tania, Sachdev - Hopman, Pieter ½-½ 54 A45 Trompowsky
Danielian, Elina - Haast, Anne ½-½ 47 D02 Queen's Pawn Game
Goudriaan, Etienne - Ootes, Lars 1-0 21 E68 King's Indian Fianchetto
Round 4 (January 17, 2012)
Tikkanen, Hans - Goudriaan, Etienne 1-0 24 E06 Catalan
Grover, Sahaj - Adhiban, Baskaran 0-1 38 E34 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Sadler, Matthew D - Brandenburg, Daan ½-½ 39 D27 QGA
Tania, Sachdev - Paehtz, Elisabeth 0-1 36 E92 King's Indian Classical
Ootes, Lars - Danielian, Elina 1-0 41 B14 Caro Kann Panov
Hopman, Pieter - Schut, Lisa 0-1 61 D92 Gruenfeld 5.Bf4
Haast, Anne - Turov, Maxim 0-1 38 B13 Caro Kann Exchange
Round 5 (January 19, 2012)
Turov, Maxim - Ootes, Lars 1-0 46 A49 King's Indian Defence /c2-c4
Brandenburg, Daan - Tania, Sachdev ½-½ 44 C01 French Exchange
Adhiban, Baskaran - Sadler, Matthew D ½-½ 59 C03 French Tarrasch
Paehtz, Elisabeth - Hopman, Pieter ½-½ 24 B07 Pirc Defence
Danielian, Elina - Tikkanen, Hans 0-1 69 E60 King's Indian without Nc3
Goudriaan, Etienne - Grover, Sahaj 0-1 35 C07 French Tarrasch
Schut, Lisa - Haast, Anne 1-0 49 C78 Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence
Round 6 (January 20, 2012)
Tikkanen, Hans - Turov, Maxim ½-½ 29 E00 Catalan
Grover, Sahaj - Danielian, Elina ½-½ 83 D20 QGA
Sadler, Matthew D - Goudriaan, Etienne ½-½ 36 B53 Sicilian Hungarian
Paehtz, Elisabeth - Brandenburg, Daan ½-½ 59 C11 French Defence
Tania, Sachdev - Adhiban, Baskaran ½-½ 48 A57 Volga Gambit
Ootes, Lars - Schut, Lisa 0-1 115 C15 French Winawer
Hopman, Pieter - Haast, Anne 1-0 37 B20 Sicilian Wing Gambit
Round 7 (January 21, 2012)
Turov, Maxim - Grover, Sahaj ½-½ 65 D31 Semi-Slav Defence
Brandenburg, Daan - Hopman, Pieter 1-0 35 B01 Centre Counter
Adhiban, Baskaran - Paehtz, Elisabeth 1-0 58 C55 Two Knights Defence
Danielian, Elina - Sadler, Matthew D ½-½ 46 A95 Dutch Stonewall
Goudriaan, Etienne - Tania, Sachdev ½-½ 42 E21 Nimzo Indian 4.Nf3
Schut, Lisa - Tikkanen, Hans 0-1 47 B78 Sicilian Modern Dragon
Haast, Anne - Ootes, Lars 1-0 37 B09 Pirc Defence
Round 8 (January 22, 2012)
Tikkanen, Hans - Haast, Anne 1-0 68 A09 Reti Opening
Brandenburg, Daan - Adhiban, Baskaran ½-½ 39 C45 Scotch Game
Grover, Sahaj - Schut, Lisa 1-0 24 D80 Gruenfeld 4.Bg5
Sadler, Matthew D - Turov, Maxim ½-½ 31 E56 Nimzo Indian
Paehtz, Elisabeth - Goudriaan, Etienne 1-0 49 E63 King's Indian 6...Nc6
Tania, Sachdev - Danielian, Elina ½-½ 51 D27 QGA
Hopman, Pieter - Ootes, Lars 0-1 68 A04 Dutch System
Round 9 (January 24, 2012)
Turov, Maxim - Tania, Sachdev 1-0 68 A05 Various
Adhiban, Baskaran - Hopman, Pieter 1-0 51 C41 Philidor's Defence
Danielian, Elina - Paehtz, Elisabeth ½-½ 23 A40 Unusual Replies to 1.d4
Goudriaan, Etienne - Brandenburg, Daan ½-½ 53 C78 Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence
Ootes, Lars - Tikkanen, Hans 0-1 31 C11 French Defence
Schut, Lisa - Sadler, Matthew D ½-½ 65 B27 Sicilian Early Fianchetto
Haast, Anne - Grover, Sahaj 1-0 39 C19 French Winawer
Round 10 (January 25, 2012)
Brandenburg, Daan - Danielian, Elina 1-0 49 B18 Caro Kann
Adhiban, Baskaran - Goudriaan, Etienne ½-½ 64 D31 Semi-Slav Defence
Grover, Sahaj - Ootes, Lars 1-0 34 E81 King's Indian Saemisch
Sadler, Matthew D - Haast, Anne 1-0 35 B40 Sicilian Classical
Paehtz, Elisabeth - Turov, Maxim ½-½ 16 B16 Caro Kann
Tania, Sachdev - Schut, Lisa 1-0 59 D85 Gruenfeld Defence
Hopman, Pieter - Tikkanen, Hans 1-0 41 D11 Slav Defence
Round 11 (January 27, 2012)
Turov, Maxim - Brandenburg, Daan ½-½ 44 A22 English Opening
Tikkanen, Hans - Grover, Sahaj 1-0 30 D11 Slav Defence
Danielian, Elina - Adhiban, Baskaran ½-½ 66 A46 Queen's Pawn Opening
Goudriaan, Etienne - Hopman, Pieter ½-½ 62 A41 Modern Defence
Ootes, Lars - Sadler, Matthew D ½-½ 88 C11 French Defence
Schut, Lisa - Paehtz, Elisabeth 0-1 59 C97 Ruy Lopez
Haast, Anne - Tania, Sachdev 0-1 40 B41 Sicilian Paulsen
Round 12 (January 28, 2012)
Brandenburg, Daan - Schut, Lisa 1-0 32 B22 Sicilian Alapin
Adhiban, Baskaran - Turov, Maxim 0-1 43 A13 Reti Opening
Sadler, Matthew D - Tikkanen, Hans 0-1 42 C02 French Advance
Paehtz, Elisabeth - Haast, Anne ½-½ 38 B47 Sicilian Paulsen
Tania, Sachdev - Ootes, Lars 0-1 53 E81 King's Indian Saemisch
Goudriaan, Etienne - Danielian, Elina 0-1 37 A01 Larsen Opening
Hopman, Pieter - Grover, Sahaj ½-½ 32 A46 Queen's Pawn Opening
Round 13 (January 29, 2012)
Turov, Maxim - Goudriaan, Etienne 1-0 61 D31 Semi-Slav Defence
Tikkanen, Hans - Tania, Sachdev ½-½ 63 A37 English Symmetrical
Grover, Sahaj - Sadler, Matthew D ½-½ 82 A40 Unusual Replies to 1.d4
Danielian, Elina - Hopman, Pieter 1-0 36 A41 Modern Defence
Ootes, Lars - Paehtz, Elisabeth 0-1 62 C97 Ruy Lopez
Schut, Lisa - Adhiban, Baskaran 0-1 68 C95 Ruy Lopez Breyer
Haast, Anne - Brandenburg, Daan 0-1 26 B60 Sicilian Rauzer

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