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77th Tata Steel Masters 2015 (12)

Carlsen leads going into Tata Steel Masters final round, Giri beats So

Wesley So fought hard to try and save a lost position against Anish Giri but couldn't hold in the end. Photo ©

Wesley So fought hard to try and save a lost position against Anish Giri but couldn't hold in the end. Photo © | http://www.tatasteelchess.com

Magnus Carlsen survived some nervous moments to remain in the lead of the Tata Steel Masters going into the final round. Carlsen played black against Liren Ding and was put under severe pressure. The game required precise calculation and Carlsen's 22...a5 which took Ding by surprise seems to lead to a liquidation and a draw.

The longest battle of the day took 111 moves and seven and a quarter hours. It ended Wesley So's undefeated run going back to April 2014 which was also more than 50 games. So's problems went back to opening he was already under a lot of pressure after the nice 18.Rb5. They entered a Queen and Pawn ending where Giri had an extra a-pawn on move 36. Giri could have finished things much faster but he probably wanted to make sure and So stayed tough. In the end So couldn't escape his fate. This results means that it is Giri who is half a point off the leader Carlsen rather than So going into the final round.

The other decisive game saw Ivan Saric defeated Radoslaw Wojtaszek after a long struggle. Levon Aronian's desperate event saw yet another disappointment as he missed a win against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. Loek van Wely and Baadur Jobava probably want the event to just end and agreed a quick draw. Teimour Radjabov vs Hou Yifan and Vasil Ivanchuk vs Fabiano Caruana also finished in draws.

Round 12 Standings: 1 Carlsen 8.5pts/12, 2 Giri 8pts 3 Vachier-Lagrave, Wesley So, Liren Ding 7.5pts 6-7 Ivanchuk, Caruana 7pts, 8 Radjabov 6pts 9 Aronian 5.5pts 10 Wojtaszek 5pts 11 Hou Yifan 4.5pts 12-13 Van Wely, Saric 4pts 14 Jobava 2pts

I will be hosting ICC's commentary for the final round with GM Varuzhan Akobian which I'm looking forward to very much. Please join us.

Round 13 Pairings: Round starts 90 minutes earlier at 11am GMT 12pm CET:

So-Van Wely, Wojtaszek-Giri, Carlsen-Saric, Aronian- Liren Ding, Caruana-Vachier-Lagrave, Hou Yifan-Ivanchuk, Jobava-Radjabov.

77th Tata Steel GpA Wijk aan Zee (NED), 9-25 i 2015 cat. XX (2746)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
1. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2862 * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 0 1 1 . 1 2900
2. Giri, Anish g NED 2784 ½ * 0 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ . ½ 1 1 1 8 2867
3. Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime g FRA 2757 ½ 1 * ½ 1 0 . ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 2833
4. So, Wesley g USA 2762 ½ 0 ½ * ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ . 1 1 2845
5. Ding, Liren g CHN 2732 ½ 0 0 ½ * ½ 0 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 2837
6. Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2715 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ . 1 ½ 1 7 2811
7. Caruana, Fabiano g ITA 2820 0 ½ . ½ 1 ½ * ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 7 2795
8. Radjabov, Teimour g AZE 2734 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ * ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 . 6 2748
9. Aronian, Levon g ARM 2797 0 ½ ½ 0 . ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 2713
10. Wojtaszek, Radoslaw g POL 2744 1 . ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 0 ½ * ½ ½ 0 0 5 2685
11. Hou, Yifan g CHN 2673 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 . ½ ½ ½ ½ * 0 ½ 1 2667
12. Van Wely, Loek g NED 2667 0 0 ½ . 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 * ½ ½ 4 2625
13. Saric, Ivan g CRO 2666 . 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ * 1 4 2617
14. Jobava, Baadur g GEO 2727 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 . 0 1 0 ½ 0 * 2 2475
Round 12 (January 24, 2015)
Giri, Anish - So, Wesley 1-0 111 A13 Reti Opening
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Aronian, Levon ½-½ 33 A07 Barcza System
Ding, Liren - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 36 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Caruana, Fabiano ½-½ 38 D91 Gruenfeld 5.Bg5
Radjabov, Teimour - Hou, Yifan ½-½ 34 E06 Catalan
Van Wely, Loek - Jobava, Baadur ½-½ 20 E11 Bogo Indian Defence
Saric, Ivan - Wojtaszek, Radoslaw 1-0 71 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
77th Tata Steel GpB Wijk aan Zee (NED), 10-25 i 2015 cat. XIII (2561)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
1. Wei, Yi g CHN 2675 * ½ ½ ½ . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 10.0 2821
2. Navara, David g CZE 2729 ½ * ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ . 1 1 1 1 9.0 2744
3. Shankland, Samuel L g USA 2652 ½ ½ * 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 . 1 ½ ½ 8.0 2696
4. Van Kampen, Robin g NED 2615 ½ 0 0 * 0 1 1 ½ . ½ 1 1 1 1 7.5 2653
5. Salem, A.R. Saleh g UAE 2603 . 0 ½ 1 * ½ ½ 0 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 7.0 2605
6. Sevian, Samuel g USA 2511 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ * 1 ½ 1 1 1 0 ½ . 6.5 2592
7. Potkin, Vladimir g RUS 2608 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 * ½ 1 1 1 . ½ 1 6.5 2586
8. L'Ami, Erwin g NED 2613 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ * 0 ½ ½ 1 . ½ 5.5 2550
9. Gunina, Valentina g RUS 2538 0 ½ ½ . 1 0 0 1 * 0 0 ½ ½ 1 5.0 2501
10. Klein, David g NED 2517 0 . 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 1 * ½ 1 ½ ½ 4.5 2464
11. Haast, Anne wm NED 2352 0 0 . 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 ½ * 0 ½ 1 4.0 2446
12. Michiels, Bart g BEL 2563 0 0 0 0 0 1 . 0 ½ 0 1 * 1 ½ 4.0 2432
13. Dale, Ari m AUS 2291 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ . ½ ½ ½ 0 * 0 3.5 2421
14. Timman, Jan H g NED 2593 0 0 ½ 0 0 . 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 * 3.0 2370
Round 12 (January 24, 2015)
Wei, Yi - Haast, Anne 1-0 26 B48 Sicilian Paulsen
Navara, David - Sevian, Samuel ½-½ 44 A22 English Opening
Shankland, Samuel L - L'Ami, Erwin 1-0 40 C58 Two Knights Defence
Van Kampen, Robin - Potkin, Vladimir 1-0 31 C11 French Defence
Michiels, Bart - Salem, A.R. Saleh 0-1 38 E33 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Dale, Ari - Klein, David ½-½ 36 E70 King's Indian Fianchetto
Timman, Jan H - Gunina, Valentina 0-1 40 B12 Caro Kann Advanced

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