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Corus Chess Tournament 2010
Corus 2010
LocationWijk aan Zee, Netherlands
Dates16–31 January 2010
Competitors42
Winning score8.5 points of 13
Champion
Norway Magnus Carlsen
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The Corus Chess Tournament 2010 was the 72nd edition of the Corus Chess Tournament.[1] It was the final year under this name, as from 2011 the tournament was known as the Tata Steel Chess Tournament, after Tata Steel purchased the Corus Group.[2] It was held in Wijk aan Zee from 16 to 31 January 2010.

The tournament was won by Magnus Carlsen, his second win the event.[3] As of 2024, Carlsen holds the record for most wins in the event, with eight.[4]

Fifteen-year old Anish Giri won the B section. Giri would go on to win the main event in 2023.[5]

72nd Corus Chess Tournament, grandmaster group A, 16–31 January 2010, Wijk aan Zee, Cat. XIX (2719)[6]
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Total SB TPR
1  Magnus Carlsen (Norway) 2810 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 2822
2  Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) 2788 1 Does not appear ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 8 50.50 2801
3  Alexei Shirov (Spain) 2723 ½ ½ Does not appear 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 8 47.00 2806
4  Viswanathan Anand (India) 2790 ½ 1 1 Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 49.75 2771
5  Hikaru Nakamura (United States) 2708 ½ 0 1 ½ Does not appear 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 45.50 2777
6  Sergey Karjakin (Russia) 2720 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 7 44.00 2748
7  Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine) 2749 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 7 42.50 2746
8  Peter Leko (Hungary) 2739 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 40.75 2718
9  Leinier Domínguez (Cuba) 2712 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 40.25 2720
10  Fabiano Caruana (Italy) 2675 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ Does not appear ½ ½ 1 0 2666
11  Nigel Short (England) 2696 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 0 ½ ½ 5 33.25 2634
12  Loek van Wely (Netherlands) 2641 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 Does not appear 1 0 5 29.25 2638
13  Sergei Tiviakov (Netherlands) 2662 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 Does not appear 1 29.25 2614
14  Jan Smeets (Netherlands) 2657 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 0 Does not appear 27.25 2614
72nd Corus Chess Tournament, grandmaster group B, 16–31 January 2010, Wijk aan Zee, Cat. XVI (2629)[7]
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Total SB TPR
1  GM Anish Giri (Netherlands) 2588 Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 9 2773
2  GM Arkadij Naiditsch (Germany) 2687 ½ Does not appear ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 2735
3  GM Ni Hua (China) 2657 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 8 2714
4  GM Erwin l'Ami (Netherlands) 2615 ½ 0 ½ Does not appear ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 46.00 2687
5  GM Wesley So (Philippines) 2656 0 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 45.00 2684
6  GM Pentala Harikrishna (India) 2672 0 1 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 42.25 2626
7  GM Parimarjan Negi (India) 2621 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 40.75 2630
8  GM David Howell (England) 2606 0 ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 0 ½ ½ 1 1 0 6 38.00 2602
9  GM Emil Sutovsky (Israel) 2657 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 Does not appear ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 6 37.00 2598
10  IM Anna Muzychuk (Slovenia) 2523 1 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ 35.75 2580
11  GM Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (Romania) 2681 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 1 ½ 32.75 2568
12  GM Dimitri Reinderman (Netherlands) 2573 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 0 0 ½ ½ Does not appear 0 1 5 33.00 2546
13  GM Tomi Nybäck (Finland) 2643 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 0 1 ½ 0 1 Does not appear ½ 5 29.50 2541
14  GM Varuzhan Akobian (United States) 2628 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ Does not appear 2519
72nd Corus Chess Tournament, grandmaster group C, 16–31 January 2010, Wijk aan Zee, Cat. IX (2455)[8]
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Total SB TPR
1  GM Li Chao (China) 2604 Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 10 2655
2  GM Abhijeet Gupta (India) 2577 ½ Does not appear 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 2556
3  IM Robin van Kampen (Netherlands) 2456 ½ 1 Does not appear 0 1 1 ½ 0 1 0 ½ ½ 1 1 8 49.25 2542
4  GM Daniele Vocaturo (Italy) 2495 ½ 0 1 Does not appear ½ 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 8 47.25 2539
5  GM Robin Swinkels (Netherlands) 2495 0 ½ 0 ½ Does not appear 0 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 41.50 2509
6  GM Ray Robson (United States) 2570 0 0 0 0 1 Does not appear 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 41.50 2503
7  FM Benjamin Bok (Netherlands) 2322 0 ½ ½ 1 0 0 Does not appear 1 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 7 2494
8  IM Nils Grandelius (Sweden) 2515 1 0 1 0 0 ½ 0 Does not appear 0 1 1 ½ 1 0 6 38.75 2422
9  FM Stefan Kuipers (Netherlands) 2340 ½ 0 0 1 ½ 0 0 1 Does not appear 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 6 36.00 2435
10  IM Mariya Muzychuk (Ukraine) 2447 0 ½ 1 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 Does not appear 1 ½ 1 1 6 33.50 2427
11  GM Kjetil Aleksander Lie (Norway) 2547 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 1 0 ½ 0 Does not appear 0 ½ ½ 2391
12  GM Peng Zhaoqin (Netherlands) 2402 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 Does not appear 0 ½ 5 2372
13  Sjoerd Plukkel (Netherlands) 2279 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ 1 Does not appear ½ 3 16.50 2258
14  WGM Soumya Swaminathan (India) 2323 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 3 15.75 2254

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "72nd Corus Wijk aan Zee 2010". theweekinchess.com. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  2. ^ "Wijk aan Zee 2013: Tata Steel Chess Super-GM lineup". Chess News. 2013-01-04. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  3. ^ Moll (ArnieChipmunk), Arne (2011-08-31). "Carlsen wins 72nd Corus Chess Tournament". Chess.com. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  4. ^ Team (CHESScom), Chess com (2022-01-30). "Tata Steel Chess 2022: All The Information". Chess.com. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  5. ^ "Anish Giri wins his 1st Tata Steel Masters". chess24.com. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  6. ^ "All-time Tournaments - Tata Steel Chess". history.tatasteelchess.com. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  7. ^ "All-time Tournaments - Tata Steel Chess". history.tatasteelchess.com. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  8. ^ "All-time Tournaments - Tata Steel Chess". history.tatasteelchess.com. Retrieved 2024-01-26.

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