Tata Steel 2014 is back with exciting chess and a strong lineup. This year the tournament changes format, name, and playing locations. From 2014 the event will be known as Tata Steel Masters 2014. It will include 12 players, a round will be played in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, another in the High Tech Campus Eindhoven, and the rest in Wijk Aan Zee.
The opening ceremony of the Tata Steel 2014 tournament was today. As part of the official inauguration, the pairings for Tata Chess Masters and Tata Challengers are known. Scroll down for full information and photos of the opening.
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Tata Chess 2014 pairings
Round 1 – Saturday the 11th
Dominguez, L. – Giri, A.
Van Wely, L. – Karjakin, S.
Harikrishna, P. – Aronian, L.
Caruana, F. – Gelfand, B.
Rapport, R. – So, W.
Nakamura, H. – Naiditsch, A.
Round 2 – Sunday the 12th
Giri, A. – Naiditsch, A.
So, W. – Nakamura, H.
Gelfand, B. – Rapport, R.
Aronian, L. – Caruana, F.
Karjakin, S. – Harikrishna, P.
Dominguez, L. – Van Wely, L.
Round 3 – Monday the 13th
Van Wely, L. – Giri, A.
Harikrishna, P. – Dominguez, L.
Caruana, F. – Karjakin, S.
Rapport, R. – Aronian, L.
Nakamura, H. – Gelfand, B.
Naiditsch, A. – So, W.
Round 4 – Wednesday the 15th
Giri, A. – So, W.
Gelfand, B. – Naiditsch, A.
Aronian, L. – Nakamura, H.
Karjakin, S. – Rapport, R.
Dominguez, L. – Caruana, F.
Van Wely, L. – Harikrishna, P.
Round 5 – Friday the 17th
Harikrishna, P. – Giri, A.
Caruana, F. – Van Wely, L.
Rapport, R. – Dominguez, L.
Nakamura, H. – Karjakin, S.
Naiditsch, A. – Aronian, L.
So, W. – Gelfand, B.
Round 6 – Saturday the 18th
Giri, A. – Gelfand, B.
Aronian, L. – So, W.
Karjakin, S. – Naiditsch, A.
Dominguez, L. – Nakamura, H.
Van Wely, L. – Rapport, R.
Harikrishna, P. – Caruana, F.
Round 7 – Sunday the 19th
Caruana, F. – Giri, A.
Rapport, R. – Harikrishna, P.
Nakamura, H. – Van Wely, L.
Naiditsch, A. – Dominguez, L.
So, W. – Karjakin, S.
Gelfand, B. – Aronian, L.
Round 8 – Tuesday the 21st
Giri, A. – Aronian, L.
Karjakin, S. – Gelfand, B.
Dominguez, L. – So, W.
Van Wely, L. – Naiditsch, A.
Harikrishna, P. – Nakamura, H.
Caruana, F. – Rapport, R.
Round 9 – Thursday the 23rd
Rapport, R. – Giri, A.
Nakamura, H. – Caruana, F.
Naiditsch, A. – Harikrishna, P.
So, W. – Van Wely, L.
Gelfand, B. – Dominguez, L.
Aronian, L. – Karjakin, S.
Round 10 – Saturday the 25th
Giri, A. – Karjakin, S.
Dominguez, L. – Aronian, L.
Van Wely, L. – Gelfand, B.
Harikrishna, P. – So, W.
Caruana, F. – Naiditsch, A.
Rapport, R. – Nakamura, H.
Round 11 – Sunday the 26th
Nakamura, H. – Giri, A.
Naiditsch, A. – Rapport, R.
So, W. – Caruana, F.
Gelfand, B. – Harikrishna, P.
Aronian, L. – Van Wely, L.
Van Wely, L. – Dominguez, L.
Opening ceremony of Tata Steel 2014 (photo @tatachess)
Tata Challengers 2014 pairings
Round 1 – Saturday the 11th
Goudriaan, E. – Zhao, X.
Jobava, B. – Duda, J.
Van Delft, M. – Troff, K.
Wojtaszek, R. – Reinderman, D.
Muzychuk, A. – Timman, J.
Saric, I. – Bok, B.
Yu, Y. – Brunello, S.
Round 2 – Sunday the 12th
Zhao, X. – Brunello, S.
Bok, B. – Yu, Y.
Timman, J. – Saric, I.
Reinderman, D. – Muzychuk, A.
Troff, K. – Wojtaszek, R.
Duda, J. – Van Delft, M.
Goudriaan, E. – Jobava, B.
Round 3 – Monday the 13th
Jobava, B. – Zhao, X.
Van Delft, M. – Goudriaan, E.
Wojtaszek, R. – Duda, J.
Muzychuk, A. – Troff, K.
Saric, I. – Reinderman, D.
Yu, Y. – Timman, J.
Brunello, S. – Bok, B.
Round 4 – Tuesday the 14th
Zhao, X. – Bok, B.
Timman, J. – Brunello, S.
Reinderman, D. – Yu, Y.
Troff, K. – Saric, I.
Duda, J. – Muzychuk, A.
Goudriaan, E. – Wojtaszek, R.
Jobava, B. – Van Delft, M.
Round 5 – Thursday the 16th
Van Delft, M. – Zhao, X.
Wojtaszek, R. – Jobava, B.
Muzychuk, A. – Goudriaan, E.
Saric, I. – Duda, J.
Yu, Y. – Troff, K.
Brunello, S. – Reinderman, D.
Bok, B. – Timman, J.
Round 6 – Friday the 17th
Zhao, X. – Timman, J.
Reinderman, D. – Bok, B.
Troff, K. – Brunello, S.
Duda, J. – Yu, Y.
Goudriaan, E. – Saric, I.
Jobava, B. – Muzychuk, A.
Van Delft, M. – Wojtaszek, R.
Round 7 – Saturday the 18th
Wojtaszek, R. – Zhao, X.
Muzychuk, A. – Van Delft, M.
Saric, I. – Jobava, B.
Yu, Y. – Goudriaan, E.
Brunello, S. – Duda, J.
Bok, B. – Troff, K.
Timman, J. – Reinderman, D.
Round 8 – Sunday the 19th
Zhao, X. – Reinderman, D.
Troff, K. – Timman, J.
Duda, J. – Bok, B.
Goudriaan, E. – Brunello, S.
Jobava, B. – Yu, Y.
Van Delft, M. – Saric, I.
Wojtaszek, R. – Muzychuk, A.
Round 9 – Tuesday the 21st
Muzychuk, A. – Zhao, X.
Saric, I. – Wojtaszek, R.
Yu, Y. – Van Delft, M.
Brunello, S. – Jobava, B.
Bok, B. – Goudriaan, E.
Timman, J. – Duda, J.
Reinderman, D. – Troff, K.
Round 10 – Wednesday the 22nd
Zhao, X. – Troff, K.
Duda, J. – Reinderman, D.
Goudriaan, E. – Timman, J.
Jobava, B. – Bok, B.
Van Delft, M. – Brunello, S.
Wojtaszek, R. – Yu, Y.
Muzychuk, A. – Saric, I.
Round 11 – Friday the 24th
Saric, I. – Zhao, X.
Yu, Y. – Muzychuk, A.
Brunello, S. – Wojtaszek, R.
Bok, B. – Van Delft, M.
Timman, J. – Jobava, B.
Reinderman, D. – Goudriaan, E.
Troff, K. – Duda, J.
Round 12 – Saturday the 25th
Zhao, X. – Duda, J.
Goudriaan, E. – Troff, K.
Jobava, B. – Reinderman, D.
Van Delft, M. – Timman, J.
Wojtaszek, R. – Bok, B.
Muzychuk, A. – Brunello, S.
Saric, I. – Yu, Y.
Round 13 – Sunday the 26th
Yu, Y. – Zhao, X.
Brunello, S. – Saric, I.
Bok, B. – Muzychuk, A.
Timman, J. – Wojtaszek, R.
Reinderman, D. – Van Delft, M.
Troff, K. – Jobava, B.
Duda, J. – Goudriaan, E.
