Tata Steel 2018 Challengers

Tata Steel Chess 2018 is traditionally the first super open chess tournament of the year. The 80th edition of the Tata Steel will take place in Wijk aan Zee from 12 – 28 January 2018. The Challengers section will be one of the strongest ever with GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi, GM Amin Bassem, and GM Michal Krasenkow as top seeded.

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Challengers participants

GM Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi IND 2718
GM Amin, Bassem EGY 2693
GM Krasenkow, Michal POL 2671
GM Korobov, Anton UKR 2652
GM Bluebaum, Matthias GER 2640
GM L’Ami, Erwin NED 2634
GM Xiong, Jeffery USA 2634
GM Van Foreest, Jorden NED 2629
GM Gordievsky, Dmitry RUS 2622
GM Bok, Benjamin NED 2607
GM Tari, Aryan NOR 2599
GM Harika, Dronavalli IND 2497
WGM Girya, Olga RUS 2489
IM Van Foreest, Lucas NED 2481

Tata Steel 2018 Challengers pairings

Round 1 – Saturday the 13th Xiong, Jeffery – Bok, Benjamin Korobov, Anton – Bluebaum, Matthias Girya, Olga – Gordievsky, Dmitry Van Foreest, Jorden – Van Foreest, Lucas Tari, Aryan – Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi Krasenkow, Michal – L’Ami, Erwin Amin, Bassem – Harika, Dronavalli	Round 2 – Sunday the 14th Bok, Benjamin – Harika, Dronavalli L’Ami, Erwin – Amin, Bassem Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi – Krasenkow, Michal Van Foreest, Lucas – Tari, Aryan Gordievsky, Dmitry – Van Foreest, Jorden Bluebaum, Matthias – Girya, Olga Xiong, Jeffery – Korobov, Anton
Round 3 – Monday the 15th Korobov, Anton – Bok, Benjamin Girya, Olga – Xiong, Jeffery Van Foreest, Jorden – Bluebaum, Matthias Tari, Aryan – Gordievsky, Dmitry Krasenkow, Michal – Van Foreest, Lucas Amin, Bassem – Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi Harika, Dronavalli – L’Ami, Erwin	Round 4 – Tuesday the 16th Bok, Benjamin – L’Ami, Erwin Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi – Harika, Dronavalli Van Foreest, Lucas – Amin, Bassem Gordievsky, Dmitry – Krasenkow, Michal Bluebaum, Matthias – Tari, Aryan Xiong, Jeffery – Van Foreest, Jorden Korobov, Anton – Girya, Olga
Round 5 – Wednesday the 17th Girya, Olga – Bok, Benjamin Van Foreest, Jorden – Korobov, Anton Tari, Aryan – Xiong, Jeffery Krasenkow, Michal – Bluebaum, Matthias Amin, Bassem – Gordievsky, Dmitry Harika, Dronavalli – Van Foreest, Lucas L’Ami, Erwin – Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi	Round 6 – Friday the 19th Bok, Benjamin – Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi Van Foreest, Lucas – L’Ami, Erwin Gordievsky, Dmitry – Harika, Dronavalli Bluebaum, Matthias – Amin, Bassem Xiong, Jeffery – Krasenkow, Michal Korobov, Anton – Tari, Aryan Girya, Olga – Van Foreest, Jorden
Round 7 – Saturday the 20th Van Foreest, Jorden – Bok, Benjamin Tari, Aryan – Girya, Olga Krasenkow, Michal – Korobov, Anton Amin, Bassem – Xiong, Jeffery Harika, Dronavalli – Bluebaum, Matthias L’Ami, Erwin – Gordievsky, Dmitry Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi – Van Foreest, Lucas	Round 8 – Sunday the 21st Bok, Benjamin – Van Foreest, Lucas Gordievsky, Dmitry – Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi Bluebaum, Matthias – L’Ami, Erwin Xiong, Jeffery – Harika, Dronavalli Korobov, Anton – Amin, Bassem Girya, Olga – Krasenkow, Michal Van Foreest, Jorden – Tari, Aryan
Round 9 – Tuesday the 23rd Tari, Aryan – Bok, Benjamin Krasenkow, Michal – Van Foreest, Jorden Amin, Bassem – Girya, Olga Harika, Dronavalli – Korobov, Anton L’Ami, Erwin – Xiong, Jeffery Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi – Bluebaum, Matthias Van Foreest, Lucas – Gordievsky, Dmitry	Round 10 – Wednesday the 24th Bok, Benjamin – Gordievsky, Dmitry Bluebaum, Matthias – Van Foreest, Lucas Xiong, Jeffery – Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi Korobov, Anton – L’Ami, Erwin Girya, Olga – Harika, Dronavalli Van Foreest, Jorden – Amin, Bassem Tari, Aryan – Krasenkow, Michal
Round 11 – Friday the 26th Krasenkow, Michal – Bok, Benjamin Amin, Bassem – Tari, Aryan Harika, Dronavalli – Van Foreest, Jorden L’Ami, Erwin – Girya, Olga Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi – Korobov, Anton Van Foreest, Lucas – Xiong, Jeffery Gordievsky, Dmitry – Bluebaum, Matthias	Round 12 – Saturday the 27th Bok, Benjamin – Bluebaum, Matthias Xiong, Jeffery – Gordievsky, Dmitry Korobov, Anton – Van Foreest, Lucas Girya, Olga – Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi Van Foreest, Jorden – L’Ami, Erwin Tari, Aryan – Harika, Dronavalli Krasenkow, Michal – Amin, Bassem
Round 13 – Sunday the 28th Amin, Bassem – Bok, Benjamin Harika, Dronavalli – Krasenkow, Michal L’Ami, Erwin – Tari, Aryan Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi – Van Foreest, Jorden Van Foreest, Lucas – Girya, Olga Gordievsky, Dmitry – Korobov, Anton Bluebaum, Matthias – Xiong, Jeffery