Live games and updates from Tata Steel Chess India 2019

by ChessBase India - 25/11/2019

The Tata Steel Chess India is taking place from the 22nd to the 26th of November 2019 in Kolkata, India. It is the strongest tournament ever to be held on Indian soil. The participants of the event are Magnus Carlsen, Vishy Anand, Hikaru Nakamura, Wesley So, Levon Aronian, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Anish Giri, Ding Liren, Vidit Gujrathi, and Harikrishna Pentala. The super-tournament is additionally the penultimate stop of the Grand Chess Tour and therefore is of even more significance as the players will fight out to make into the top four in terms of their cumulative tour scores and qualify for the finals scheduled to take place in London in the month of December this year. In this page you can follow the games from the event live, check out the completed games, keep abreast of all the latest happenings, and much more.

Reports after each round

Day 1: Magnus Carlsen dominates day one of Tata Steel Chess India 2019 Rapid

Day 2: Football, Cricket and Chess - Magnus impresses one and all at the day 2 of Tata Steel India Rapid 2019

Day 3: Carlsen performs at an astronomical 3027 at the Tata Steel India Rapid

Day 4: Scandinavian, cheap tricks, brilliant tactics at Tata Steel Chess India blitz

Live commentary

Live Commentary by Peter Svidler, Yasser Seirawan, Jen Shahade, Maurice Ashley and Tania Sachdev

Live updates

First it was nine rounds of rapid and next nine rounds of blitz. It is tough for any player to continue playing chess for five days non-stop. Magnus Carlsen made a quick draw against Vidit Gujrathi in just five moves in the very first blitz round of the day today. Clearly, exhaustion is taking over the players and perhaps Magnus is a bit unwell today as usually a fighter like him doesn't take quick draws like this. In fact, this is the shortest draw by the World Champion ever. Check out what happened below!

All results after first nine blitz rounds

Round 1 on 2019/11/25 at 02.00 P.M.
Bo.	No.	FED	Rtg		Name	Result		Name	FED	Rtg	No.
1	1	ARM	2818	GM	Aronian Levon		GM	Harikrishna Pentala	IND	2617	10
2	2	IND	2791	GM	Anand Viswanathan		GM	Nepomniachtchi Ian	RUS	2830	9
3	3	USA	2763	GM	So Wesley		GM	Ding Liren	CHN	2840	8
4	4	IND	2744	GM	Vidit Santosh Gujrathi		GM	Carlsen Magnus	NOR	2828	7
5	5	NED	2740	GM	Giri Anish		GM	Nakamura Hikaru	USA	2871	6
Round 2 on 2019/11/25 at 02.30 P.M.
Bo.	No.	FED	Rtg		Name	Result		Name	FED	Rtg	No.
1	10	IND	2617	GM	Harikrishna Pentala		GM	Nakamura Hikaru	USA	2871	6
2	7	NOR	2828	GM	Carlsen Magnus		GM	Giri Anish	NED	2740	5
3	8	CHN	2840	GM	Ding Liren		GM	Vidit Santosh Gujrathi	IND	2744	4
4	9	RUS	2830	GM	Nepomniachtchi Ian		GM	So Wesley	USA	2763	3
5	1	ARM	2818	GM	Aronian Levon		GM	Anand Viswanathan	IND	2791	2
Round 3 on 2019/11/25 at 03.00 P.M.
Bo.	No.	FED	Rtg		Name	Result		Name	FED	Rtg	No.
1	2	IND	2791	GM	Anand Viswanathan		GM	Harikrishna Pentala	IND	2617	10
2	3	USA	2763	GM	So Wesley		GM	Aronian Levon	ARM	2818	1
3	4	IND	2744	GM	Vidit Santosh Gujrathi		GM	Nepomniachtchi Ian	RUS	2830	9
4	5	NED	2740	GM	Giri Anish		GM	Ding Liren	CHN	2840	8
5	6	USA	2871	GM	Nakamura Hikaru		GM	Carlsen Magnus	NOR	2828	7
Round 4 on 2019/11/25 at 03.30 P.M.
Bo.	No.	FED	Rtg		Name	Result		Name	FED	Rtg	No.
1	10	IND	2617	GM	Harikrishna Pentala		GM	Carlsen Magnus	NOR	2828	7
2	8	CHN	2840	GM	Ding Liren		GM	Nakamura Hikaru	USA	2871	6
3	9	RUS	2830	GM	Nepomniachtchi Ian		GM	Giri Anish	NED	2740	5
4	1	ARM	2818	GM	Aronian Levon		GM	Vidit Santosh Gujrathi	IND	2744	4
5	2	IND	2791	GM	Anand Viswanathan		GM	So Wesley	USA	2763	3
Round 5 on 2019/11/25 at 04.00 P.M.
Bo.	No.	FED	Rtg		Name	Result		Name	FED	Rtg	No.
1	3	USA	2763	GM	So Wesley		GM	Harikrishna Pentala	IND	2617	10
2	4	IND	2744	GM	Vidit Santosh Gujrathi		GM	Anand Viswanathan	IND	2791	2
3	5	NED	2740	GM	Giri Anish		GM	Aronian Levon	ARM	2818	1
4	6	USA	2871	GM	Nakamura Hikaru		GM	Nepomniachtchi Ian	RUS	2830	9
5	7	NOR	2828	GM	Carlsen Magnus		GM	Ding Liren	CHN	2840	8
Round 6 on 2019/11/25 at 04.30 P.M.
Bo.	No.	FED	Rtg		Name	Result		Name	FED	Rtg	No.
1	10	IND	2617	GM	Harikrishna Pentala		GM	Ding Liren	CHN	2840	8
2	9	RUS	2830	GM	Nepomniachtchi Ian		GM	Carlsen Magnus	NOR	2828	7
3	1	ARM	2818	GM	Aronian Levon		GM	Nakamura Hikaru	USA	2871	6
4	2	IND	2791	GM	Anand Viswanathan		GM	Giri Anish	NED	2740	5
5	3	USA	2763	GM	So Wesley		GM	Vidit Santosh Gujrathi	IND	2744	4
Round 7 on 2019/11/25 at 05.00 P.M.
Bo.	No.	FED	Rtg		Name	Result		Name	FED	Rtg	No.
1	4	IND	2744	GM	Vidit Santosh Gujrathi		GM	Harikrishna Pentala	IND	2617	10
2	5	NED	2740	GM	Giri Anish		GM	So Wesley	USA	2763	3
3	6	USA	2871	GM	Nakamura Hikaru		GM	Anand Viswanathan	IND	2791	2
4	7	NOR	2828	GM	Carlsen Magnus		GM	Aronian Levon	ARM	2818	1
5	8	CHN	2840	GM	Ding Liren		GM	Nepomniachtchi Ian	RUS	2830	9
Round 8 on 2019/11/25 at 05.30 P.M.
Bo.	No.	FED	Rtg		Name	Result		Name	FED	Rtg	No.
1	10	IND	2617	GM	Harikrishna Pentala		GM	Nepomniachtchi Ian	RUS	2830	9
2	1	ARM	2818	GM	Aronian Levon		GM	Ding Liren	CHN	2840	8
3	2	IND	2791	GM	Anand Viswanathan		GM	Carlsen Magnus	NOR	2828	7
4	3	USA	2763	GM	So Wesley		GM	Nakamura Hikaru	USA	2871	6
5	4	IND	2744	GM	Vidit Santosh Gujrathi		GM	Giri Anish	NED	2740	5
Round 9 on 2019/11/25 at 06.00 P.M.
Bo.	No.	FED	Rtg		Name	Result		Name	FED	Rtg	No.
1	5	NED	2740	GM	Giri Anish		GM	Harikrishna Pentala	IND	2617	10
2	6	USA	2871	GM	Nakamura Hikaru		GM	Vidit Santosh Gujrathi	IND	2744	4
3	7	NOR	2828	GM	Carlsen Magnus		GM	So Wesley	USA	2763	3
4	8	CHN	2840	GM	Ding Liren		GM	Anand Viswanathan	IND	2791	2
5	9	RUS	2830	GM	Nepomniachtchi Ian		GM	Aronian Levon	ARM	2818	1

Blitz pairings for today

Round 10 on 2019/11/26 at 01.00 P.M.
Bo.	No.	FED	Rtg		Name	Result		Name	FED	Rtg	No.
1	10	IND	2617	GM	Harikrishna Pentala	½ - ½	GM	Aronian Levon	ARM	2818	1
2	9	RUS	2830	GM	Nepomniachtchi Ian	1 - 0	GM	Anand Viswanathan	IND	2791	2
3	8	CHN	2840	GM	Ding Liren	½ - ½	GM	So Wesley	USA	2763	3
4	7	NOR	2828	GM	Carlsen Magnus	½ - ½	GM	Vidit Santosh Gujrathi	IND	2744	4
5	6	USA	2871	GM	Nakamura Hikaru	½ - ½	GM	Giri Anish	NED	2740	5
Round 11 on 2019/11/26 at 01.30 P.M.
Bo.	No.	FED	Rtg		Name	Result		Name	FED	Rtg	No.
1	6	USA	2871	GM	Nakamura Hikaru	1 - 0	GM	Harikrishna Pentala	IND	2617	10
2	5	NED	2740	GM	Giri Anish	½ - ½	GM	Carlsen Magnus	NOR	2828	7
3	4	IND	2744	GM	Vidit Santosh Gujrathi	½ - ½	GM	Ding Liren	CHN	2840	8
4	3	USA	2763	GM	So Wesley	½ - ½	GM	Nepomniachtchi Ian	RUS	2830	9
5	2	IND	2791	GM	Anand Viswanathan	½ - ½	GM	Aronian Levon	ARM	2818	1
Round 12 on 2019/11/26 at 02.00 P.M.
Bo.	No.	FED	Rtg		Name	Result		Name	FED	Rtg	No.
1	10	IND	2617	GM	Harikrishna Pentala		GM	Anand Viswanathan	IND	2791	2
2	1	ARM	2818	GM	Aronian Levon		GM	So Wesley	USA	2763	3
3	9	RUS	2830	GM	Nepomniachtchi Ian		GM	Vidit Santosh Gujrathi	IND	2744	4
4	8	CHN	2840	GM	Ding Liren		GM	Giri Anish	NED	2740	5
5	7	NOR	2828	GM	Carlsen Magnus		GM	Nakamura Hikaru	USA	2871	6
Round 13 on 2019/11/26 at 02.30 P.M.
Bo.	No.	FED	Rtg		Name	Result		Name	FED	Rtg	No.
1	7	NOR	2828	GM	Carlsen Magnus		GM	Harikrishna Pentala	IND	2617	10
2	6	USA	2871	GM	Nakamura Hikaru		GM	Ding Liren	CHN	2840	8
3	5	NED	2740	GM	Giri Anish		GM	Nepomniachtchi Ian	RUS	2830	9
4	4	IND	2744	GM	Vidit Santosh Gujrathi		GM	Aronian Levon	ARM	2818	1
5	3	USA	2763	GM	So Wesley		GM	Anand Viswanathan	IND	2791	2
Round 14 on 2019/11/26 at 03.00 P.M.
Bo.	No.	FED	Rtg		Name	Result		Name	FED	Rtg	No.
1	10	IND	2617	GM	Harikrishna Pentala		GM	So Wesley	USA	2763	3
2	2	IND	2791	GM	Anand Viswanathan		GM	Vidit Santosh Gujrathi	IND	2744	4
3	1	ARM	2818	GM	Aronian Levon		GM	Giri Anish	NED	2740	5
4	9	RUS	2830	GM	Nepomniachtchi Ian		GM	Nakamura Hikaru	USA	2871	6
5	8	CHN	2840	GM	Ding Liren		GM	Carlsen Magnus	NOR	2828	7
Round 15 on 2019/11/26 at 03.30 P.M.
Bo.	No.	FED	Rtg		Name	Result		Name	FED	Rtg	No.
1	8	CHN	2840	GM	Ding Liren		GM	Harikrishna Pentala	IND	2617	10
2	7	NOR	2828	GM	Carlsen Magnus		GM	Nepomniachtchi Ian	RUS	2830	9
3	6	USA	2871	GM	Nakamura Hikaru		GM	Aronian Levon	ARM	2818	1
4	5	NED	2740	GM	Giri Anish		GM	Anand Viswanathan	IND	2791	2
5	4	IND	2744	GM	Vidit Santosh Gujrathi		GM	So Wesley	USA	2763	3
Round 16 on 2019/11/26 at 04.00 P.M.
Bo.	No.	FED	Rtg		Name	Result		Name	FED	Rtg	No.
1	10	IND	2617	GM	Harikrishna Pentala		GM	Vidit Santosh Gujrathi	IND	2744	4
2	3	USA	2763	GM	So Wesley		GM	Giri Anish	NED	2740	5
3	2	IND	2791	GM	Anand Viswanathan		GM	Nakamura Hikaru	USA	2871	6
4	1	ARM	2818	GM	Aronian Levon		GM	Carlsen Magnus	NOR	2828	7
5	9	RUS	2830	GM	Nepomniachtchi Ian		GM	Ding Liren	CHN	2840	8
Round 17 on 2019/11/26 at 04.30 P.M.
Bo.	No.	FED	Rtg		Name	Result		Name	FED	Rtg	No.
1	9	RUS	2830	GM	Nepomniachtchi Ian		GM	Harikrishna Pentala	IND	2617	10
2	8	CHN	2840	GM	Ding Liren		GM	Aronian Levon	ARM	2818	1
3	7	NOR	2828	GM	Carlsen Magnus		GM	Anand Viswanathan	IND	2791	2
4	6	USA	2871	GM	Nakamura Hikaru		GM	So Wesley	USA	2763	3
5	5	NED	2740	GM	Giri Anish		GM	Vidit Santosh Gujrathi	IND	2744	4
Round 18 on 2019/11/26 at 05.00 P.M.
Bo.	No.	FED	Rtg		Name	Result		Name	FED	Rtg	No.
1	10	IND	2617	GM	Harikrishna Pentala		GM	Giri Anish	NED	2740	5
2	4	IND	2744	GM	Vidit Santosh Gujrathi		GM	Nakamura Hikaru	USA	2871	6
3	3	USA	2763	GM	So Wesley		GM	Carlsen Magnus	NOR	2828	7
4	2	IND	2791	GM	Anand Viswanathan		GM	Ding Liren	CHN	2840	8
5	1	ARM	2818	GM	Aronian Levon		GM	Nepomniachtchi Ian	RUS	2830	9

Magnus Carlsen wins Tata Steel Chess India 2019

After his stellar performances in the rapid section of the event and then in the first day of blitz, the World Champion Magnus Carlsen was already ahead of the rest of the field by five points. Today all he needed was avoid a disaster to clinch the tournament to his name and this he certainly succeeded in without much difficulty. After making quick draws in the first few rounds, the Norwegian beat Harikrishna Pentala and drew Ian Nepomniachtchi in rounds 13 and 15 respectively and that was sufficient for him to win the event with three blitz rounds to spare.

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