The 86th Tata Steel chess tournament takes place Saturday 13th to Sun 28th Jan 2024 in Wijk aan Zee. Players: Masters: Ding Liren, Alireza Firouzja, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Anish Giri, D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa, Parham Maghsoodloo, Wei Yi, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Santosh Gujrathi Vidit, Jorden Van Foreest, Alexander Donchenko, Max Warmerdam and Wenjun Ju. Challengers: Anton Korobov, Hans Moke Niemann, Mustafa Yilmaz, A.R. Saleh Salem, Jaime Santos Latasa, Erwin L'Ami, Leon Luke Mendonca, Daniel Dardha, Marc Andria Maurizzi, Liam Vrolijk, Harika Dronavalli, Stefan Beukema, Deshmukh Divya and Eline Roebers.
World Champion Ding Liren who has hardly played after winning the title due to ill health will be looking to start afresh and begin a legacy as champion. 7 of the 14 Masters are top 10 players but Magnus Carlsen is missing for only the second time in 20 years. The organisers say Carlsen has a busy schedule in February, I only have Prague as an event he could plausibly play but there's no indication that's it, so maybe something new, maybe something online. Other players missing are the leading Americans and MVL. Nevertheless it looks the usual right balance of different styles, ages and strengths of players to produce the usual great tournament.
Hans Niemann is the top seed for the #TataSteelChess Challengers, where the goal is to win the event and earn an automatic place in next year's Masters!
Контроль времени: 100 минут на 40 ходов, затем 50 минут на 20 ходов и 15 минут до конца плюс 30 секунд на ход, начиная с первого.
Игровые дни: 13-16, 18-21, 23-24, 26-28 января. Выходные дни: 17, 22, 25 января.
Начало туров в 16.00 msk., последний тур - в 14.00. Задержка трансляции - 15 мин.
В случае дележа первого места проводится тай-брейк. Дополнительные показатели при дележе: 1. Личная встреча 2. Зоннеборн-Бергер 3. Количество партий черными 4. Жребий
One of my favorite photos from the closing ceremony of the U.S Championships. I hope to return to the @STLChessClubsoon. Next task is winning the Tata Steel Challengers and gaining a coveted spot to the legendary Masters tournament. May the best player win…
Контроль времени: 100 минут на 40 ходов, затем 50 минут на 20 ходов и 15 минут до конца плюс 30 секунд на ход, начиная с первого.
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Peter Doggers @peterdoggers
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Just learned that @tatasteelchess shortened its time control. After 100 minutes for 40 moves, players get 50 minutes to finish the game, all with a 30-second increment. The extra 15 minutes after move 60 has been removed. Earlier dinner for the journos!
В Вейке играют пятеро претендентов из восьми!
Известно, что для успеха в ТП в Вейке надо сыграть так себе. Но молодые этого могут не знать
Или на них это правило может не распространяться.
По-моему, эпизод с Гири ещё смешнее, чем та байка, которую вспомнил по этому поводу Я.Огор:
Kasparov is rumoured to once had the same experience there.
He said: "But I am the world champion!"
The waiter said: "I am sorry Mr Karpov, I did not recognise you!"
On Thursday, @HansMokeNiemann spoke to Dutch media. He said 'no comment' on all questions about the lawsuit and how the feud with Carlsen / http://Chess.com ended, and noted he will be remembered as a 'world champion', scoring results that will eclipse the 2022 scandal. (X)