Tata Steel Masters Playing Schedule
Round 1 - Saturday the 13th |
Giri, Anish - Hou, Yifan | 1-0 |
Kramnik, Vladimir - Wei, Yi | 1-0 |
Svidler, Peter - Adhiban, B. | ½-½ |
Carlsen, Magnus - Caruana, Fabiano | ½-½ |
Jones, Gawain C B - Karjakin, Sergey | ½-½ |
Anand, Viswanathan - Matlakov, Maxim | 1-0 |
So, Wesley - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | ½-½ |
Round 2 - Sunday the 14th |
Hou, Yifan - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | 0-1 |
Matlakov, Maxim - So, Wesley | ½-½ |
Karjakin, Sergey - Anand, Viswanathan | ½-½ |
Caruana, Fabiano - Jones, Gawain C B | ½-½ |
Adhiban, B. - Carlsen, Magnus | 0-1 |
Wei, Yi - Svidler, Peter | ½-½ |
Giri, Anish - Kramnik, Vladimir | 1-0 |
Round 3 - Monday the 15th |
Kramnik, Vladimir - Hou, Yifan | ½-½ |
Svidler, Peter - Giri, Anish | ½-½ |
Carlsen, Magnus - Wei, Yi | ½-½ |
Jones, Gawain C B - Adhiban, B. | 1-0 |
Anand, Viswanathan - Caruana, Fabiano | 1-0 |
So, Wesley - Karjakin, Sergey | ½-½ |
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - Matlakov, Maxim | ½-½ |
Round 4 - Tuesday the 16th |
Hou, Yifan - Matlakov, Maxim | 0-1 |
Karjakin, Sergey - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | ½-½ |
Caruana, Fabiano - So, Wesley | ½-½ |
Adhiban, B. - Anand, Viswanathan | ½-½ |
Wei, Yi - Jones, Gawain C B | 1-0 |
Giri, Anish - Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ |
Kramnik, Vladimir - Svidler, Peter | 1-0 |
Round 5 - Wednesday the 17th |
Svidler, Peter - Hou, Yifan | 1-0 |
Carlsen, Magnus - Kramnik, Vladimir | ½-½ |
Jones, Gawain C B - Giri, Anish | ½-½ |
Anand, Viswanathan - Wei, Yi | ½-½ |
So, Wesley - Adhiban, B. | 1-0 |
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - Caruana, Fabiano | 1-0 |
Matlakov, Maxim - Karjakin, Sergey | ½-½ |
Round 6 - Friday the 19th |
Hou, Yifan - Karjakin, Sergey | ½-½ |
Caruana, Fabiano - Matlakov, Maxim | ½-½ |
Adhiban, B. - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | 0-1 |
Wei, Yi - So, Wesley | 0-1 |
Giri, Anish - Anand, Viswanathan | ½-½ |
Kramnik, Vladimir - Jones, Gawain C B | ½-½ |
Svidler, Peter - Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ |
Round 7 - Saturday the 20th |
Carlsen, Magnus - Hou, Yifan | 1-0 |
Jones, Gawain C B - Svidler, Peter | ½-½ |
Anand, Viswanathan - Kramnik, Vladimir | 0-1 |
So, Wesley - Giri, Anish | ½-½ |
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - Wei, Yi | 1-0 |
Matlakov, Maxim - Adhiban, B. | ½-½ |
Karjakin, Sergey - Caruana, Fabiano | 1-0 |
Round 8 - Sunday the 21st |
Hou, Yifan - Caruana, Fabiano | 0-1 |
Adhiban, B. - Karjakin, Sergey | ½-½ |
Wei, Yi - Matlakov, Maxim | ½-½ |
Giri, Anish - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | 1-0 |
Kramnik, Vladimir - So, Wesley | ½-½ |
Svidler, Peter - Anand, Viswanathan | ½-½ |
Carlsen, Magnus - Jones, Gawain C B | 1-0 |
Round 9 - Tuesday the 23rd |
Jones, Gawain C B - Hou, Yifan | ½-½ |
Anand, Viswanathan - Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ |
So, Wesley - Svidler, Peter | ½-½ |
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - Kramnik, Vladimir | ½-½ |
Matlakov, Maxim - Giri, Anish | 0-1 |
Karjakin, Sergey - Wei, Yi | ½-½ |
Caruana, Fabiano - Adhiban, B. | ½-½ |
Round 10 - Wednesday the 24th |
Hou, Yifan - Adhiban, B. | ½-½ |
Wei, Yi - Caruana, Fabiano | ½-½ |
Giri, Anish - Karjakin, Sergey | ½-½ |
Kramnik, Vladimir - Matlakov, Maxim | 1-0 |
Svidler, Peter - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | 0-1 |
Carlsen, Magnus - So, Wesley | 1-0 |
Jones, Gawain C B - Anand, Viswanathan | 0-1 |
Round 11 - Friday the 26th |
Anand, Viswanathan - Hou, Yifan | 1-0 |
So, Wesley - Jones, Gawain C B | 1-0 |
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ |
Matlakov, Maxim - Svidler, Peter | ½-½ |
Karjakin, Sergey - Kramnik, Vladimir | 1-0 |
Caruana, Fabiano - Giri, Anish | ½-½ |
Adhiban, B. - Wei, Yi | ½-½ |
Round 12 - Saturday the 27th |
Hou, Yifan - Wei, Yi | ½-½ |
Giri, Anish - Adhiban, B. | 1-0 |
Kramnik, Vladimir - Caruana, Fabiano | 1-0 |
Svidler, Peter - Karjakin, Sergey | ½-½ |
Carlsen, Magnus - Matlakov, Maxim | 1-0 |
Jones, Gawain C B - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | ½-½ |
Anand, Viswanathan - So, Wesley | ½-½ |
Round 13 - Sunday the 28th |
So, Wesley - Hou, Yifan | 1-0 |
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - Anand, Viswanathan | ½-½ |
Matlakov, Maxim - Jones, Gawain C B | ½-½ |
Karjakin, Sergey - Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ |
Caruana, Fabiano - Svidler, Peter | ½-½ |
Adhiban, B. - Kramnik, Vladimir | 0-1 |
Wei, Yi - Giri, Anish | ½-½ |
Tiebreak Rules - Tata Steel Masters
In case there are more winners in the Tata Steel Masters, a tiebreak will decide about the player who will win the Trophy. Money prizes will be shared.
If two players tie for first place, they will play a Tie-break Match immediately after the last round of both sections finishes. The Match will consist of 2 Blitz games with a time-control of 5 minutes per player + 3 seconds for every move played. Colours for the first game shall be decided by a draw. In case of tied result after two games– there will be played a „suddendeath“, decisive game with a time control 6 minutes for the whole game for White player and 5 minutes for the whole game for Black player. Also here, the game´s colour shall be decided by a draw. The White player will need a victory in this game to win the Trophy , while the Black player wins the Trophy by just not losing that final decisive game (so a draw or a win).
If more than two players tie for first, only the two first classified players according to the Criteria listed below, shall play the Blitz Match.
There are Criteria, as follows: a) Mutual result (s), b) SB, c) More number of games with Black, d) Drawing of lots.
There shall be a pause of 3-5 minutes between tie-break games, unless the Chief Arbiter decides
otherwise.