Corus Chess Tournament 2008

The Corus Chess Tournament 2008 was the 70th edition of the Corus Chess Tournament.

It took place in the De Moriaan Community Centre in Wijk aan Zee in January 2008. The format of each of the three Grandmaster groups remained a 14 player single round robin. The participants in group A included eight of the world's top ten players (country, October 2007 rating and rank in brackets): Viswanathan Anand (India, 2801, 1), Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine, 2787, 2), Vladimir Kramnik (Russia, 2785, 3), Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria, 2769, 4), Peter Leko (Hungary, 2755, 5=), Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan, 2752, 7), Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan, 2742, 8) and Levon Aronian (Armenia, 2741, 9). The remaining players were Boris Gelfand (Israel, 2736, 11), Michael Adams (England, 2729, 13), Magnus Carlsen (Norway, 2714, 16=), Judit Polgár (Hungary, 2708, 20), Pavel Eljanov (Ukraine, 2691, 26) and Loek van Wely (Netherlands, 2679, 31). The average rating of 2742 made it a Category 20 tournament. The only top ten players not participating were Alexander Morozevich (Russia, 2755, 5=) and Alexei Shirov (Spain, 2739, 10).

The tournament was won by Levon Aronian and Magnus Carlsen (both scoring 8 out of 13).

Grandmaster group B was won by Sergei Movsesian of Slovakia with 9½ points, and group C by Italy's Fabiano Caruana with 10, two points ahead of his nearest rival. The Honorary group, a new category consisting of four former A group champions playing a double round robin, was won by Ljubomir Ljubojević with 4 points out of 6, ahead of Jan Timman, Viktor Korchnoi and Lajos Portisch.

The tournament was also notable for the "handshake incident", in which Nigel Short was awarded a win by forfeit after his opponent, Ivan Cheparinov, refused to shake his hand.


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! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! Total !! SB !! TPR
 * + 70th Corus Chess Tournament, grandmaster group A, 12–27 January 2008, Wijk aan Zee, Cat. XX (2742)
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 * 1 || align=left|🇦🇲 Levon Aronian (ARM) || 2739 || ||½ ||½ ||1 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||0 ||1 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||1 ||1 ||8 || 50.00 || 2830
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 * 2 || align=left|🇳🇴 Magnus Carlsen (NOR) ||2733 ||½ || ||0 ||½ ||0 ||½ ||½ ||1 ||½ ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||½ ||8 || 48.50 || 2830
 * 3 || align=left|🇮🇳 Viswanathan Anand (IND) ||2799 ||½ ||1 || ||0 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||1 ||1 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||7½ || 48.00 || 2795
 * 4 || align=left|🇦🇿 Teimour Radjabov (AZE) ||2735 ||0 ||½ ||1 || ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||1 ||½ ||1 ||7½ || 46.50 || 2800
 * 5 || align=left|🇭🇺 Peter Leko (HUN) ||2753 ||½ ||1 ||½ ||½ || ||½ ||½ ||½ ||0 ||½ ||1 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||7 || 46.00 || 2770
 * 6 || align=left|🇺🇦 Vasyl Ivanchuk (UKR) ||2751 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ || ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||1 ||½ ||½ ||7 || 44.50 || 2771
 * 7 || align=left|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Michael Adams (ENG) ||2726 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ || ||½ ||½ ||0 ||½ ||½ ||1 ||½ ||6½ || 41.75 || 2744
 * 8 || align=left|🇷🇺 Vladimir Kramnik (RUS) ||2799 ||1 ||0 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ || ||0 ||½ ||½ ||1 ||½ ||½ ||6½ || 41.75 || 2738
 * 9 || align=left|🇧🇬 Veselin Topalov (BGR) ||2780 ||0 ||½ ||0 ||½ ||1 ||½ ||½ ||1 || ||½ ||½ ||0 ||0 ||1 ||6 || 39.00 || 2710
 * 10 || align=left|🇭🇺 Judit Polgár (HUN) ||2707 ||½ ||0 ||0 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||1 ||½ ||½ || ||½ ||0 ||½ ||1 ||6 || 38.00 || 2716
 * 11 || align=left|🇦🇿 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) ||2760 ||½ ||0 ||½ ||½ ||0 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ || ||½ ||1 ||½ ||6 || 37.50 || 2712
 * 12 || align=left|🇺🇦 Pavel Eljanov (UKR) ||2692 ||½ ||0 ||½ ||0 ||½ ||0 ||½ ||0 ||1 ||1 ||½ || ||½ ||0 ||5 || 32.00 || 2659
 * 13 || align=left|🇳🇱 Loek van Wely (NLD) ||2681 ||0 ||0 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||0 ||½ ||1 ||½ ||0 ||½ || ||½ ||5 || 31.75 || 2660
 * 14 || align=left|🇮🇱 Boris Gelfand (ISR) ||2737 ||0 ||½ ||½ ||0 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||0 ||0 ||½ ||1 ||½ || ||5 || 31.75 || 2656
 * }
 * 8 || align=left|🇷🇺 Vladimir Kramnik (RUS) ||2799 ||1 ||0 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ || ||0 ||½ ||½ ||1 ||½ ||½ ||6½ || 41.75 || 2738
 * 9 || align=left|🇧🇬 Veselin Topalov (BGR) ||2780 ||0 ||½ ||0 ||½ ||1 ||½ ||½ ||1 || ||½ ||½ ||0 ||0 ||1 ||6 || 39.00 || 2710
 * 10 || align=left|🇭🇺 Judit Polgár (HUN) ||2707 ||½ ||0 ||0 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||1 ||½ ||½ || ||½ ||0 ||½ ||1 ||6 || 38.00 || 2716
 * 11 || align=left|🇦🇿 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) ||2760 ||½ ||0 ||½ ||½ ||0 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ || ||½ ||1 ||½ ||6 || 37.50 || 2712
 * 12 || align=left|🇺🇦 Pavel Eljanov (UKR) ||2692 ||½ ||0 ||½ ||0 ||½ ||0 ||½ ||0 ||1 ||1 ||½ || ||½ ||0 ||5 || 32.00 || 2659
 * 13 || align=left|🇳🇱 Loek van Wely (NLD) ||2681 ||0 ||0 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||0 ||½ ||1 ||½ ||0 ||½ || ||½ ||5 || 31.75 || 2660
 * 14 || align=left|🇮🇱 Boris Gelfand (ISR) ||2737 ||0 ||½ ||½ ||0 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||0 ||0 ||½ ||1 ||½ || ||5 || 31.75 || 2656
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 * 12 || align=left|🇺🇦 Pavel Eljanov (UKR) ||2692 ||½ ||0 ||½ ||0 ||½ ||0 ||½ ||0 ||1 ||1 ||½ || ||½ ||0 ||5 || 32.00 || 2659
 * 13 || align=left|🇳🇱 Loek van Wely (NLD) ||2681 ||0 ||0 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||0 ||½ ||1 ||½ ||0 ||½ || ||½ ||5 || 31.75 || 2660
 * 14 || align=left|🇮🇱 Boris Gelfand (ISR) ||2737 ||0 ||½ ||½ ||0 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||0 ||0 ||½ ||1 ||½ || ||5 || 31.75 || 2656
 * }
 * 14 || align=left|🇮🇱 Boris Gelfand (ISR) ||2737 ||0 ||½ ||½ ||0 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||0 ||0 ||½ ||1 ||½ || ||5 || 31.75 || 2656
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! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! Total !! SB !! TPR
 * + 70th Corus Chess Tournament, grandmaster group B, 12–27 January 2008, Wijk aan Zee, Cat. XV (2618)
 * 1 || align=left|🇸🇰 GM Sergei Movsesian (SVK) || 2677 || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 ||9½ || || 2789
 * 2 || align=left|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 GM Nigel Short (ENG) || 2645 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ ||8½ || 52.50 || 2726
 * 3 || align=left|🇫🇷 GM Étienne Bacrot (FRA) || 2700 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 ||8½ || 51.75 || 2722
 * 4 || align=left|🇮🇳 GM Pentala Harikrishna (IND) || 2664 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || 1 || ½ || 0 || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 ||7½ || || 2672
 * 5 || align=left|🇷🇺 GM Ian Nepomniachtchi (RUS) || 2600 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 ||7 || || 2648
 * 6 || align=left|🇧🇬 GM Ivan Cheparinov (BGR) || 2713 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || 1 || || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 ||6½ || || 2611
 * 7 || align=left|🇳🇱 GM Erwin l'Ami (NLD) || 2581 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 0 || 0 ||6 || 38.00 || 2592
 * 8 || align=left|🇳🇱 GM Jan Smeets (NLD) || 2573 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || ½ || || 0 || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 0 ||6 || 37.50 || 2593
 * 9 || align=left|🇨🇳 WGM Hou Yifan (CHN) || 2527 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 1 || || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ ||6 || 36.50 || 2596
 * 10 || align=left|🇳🇱 GM Daniël Stellwagen (NLD) || 2625 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 ||6 || 35.50 || 2589
 * 11 || align=left|🇮🇳 GM Humpy Koneru (IND) || 2612 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || 1 || 0 ||5½ || || 2562
 * 12 || align=left|🇦🇲 GM Gabriel Sargissian (ARM) || 2676 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || || 0 || 1 ||5 || 31.75 || 2527
 * 13 || align=left|🇵🇱 GM Michał Krasenkow (POL) || 2636 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 1 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || 1 || || 1 ||5 || 28.25 || 2530
 * 14 || align=left|🇳🇱 IM Wouter Spoelman (NLD) || 2424 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || ½ || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || ||4 || || 2492
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 * 8 || align=left|🇳🇱 GM Jan Smeets (NLD) || 2573 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || ½ || || 0 || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 0 ||6 || 37.50 || 2593
 * 9 || align=left|🇨🇳 WGM Hou Yifan (CHN) || 2527 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 1 || || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ ||6 || 36.50 || 2596
 * 10 || align=left|🇳🇱 GM Daniël Stellwagen (NLD) || 2625 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 ||6 || 35.50 || 2589
 * 11 || align=left|🇮🇳 GM Humpy Koneru (IND) || 2612 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || 1 || 0 ||5½ || || 2562
 * 12 || align=left|🇦🇲 GM Gabriel Sargissian (ARM) || 2676 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || || 0 || 1 ||5 || 31.75 || 2527
 * 13 || align=left|🇵🇱 GM Michał Krasenkow (POL) || 2636 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 1 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || 1 || || 1 ||5 || 28.25 || 2530
 * 14 || align=left|🇳🇱 IM Wouter Spoelman (NLD) || 2424 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || ½ || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || ||4 || || 2492
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 * 12 || align=left|🇦🇲 GM Gabriel Sargissian (ARM) || 2676 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || || 0 || 1 ||5 || 31.75 || 2527
 * 13 || align=left|🇵🇱 GM Michał Krasenkow (POL) || 2636 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 1 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || 1 || || 1 ||5 || 28.25 || 2530
 * 14 || align=left|🇳🇱 IM Wouter Spoelman (NLD) || 2424 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || ½ || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || ||4 || || 2492
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 * 14 || align=left|🇳🇱 IM Wouter Spoelman (NLD) || 2424 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || ½ || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || ||4 || || 2492
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! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! Total !! SB !! TPR
 * + 70th Corus Chess Tournament, grandmaster group C, 12–27 January 2008, Wijk aan Zee, Cat. X (2494)
 * 1 || align=left|🇮🇹 GM Fabiano Caruana (ITA) || 2598 || || ½ || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 ||10 || || 2696
 * 2 || align=left|🇳🇱 GM Dimitri Reinderman (NLD) || 2533 || ½ || || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 ||8 || 48.00 || 2577
 * 3 || align=left|🇮🇳 GM Parimarjan Negi (IND) || 2526 || 0 || ½ || || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 ||8 || 44.25 || 2578
 * 4 || align=left|🇸🇪 GM Pontus Carlsson (SWE) || 2501 || 0 || 0 || 1 || || 0 || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 ||7½ || || 2550
 * 5 || align=left|🇺🇸 WGM Irina Krush (US) || 2473 || 1 || ½ || 0 || 1 || || 1 || 1 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 ||7 || 45.25 || 2524
 * 6 || align=left|🇩🇪 IM Arik Braun (DEU) || 2536 || 0 || ½ || 1 || 0 || 0 || || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 0 || 1 || 1 || ½ ||7 || 42.00 || 2519
 * 7 || align=left|🇳🇱 GM John van der Wiel (NLD) || 2490 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ ||7 || 41.25 || 2523
 * 8 || align=left|🇳🇱 GM Friso Nijboer (NLD) || 2578 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || || 0 || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 ||7 || 40.75 || 2516
 * 9 || align=left|🇳🇱 IM Mark van der Werf (NLD) || 2389 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || 1 || || 1 || 1 || ½ || 0 || ½ ||6½ || || 2502
 * 10 || align=left|🇨🇳 GM Li Shilong (CHN) || 2502 || 1 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ ||6 || 38.00 || 2464
 * 11 || align=left|🇬🇷 GM Efstratios Grivas (GRC) || 2509 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || || 1 || 0 || 1 ||6 || 36.75 || 2463
 * 12 || align=left|🇳🇱 GM Peng Zhaoqin (NLD) || 2461 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || || 0 || 1 ||4½ || 26.50 || 2386
 * 13 || align=left|🇺🇦 WGM Anna Ushenina (UKR) || 2484 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || || 1 ||4½ || 22.50 || 2384
 * 14 || align=left|🇳🇱 Dennis Ruijgrok (NLD) || 2329 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || ||2 || || 2210
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 * 8 || align=left|🇳🇱 GM Friso Nijboer (NLD) || 2578 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || || 0 || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 ||7 || 40.75 || 2516
 * 9 || align=left|🇳🇱 IM Mark van der Werf (NLD) || 2389 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || 1 || || 1 || 1 || ½ || 0 || ½ ||6½ || || 2502
 * 10 || align=left|🇨🇳 GM Li Shilong (CHN) || 2502 || 1 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ ||6 || 38.00 || 2464
 * 11 || align=left|🇬🇷 GM Efstratios Grivas (GRC) || 2509 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || || 1 || 0 || 1 ||6 || 36.75 || 2463
 * 12 || align=left|🇳🇱 GM Peng Zhaoqin (NLD) || 2461 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || || 0 || 1 ||4½ || 26.50 || 2386
 * 13 || align=left|🇺🇦 WGM Anna Ushenina (UKR) || 2484 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || || 1 ||4½ || 22.50 || 2384
 * 14 || align=left|🇳🇱 Dennis Ruijgrok (NLD) || 2329 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || ||2 || || 2210
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 * 12 || align=left|🇳🇱 GM Peng Zhaoqin (NLD) || 2461 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || || 0 || 1 ||4½ || 26.50 || 2386
 * 13 || align=left|🇺🇦 WGM Anna Ushenina (UKR) || 2484 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || || 1 ||4½ || 22.50 || 2384
 * 14 || align=left|🇳🇱 Dennis Ruijgrok (NLD) || 2329 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || ||2 || || 2210
 * }
 * 14 || align=left|🇳🇱 Dennis Ruijgrok (NLD) || 2329 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || ||2 || || 2210
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! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! Total !! SB !! TPR
 * + 70th Corus Chess, honorary group, 12–27 January 2008, Wijk aan Zee, Cat. XIII (2560)
 * 1 || align=left|🇷🇸 Ljubomir Ljubojević (SRB) || 2565 || || 0 1 || ½ 1 || ½ 1  || 4 || || 2683
 * 2 || align=left|🇳🇱 Jan Timman (NLD) || 2559 || 1 0 || || ½ 1 || ½ 0 || 3 || 9.50 || 2560
 * 3 || align=left|🇨🇭 Viktor Korchnoi (CHE) || 2545 || ½ 0 || ½ 0 || || 1 1 || 3 || 7.50 || 2565
 * 4 || align=left|🇭🇺 Lajos Portisch (HUN) || 2570 || ½ 0 || ½ 1 || 0 0 || || 2 || || 2431
 * }
 * 3 || align=left|🇨🇭 Viktor Korchnoi (CHE) || 2545 || ½ 0 || ½ 0 || || 1 1 || 3 || 7.50 || 2565
 * 4 || align=left|🇭🇺 Lajos Portisch (HUN) || 2570 || ½ 0 || ½ 1 || 0 0 || || 2 || || 2431
 * }
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