Corus Chess Tournament 2009

The Corus Chess Tournament 2009 was the 71st edition of the Corus Chess Tournament, later known as the Tata Steel Chess Tournament. It was held in Wijk aan Zee from 17 January to 1 February 2009.

The tournament was won by Sergey Karjakin. Karjakin entered the final round as one of six players in the joint lead, but was the only one to claim victory, defeating Leinier Domínguez to emerge sole winner.

Fabiano Caruana won the B section, having won the C section in 2008. Caruana was half a point behind Nigel Short, his final opponent, going into the last round. Caruana was outplayed, but Short missed two clear wins, and then a draw, handing the victory to his teenage opponent.


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! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! Total !! SB !! TPR
 * + 71st Corus Chess Tournament, grandmaster group A, 17 January – 1 February 2009, Wijk aan Zee, Cat. XIX (2716)
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 * 1 || align=left|🇺🇦 Sergey Karjakin (UKR) || 2706 || ||½ ||½ ||1 ||½ ||1 ||0 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||0 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||8 || || 2804
 * 2 || align=left|🇦🇲 Levon Aronian (ARM) ||2750 ||½ || ||½ ||1 ||½ ||0 ||1 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||1 ||½ ||7½ || 48.00 || 2770
 * 3 || align=left|🇦🇿 Teimour Radjabov (AZE) ||2761 ||½ ||½ || ||½ ||½ ||½ ||1 ||0 ||1 ||½ ||1 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||7½ || 47.75 || 2770
 * 4 || align=left|🇸🇰 Sergei Movsesian (SVK) ||2751 ||0 ||0 ||½ || ||½ ||½ ||½ ||1 ||½ ||½ ||1 ||½ ||1 ||1 ||7½ || 45.25 || 2770
 * 5 || align=left|🇳🇴 Magnus Carlsen (NOR) ||2776 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ || ||1 ||½ ||½ ||0 ||1||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||7 || 45.50 || 2740
 * 6 || align=left|🇨🇺 Leinier Domínguez (CUB) ||2717 ||0 ||1 ||½ ||½ ||0 || ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||1 ||½ ||1 ||7 || 43.75 || 2745
 * 7 || align=left|🇺🇸 Gata Kamsky (US) ||2725 ||1 ||0 ||0 ||½ ||½ ||½ || ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||1 ||6½ || || 2715
 * 8 || align=left|🇳🇱 Loek van Wely (NLD) ||2625 ||½ ||½ ||1 ||0 ||½ ||½ ||½ || ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||0 ||6 || 39.75 || 2694
 * 9 || align=left|🇨🇳 Wang Yue (CHN) ||2739 ||½ ||½ ||0 ||½ ||1 ||½ ||½ ||½ || ||½ ||0 ||½ ||0 ||1 ||6 || 39.50 || 2685
 * 10 || align=left|🇳🇱 Jan Smeets (NLD) ||2601 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||0 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ || ||1 ||½ ||½ ||0 ||6 || 39.00 || 2696
 * 11 || align=left|🇺🇦 Vasyl Ivanchuk (UKR) ||2779 ||1 ||½ ||0 ||0 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||1 ||0 || ||½ ||½ ||0 ||5½ || 36.50 || 2654
 * 12 || align=left|🇳🇱 Daniël Stellwagen (NLD) ||2612 ||0 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||0 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ || ||½ ||½ ||5½ || 35.25 || 2667
 * 13 || align=left|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Michael Adams (ENG) ||2712 ||0 ||0 ||½ ||0 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||1 ||½ ||½ ||½ || ||½ ||5½ || 34.25 || 2659
 * 14 || align=left|🇷🇺 Alexander Morozevich (RUS) ||2771 ||0 ||½ ||½ ||0 ||½ ||0 ||0 ||1 ||0 ||1 ||1 ||½ ||½ || ||5½ || 34.00 || 2655
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 * 8 || align=left|🇳🇱 Loek van Wely (NLD) ||2625 ||½ ||½ ||1 ||0 ||½ ||½ ||½ || ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||0 ||6 || 39.75 || 2694
 * 9 || align=left|🇨🇳 Wang Yue (CHN) ||2739 ||½ ||½ ||0 ||½ ||1 ||½ ||½ ||½ || ||½ ||0 ||½ ||0 ||1 ||6 || 39.50 || 2685
 * 10 || align=left|🇳🇱 Jan Smeets (NLD) ||2601 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||0 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ || ||1 ||½ ||½ ||0 ||6 || 39.00 || 2696
 * 11 || align=left|🇺🇦 Vasyl Ivanchuk (UKR) ||2779 ||1 ||½ ||0 ||0 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||1 ||0 || ||½ ||½ ||0 ||5½ || 36.50 || 2654
 * 12 || align=left|🇳🇱 Daniël Stellwagen (NLD) ||2612 ||0 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||0 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ || ||½ ||½ ||5½ || 35.25 || 2667
 * 13 || align=left|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Michael Adams (ENG) ||2712 ||0 ||0 ||½ ||0 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||1 ||½ ||½ ||½ || ||½ ||5½ || 34.25 || 2659
 * 14 || align=left|🇷🇺 Alexander Morozevich (RUS) ||2771 ||0 ||½ ||½ ||0 ||½ ||0 ||0 ||1 ||0 ||1 ||1 ||½ ||½ || ||5½ || 34.00 || 2655
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 * 12 || align=left|🇳🇱 Daniël Stellwagen (NLD) ||2612 ||0 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||0 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ || ||½ ||½ ||5½ || 35.25 || 2667
 * 13 || align=left|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Michael Adams (ENG) ||2712 ||0 ||0 ||½ ||0 ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||1 ||½ ||½ ||½ || ||½ ||5½ || 34.25 || 2659
 * 14 || align=left|🇷🇺 Alexander Morozevich (RUS) ||2771 ||0 ||½ ||½ ||0 ||½ ||0 ||0 ||1 ||0 ||1 ||1 ||½ ||½ || ||5½ || 34.00 || 2655
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 * 14 || align=left|🇷🇺 Alexander Morozevich (RUS) ||2771 ||0 ||½ ||½ ||0 ||½ ||0 ||0 ||1 ||0 ||1 ||1 ||½ ||½ || ||5½ || 34.00 || 2655
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! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! Total !! SB !! TPR
 * + 71st Corus Chess Tournament, grandmaster group B, 17 January – 1 February 2009, Wijk aan Zee, Cat. XVI (2641)
 * 1 || align=left|🇮🇹 GM Fabiano Caruana (ITA) || 2646 || || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 ||8½ || || 2751
 * 2 || align=left|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 GM Nigel Short (ENG) || 2663 || 0 || || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 0 ||8 || 52.00 || 2727
 * 3 || align=left|🇷🇺 GM Alexander Motylev (RUS) || 2676 || ½ || ½ || || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ ||8 || 50.00 || 2726
 * 4 || align=left|🇺🇿 GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov (UZB) || 2687 || ½ || 0 || 0 || || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 ||8 || 47.25 || 2725
 * 5 || align=left|🇺🇦 GM Andrei Volokitin (UKR) || 2671 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ ||7½ || 47.50 || 2696
 * 6 || align=left|🇪🇸 GM Francisco Vallejo Pons (ESP) || 2702 || 1 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || || ½ || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 ||7½ || 43.75 || 2694
 * 7 || align=left|🇺🇦 GM Zahar Efimenko (UKR) || 2688 || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 1 || ½ || 1 ||7 || || 2667
 * 8 || align=left|🇨🇿 GM David Navara (CZE) || 2638 || 0 || 0 || 1 || ½ || 0 || 1 || 1 || || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 ||6½ || || 2642
 * 9 || align=left|🇳🇱 GM Dimitri Reinderman (NLD) || 2549 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || 1 || ½ || || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ ||6 || 37.50 || 2619
 * 10 || align=left|🇨🇳 WGM Hou Yifan (CHN) || 2571 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || ½ || ½ || 0 || || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 ||6 || 35.75 || 2618
 * 11 || align=left|🇳🇱 GM Erwin l'Ami (NLD) || 2603 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 1 || 1 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || 1 || ½ ||5½ || || 2587
 * 12 || align=left|🇧🇷 GM Henrique Mecking (BRA) || 2567 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || || ½ || 1 ||4½ || || 2537
 * 13 || align=left|🇳🇱 GM Jan Werle (NLD) || 2607 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || || 0 ||4 || 26.75 || 2503
 * 14 || align=left|🇮🇳 GM Krishnan Sasikiran (IND) || 2711 || 0 || 1 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || 1 || ||4 || 25.50 || 2495
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 * 8 || align=left|🇨🇿 GM David Navara (CZE) || 2638 || 0 || 0 || 1 || ½ || 0 || 1 || 1 || || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 ||6½ || || 2642
 * 9 || align=left|🇳🇱 GM Dimitri Reinderman (NLD) || 2549 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || 1 || ½ || || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ ||6 || 37.50 || 2619
 * 10 || align=left|🇨🇳 WGM Hou Yifan (CHN) || 2571 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || ½ || ½ || 0 || || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 ||6 || 35.75 || 2618
 * 11 || align=left|🇳🇱 GM Erwin l'Ami (NLD) || 2603 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 1 || 1 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || 1 || ½ ||5½ || || 2587
 * 12 || align=left|🇧🇷 GM Henrique Mecking (BRA) || 2567 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || || ½ || 1 ||4½ || || 2537
 * 13 || align=left|🇳🇱 GM Jan Werle (NLD) || 2607 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || || 0 ||4 || 26.75 || 2503
 * 14 || align=left|🇮🇳 GM Krishnan Sasikiran (IND) || 2711 || 0 || 1 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || 1 || ||4 || 25.50 || 2495
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 * 12 || align=left|🇧🇷 GM Henrique Mecking (BRA) || 2567 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || || ½ || 1 ||4½ || || 2537
 * 13 || align=left|🇳🇱 GM Jan Werle (NLD) || 2607 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || || 0 ||4 || 26.75 || 2503
 * 14 || align=left|🇮🇳 GM Krishnan Sasikiran (IND) || 2711 || 0 || 1 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || 1 || ||4 || 25.50 || 2495
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 * 14 || align=left|🇮🇳 GM Krishnan Sasikiran (IND) || 2711 || 0 || 1 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || 1 || ||4 || 25.50 || 2495
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! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! Total !! SB !! TPR
 * + 71st Corus Chess Tournament, grandmaster group C, 17 January – 1 February 2009, Wijk aan Zee, Cat. XI (2521)
 * 1 || align=left|🇵🇭 GM Wesley So (PHL) || 2627 || || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || ½ ||9½ || || 2688
 * 2 || align=left|🇸🇪 GM Tiger Hillarp Persson (SWE) || 2586 || 0 || || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 ||8½ || 51.50 || 2626
 * 3 || align=left|🇷🇺 FM Anish Giri (RUS) || 2469 || ½ || 0 || || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 ||8½ || 51.00 || 2635
 * 4 || align=left|🇮🇳 GM Abhijeet Gupta (IND) || 2569 || ½ || 1 || 0 || || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 ||7½ || 47.75 || 2574
 * 5 || align=left|🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 GM David Howell (ENG) || 2622 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || || ½ || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 ||7½ || 43.75 || 2570
 * 6 || align=left|🇩🇪 GM Frank Holzke (DEU) || 2524 || 1 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || ½ ||6½ || || 2521
 * 7 || align=left|🇮🇳 WGM Harika Dronavalli (IND) || 2473 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 ||6 || || 2496
 * 8 || align=left|🇳🇱 IM Ali Bitalzadeh (NLD) || 2400 || 0 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 0 || ½ || ½ || || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 ||5½ || 37.50 || 2473
 * 9 || align=left|🇳🇱 GM Friso Nijboer (NLD) || 2560 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || ½ ||5½ || 36.25 || 2461
 * 10 || align=left|🇳🇱 IM Manuel Bosboom (NLD) || 2418 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 1 || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || || 0 || 1 || 0 || ½ ||5½ || 33.50 || 2472
 * 11 || align=left|🇳🇱 IM Roeland Pruijssers (NLD) || 2444 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || 0 || 1 || || 0 || 1 || ½ ||5½ || 33.00 || 2470
 * 12 || align=left|🇻🇪 GM Eduardo Iturrizaga (VEN) || 2528 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || ½ || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || || 1 || 1 ||5½ || 30.00 || 2464
 * 13 || align=left|🇲🇽 GM Manuel León Hoyos (MEX) || 2542 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || || 1 ||5 || || 2432
 * 14 || align=left|🇺🇦 GM Oleg Romanishin (UKR) || 2533 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || ||4½ || || 2410
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 * 8 || align=left|🇳🇱 IM Ali Bitalzadeh (NLD) || 2400 || 0 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 0 || ½ || ½ || || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 ||5½ || 37.50 || 2473
 * 9 || align=left|🇳🇱 GM Friso Nijboer (NLD) || 2560 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || ½ ||5½ || 36.25 || 2461
 * 10 || align=left|🇳🇱 IM Manuel Bosboom (NLD) || 2418 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 1 || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || || 0 || 1 || 0 || ½ ||5½ || 33.50 || 2472
 * 11 || align=left|🇳🇱 IM Roeland Pruijssers (NLD) || 2444 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || 0 || 1 || || 0 || 1 || ½ ||5½ || 33.00 || 2470
 * 12 || align=left|🇻🇪 GM Eduardo Iturrizaga (VEN) || 2528 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || ½ || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || || 1 || 1 ||5½ || 30.00 || 2464
 * 13 || align=left|🇲🇽 GM Manuel León Hoyos (MEX) || 2542 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || || 1 ||5 || || 2432
 * 14 || align=left|🇺🇦 GM Oleg Romanishin (UKR) || 2533 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || ||4½ || || 2410
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 * 12 || align=left|🇻🇪 GM Eduardo Iturrizaga (VEN) || 2528 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || ½ || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || || 1 || 1 ||5½ || 30.00 || 2464
 * 13 || align=left|🇲🇽 GM Manuel León Hoyos (MEX) || 2542 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || || 1 ||5 || || 2432
 * 14 || align=left|🇺🇦 GM Oleg Romanishin (UKR) || 2533 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || ||4½ || || 2410
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 * 14 || align=left|🇺🇦 GM Oleg Romanishin (UKR) || 2533 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || ||4½ || || 2410
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