Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023: All You Need to Know
On January 13, the Tata Steel Chess tournament 2023 will kick off in The Moriaan, Wijk aan Zee, featuring top chess players.
Participants:
Top grandmasters will take part in the tournament, including 2021 champion Magnus Carlsen who will participate alongside Indian prodigies like Arjun Erigaisi, Pragg, & Gukesh.
| # | Name | Country | FIDE Rating |
| 1. | Magnus Carlsen | NOR | 2859 |
| 2. | Ding Liren | CHN | 2811 |
| 3. | Fabiano Caruana | USA | 2766 |
| 4. | Anish Giri | NED | 2764 |
| 5. | Wesley So | USA | 2760 |
| 6. | Richard Rapport | ROU | 2740 |
| 7. | Levon Aronian | USA | 2735 |
| 8. | Dommaraju Gukesh | IND | 2725 |
| 9. | Arjun Erigaisi | IND | 2722 |
| 10. | Parham Maghsoodloo | IRI | 2719 |
| 11. | Nodirbek Abdusattorov | USB | 2713 |
| 12. | Vincent Keymer | GER | 2696 |
| 13. | Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa | IND | 2684 |
| 14. | Jorden Van Foreest | NED | 2681 |
Tournament schedule:
The tournament takes place January 13-29. According to the official schedule, a group of masters involving GMs will play each other thirteen times, starting on 14 January, rest days are scheduled for 23, 26, and 29 January respectively.
| January 14 | 14:00 – 21:00 local time | Masters Round 1 |
| January 15 | 14:00 – 21:00 local time | Masters Round 2 |
| January 16 | 14:00 – 21:00 local time | Masters Round 3 |
| January 17 | 14:00 – 21:00 local time | Masters Round 4 |
| January 19 | 14:00 – 21:00 local time | Masters Round 5 |
| January 20 | 14:00 – 21:00 local time | Masters Round 6 |
| January 21 | 14:00 – 21:00 local time | Masters Round 7 |
| January 22 | 14:00 – 21:00 local time | Masters Round 8 |
| January 24 | 14:00 – 21:00 local time | Masters Round 9 |
| January 25 | 14:00 – 21:00 local time | Masters Round 10 |
| January 27 | 14:00 – 21:00 local time | Masters Round 11 |
| January 28 | 14:00 – 21:00 local time | Masters Round 12 |
| January 29 | 14:00 – 21:00 local time | Masters Round 13 |
Format:
The time control will be 100 minutes for 40 moves, then 50 minutes for the next 20 moves, and then 15 minutes for the remaining moves.
Prize Fund
The information has not yet been published.
Former winners:
2022 🏆 — Magnus Carlsen;
2021 🏆 — Jorden van Foreest;
2020 🏆 — Fabiano Caruana;
2019 🏆 — Magnus Carlsen;
2018 🏆 — Magnus Carlsen;
