Corus Chess Tournament 2008
| Venue | Wijk aan Zee |
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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).[1][2] 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.[3]
70th Corus Chess Tournament, grandmaster group A, 12–27 January 2008, Wijk aan Zee, Cat. XX (2742)[4] Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Total SB TPR 1 File:Flag of Armenia.svg Levon Aronian (Armenia) 2739 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 8 50.00 2830 2 File:Flag of Norway.svg Magnus Carlsen (Norway) 2733 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 8 48.50 2830 3 File:Flag of India.svg Viswanathan Anand (India) 2799 ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 7½ 48.00 2795 4 File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan) 2735 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 7½ 46.50 2800 5 File:Flag of Hungary.svg Peter Leko (Hungary) 2753 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 7 46.00 2770 6 File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine) 2751 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 7 44.50 2771 7 File:Flag of England.svg Michael Adams (England) 2726 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 6½ 41.75 2744 8 File:Flag of Russia.svg Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) 2799 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 6½ 41.75 2738 9 File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) 2780 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 0 1 6 39.00 2710 10 File:Flag of Hungary.svg Judit Polgár (Hungary) 2707 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 6 38.00 2716 11 File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan) 2760 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 6 37.50 2712 12 File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Pavel Eljanov (Ukraine) 2692 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 1 ½ ½ 0 5 32.00 2659 13 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Loek van Wely (Netherlands) 2681 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 5 31.75 2660 14 File:Flag of Israel.svg Boris Gelfand (Israel) 2737 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 5 31.75 2656
70th Corus Chess Tournament, grandmaster group B, 12–27 January 2008, Wijk aan Zee, Cat. XV (2618)[5] Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Total SB TPR 1 File:Flag of Slovakia.svg GM Sergei Movsesian (Slovakia) 2677 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 9½ 2789 2 File:Flag of England.svg GM Nigel Short (England) 2645 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 0 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 8½ 52.50 2726 3 File:Flag of France.svg GM Étienne Bacrot (France) 2700 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 8½ 51.75 2722 4 File:Flag of India.svg GM Pentala Harikrishna (India) 2664 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 7½ 2672 5 File:Flag of Russia.svg GM Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia) 2600 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 7 2648 6 File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg GM Ivan Cheparinov (Bulgaria) 2713 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 0 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 6½ 2611 7 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg GM Erwin l'Ami (Netherlands) 2581 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 0 6 38.00 2592 8 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg GM Jan Smeets (Netherlands) 2573 0 0 0 1 1 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 6 37.50 2593 9 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg WGM Hou Yifan (China) 2527 0 1 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 6 36.50 2596 10 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg GM Daniël Stellwagen (Netherlands) 2625 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 6 35.50 2589 11 File:Flag of India.svg GM Humpy Koneru (India) 2612 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 5½ 2562 12 File:Flag of Armenia.svg GM Gabriel Sargissian (Armenia) 2676 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 1 5 31.75 2527 13 File:Flag of Poland.svg GM Michał Krasenkow (Poland) 2636 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 0 0 1 1 5 28.25 2530 14 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg IM Wouter Spoelman (Netherlands) 2424 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 1 1 ½ 0 1 0 0 4 2492
70th Corus Chess Tournament, grandmaster group C, 12–27 January 2008, Wijk aan Zee, Cat. X (2494)[6] Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Total SB TPR 1 File:Flag of Italy.svg GM Fabiano Caruana (Italy) 2598 ½ 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 10 2696 2 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg GM Dimitri Reinderman (Netherlands) 2533 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 8 48.00 2577 3 File:Flag of India.svg GM Parimarjan Negi (India) 2526 0 ½ 0 1 0 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 8 44.25 2578 4 File:Flag of Sweden.svg GM Pontus Carlsson (Sweden) 2501 0 0 1 0 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 7½ 2550 5 File:Flag of the United States.svg WGM Irina Krush (United States) 2473 1 ½ 0 1 1 1 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 7 45.25 2524 6 File:Flag of Germany.svg IM Arik Braun (Germany) 2536 0 ½ 1 0 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 0 1 1 ½ 7 42.00 2519 7 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg GM John van der Wiel (Netherlands) 2490 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 7 41.25 2523 8 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg GM Friso Nijboer (Netherlands) 2578 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 7 40.75 2516 9 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg IM Mark van der Werf (Netherlands) 2389 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 0 ½ 6½ 2502 10 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg GM Li Shilong (China) 2502 1 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 0 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 6 38.00 2464 11 File:Flag of Greece.svg GM Efstratios Grivas (Greece) 2509 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 0 ½ 0 0 1 0 1 6 36.75 2463 12 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg GM Peng Zhaoqin (Netherlands) 2461 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 1 4½ 26.50 2386 13 File:Flag of Ukraine.svg WGM Anna Ushenina (Ukraine) 2484 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 4½ 22.50 2384 14 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dennis Ruijgrok (Netherlands) 2329 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 2 2210
70th Corus Chess, honorary group, 12–27 January 2008, Wijk aan Zee, Cat. XIII (2560)[7] Player Rating 1 2 3 4 Total SB TPR 1 File:Flag of Serbia (2004–2010).svg Ljubomir Ljubojević (Serbia) 2565 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 4 2683 2 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Timman (Netherlands) 2559 1 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 3 9.50 2560 3 File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Viktor Korchnoi (Switzerland) 2545 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 1 3 7.50 2565 4 File:Flag of Hungary.svg Lajos Portisch (Hungary) 2570 ½ 0 ½ 1 0 0 2 2431
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References
- ↑ "The United States Chess Federation - Carlsen and Aronian Win Corus". www.uschess.org. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
- ↑ Shabazz, Daaim (2008-01-27). "2008 Corus ends... Aronian, Carlsen on top!". The Chess Drum. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
- ↑ Barden, Leonard (2008-01-21). "Short handed win after opponent refuses to shake". The Guardian. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
- ↑ "All-time Tournaments - Tata Steel Chess". history.tatasteelchess.com. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
- ↑ "All-time Tournaments - Tata Steel Chess". history.tatasteelchess.com. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
- ↑ "All-time Tournaments - Tata Steel Chess". history.tatasteelchess.com. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
- ↑ Staff writer(s) (28 January 2008). "Standings Corus Chess Tournament 2008 honorary group". Tata Steel Chess.