After winning the World Rapid & Blitz tournament to end 2022 on high-note, Magnus Carlsen will be hopeful to start 2023 strongly with a comfortable win at upcoming Tata Steel Chess Masters Tournament, we examine the schedule, players list, prize money & other details of tournament
Beginning on 14th January, Masters Group players will begin their campaign at the 2023 Tata Steel Chess Tournament and owing to the fame of this competition, all GMs will be eager to win this competition and take home the hefty amount of prize money at stake.
Tata Steel Chess Masters Tournament 2023 schedule, date, time, players list, prize money and live stream
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Last, but certainly not least, the triple World Champion @MagnusCarlsen! Making his 19th appearance, winning the Masters eight times already. Where do you think Carlsen will end in January?#TataSteelChess pic.twitter.com/eSoc41cp3b
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2023 Tata Steel Chess Tournament schedule, date, time, venue, draw, & list of participants
One of the most prestigious tournaments on the chess calendar around the world is the Tata Steel Chess Tournament and it is known as the Wimbledon of Chess, which draws the top chess grandmasters from across the world, as well as thousands of amateur players, spectators at live events, & online viewers. The Tata Steel Chess Tournament will mark its 85th year in 2023. At 2023 Tata Steel Chess, eight of the top-20 players will be participating including in-form Magnus Carlsen and second-ranked Ding Liren.
It is scheduled that the tournament will run from 13th to 29th January 2023 at the Dorpshuis de Moriaan in Netherlands’ Wijk aan Zee. According to official schedule, the masters group featuring GMs will play against each other thirteen times starting on 14th January. Throughout the tournament, tempo of play will be 100 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 50 minutes for next 20 moves, and then 15 minutes for the remaining moves. For the players from Masters Group, rest days are scheduled on 23rd, 26th & 29th January respectively.
2023 Tata Steel Chess Tournament: top-ranked players & grandmasters
At the upcoming Tata Steel Chess Tournament, reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen will be the standout player alongside world no. 2 Ding Liren. Meanwhile, GMs Fabiano Caruana, Anish Giri, & Wesley So, who are all in the top-10 of FIDE ranking are expected to provide stern challenge. Additionally, many other GMs including 2021 champion Jorden van Foreest will participated alongside Indian prodigies like Arjun Erigaisi, Pragg, & Gukesh,
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FIDE Rank |
Name |
FIDE Rating
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| 1 | Magnus Carlsen | 2859 |
| 2 | Ding Liren | 2811 |
| 6 | Fabiano Caruana | 2766 |
| 7 | Anish Giri | 2764 |
| 8 | Wesley So | 2760 |
| 15 | Richard Rapport | 2740 |
| 17 | Levon Aronian | 2735 |
| 18 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda | 2731 |
| 23 | Gukesh D. | 2725 |
| 28 | Arjun Erigaisi | 2718 |
| 32 | Nodirbek Abdusattorov | 2713 |
| 42 | Vincent Keymer | 2698 |
| 47 | Jorden van Foreest | 2690 |
| 62 | Praggnanandhaa R. | 2678 |
When And Where to Watch: Live Stream And TV Telecast Coverage
On each day at 2:00 PM CET, fans from across the world can watch the live coverage of this prestigious competition on the Tata Steels Chess Tournament’s official YouTube channel and through Chess24.com.
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