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Wesley So wins Tata Steel Masters 2017 Title

This is Wesley So‘s 56th game without a loss. His last loss was in Round 4 of Bilbao Masters Final 2016 against the World Champion, Magnus Carlsen, where he finished fourth. Moreover, this is his third super-tournament title in a row, following the Sinquefield Cup and London Chess Classic.

Wesley So, playing as black, won his final round game against Ian Nepomniachtchi. This win enabled So to secure the Tata Steel Masters 2017 title, his first for Tata Steel, with a clear point ahead of the runner-up, Magnus Carlsen.

Replay Round 13 games below:[replay]

This win also enabled So to rank second in the Live Ratings, after Fabiano Caruana lost to Nigel Short in Round 6 in Gibraltar, just 16 ELO points behind the World Champion:

Carlsen and Aronian win in Round 12 Tata Steel Masters 2017

The game between Wesley So vs. Wei Yi in the penultimate Round 12 of Tata Steel Masters 2017 ended in a draw. Magnus Carlsen and Levon Aronian won against Pavel Eljanov and Loek Van Wely, respectively. Replay Round 12 games below:[replay]

Tata Steel Masters 2017 Round 12 Results

#WhiteResultBlack
1So, Wesley½-½Wei, Yi
2Aronian, Levon1-0Van Wely, Loek
3Adhiban, Baskaran½-½Giri, Anish
4Karjakin, Sergey½-½Nepomniachtchi, Ian
5Eljanov, Pavel0-1Carlsen, Magnus
6Harikrishna, Pentala½-½Rapport, Richard
7Wojtaszek, Radoslaw½-½Andreikin, Dmitry

Thus, at the end of Round 12, with one final round to go, Wesley So still leads, by a half point, followed by Carlsen, Aronian, and Wei Yi, tied in second place:

Wei Yi Wins in Round 11 Tata Steel Masters 2017

Wei Yi wins his Round 11 game against Sergey Karjakin in Tata Steel Masters 2017, and inches closer to Wesley So. He’s currently at clear second place.

This tournament is definitely getting more interesting in the next round, as Wesley So is set to meet Wei Yi.

Tata Steel Masters 2017 Round 11 Results

#WhiteResultBlack
1Wei, Yi1-0Karjakin, Sergey
2Carlsen, Magnus½-½Adhiban, Baskaran
3Giri, Anish½-½Harikrishna, Pentala
4Andreikin, Dmitry½-½So, Wesley
5Nepomniachtchi, Ian½-½Eljanov, Pavel
6Wojtaszek, Radoslaw½-½Aronian, Levon
7Rapport, Richard½-½Van Wely, Loek

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Tata Steel Masters 2017 Ranking after Round 11

#NamePtsSB
1So, Wesley7.537.25
2Wei, Yi734.25
3Aronian, Levon6.536.75
Carlsen, Magnus6.534
Eljanov, Pavel6.532.25
6Adhiban, B.632.25
Karjakin, Sergey630.25
8Harikrishna, P.5.531.75
Giri, Anish5.528.5
10Andreikin, Dmitry4.524.75
Nepomniachtchi, Ian4.523.25
Wojtaszek, Radoslaw4.521.75
13Rapport, Richard420.25
14Van Wely, Loek2.512.25

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Wesley So Leads by a Point at the End of Round 10 Tata Steel Masters 2017

With 4 wins and 6 draws, and 3 more rounds to go, Wesley So leads the pack of this 14-man tournament at the end of Round 10 of Tata Steel Masters 2017 by a full point.

Wesley So defeated Radoslaw Wojtaszek in a Catalan with ruthless efficiency. The rest of the results follow:

Tata Steel Masters 2017 Round 10 Results

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Magnus Carlsen wins in Round 9 Tata Steel Masters 2017, he’s back in contention 

Magnus Carlsen wins against Loek Van Wely in Round 9 of Tata Steel Masters 2017 and finds himself yet again half a point behind the tournament leader, Wesley So. Theirs was the only decisive game of the round.

Tata Steel Masters 2017 Round 9 Results

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Tata Steel Masters 2017 Ranking after Round 9

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Richard Rapport beats Magnus Carlsen in Round 8 Tata Steel Masters 2017

A big development in Tata Steel Masters 2017 as Richard Rapport defeats the World Champion Magnus Carlsen in Round 8. Levon Aronian also beats Anish Giri in Round 8.

At the end of Round 8, Wesley So still leads followed closely by Pavel Eljanov and Wei Yi.

Tata Steel Masters 2017 Round 8 Results

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Tata Steel Masters 2017 Ranking after Round 8

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Karjakin, Wei Yi, and Adhiban win in Round 7 Tata Steel Masters 2017

Round 7 was nothing short of action in Tata Steel Masters 2017, but the leaders are more or less the same at the end of this round.

Tata Steel Masters 2017 Round 7 Results

Andreikin, Dmitry – Harikrishna, P. (½-½)
Carlsen, Magnus – Giri, Anish (½-½)
Karjakin, Sergey – Aronian, Levon (1-0)
Nepomniachtchi, Ian – Rapport, Richard (½-½)
So, Wesley – Eljanov, Pavel (½-½)
Wei, Yi – Van Wely, Loek (1-0)
Wojtaszek, Radoslaw – Adhiban, B. (0-1)

Tata Steel Masters 2017 Ranking after Round 7

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Wesley So still leads after Round 6 of Tata Steel Masters 2017

Tata Steel Masters 2017 Round 6 results

GM Aronian, Levon vs GM Carlsen, Magnus [1/2-1/2]
GM Giri, Anish vs GM Nepomniachtchi, Ian [1-0]
GM Van Wely, Loek vs GM Andreikin, Dmitry [1/2-1/2]
GM Adhiban, B vs GM So, Wesley [1/2-1/2]
GM Eljanov, Pavel vs GM Karjakin, Sergey [1/2-1/2]
GM Harikrishna, P vs GM Wojtaszek, Radoslaw [1/2-1/2]
GM Rapport, Richard vs GM Wei, Yi [0-1]

Tata Steel Masters 2017 Ranking after Round 6

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So, Carlsen and Eljanov Pull Ahead in Round 4 Tata Steel Masters 2017

Wesley So, Magnus Carlsen, and Pavel Eljanov won their games against Loek Van Wely, Wei Yi, and Baskaran Adhiban, respectively, in Round 4 of Tata Steel Masters 2017.

Tata Steel Masters 2017 Round 4 Results

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This win enabled Eljanov to hold firmly onto his lead with 3.5 points (out of 4 games), followed closely by Carlsen and So, both with 3 points.