Tata Steel Chess: Carlsen and Anand lead after round 8

by Aditya Pai - 21/01/2019

Out of the five tournament leaders, only Magnus Carlsen and Viswanathan Anand retained their lead at the conclusion of the eighth round in the Masters' segment of Tata Steel Chess. Anand, as white, came up with a counter-intuitive opening novelty in the Caro-Kann Defence and went on to win a fine tactical game against Shakhriyar Mamedyarov in only 29 moves! Carlsen, who was playing GM Richard Rapport with the white pieces, thoroughly outplayed his Hungarian opponent in a Sicilian Taimanov to reach 5.5/8. Maksim Chigaev continued his fine form in the Challengers and took sole lead in the tournament after his third straight win. Andrey Esipenko also climbed up to the second place on the leaderboard after defeating the Indian chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa.

And then there were two

After eight rounds, Magnus Carlsen and Viswanathan Anand have remained at the top of the leaderboard in the Masters’ segment of Tata Steel Chess. In round 8, which witnessed four decisive games – the most in a single round, thus far – Anand scored his second straight win by defeating Shakhriyar Mamedyarov while Magnus Carlsen settled scores with Richard Rapport.

Anand was really seen in his element in his eighth round game against Mamedyarov. In a Caro-Kann Defence game, the Indian ace came up with a counter-intuitive novelty, giving up his light-squared bishop for the black knight on move 11 and stunned his opponent very soon with a tactical wonder.

Position after 19.h3

The computer evaluates the position to be equal, suggesting that black should immediately gang up on white’s backward c2 pawn with 19…Qc7. Mamedyarov, however, did not sense the danger ahead. He went for 19...b6, perhaps fearing 20.Qd2 which forked the g5 and a5 pawns. In response, Anand whipped out 20.c4, paying no heed to how many black pieces cover that square.

Taking with the pawn, of course, allows white to gobble a full piece with 21.Rxd7. Mamedyarov, instead, went for 20…Rxc4, when 21.Rxd5 exploited another tactical idea. There followed 21…Rf7 22.Rd3 g4, after which white was much better. Now under pressure, Mamedyarov made another critical tactical error, allowing Anand to exploit the weakness on d5 one more time.

Position after 26…Rf4

Black’s last move has once again opened the a2-g8 diagonal, leaving the king vulnerable to a potential check. Anand exploited this immediately with 27.Nc2 Rbe4 and, once again, 28.Rxd5! After 28…exd5 29.Qxd5+ Mamedyarov resigned as 29…Kf8 leads to the loss of the d7 bishop after 30.Rd1. If black goes 30…Ke8, defending the bishop, 31.Ng6 delivers the knock-out punch.

Anand talks about his win over Mamedyarov | Tata Steel Chess

GM Richard Rapport was one of the few players who had a better score against Magnus Carlsen – until yesterday, that is. Carlsen pointed out after the game that the last time he had played Rapport, which also happened to be in the eighth round of Tata Steel two years ago, the Hungarian Grandmaster had come out on top. This time, the colours were reversed. Magnus was playing with white, Rapport had the blacks.

Like he had done against Radjabov in round three, Rapport put his faith once again in the Sicilian Taimanov. Carlsen played in his trademark style with the 6.g3 variation, adopting a solid positional approach. His 14.Qe1 won him the praise of all pundits as he sought to undermine Black’s pawn centre.

Position after 14.Qe1

White’s intent is to push forward with e5 while also keeping an eye on the c3 square, from where the queen could, eventually, threaten checkmate and, thereby distract the e7 bishop off the defence of d6. There followed 14…Nd7 15.Rd1 Bb7 16.Qc3 Bf6 17.Qd2 and soon black decided to body block the e5 square by going 20…e5 himself and leaving the d5 square for the taking.

Position after 30…Bf8

As can be seen, Carlsen had, soon, firmly planted a knight on the conceded outpost. But the importance of the diagrammed position is not because the knight’s firm establishment on d5 but due to its sudden retreat from there. Carlsen went 31.Ne3! in the position, vacating the d5 square to carry out a rook lift. Once the last white piece had joined the attack, it did not take too long for Carlsen to finish the game off in style.

"It was nice to get revenge" - Magnus Carlsen | Tata Steel Chess

GM Daniel King analyzes Carlsen vs Rapport | PowerPlayChess

After his loss in the previous round, GM Vidit Gujrathi was paired against Anish Giri. The two signed peace after 36 moves in a Queen’s Gambit. | Photo: Alina L’ami

All games

Standings

		Score	Rating	TPR	SB	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
1	Carlsen, Magnus	5.5 / 8	2835	2883	18.25			½	½			½		½		1	1	1	½
2	Anand, Viswanathan	5.5 / 8	2773	2886	18.25			½		½	½			½	½	1		1	1
3	Nepomniachtchi, Ian	5.0 / 8	2763	2878	20	½	½		½	1			½			½	½		1
4	Ding, Liren	5.0 / 8	2813	2832	19.75	½		½		½	½	½		½	1			1
5	Giri, Anish	5.0 / 8	2783	2858	17.75		½	0	½			½	1			½	1		1
6	Radjabov, Teimour	4.5 / 8	2757	2788	16.5		½		½			1	½			½	½	½	½
7	Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi	4.0 / 8	2695	2748	15.75	½			½	½	0		½	½	½			1
8	Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	4.0 / 8	2738	2730	14			½		0	½	½		1	½			0	1
9	Fedoseev, Vladimir	3.5 / 8	2724	2697	15	½	½		½			½	0		1		½	0
10	Shankland, Samuel	3.5 / 8	2725	2695	12.25		½		0			½	½	0		½	½	1
11	Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	3.0 / 8	2817	2681	11.5	0	0	½		½	½				½		½		½
12	Rapport, Richard	3.0 / 8	2731	2686	10.75	0		½		0	½			½	½	½			½
13	Van Foreest, Jorden	2.5 / 8	2612	2617	9.75	0	0		0		½	0	1	1	0
14	Kramnik, Vladimir	2.0 / 8	2777	2582	8	½	0	0		0	½		0			½	½

Challengers

Russian GM Maksim Chigaev continued his fine form in the Challengers’ group. In the eighth round, he scored his second straight win, this time defeating tail-ender, Stefan Kuipers in a very sharp Italian Opening.

Position after 15…Bxd4

Kuipers gave up an exchange here with 16.Nd3, hoping to exploit black’s weak queenside. There followed 16…0-0-0 17.Nf4 Qf6 and eventually black managed to hold his position together and make his extra material count.

GM Andrey Esipenko defeated R Praggnanandhaa to join Vladislav Kovalev in second place at 5.5/8 | Photo: Alina L’ami

All games

Standings

		Score	Rating	TPR	SB	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
1	Chigaev, Maksim	6.0 / 8	2604	2765	18.5		½				½		½	1	½		1	1	1
2	Kovalev, Vladislav	5.5 / 8	2687	2724	22.75	½		½	1	1		½	½			½		1
3	Esipenko, Andrey	5.5 / 8	2584	2728	20.75		½				½	1		½	1	1	½		½
4	Gledura, Benjamin	4.5 / 8	2615	2647	18		0			½	1	½	½	½	1			½
5	Van Foreest, Lucas	4.5 / 8	2502	2633	16		0		½		½		1	½	½		1	½
6	L'Ami, Erwin	4.5 / 8	2643	2598	15.75	½		½	0	½			1			½		½	1
7	Korobov, Anton	4.5 / 8	2699	2622	14.25		½	0	½				½	1			½	½	1
8	Bareev, Evgeny	4.0 / 8	2650	2595	15.75	½	½		½	0	0	½				1		1
9	Maghsoodloo, Parham	4.0 / 8	2679	2561	12.5	0		½	½	½		0				½	1		1
10	Keymer, Vincent	4.0 / 8	2500	2533	11.25	½		0	0	½						½	½	1	1
11	Praggnanandhaa R	3.5 / 8	2539	2543	11.25		½	0			½		0	½	½		½		1
12	Paehtz, Elisabeth	2.5 / 8	2477	2431	9.25	0		½		0		½		0	½	½			½
13	Saduakassova, Dinara	2.0 / 8	2472	2420	9	0	0		½	½	½	½	0		0
14	Kuipers, Stefan	1.0 / 8	2470	2269	4	0		½			0	0		0	0	0	½

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	टाटा स्टील रैपिड में भारत का जलवा , निहाल विजेता , अर्जुन उपविजेता ,विदित को मिला तीसरा स्थान @ 02/12/2022 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	Anna Ushenina wins Tata Steel Chess India 2022 Women Rapid on tie-breaks, Harika third @ 02/12/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Nihal Sarin triumphs at Tata Steel Chess India 2022 Rapid with a round to spare @ 01/12/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Tata Steel India 2022 Rapid R4-6: Unbeaten Nihal Sarin leaps to the pole position @ 30/11/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	टाटा स्टील रैपिड D 2 : निहाल ने किया कमाल @ 30/11/2022 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	Tata Steel India 2022 Women Rapid R4-6: Humpy almost displaces Dzagnidze at the top @ 30/11/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Tata Steel India 2022 Rapid R1-3: The 'Shakh Attack' Unleashed @ 29/11/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	टाटा स्टील रैपिड :अर्जुन - निहाल की शानदार शुरुआत @ 29/11/2022 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	Tata Steel India 2022 Women Rapid R1-3: Nana Dzagnidze makes a perfect start @ 29/11/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Tata Steel Chess India 2022 Rapid and Blitz preview @ 28/11/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Tata Steel Chess India 2022 gets bigger and stronger @ 28/11/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Shakhriyar Mamedyarov's words of ultimate praise for Magnus Carlsen @ 02/02/2022 by Sagar Shah (en)
	अर्जुन ने साधा लक्ष्य पर निशाना,जीता टाटा स्टील चैलेंजर्स @ 01/02/2022 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	कार्लसन नें रिकॉर्ड 8वीं बार जीता टाटा स्टील मास्टर्स @ 01/02/2022 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	Arjun Erigaisi becomes the fourth Indian to win Tata Steel Chess Challengers @ 31/01/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Magnus Carlsen and Arjun Erigaisi clinch Tata Steel Chess 2022 with a round to spare @ 30/01/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Tata Steel 2022 R11: Vidit Gujrathi holds Magnus to a draw in a thrilling rook endgame @ 29/01/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	टाटा स्टील R11 : हार के करीब जाके विदित नें कार्लसन को ड्रॉ पर रोका @ 29/01/2022 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	Tata Steel 2022 R10: Praggnanandhaa bests Vidit in over 6.5 hour-long grueling battle on India's 73rd Republic Day @ 27/01/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	टाटा स्टील R10 : प्रग्गानंधा नें विदित को चौंकाया @ 27/01/2022 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	टाटा स्टील R9 : ममेद्यारोव को हरा कार्लसन नें बनाई बढ़त ,अर्जुन बने भारत के चौंथे नंबर के खिलाड़ी @ 26/01/2022 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	Tata Steel 2022 R9: Too strong Arjun Erigaisi is two points ahead @ 26/01/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Tata Steel 2022 R8: Vidit bounces back with a win @ 24/01/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	टाटा स्टील शतरंज R8 : विदित की शानदार वापसी @ 24/01/2022 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	Tata Steel 2022 R7: Dubov stands by his principle @ 23/01/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Tata Steel 2022 R6: Unstoppable Arjun Erigaisi wins again, storms into World Top 100 @ 22/01/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	टाटा स्टील R6 : अर्जुन की पाँचवीं जीत ,विश्व टॉप 100 में बनाई जगह @ 22/01/2022 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	Tata Steel 2022 R5: Arjun Erigaisi increases his sole lead by a full point @ 21/01/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	टाटा स्टील R5 : भारत के अर्जुन की लगातार चौंथी जीत @ 21/01/2022 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	Tata Steel 2022 R4: Vidit and Arjun Erigaisi in sole lead @ 19/01/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	टाटा स्टील चैलेंजर्स : R4: भारत के अर्जुन सबसे आगे @ 19/01/2022 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	टाटा स्टील मास्टर्स R4 : विदित की बढ़त बरकरार , प्रग्गानंधा को मिली पहली जीत @ 19/01/2022 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	Tata Steel 2022 R3: Defiant Vidit defeats Dubov, takes sole lead, now World no.19 @ 18/01/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	टाटा स्टील 2022 : R3 : विदित और अर्जुन नें जमाया रंग @ 18/01/2022 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	Magnus Carlsen beats Anish Giri for the first time in 11 years at Tata Steel Chess @ 17/01/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	टाटा स्टील मास्टर्स R2 : कार्लसन नें अनीश को हराया @ 17/01/2022 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	Tata Steel 2022 R1: Vidit beats Shankland after a six-hour grind, now World no.20 @ 16/01/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	टाटा स्टील शतरंज R1: विदित की विराट जीत से शुरुआत @ 16/01/2022 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	टाटा स्टील R1: विदित -शंकलंद और प्रग्गा - अनीश में होगी टक्कर @ 14/01/2022 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	टाटा स्टील मास्टर्स : विदित और प्रग्गानंधा पर होंगी नजरे @ 12/01/2022 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	Aronyak Ghosh dominates Tata Steel Chess Festival 2021 All India Rapid Rating Open @ 25/11/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Arjun Erigaisi and Levon Aronian are the winners of Tata Steel Chess India 2021 Rapid and Blitz @ 22/11/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Express Report: Levon Aronian wins Tata Steel Chess Blitz in Armageddon Playoffs @ 21/11/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	अर्जुन बने टाटा स्टील इंडिया रैपिड विजेता " इस अर्जुन का निशाना सटीक है ! @ 20/11/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	Tata Steel Chess Blitz: Arjun grabs sole lead, now World no.14 in Blitz @ 20/11/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Mitrabha Guha clinches Tata Steel Chess Festival 2021 All India Open Blitz @ 20/11/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	The 'Age of Arjun Erigaisi' begins with a monumental triumph at Tata Steel Chess India 2021 Rapid @ 19/11/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	टाटा स्टील रैपिड D2:छा गए भारत के अर्जुन,बनाई बढ़त @ 18/11/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	Tata Steel Chess Rapid R4-6: The Arjun Erigaisi day @ 18/11/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Deep Dive into Day 1 of Tata Steel Chess India 2021 @ 18/11/2021 by Sagar Shah (en)
	Tata Steel Chess Rapid R1-3: Arjun bests Karthikeyan in 17 moves @ 17/11/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	टाटा स्टील रैपिड D1: अरोनियन नें बनाई एकल बढ़त @ 17/11/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	Tata Steel Chess India Rapid & Blitz 2021 preview @ 17/11/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	टाटा स्टील इंडिया शतरंज - इंतजार की घड़ियाँ अब खत्म @ 13/11/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	Tata Steel Chess India Rapid and Blitz 2021 is here! @ 03/11/2021 by Sagar Shah (en)
	Praggnanandhaa will fight against Carlsen, Caruana & Co. at the Tata Steel Masters 2022 @ 27/10/2021 by Sagar Shah (en)
	जॉर्डन वान फॉरेस्ट नें जीता टाटा स्टील मास्टर्स शतरंज @ 01/02/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	टाटा स्टील मास्टर्स R12 - आखिरकार जीते हरिकृष्णा @ 31/01/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	टाटा स्टील मास्टर्स R11 : अनीश गिरि खिताब की ओर @ 30/01/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	टाटा स्टील मास्टर्स R10 : अनीश नें बनाई एकल बढ़त @ 28/01/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	टाटा स्टील R9 : अनीश,करूआना,अलीरेजा सबसे आगे @ 27/01/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	टाटा स्टील मास्टर्स R8 : एसीपेंकों से हारे कार्लसन @ 25/01/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	टाटा स्टील मास्टर्स R7 : हरिकृष्णा -कार्लसन से बांटा अंक @ 24/01/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	टाटा स्टील मास्टर्स R 5 & 6 - हरिकृष्णा नें फिर बांटा अंक @ 22/01/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	टाटा स्टील मास्टर्स R4 : हरिकृष्णा विश्व टॉप 20 में पहुंचे @ 20/01/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	टाटा स्टील मास्टर्स 3 : हरिकृष्णा नें दी निल्स को मात @ 19/01/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	टाटा स्टील मास्टर्स R 2 - निल्स की लगातार दूसरी जीत @ 18/01/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	टाटा स्टील R1 : कार्लसन ,अनीश नें किया जीत से आरंभ @ 17/01/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	टाटा स्टील : सबसे पहले एमवीएल से खेलेंगे हरिकृष्णा @ 15/01/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	शतरंज का विम्बलडन :टाटा स्टील 2021: 3 दिन बाकी @ 12/01/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	टाटा स्टील मास्टर्स - भारत से हरिकृष्णा करेंगे शिरकत @ 23/12/2020 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	Tata Steel Chess India Rapid and Blitz 2020 cancelled owing to Covid-19 pandemic @ 19/11/2020 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Fabiano's fabulous finale @ 27/01/2020 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
	Caruana conquers the Wimbledon of Chess @ 26/01/2020 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
	Alireza yet to scale the ultimate height @ 23/01/2020 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
	Tata Steel R10: A pretty easy day for Magnus @ 22/01/2020 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
	Tata Steel R08: Fabi joins Alireza in the lead @ 20/01/2020 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
	Tata Steel R07: The grind of a future World Champion @ 19/01/2020 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
	Tata Steel R06: A dastardly Dubov onslaught @ 18/01/2020 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
	A valiant Vishy in Eindhoven @ 17/01/2020 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
	Ganguly's Catalan masterclass, Nihal's robust endgame play @ 15/01/2020 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
	Alireza Firouzja leads Tata Steel Masters @ 14/01/2020 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
	Vishy's vexation in the Italian @ 13/01/2020 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
	How a 2700+ prodigy punishes an opening mess-up @ 12/01/2020 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
	The Tata Steel Chess Tournament is all set to begin in Wijk Aan Zee @ 11/01/2020 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
	A thrilling experience at the Tata Steel Chess India 2019 @ 09/12/2019 by Lokesh Natoo (en)
	Final words of the two chess greats before they bade adieu to the city of joy @ 02/12/2019 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
	Wesley So on becoming the first Fischer Random World Champion @ 01/12/2019 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
	10 things that made the Tata Steel Chess India 2019 special @ 30/11/2019 by Sagar Shah (en)
	Vishy on Vishy gems! @ 29/11/2019 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
	Aronyak Ghosh wins Tata Steel Chess Festival 2019 Open Rapid @ 27/11/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Magnus Carlsen is the winner of Tata Steel Chess India 2019 @ 26/11/2019 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
	Scandinavian, cheap tricks, brilliant tactics at Tata Steel Chess India blitz @ 25/11/2019 by Sagar Shah (en)
	Carlsen performs at an astronomical 3027 at the Tata Steel India Rapid @ 25/11/2019 by Sagar Shah (en)
	Praloy Sahoo wins a 'Dream Moment' @ 25/11/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Somak Palit wins Tata Steel Chess Festival 2019 Open Blitz @ 23/11/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Magnus Carlsen takes on the Vishy Anand best games quiz @ 22/11/2019 by Sagar Shah (en)
	So, Ding, Nakamura, Giri and Hari take Kolkata by storm @ 21/11/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Tata Steel Chess Rapid and Blitz 2019 Press Conference @ 07/11/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Anish Giri - The Indian connection @ 05/02/2019 by Aditya Pai (en)
	Anand on Wijk: "It's a bit like coming home" @ 04/02/2019 by Aditya Pai (en)
	Tata Steel Chess 2019: Carlsen wins his seventh title @ 28/01/2019 by Aditya Pai (en)
	Tata Steel Chess: Giri's win stands out among the rest @ 26/01/2019 by Aditya Pai (en)
	Tata Steel Chess: Vidit crushes Vladimir Kramnik in merely 29 moves! @ 24/01/2019 by Aditya Pai (en)
	Tata Steel Chess: Nepo joins Anand and Carlsen at the top @ 23/01/2019 by Aditya Pai (en)
	टाटा स्टील 2019 - भारत के लिए आनंद ही आनंद ! @ 22/01/2019 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	Tata Steel Chess: Anand beats Kramnik and joins the lead! @ 20/01/2019 by Aditya Pai (en)
	Vidit Gujrathi: "I, like everyone else, want to perform well" @ 18/01/2019 by Aditya Pai (en)
	Tata Steel Chess: Ding joins Nepo as tournament leader @ 17/01/2019 by Aditya Pai (en)
	Tata Steel Chess: Vidit Gujrathi, Anish Giri join Anand and Ding in second place @ 16/01/2019 by Aditya Pai (en)
	Tata Steel Chess: Vidit stands strong against Carlsen's trademark grind @ 15/01/2019 by Aditya Pai (en)
	Tata Steel Chess: Anand, Nepo retain lead after short but sharp draws @ 14/01/2019 by Aditya Pai (en)
	Tata Steel Chess 2019 Round 1: Anand and Nepomniachtchi open with wins @ 13/01/2019 by Aditya Pai (en)
	Vintage Vishy wins blitz and hearts in Kolkata @ 16/11/2018 by Sagar Shah (en)
	What lies under the surface! @ 13/11/2018 by Sagar Shah (en)
	6 major things that happened on the final day of Tata Steel Chess India Rapid 2018 @ 12/11/2018 by Sagar Shah (en)
	Tata Steel India Rapid Day 2: Nakamura sets the stage on fire! @ 11/11/2018 by Sagar Shah (en)
	Tata Steel India Round 1-3: Harikrishna, Mamedyarov and Aronian lead with 2.0/3 @ 10/11/2018 by Sagar Shah (en)
	The opening ceremony of the first super tournament on Indian soil @ 09/11/2018 by Sagar Shah (en)
	Historical moment: Super tournament to be held in India for the first time ever! @ 15/09/2018 by Sagar Shah (en)