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Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2021 (Paperback)
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Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2021 (Paperback)
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Before you is the tournament book of the Tata Steel Chess
Tournament 2021. The event that has been won in sensational fashion
by the young Dutch grandmaster Jorden van Foreest. In a tiebreak in
the third blitz game, he was just a bit faster of his compatriot
Anish Giri. The barrage was necessary because both players very
surprisingly ended with the wonderful score of 81/2 out of 13 in
joint first place. With this they had left behind, among others,
World Champion Magnus Carlsen (71/2) and the number two in the
world, Fabiano Caruana (8). An unprecedented achievement, because
the tournament in Wijk aan Zee is sometimes called the "Wimbledon
of chess" of the elite tournaments. After the last round, in which
Van Foreest in a formidable way had left the Swede Nils Grandelius
chanceless, it was waiting for the game between the Spaniard David
Anton Guijarra and Anish Giri. Our compatriot was in a bad
position, lost perhaps, but he managed to free himself from the
tangled position and gain an important half point. It was decided
beforehand that a tiebreak would be held, consisting of at least
two blitz games. Should these result in a 1-1 score, an Armageddon
game would be played. This turned out to be a nervous and
blood-curdling fight, with the pieces flying around. In the end the
younger OF the two, Jorden van Foreest, emerged victorious and thus
the young Groninger booked the greatest success of his still young
career. Apart from the commotion in the Dutch seaside resort of
Wijk aan Zee, where the tournament was held - under strict corona
rules - the whole of the Netherlands rose to its feet when this
great result became known. Hadn't we had to wait since 1985, when
Jan Timman won the Hoogovens chess tournament, for a Dutch chess
player to stand on the highest podium? And now it was even two
players from this country who could dispute together who would take
the highest honor
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