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32-781: The Tata Steel Chess Tournament is an annual chess tournament held in January in Wijk aan Zee , the Netherlands. It was called the Hoogovens Tournament from its creation in 1938 until the sponsor Koninklijke Hoogovens merged with British Steel to form the Corus Group in 1999, after which the tournament was called the Corus Chess Tournament . Corus Group became Tata Steel Europe in 2007. Despite

64-631: A Dutch journalist wrote a book about the project called 'Vital Villages', in which the thoughts and deeds of the 'village movement' are documented. In the dune landscape around Wijk aan Zee some bunkers still remain of the Atlantic Wall , built by the German occupying forces between 1940 and 1944. These coastal defence works ( kustverdedigingswerken in Dutch) formed part of the so-called “Fortress IJmuiden,” ( Festung IJmuiden in German.) The purpose of

96-419: A combination of mine fields, tank ditches, and dams, some of which ran kilometres deep inland. In November 1942 it was decided there would be a complete evacuation of the inhabitants of Wijk aan Zee to the inland country. Many inhabitants withdrew to Beverwijk and Velsen . On 12 August 1943 the occupants were permitted to return at their own risk, but on 15 October 1943 the village was once again evacuated. On

128-497: A score of 10/13, winning the title for a third time and matching Garry Kasparov 's record score for the event, set in 1999. Levon Aronian finished first with a score of 8/13, winning the title for a fourth time. Magnus Carlsen finished first with a score of 9/13, winning the title for a fourth time. Magnus Carlsen finished first with a score of 9/13, winning the title for a record-equalling fifth time. Wesley So defeated defending champion Magnus Carlsen by one point, with

160-443: A score of 9/13. Magnus Carlsen won for a record sixth time, defeating Anish Giri on tiebreak after both finished with a score of 9/13. Magnus Carlsen was the winner of this tournament, with a score of 9/13. Fabiano Caruana was the winner of this tournament, with a score of 10/13. Jorden van Foreest was the winner of this tournament, with a score of 8½/13. He defeated Anish Giri in an Armageddon playoff. Magnus Carlsen

192-499: A social critique that is relevant to urban areas as well. It has attracted the attention of the Dutch government, who asked one of the initiators of the project to write an essay about how to 'build' villages. Recently, a Dutch journalist wrote a book about the project called 'Vital Villages', in which the thoughts and deeds of the 'village movement' are documented. In the dune landscape around Wijk aan Zee some bunkers still remain of

224-502: A tradition to operate a year on year invitation policy that resembled the system used in football 'league tables'; the winner of a lesser category event would receive an invitation to the next higher event the following year. The 1946 tournament was one of the first European international chess tournaments after World War II. Food shortages were still a problem in Europe, so the post-tournament banquet featured pea soup , inexpensive fare of

256-623: Is a village on the coast of the North Sea in the municipality of Beverwijk , the province of North Holland of the Netherlands . The prestigious Tata Steel Chess Tournament (formerly called the Corus chess tournament or the Hoogovens tournament) takes place there every year. Due to its seaside location, Wijk aan Zee has become a popular destination among tourists. This is reflected in

288-521: The Atlantic Wall , built by the German occupying forces between 1940 and 1944. These coastal defence works ( kustverdedigingswerken in Dutch) formed part of the so-called “Fortress IJmuiden,” ( Festung IJmuiden in German.) The purpose of the Fortress IJmuiden was to protect the port of IJmuiden and the nearby steelworks against attacks from the Allies. All of these defences were protected by

320-516: The Grandmaster A group since 1968 have been: From 2000, the popular name for the tournament was more or less equally shared between "Wijk aan Zee" and "Corus". From 2011, the popular name for the tournament was changed from 'Corus' to 'Tata Steel'. Until recently, players ending on the same score shared the title. The first tie-break was held in 2018, with Magnus Carlsen defeating Anish Giri 1½–½. The two players sharing first place after

352-490: The " Wimbledon of Chess". Since 1938, there has been a long list of famous winners, including Max Euwe , Bent Larsen , Tigran Petrosian , Paul Keres , Lajos Portisch , Boris Spassky , Mikhail Botvinnik , Mikhail Tal , Viktor Korchnoi , Jan Timman , Anatoly Karpov , Vasyl Ivanchuk , Vladimir Kramnik , Garry Kasparov , Viswanathan Anand , Veselin Topalov , Levon Aronian , Sergey Karjakin , and Magnus Carlsen . Of

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384-454: The Fortress IJmuiden was to protect the port of IJmuiden and the nearby steelworks against attacks from the Allies. All of these defences were protected by a combination of mine fields, tank ditches, and dams, some of which ran kilometres deep inland. In November 1942 it was decided there would be a complete evacuation of the inhabitants of Wijk aan Zee to the inland country. Many inhabitants withdrew to Beverwijk and Velsen . On 12 August 1943

416-671: The Netherlands where these "Mammoths’ Teeth" stood: Den Helder , Oostkapelle , The Hague and Wijk aan Zee. In the summer of 1944, after the landings of the Allies , Velsen and some parts of Beverwijk were also evacuated. The occupants of Wijk aan Zee then had to move still further away from their village, generally to Haarlem or Amsterdam. After the liberation and as of 8 June 1945 the people could return to their mostly empty houses. The German troops that remained were kept by Allied soldiers and Dutch citizen soldiers as prisoners of war and were kept temporarily in still empty apartments. Before they would return to Germany, they were forced to clear

448-421: The blitz single-elimination tiebreak. The 87th edition is scheduled to be held from 17 January to 2 February 2025. Notes Bibliography Wijk aan Zee Due to its seaside location, Wijk aan Zee has become a popular destination among tourists. This is reflected in the village economy, which consists of many bars and hotels. In 1999, Wijk aan Zee named itself "Cultural Village of Europe", recognizing

480-521: The citizen population had personally removed the mines earlier in that area to be able to enter for poaching purposes. When the village had been safely cleared, the German soldiers were sent back to Germany. The beach at Wijk Aan Zee was used in 1999 as the site for Aleksandra Mir 's performance First Woman on the Moon . Wijk aan Zee Wijk aan Zee ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɛik aːn ˈzeː] ; lit.   ' Neighborhood at Sea ' )

512-441: The common people. In subsequent years pea soup has been served as the first course of the concluding banquet, a tradition continued when the tournament was moved from Beverwijk to Wijk aan Zee ( Damsky & Sugden 2005 , p. 164). Winners of the top group: The tournament was moved to the Dutch seaside town Wijk aan Zee in 1968. In this period, the tournament was popularly called both "Hoogovens" and "Wijk aan Zee". Winners of

544-459: The dams and mine fields. The manner in which this happened was indeed cruel: the soldiers had to clear an area of mines completely by walking arm in arm in wide rows. Some German soldiers lost their lives in this clearing of mines. Some rural occupants didn't like the idea of de-mining being finished so quickly and so it could be that the German soldiers searched at least one area for mines where they knew for certain mines had indeed been laid. However,

576-459: The dams and mine fields. The manner in which this happened was indeed cruel: the soldiers had to clear an area of mines completely by walking arm in arm in wide rows. Some German soldiers lost their lives in this clearing of mines. Some rural occupants didn't like the idea of de-mining being finished so quickly and so it could be that the German soldiers searched at least one area for mines where they knew for certain mines had indeed been laid. However,

608-545: The dunes behind Hotel de Wijk, a radar bunker was constructed by the Germans. This was aimed at intercepting enemy ships and planes. These radar screens had a height of twenty meters and for this reason had to be deeply set in the concrete of the bunker. These radar installations were called Mammoths‘ Teeth, ( Mammutstanden in Dutch). In total there were four places in the Netherlands where these "Mammoths’ Teeth" stood: Den Helder , Oostkapelle , The Hague and Wijk aan Zee. In

640-409: The name changes, the series is numbered sequentially from its Hoogovens beginnings; for example, the 2011 event was referred to as the 73rd Tata Steel Chess Tournament. Top grandmasters compete in the tournament, but regular club players are welcome to play as well. The Masters group pits fourteen of the world's best against each other in a round-robin tournament , and has sometimes been described as

672-497: The occupants were permitted to return at their own risk, but on 15 October 1943 the village was once again evacuated. On the dunes behind Hotel de Wijk, a radar bunker was constructed by the Germans. This was aimed at intercepting enemy ships and planes. These radar screens had a height of twenty meters and for this reason had to be deeply set in the concrete of the bunker. These radar installations were called Mammoths‘ Teeth, ( Mammutstanden in Dutch). In total there were four places in

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704-411: The record of most consecutive games played at the tournament without a loss (70 – from 1998 to 2004). The early tournaments were very small, starting with groups of four in 1938, and entry restricted to Dutch players. The first five tournaments continued this way, with the contest held annually early in January. In 1943 and 1944 the tournament field was doubled in size to eight players. No tournament

736-435: The regular games play two Blitz games and then possibly also an Armageddon game to decide a sole winner. Magnus Carlsen finished first with a score of 8½/13, winning his second title. Hikaru Nakamura finished first with a score of 9/13, winning his first title and his first super-tournament. Levon Aronian finished first with a score of 9/13, winning the title for a third time. Magnus Carlsen finished first with

768-545: The role and future of villages in Europe , but also to help each other find ways to cope with difficulties that come to small communities nowadays. Each year, another one of these villages would bear the title of "Cultural Village of Europe". During the last years, the Cultural Village project led to an increasingly refined picture of what villages have to offer and how to offer it. Simultaneously, this brought about

800-624: The special nature of village life in general. This was three years after the Danish village of Tommerup had claimed such a title, but this time a large project was to ensue. Wijk aan Zee came together with villages from England , Estonia , France , Greece , Italy , Spain , Germany , Denmark , The Czech Republic and Hungary in an effort to determine the role and future of villages in Europe , but also to help each other find ways to cope with difficulties that come to small communities nowadays. Each year, another one of these villages would bear

832-554: The summer of 1944, after the landings of the Allies , Velsen and some parts of Beverwijk were also evacuated. The occupants of Wijk aan Zee then had to move still further away from their village, generally to Haarlem or Amsterdam. After the liberation and as of 8 June 1945 the people could return to their mostly empty houses. The German troops that remained were kept by Allied soldiers and Dutch citizen soldiers as prisoners of war and were kept temporarily in still empty apartments. Before they would return to Germany, they were forced to clear

864-424: The ten World Chess Champions since the first tournament in 1938, only four – Alexander Alekhine , Vasily Smyslov , Bobby Fischer , and Ding Liren – have not won it. In 2001, nine of the top ten players in the world participated. Magnus Carlsen holds the record for most wins at the tournament, with eight titles to his name. Anand is the only other player to have won the event five or more times. Anand also holds

896-448: The title of "Cultural Village of Europe". During the last years, the Cultural Village project led to an increasingly refined picture of what villages have to offer and how to offer it. Simultaneously, this brought about a social critique that is relevant to urban areas as well. It has attracted the attention of the Dutch government, who asked one of the initiators of the project to write an essay about how to 'build' villages. Recently,

928-462: The tournament field was returned to ten players, but the strength of the competitions increased. The field was greatly enlarged to 18 in 1963, and although it reduced to 16 in 1964, the event had become the strongest international chess tournament in the world ( Golombek 1977 , p. 143). As the tournament grew in stature, the ancillary women's tournament became a regular feature, as did a 'Masters' event and 'Masters Reserves' events. There also began

960-508: The village economy, which consists of many bars and hotels. In 1999, Wijk aan Zee named itself "Cultural Village of Europe", recognizing the special nature of village life in general. This was three years after the Danish village of Tommerup had claimed such a title, but this time a large project was to ensue. Wijk aan Zee came together with villages from England , Estonia , France , Greece , Italy , Spain , Germany , Denmark , The Czech Republic and Hungary in an effort to determine

992-409: Was held in 1945 due to World War II. The first international tournament was held in 1946. The main tournament field was expanded to ten, with invitations to Alberic O'Kelly de Galway (Belgium) and Gösta Stoltz (Sweden) along with a Dutch contingent of eight. The tournament field remained at ten until 1953 when it was increased to twelve, and an international women's tournament was also held. In 1954

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1024-476: Was the winner of this tournament, with a score of 9½/13. Anish Giri won the 85th edition Tata Steel Chess 2023 finishing the tournament with 8½ out of 13 points. He defeated the world's top two ranked players (Magnus Carlsen and Ding Liren ) in the process. Wei Yi was the winner of this tournament, with a score of 8½/13. He was tied with Nodirbek Abdusattorov , Gukesh D , and Anish Giri , but won against Abdusattorov and then Gukesh (who had defeated Giri) in

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