Magnus Carlsen Wins Corus 2010 at Wijk aan Zee

World number one Magnus Carlsen won the Corus 2010 chess tournament at Wijk aan Zee (pronounced "wake ahn zey" say ChessBase and ChessVibes), followed by Vladimir Kramnik and Alexey Shirov in second.  All three top finishers had held the first place spot at one point in the event, with Shirov starting the tournament extremely hot with five wins in a row, Kramnik catching up, then Carlsen grabbing the lead at the finish (despite losing to Kramnik).  World Champion Vishy Anand (with the tournament's only undefeated record) and U.S. Champion Hikaru Nakamura finished tied for fourth.  The B-group was won by 15-year-old Dutch GM Anish Giri (profiled at ChessBase) who led for most of the way (see B-player profiles at ChessBase).  The C-group was won by Li Chao (see C-group profiles at ChessBase).  US youngster Ray Robson led the C-group by the middle of the tournament but fell back to fourth by the end following his loss to Li Chao in the Dragon. You can play over the games from the A-section at Chessgames.com.  There was excellent coverage of the event by ChessBase, TWIC, Chessdom, Mig's Daily Dirt (where there is always good discussion), ChessVibes, ChessOK and others.

Round 13 - Sunday, January 31st

Magnus Carlsen Wins Wijk aan Zee 2010 from ChessBase
Carlsen wins 72nd Corus Chess Tournament by Arne Moll at ChessVibes
ChessVibes featured a number of video reports throughout the tournament, all accessible from this page.
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Round 12 - Saturday, January 30th

Anand beats Kramnik, Carlsen leads by Steve Giddins at ChessBase 
Anand defeats Kramnik to hand Carlsen the lead by Mark Crowther at TWIC
Anand - Kramnik annotated by Dennis Monokroussos
Anand - Kramnik annotated by Jorge Luis Fernandez

Round 11 - Friday, January 29th
Carlsen wins again, catches Kramnik at ChessBase 
Carlsen catches Kramnik with two rounds to go by Mark Crowther at TWIC
Carlsen - Dominguez Perez annotated by Hector Leyva

Round 10 - Wednesday, January 27th
Anand and Carlsen win, Kramnik leads at ChessBase 
Kramnik leads after Shirov loses by Mark Crowther at TWIC
Round 10 Games annotated by Dennis Monokroussos
Kramnik - Ivanchuk annotated by Antonio Torrecillas
Anand hands Kramnik the lead by Malcolm Pein
The Hare and the Tortoise by Ian Rogers at USCF 



Round 9 - Tuesday, January 26th
Kramnik beats Carlsen, leads with Shirov by Steve Giddins at ChessBase
Kramnik defeats Carlsen to join Shirov in the lead by Mark Crowther at TWIC
Kramnik beats Carlsen in great game by Malcolm Pein 
Carlsen - Kramnik annotated by Antonio Torrecillas
Round 9 Games annotated by Dennis Monokroussos



Round 8 - Sunday, January 24th
Kramnik beats Nakamura by Steve Giddins at ChessBase 
Kramnik - Nakamura annotated by Hector Leyva 
Kramnik - Nakamura commented at Chessdom by Jason Juett
Kramnik moves second after beating Nakamura by Mark Crowther at TWIC

Round 7 - Saturday, January 23rd
Nakamura beats Shirov, Carlsen beats Ivanchuk by Steve Giddins at ChessBase 
Nakamura defeats Shirov to close the gap to half a point by Mark Crowther at TWIC
Kramnik holds on against Short by Malcolm Pein 
Carlsen - Ivanchuk annotated by Hector Leyva
Round 7 Games annotated by Dennis Monokroussos

Round 6 - Friday, January 22nd
Kramnik, Dominguez, Leko win, Short stops Shirov by Steve Giddins at ChessBase 
Shirov finally held, Kramnik moves joint second by Mark Crowther at TWIC 
Dominguez Perez - Tiviakov annotated by Hector Leyva

Round 5 - Thursday, January 21st
Shirov beats van Wely, leads with 5.0/5 by Steve Giddins at ChessBase 
Shirov moves to 5 from 5 and extends lead by Mark Crowther at TWIC
Nakamura - Carlsen annotated by Dennis Monokroussos 
Smeets - Kramnik annotated by Antonio Torrecillas
Another win for Shirov by Malcolm Pein

Round 4 - Tuesday, January 19th
Ivanchuk beats van Wely, Shirov wins yet again by Steve Giddins at ChessBase 
Shirov wins again, as does Ivanchuk by Mark Crowther at TWIC 
Shirov rampage continues by Malcolm Pein
Shirov - Smeets annotated by Wilfredo  Sariego Figeuredo
Shirov - Smeets annotated in the Telegraph
Round 4 Games annotated by Dennis Monokroussos

Round 3 - Monday, January 18th
A black day in Wijk, with blood on the floor by Steve Giddins at ChessBase 
Black day for the underdog by Mark Crowther at TWIC 
Tiviakov - Shirov annotated by Hector Leyva
Third win for Shirov by Malcolm Pein

Round 2 - Sunday, January 17th
Shirov, Nakamura and Carlsen win, Shirov leads by Steve Giddins at ChessBase 
Shirov makes a 2/2 start by Mark Crowther at TWIC 
Carlsen's First Win by Malcolm Pein
Nakamura - Van Wely annotated by Guillermo Soppe 
Nakamura - Van Wely annotated by Jack Peters
Carlsen and Shirov wins annotated by Dennis Monokroussos

Round 1 - Saturday, January 16th
 Shirov, Van Wely draw first blood at ChessBase 
Caution from the favorites on Day 1 by Mark Crowther at TWIC 
Van Wely - Short annotated by Guillermo Soppe
Cautious start in first round by Malcolm Pein







Preliminary Reports
Wijk aan Zee -- let the games begin at ChessBase
Another Great Line-up for 2010 by Mark Crowther at TWIC 
Corus Wijk aan Zee gets underway by Malcolm Pein