Group A
| 1. | H. Nakamura | 9 |
| 2. | V. Anand | 8½ |
| 3. | L. Aronian M. Carlsen |
8 |
| 5. | V. Kramnik M. Vachier-Lagrave |
7½ |
| 7. | A. Giri R. Ponomariov |
6½ |
| 9. | I. Nepomniachtchi Wang Hao |
6 |
| 11. | A. Grischuk E. l’Ami J. Smeets |
4½ |
| 14. | A. Shirov | 4 |
Group B
| 1. | L. McShane D. Navara |
8½ |
| 3. | Z. Efimenko | 8 |
| 4. | L. Liem G. Sargissian W. So |
7½ |
| 7. | V. Tkachiev | 7 |
| 8. | R. Wojtaszek | 6½ |
| 9. | L. Fressinet Li Chao |
6 |
| 11. | S. Ganguly | 5½ |
| 12. | W. Spoelman | 5 |
| 13. | J. Hammer | 4 |
| 14. | F. Nijboer | 3½ |
Group C
| 1. | D. Vocaturo | 9 |
| 2. | I. Nyzhnyk | 8½ |
| 3. | K. Lahno | 8 |
| 4. | M. Bluvshtein I. Ivanisevic D. Swiercz |
7½ |
| 7. | M. Kazhgaleyev | 7 |
| 8. | B. Bok T. Sachdev |
6½ |
| 10. | S. Siebrecht | 5½ |
| 11. | M. van der Werf | 5 |
| 12. | R. van Kampen | 4½ |
| 13. | J.W. de Jong R. Pruijssers |
4 |
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
I’m wondering what the prize fund for the tournament was. How much did Naka win? Couldn’t seem to find that info on the web site.
Group C final standings as listed are not the final results.
I have always liked Naka. I guess he is the World Champion now since he beat all the other world champions in this tournament. After all sometimes the winner of a tournament is considered World Champion.
I had always wanted Naka to be the American Champion who then faced the challenger the next year. But stupid USCF always gets the US Championship wrong. It should pit the Champion against the Challenger. Much better that way.
You did a great job of covering the tournament Susan. By far you have the very best chess web site. Keep up the good work.
They never say what the prize fund is because most of the money is in appearance fees. Well that is my opinion. Carlsen probably got more money in appearance fee than Naka did for winning. that is the way these things go.
Appearance fees are whatever they can squeeze out for themselves. It is a tough way to make a living. There is more money in throwing a ball at pegs called bowling. Most good chess players have become poker players.
One chess player left and made millions selling books on playing poker.
One chess player became world champion Backgammon player. They play for money in Backgammon also. Bill Robertie was the chess player turned Backgammon player.
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Bill Robertie is a backgammon, chess, and poker player and author. He is one of three backgammon players to have won the Monte Carlo World Backgammon Championship twice (in 1983 and in 1987). Robertie also won the Pro-Am in the Bahamas in the year 1993 and the Istanbul World Cup in 1994.[1] In chess, Robertie won the 1970 U.S. Speed Chess tournament.[2]
Robertie co-authored a popular series of books on tournament no-limit Texas hold’em with 1995 World Champion Dan Harrington, entitled Harrington on Hold ’em. The books were published by Two Plus Two Publishing.
Robertie graduated from Harvard.
I think Dan Harrington made more money than anyone on Poker books.
Dan Harrington (born December 6, 1945 in Cambridge, Massachusetts) is a professional poker player, best known for winning the main event world championship at the 1995 World Series of Poker. He has earned one World Poker Tour title, two WSOP bracelets, and over six million dollars in tournament cashes in his poker career. He is also a member of the Poker Hall of Fame.
From the tournament website (http://www.tatasteelchess.com/tournament/report/round/13) :
Hikaru Nakamura of the United States (see picture) took the 10,000-euro first prize in the 73rd Tata Steel Tournament after an exciting scramble for the top spot in the final round of the annual Wijk-aan-Zee chess spectacular Sunday. World champion Viswanathan Anand of India finished second, half a point behind Nakamura, to earn 7,000 euros.
Both ladies did very well, specially Lahno.
She was the last player to finish her game, but she did convert her edngame into a win !
Maybe next year there will be more, knowinmg the Wijk aan Zee tradition
“I guess he is the World Champion now since he beat all the other world champions in this tournament.”
How did you come to this conclusion? the word “beat” is a spin .Carlsen “smack down” naka all the way,naka Drew with anand .
Good show by that old ‘dinosaur’ Anand. Tops the live rating list and was undefeated ( along with Aronian).
Fantastic result for Nak. This should spur him to greater heights. Well played by Giri. Carlsen has a whole pack of young hounds baying for his blood. In the meantime we can settle down for a possible Anand – Aronian showdown for the title.