# Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2012

The Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2012 was the 74th edition of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament. Previously known as the Corus Chess Tournament, it was renamed after Tata Steel, which purchased the Corus Group. It was held in Wijk aan Zee from 14 to 29 January 2012.
The tournament was won by Levon Aronian for the third time. Aronian finished on 9/13.
    74th Tata Steel Chess, grandmaster group A, 14–29 January 2012, Wijk aan Zee, Cat. XXI (2755) PlayerRating1234567891011121314TotalSBTPR 1 Levon Aronian (Armenia)28050½1½111½1½10192892 2 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)28351Does not appear½½½½½0½111½½850.252835 3 Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan)2773½½Does not appear½½½½1½½½11½849.502840 4 Fabiano Caruana (Italy)27320½½Does not appear½½½1½11½½1847.502843 5 Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine)2763½½½½Does not appear½½½½0½1117½46.252811 6 Hikaru Nakamura (United States)27590½½½½Does not appear½½11½½1½7½44.752811 7 Gata Kamsky (United States)27320½½½½½Does not appear1½½1½1072785 8 Sergey Karjakin (Russia)27660100½½0Does not appear101½116½2753 9 Loek van Wely (Netherlands)2692½½½½½0½0Does not appear½½½½½5½2702 10 Boris Gelfand (Israel)273900½010½1½Does not appear½½½0531.502669 11 Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria)2770½0½0½½00½½Does not appear½½1530.502666 12 Vugar Gashimov (Azerbaijan)2761000½0½½½½½½Does not appear½1529.002667 13 David Navara (Czech Republic)27121½0½0000½½½½Does not appear½4½29.502648 14 Anish Giri (Netherlands)27140½½00½10½100½Does not appear4½28.752648
    74th Tata Steel Chess, grandmaster group B, 14–29 January 2012, Wijk aan Zee, Cat. XV (2603) PlayerRating1234567891011121314TotalSBTPR 1 GM Pentala Harikrishna (India)2665Does not appear½1½½½1½1011½192739 2 GM Alexander Motylev (Russia)2677½Does not appear½½1½½½½111½½8½52.252707 3 GM Lázaro Bruzón (Cuba)26910½Does not appear½½½0111½1118½47.752706 4 GM Erwin l'Ami (Netherlands)2596½½½Does not appear1½½0½01111848.002690 5 GM Sergei Tiviakov (Netherlands)2677½0½0Does not appear1½1101½11846.752684 6 GM Dimitri Reinderman (Netherlands)2581½½½½0Does not appear1011½1½½7½46.002661 7 GM Illia Nyzhnyk (Ukraine)25680½1½½0Does not appear½0½11117½43.002662 8 GM Vladimir Potkin (Russia)2684½½0101½Does not appear½0½½½16½2596 9 GM Jan Timman (Netherlands)25710½0½001½Does not appear1½½1½62576 10 GM Sipke Ernst (Netherlands)2606100110½10Does not appear000½52515 11 GM Kateryna Lagno (Ukraine)255700½00½0½½1Does not appear½½½4½25.252496 12 GM Daniele Vocaturo (Italy)25450000½00½½1½Does not appear1½4½23.252497 13 GM Viktorija Čmilytė (Lithuania)2503½½000½0½01½0Does not appear½42469 14 GM Harika Dronavalli (India)25160½000½00½½½½½Does not appear3½2434
    74th Tata Steel Chess, grandmaster group C, 14–29 January 2012, Wijk aan Zee, Cat. IX (2454) PlayerRating1234567891011121314TotalSBTPR 1 GM Maxim Turov (Russia)2645Does not appear½½1½½½111111110½2690 2 GM Hans Tikkanen (Sweden)2549½Does not appear½½111½111011102658 3 GM Daan Brandenburg (Netherlands)2527½½Does not appear½½½½½1½½1118½49.752558 4 GM Adhiban Baskaran (India)25610½½Does not appear1½1½½½½1118½48.752556 5 IM Sahaj Grover (India)2532½0½0Does not appear½1½½11½10741.252477 6 GM Matthew Sadler (England)2660½0½½½Does not appear½½½½½1½1740.752467 7 IM Elisabeth Pähtz (Germany)2454½0½00½Does not appear1½11½1½739.002483 8 IM Tania Sachdev (India)24110½½½½½0Does not appear½½0½1162428 9 GM Elina Danielian (Armenia)2490000½½½½½Does not appear101½½5½2394 10 FM Etienne Goudriaan (Netherlands)227900½½0½0½0Does not appear1½1½52380 11 Lars Ootes (Netherlands)232600½½0½0110Does not appear1004½2354 12 Pieter Hopman (Netherlands)23420100½0½½0½0Does not appear01426.002322 13 WIM Lisa Schut (Netherlands)229000000½00½011Does not appear1418.252326 14 WIM Anne Haast (Netherlands)2290000010½0½½100Does not appear3½2292