# Corus Chess Tournament 2006

The Corus Chess Tournament 2006 was the 68th edition of the Corus Chess Tournament. It was held in Wijk aan Zee in January 2006 and was won jointly by Viswanathan Anand and Veselin Topalov.
    68th Corus Chess Tournament, grandmaster group A, 14–29 January 2006, Wijk aan Zee, Cat. XIX (2716) PlayerRating1234567891011121314TotalSBTPR 1 Viswanathan Anand (India)2792½½111½1½11½0½958.502851 2 Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria)2801½0½½1½½111½11954.002850 3 Michael Adams (England)2707½1Does not appear10½½½½½½½1½7½48.752773 4 Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine)27290½0Does not appear½1½½1½½½117½44.502772 5 Boris Gelfand (Israel)27230½1½Does not appear½½½½½1½01743.752744 6 Sergey Karjakin (Ukraine)266000½0½Does not appear½½½½1111738.502749 7 Sergei Tiviakov (Netherlands)2669½½½½½½Does not appear½½½0½1½6½41.752719 8 Peter Leko (Hungary)27400½½½½½½Does not appear½0½11½6½39.252714 9 Levon Aronian (Armenia)2752½0½0½½½½Does not appear0½1116½37.502713 10 Loek van Wely (Netherlands)264700½½½½½11Does not appear½½0½62692 11 Étienne Bacrot (France)271700½½001½½½Does not appear½1½5½2659 12 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)2709½½½½½0½00½½Does not appear0½4½31.002606 13 Gata Kamsky (United States)2686100010000101Does not appear½4½28.502608 14 Ivan Sokolov (Netherlands)2689½0½000½½0½½½½Does not appear42577
    68th Corus Chess Tournament, grandmaster group B, 14–29 January 2006, Wijk aan Zee, Cat. XV (2602) PlayerRating1234567891011121314TotalSBTPR 1 GM Alexander Motylev (Russia)2638Does not appear101½1½1½11½½½958.252741 2 GM Magnus Carlsen (Norway)26250Does not appear½½½½1111½1½1953.002742 3 GM Zoltán Almási (Hungary)26461½Does not appear0½0½10111118½2709 4 GM Baadur Jobava (Georgia)26140½1Does not appear½1½100½11182689 5 GM David Navara (Czech Republic)2660½½½½Does not appear0½½½½111½7½2655 6 GM Ivan Cheparinov (Bulgaria)26250½101Does not appear½10½0½11741.502630 7 GM Erwin l'Ami (Netherlands)2550½0½½½½Does not appear0½11½½1741.252635 8 GM Arkadij Naiditsch (Germany)26570000½01Does not appear1½1111735.752627 9 GM Alexander Beliavsky (Slovenia)2626½011½1½0Does not appear½½½½06½2601 10 GM Giovanni Vescovi (Brazil)26330001½½0½½Does not appear½11½633.252571 11 GM Humpy Koneru (India)25370½0½0100½½Does not appear111631.252578 12 GM Jan Smeets (Netherlands)2550½0000½½0½00Does not appear1142465 13 GM Daniël Stellwagen (Netherlands)2573½½0000½0½000Does not appear132394 14 IM Kateryna Lagno (Ukraine)2500½000½0001½000Does not appear2½2359
    68th Corus Chess Tournament, grandmaster group C, 14–29 January 2006, Wijk aan Zee, Cat. IX (2458) PlayerRating1234567891011121314TotalSBTPR 1 GM Suat Atalık (Turkey)2618Does not appear½1½11½½111½1110½2696 2 IM Jan Werle (Netherlands)2514½Does not appear½½1½½11011½1954.752594 3 GM Cyril Marcelin (France)24410½Does not appear½101½½11111950.502600 4 GM John van der Wiel (Netherlands)2505½½½Does not appear1½½½½½½½1182541 5 GM Li Shilong (China)25430000Does not appear11111½1017½2508 6 IM Yge Visser (Netherlands)24850½1½0Does not appear½½01101½6½39.752455 7 GM Klaus Bischoff (Germany)2560½½0½0½Does not appear½1½½1106½39.252450 8 GM Karel van der Weide (Netherlands)2466½0½½0½½Does not appear11½0½16½38.752457 9 GM Harmen Jonkman (Netherlands)247000½½0100Does not appear1½½1½5½2400 10 Pieter Hopman (Netherlands)2332010½00½00Does not appear½1½1528.752380 11 WGM Ekaterina Atalik (Turkey)2399000½½0½½½½Does not appear½½1527.252375 12 GM Ahmed Adly (Egypt)2473½00½0101½0½Does not appear0½4½2346 13 WIM Marlies Bensdorp (Netherlands)22300½00100½0½½1Does not appear042334 14 IM Yochanan Afek (Israel)237000000½10½00½1Does not appear3½2289