# Corus Chess Tournament 2009

The Corus Chess Tournament 2009 was the 71st edition of the Corus Chess Tournament, later known as the Tata Steel Chess Tournament. It was held in Wijk aan Zee from 17 January to 1 February 2009.
The tournament was won by Sergey Karjakin. Karjakin entered the final round as one of six players in the joint lead, but was the only one to claim victory, defeating Leinier Domínguez to emerge sole winner.
Fabiano Caruana won the B section, having won the C section in 2008. Caruana was half a point behind Nigel Short, his final opponent, going into the last round. Caruana was outplayed, but Short missed two clear wins, and then a draw, handing the victory to his teenage opponent.
    71st Corus Chess Tournament, grandmaster group A, 17 January – 1 February 2009, Wijk aan Zee, Cat. XIX (2716) PlayerRating1234567891011121314TotalSBTPR 1 Sergey Karjakin (Ukraine)2706½½1½10½½½011182804 2 Levon Aronian (Armenia)2750½Does not appear½1½01½½½½½1½7½48.002770 3 Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan)2761½½Does not appear½½½101½1½½½7½47.752770 4 Sergei Movsesian (Slovakia)275100½Does not appear½½½1½½1½117½45.252770 5 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)2776½½½½Does not appear1½½01½½½½745.502740 6 Leinier Domínguez (Cuba)271701½½0Does not appear½½½½½1½1743.752745 7 Gata Kamsky (United States)2725100½½½Does not appear½½½½½½16½2715 8 Loek van Wely (Netherlands)2625½½10½½½Does not appear½½½½½0639.752694 9 Wang Yue (China)2739½½0½1½½½Does not appear½0½01639.502685 10 Jan Smeets (Netherlands)2601½½½½0½½½½Does not appear1½½0639.002696 11 Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine)27791½00½½½½10Does not appear½½05½36.502654 12 Daniël Stellwagen (Netherlands)26120½½½½0½½½½½Does not appear½½5½35.252667 13 Michael Adams (England)271200½0½½½½1½½½Does not appear½5½34.252659 14 Alexander Morozevich (Russia)27710½½0½001011½½Does not appear5½34.002655
    71st Corus Chess Tournament, grandmaster group B, 17 January – 1 February 2009, Wijk aan Zee, Cat. XVI (2641) PlayerRating1234567891011121314TotalSBTPR 1 GM Fabiano Caruana (Italy)2646Does not appear1½½½001½½11118½2751 2 GM Nigel Short (England)26630Does not appear½1½1½11½1½½0852.002727 3 GM Alexander Motylev (Russia)2676½½Does not appear1½½½0½11½1½850.002726 4 GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov (Uzbekistan)2687½00Does not appear½1½½½111½1847.252725 5 GM Andrei Volokitin (Ukraine)2671½½½½Does not appear½0111½½½½7½47.502696 6 GM Francisco Vallejo Pons (Spain)270210½0½Does not appear½01011117½43.752694 7 GM Zahar Efimenko (Ukraine)26881½½½1½Does not appear00½01½172667 8 GM David Navara (Czech Republic)2638001½011Does not appear½½0½½16½2642 9 GM Dimitri Reinderman (Netherlands)2549½0½½001½Does not appear1½½½½637.502619 10 WGM Hou Yifan (China)2571½½0001½½0Does not appear½1½1635.752618 11 GM Erwin l'Ami (Netherlands)26030000½011½½Does not appear½1½5½2587 12 GM Henrique Mecking (Brazil)25670½½0½00½½0½Does not appear½14½2537 13 GM Jan Werle (Netherlands)26070½0½½0½½½½0½Does not appear0426.752503 14 GM Krishnan Sasikiran (India)271101½0½000½0½01Does not appear425.502495
    71st Corus Chess Tournament, grandmaster group C, 17 January – 1 February 2009, Wijk aan Zee, Cat. XI (2521) PlayerRating1234567891011121314TotalSBTPR 1 GM Wesley So (Philippines)2627Does not appear1½½½0½111111½9½2688 2 GM Tiger Hillarp Persson (Sweden)25860Does not appear1011½0½1½1118½51.502626 3 FM Anish Giri (Russia)2469½0Does not appear1½½½½½½11118½51.002635 4 GM Abhijeet Gupta (India)2569½10Does not appear11000101117½47.752574 5 GM David Howell (England)2622½0½0Does not appear½011011117½43.752570 6 GM Frank Holzke (Germany)252410½0½Does not appear½½01101½6½2521 7 WGM Harika Dronavalli (India)2473½½½11½Does not appear½0½½½0062496 8 IM Ali Bitalzadeh (Netherlands)240001½10½½Does not appear1001005½37.502473 9 GM Friso Nijboer (Netherlands)25600½½10110Does not appear0100½5½36.252461 10 IM Manuel Bosboom (Netherlands)241800½010½11Does not appear010½5½33.502472 11 IM Roeland Pruijssers (Netherlands)24440½0100½101Does not appear01½5½33.002470 12 GM Eduardo Iturrizaga (Venezuela)2528000001½0101Does not appear115½30.002464 13 GM Manuel León Hoyos (Mexico)2542000000111100Does not appear152432 14 GM Oleg Romanishin (Ukraine)2533½0000½11½½½00Does not appear4½2410