# Tal Memorial

The Tal Memorial is an annual chess tournament played in Moscow from 2006 to 2018 with the exception of 2015, to honour the memory of the former World Champion Mikhail Tal (1936–1992).
Many of the world's strongest players compete. In 2014 it was held only as a blitz tournament and the classical event was replaced by the TASHIR Petrosian Memorial. It returned in October 2016.

## Format

The inaugural Tal Memorial was held as a ten-player single round robin event with a classical time control of two hours for the first 40 moves, one hour for the next 20 moves, then 15 minutes for the rest of the game and 30 seconds added per move from move 60. The time control changed for subsequent editions to 100 minutes for 40 moves, then 50 minutes for the next 20 moves, then 15 minutes with 30 seconds added per move from move one. Draws could not be agreed before move 40.
For 2012 and 2013, a round-robin blitz tournament was held in order to decide the pairings for the main event with time control of 3 minutes plus two seconds per move. In 2014, the classical part did not take place and the Tal Memorial became solely a blitz tournament with the time control of 4 minutes plus 2 seconds per move in a double round robin of twelve players.
In case of a tie the placings were decided by: number of games played with Black, number of wins, direct encounter, Koja co-efficient and Sonneborn-Berger score. In 2010 Levon Aronian and Sergey Karjakin shared the title as their tiebreaks were all equal.

## Tournament winners

Tal Memorial :
| # | Year | Avg. Elo | Winner | Rounds | Score |
| 1 | 2006 | 2727 | Peter Leko (Hungary) Ruslan Ponomariov (Ukraine) Levon Aronian (Armenia) | 9 | 5½ |
| 2 | 2007 | 2741 | Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) | 9 | 6½ |
| 3 | 2008 | 2738 | Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine) | 9 | 6 |
| 4 | 2009 | 2761 | Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) | 9 | 6 |
| 5 | 2010 | 2757 | Levon Aronian (Armenia) Sergey Karjakin (Russia) Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan) | 9 | 5½ |
| 6 | 2011 | 2776 | Magnus Carlsen (Norway) Levon Aronian (Armenia) | 9 | 5½ |
| 7 | 2012 | 2777 | Magnus Carlsen (Norway) | 9 | 5½ |
| 8 | 2013 | 2777 | Boris Gelfand (Israel) | 9 | 6 |
| 9 | 2014 (blitz) | 2777 | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan) | 22 | 16 |
| 10 | 2016 | 2760 | Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia) | 9 | 6 |
| 11 | 2018 (rapid)2018 (blitz) | 2757.12781.5 | Viswanathan Anand (India) Sergey Karjakin (Russia) | 913 | 610 |

## Results
### 2006

    1st Tal Memorial, 6–16 November 2006, Moscow, Russia, Category XX (2727) PlayerRating12345678910PointsSBTPR 1 Peter Leko (Hungary)2741½½1½½½½½15½23.752806 2 Ruslan Ponomariov (Ukraine)2703½Does not appear½½½1½½½15½23.502810 3 Levon Aronian (Armenia)2741½½Does not appear½½½01115½22.502806 4 Boris Gelfand (Israel)27330½½Does not appear½½1½1½52769 5 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)2728½½½½Does not appear½½½½½4½20.252727 6 Alexander Grischuk (Russia)2710½0½½½Does not appear11½04½20.002729 7 Peter Svidler (Russia)2750½½10½0Does not appear½½14½19.752725 8 Alexei Shirov (Spain)2720½½0½½0½Does not appear½½3½15.752648 9 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)2698½½00½½½½Does not appear½3½15.502650 10 Alexander Morozevich (Russia)2747000½½10½½Does not appear32600
Jobava, Karjakin (both — 12 points out of 18), Radjabov, Jakovenko, Bologan and Timofeev (all — 11½ out of 18) qualified as the winners of 40-players 9-round (two games per round) qualification tournament taken place 16–17 November 2006.
    1st Tal Memorial Blitz Cup, 18–19 November 2006, Moscow, Russia PlayerRating123456789101112131415161718PointsSB 1 Viswanathan Anand (India)2779Does not appear11½1½1½1½1½111½111½1½11½1½223 2 Levon Aronian (Armenia)27411Does not appear1½½21½121½10111112221 3 Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan)2729½½Does not appear1½111½1221111½1½21½20½ 324.75 4 Peter Svidler (Russia)2750½1½1Does not appear0½021½1½½2½1½21½2220½ 321.50 5 Ruslan Ponomariov (Ukraine)2703½01½2Does not appear1½12½1½11½11½1½1½119½ 6 Alexander Morozevich (Russia)2747½½11½1Does not appear1½112111½½1½01½118305.25 7 Alexander Grischuk (Russia)2710½1121½½Does not appear100111½½1½12218289.75 8 Boris Gelfand (Israel)273310½0111Does not appear11½11111½1½2218277.00 9 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)26981½1½0121Does not appear1½½211½1½½217½ 283.25 10 Anatoly Karpov (Russia)2668½10½1½02½1Does not appear½2111½1½1½1½17½ 278.00 11 Sergey Karjakin (Ukraine)26721201½½1111½1½Does not appear0½2½11117290.75 12 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)2728111011111½02Does not appear11121½17282.75 13 Judit Polgár (Hungary)2710½111½½½½1011½1Does not appear1122117271.50 14 Peter Leko (Hungary)2741½11½11½1½111011Does not appear11½1116½ 15 Dmitry Jakovenko (Russia)267111½0½½½½½½1½111Does not appear21½215½ 16 Victor Bologan (Moldova)2659½1½½½21½½½100½0Does not appear½110½ 17 Artyom Timofeev (Russia)2662½000½½001½½1101½1½Does not appear1½10 18 Baadur Jobava (Georgia)265000½011000½11½1101½Does not appear9

### 2007

    2nd Tal Memorial, 10–19 November 2007, Moscow, Russia, Category XX (2742) PlayerRating12345678910PointsTPR 1 Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)27851½½½1½½116½2902 2 Alexei Shirov (Spain)27390Does not appear½1½0½1½152784 3-6 Boris Gelfand (Israel)2736½½Does not appear½½½½½½½4½2741 3-6 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)2714½0½Does not appear1½½½½½4½2744 3-6 Dmitry Jakovenko (Russia)2710½½½0Does not appear½½1½½4½2744 3-6 Peter Leko (Hungary)275501½½½Does not appear½½½½4½2739 7-9 Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine)2787½½½½½½Does not appear½0½42693 7-9 Gata Kamsky (United States)2714½0½½0½½Does not appear1½42701 7-9 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)27520½½½½½10Does not appear½42697 10 Evgeny Alekseev (Russia)271600½½½½½½½Does not appear3½2664

### 2008

    3rd Tal Memorial, 19–28 August 2008, Moscow, Russia, Category XX (2745) PlayerRating12345678910PointsTPR 1 Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine)27811½½½11½½½62866 2 Alexander Morozevich (Russia)27880Does not appear11½½01½½52783 3 Ruslan Ponomariov (Ukraine)2718½0Does not appear½½1½½½152791 4 Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)2788½0½Does not appear½½½1½152783 5 Boris Gelfand (Israel)2720½½½½Does not appear½½½1½52791 6 Peter Leko (Hungary)27410½0½½Does not appear1½½14½2745 7 Gata Kamsky (United States)272301½½½0Does not appear½0142704 8 Evgeny Alekseev (Russia)2708½0½0½½½Does not appear1½42706 9 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)2742½½½½0½10Does not appear03½2665 10 Alexei Shirov (Spain)2741½½00½00½1Does not appear32620
Grischuk, Movsesian (both — 12½ points out of 18), Grachev, Karjakin and Eljanov (all — 12 out of 18) qualified as the winners of 60-players qualification blitz tournament taken place 27–28 August 2008. Carlsen and Karpov were invited by the organizers.
    3rd Tal Memorial Blitz, 29–30 August 2008, Moscow, Cat. XX (2726) PlayerRatingPointsTPR 1 Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine)278123½ 2863 2 Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)278822½ 2839 3 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)2775212810 4 Peter Svidler (Russia)2738202790 5 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)2742202790 6 Peter Leko (Hungary)2741182746 7 Alexander Grischuk (Russia)2728182747 8 Sergey Karjakin (Ukraine)2727182747 9 Gata Kamsky (United States)272317½ 2733 10 Boris Gelfand (Israel)272017½ 2733 11 Ruslan Ponomariov (Ukraine)2718172726 12 Boris Grachev (Russia)264014½ 2681 13 Evgeny Alekseev (Russia)2708142662 14 Anatoly Karpov (Russia)2651142665 15 Alexander Morozevich (Russia)2788142657 16 Sergei Movsesian (Slovakia)272312½ 2631 17 Pavel Eljanov (Ukraine)271612½ 2631 18 Vladislav Tkachiev (France)266411½ 2612

### 2009

The 2009 competition was held from 5 to 14 November, with 10 of the 13 highest rated players participating: Viswanathan Anand, then the World Champion, Levon Aronian, Vladimir Kramnik, former world champion, Magnus Carlsen, the world champion of 2013, Peter Leko, Vasyl Ivanchuk, Boris Gelfand, Alexander Morozevich, Ruslan Ponomariov and Peter Svidler. The Elo average was 2761 (Category XXI), which was the highest ever reached by the tournament, trailing only the 2011, 2012, and 2013 tournaments. It was won solidly by Vladimir Kramnik with a +3 score, i.e. three wins and six draws. Ivanchuk and Carlsen shared second place with +2.
4th Tal Memorial, 4–14 November 2009, Moscow, Russia, Category XXI (2764) :
| | Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points | TPR |
| 1 | Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) | 2772 | | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6 | 2888 |
| 2 | Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine) | 2739 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5½ | 2847 |
| 3 | Magnus Carlsen (Norway) | 2801 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5½ | 2840 |
| 4 | Levon Aronian (Armenia) | 2786 | ½ | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5 | 2804 |
| 5 | Viswanathan Anand (India) | 2788 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5 | 2804 |
| 6 | Boris Gelfand (Israel) | 2758 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4½ | 2765 |
| 7 | Ruslan Ponomariov (Ukraine) | 2739 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4 | 2724 |
| 8 | Peter Svidler (Russia) | 2754 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | 3½ | 2685 |
| 9 | Peter Leko (Hungary) | 2752 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | 3 | 2640 |
| 10 | Alexander Morozevich (Russia) | 2750 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | 3 | 2640 |

### 2010

The 2010 competition was held from 4 to 18 November, at the GUM Exhibition Hall in Red Square, Moscow. Many of the world's top players participated: in order of Elo rating, Levon Aronian, Vladimir Kramnik, Alexander Grischuk, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Sergey Karjakin, Pavel Eljanov, Boris Gelfand, Hikaru Nakamura, Alexei Shirov, and Wang Hao. Aronian and Karjakin shared first place with 5½/9. Mamedyarov scored the same number of points, but due to his loss to Gelfand was awarded third place on tie-break. The average Elo was 2757 (Category XXI).
5th Tal Memorial, 5–14 November 2010, Moscow, Russia, Category XXI (2757) :
| | Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points | TPR |
| 1-2 | Levon Aronian (Armenia) | 2801 | | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5½ | 2832 |
| 1-2 | Sergey Karjakin (Russia) | 2760 | ½ | | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5½ | 2837 |
| 3 | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan) | 2763 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5½ | 2837 |
| 4 | Alexander Grischuk (Russia) | 2771 | ½ | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5 | 2799 |
| 5 | Hikaru Nakamura (United States) | 2741 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5 | 2802 |
| 6 | Wang Hao (China) | 2727 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5 | 2804 |
| 7 | Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) | 2791 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4½ | 2753 |
| 8 | Boris Gelfand (Israel) | 2741 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | Does not appear | 1 | 0 | 3½ | 2679 |
| 9 | Alexei Shirov (Spain) | 2735 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | Does not appear | 1 | 3 | 2635 |
| 10 | Pavel Eljanov (Ukraine) | 2742 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | Does not appear | 2½ | 2593 |

### 2011

The 2011 competition was held from 16 to 25 November. Magnus Carlsen, Viswanathan Anand, Levon Aronian and Vladimir Kramnik; all four rated 2800+ at the time of the tournament participated. Seven out of the world's top ten players participated in the tournament, and its average Elo of 2776 (Category 22) was at the time the highest in history. Both Magnus Carlsen and Levon Aronian finished on 5½/9 (a +2 score, two wins and seven draws). Due to the tie-break rules of the tournament Magnus Carlsen was declared the winner because he played the black pieces five times, while Levon Aronian played the black pieces only four times.
6th Tal Memorial, 16–25 November 2011, Moscow, Russia, Category XXII (2776) :
| | Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points | Black | TPR |
| 1 | Magnus Carlsen (Norway) | 2826 | | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5½ | 5 | 2851 |
| 2 | Levon Aronian (Armenia) | 2802 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5½ | 4 | 2854 |
| 3-4 | Sergey Karjakin (Russia) | 2763 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5 | 5 | 2821 |
| 3-4 | Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia) | 2730 | ½ | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5 | 5 | 2825 |
| 5 | Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine) | 2775 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2820 |
| 6 | Peter Svidler (Russia) | 2755 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | Does not appear | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4½ | 5 | 2779 |
| 7 | Viswanathan Anand (India) | 2811 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4½ | 4 | 2773 |
| 8 | Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) | 2800 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | ½ | 3½ | 4 | 2694 |
| 9 | Boris Gelfand (Israel) | 2744 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | ½ | 3½ | 4 | 2700 |
| 10 | Hikaru Nakamura (United States) | 2758 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | Does not appear | 3 | | 2653 |

### 2012

The Tal Memorial 2012 took place from 7 to 18 June 2012, with participants Magnus Carlsen, Levon Aronian, Vladimir Kramnik, Teimour Radjabov, Alexander Grischuk, Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, Alexander Morozevich, Evgeny Tomashevsky and Luke McShane. This tournament was a Category 22 event (average Elo rating of 2776.4). A blitz chess tournament on June 7 preceded the main with a separate prize fund to determine the numbering of the players in the main tournament.
    7th Tal Memorial Blitz, 7 June 2012, Moscow, Russia PlayerRating12345678910PointsBlackWinsH2HKoya 1 Alexander Morozevich (Russia) 2769Does not appear11½0½½1116½5 2 Magnus Carlsen (Norway) 28350Does not appear110½11116½4 3 Alexander Grischuk (Russia) 276100Does not appear½½111½15½5 4 Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan) 2784½0½Does not appear11110½5½4 5 Levon Aronian (Armenia) 282511½0Does not appear½½½10543½18.25 6 Hikaru Nakamura (United States) 2775½½00½Does not appear½111543½9.00 7 Evgeny Tomashevsky (Russia) 2738½000½½Does not appear0113½ 8 Luke McShane (England) 27060000½01Does not appear1½3 9 Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) 280100½10000Does not appear12½ 10 Fabiano Caruana (Italy) 2770000½100½0Does not appear2
    7th Tal Memorial, 8–19 June 2012, Moscow, Russia, Category XXII (2777) PlayerRating12345678910PointsBlackWinsH2HKoyaTPR 1 Magnus Carlsen (Norway) 2835½1½½½½1½½5½2850 2 Fabiano Caruana (Italy) 2770½Does not appear½100½1½15532820 3 Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan) 27840½Does not appear½½½½1½15422819 4 Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) 2801½0½Does not appear½½10½14½52774 5 Alexander Morozevich (Russia) 2769½1½½Does not appear110004½432777 6 Levon Aronian (Armenia) 2825½1½½0Does not appear½01½4½42½22771 7 Alexander Grischuk (Russia) 2761½½½00½Does not appear11½4½42½1½2778 8 Luke McShane (England) 27060001110Does not appear½½4532741 9 Hikaru Nakamura (United States) 2775½½½½100½Does not appear½4512734 10 Evgeny Tomashevsky (Russia) 2738½0001½½½½Does not appear3½2701

### 2013

The Tal Memorial 2013 took place from 13 to 24 June 2013, with participants Magnus Carlsen, Vladimir Kramnik, Viswanathan Anand, Hikaru Nakamura, Sergey Karjakin, Fabiano Caruana, Alexander Morozevich, Boris Gelfand, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, and Dmitry Andreikin. As in 2011, seven of the world's top ten players participated. The Elo average for the tournament is 2777, making it a Category 22 event and one of the highest rated tournaments of all time. A blitz chess tournament on June 12 preceded the main event with a separate prize fund to determine the numbering of the players in the main tournament.
    8th Tal Memorial Blitz, 12 June 2013, Moscow, Russia PlayerBlitz rating12345678910PointsBlackWinsH2H 1 Hikaru Nakamura (United States)2844 Does not appear½½½½111117 2 Viswanathan Anand (India)2786 ½Does not appear½½½1111½6½ 3 Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)2752 ½½Does not appear½½1½0115½ 4 Boris Gelfand (Israel)2694 ½½½Does not appear½101½04½5 5 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)2856 ½½½½Does not appear½01014½4 6 Dmitry Andreikin (Russia)2824 0000½Does not appear1½114531 7 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)2777 00½110Does not appear½014530 8 Sergey Karjakin (Russia)2873 00100½½Does not appear½13½ 9 Alexander Morozevich (Russia)2756 000½101½Does not appear03 10 Fabiano Caruana (Italy)2718 0½0100001Does not appear2½
    8th Tal Memorial, 13–23 June 2013, Moscow, Russia, Category XXII (2777) PlayerRating12345678910PointsBlackWinsTPR 1 Boris Gelfand (Israel)2755 ½1½½1½1½½62905 2 Magnus Carlsen (Norway)2864 ½Does not appear0½½1½½115½2848 3 Fabiano Caruana (Italy)2774 01Does not appear½½0½11½5532821 4 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)2753 ½½½Does not appear½1½½½½5512823 5 Dmitry Andreikin (Russia)2713 ½½½½Does not appear½½½½1542828 6 Hikaru Nakamura (United States)2784 0010½Does not appear10114½2777 7 Sergey Karjakin (Russia)2782 ½½½½½0Does not appear½½½42734 8 Alexander Morozevich (Russia)2760 0½0½½1½Does not appear0½3½52699 9 Viswanathan Anand (India)2786 ½00½½0½1Does not appear½3½42696 10 Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)2803 ½0½½00½½½Does not appear32650

### 2014

In 2014 the classical event was replaced by the TASHIR Petrosian Memorial, sponsored by Tashir Group, which took place from 3 to 11 November. This tournament was a category 20 event (average Elo rating of 2748) and it was won by Alexander Grischuk.
On 13 and 14 November the Tal Memorial Blitz tournament took place in Sochi, during the World Chess Championship 2014. It was a 12-player double round-robin event and it was won by Shakhriyar Mamedyarov.
    9th Tal Memorial, Blitz chess, 13–14 November 2014, Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia PlayerBlitz rating123456789101112PointsH2H 1 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)2824 1 01 ½1 1½ 0½ 01 01 11 11 ½1 11 116 2 Alexander Grischuk (Russia)2724 0 1Does not appear1 ½1 11 11 ½1 ½0 1½ 0½ ½1 ½1 115½ 3 Boris Gelfand (Israel)2719 0 ½0 ½Does not appear½ 10 10 0½ ½1 1½ ½1 11 01 112½2½ 4 Sergey Karjakin (Russia)2701 0 00 0½ 0Does not appear1 ½½ 10 10 1½ 11 1½ 11 112½2 5 Alexander Morozevich (Russia)2811 ½ 10 01 00 ½Does not appear½ 11 ½1 00 ½1 ½1 ½1 112½1½ 6 Peter Svidler (Russia)2756 ½ 10 ½1 1½ 0½ 0Does not appear1 00 01 10 01 11 112 7 Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia)2880 0 10 ½½ ½1 00 ½0 1Does not appear0 11 ½0 10 ½1 111 8 Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)2757 0 01 00 01 00 11 11 0Does not appear½ ½½ 10 10 110½ 9 Peter Leko (Hungary)2682 0 0½ 1½ ½½ 01 ½0 00 ½½ ½Does not appear½ ½½ ½1 110 10 Ernesto Inarkiev (Russia)2648 0 ½½ ½0 00 00 ½1 11 0½ 0½ ½Does not appear0 11 19½ 11 Evgeny Tomashevsky (Russia)2725 0 00 ½0 1½ 00 ½0 01 ½1 0½ ½1 0Does not appear1 08 12 Alexandra Kosteniuk (Russia)2548 0 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 1Does not appear2

### 2016

    10th Tal Memorial Blitz, 25 September 2016, Moscow, Russia PlayerBlitz rating12345678910PointsH2H 1 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)2748 Does not appear11½½1111½7½ 2 Levon Aronian (Armenia)2826 0Does not appear1½0½111½5½ 3 Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia)2840 00Does not appear½1½11½½51½ 4 Peter Svidler (Russia)2795 ½½½Does not appear½110½½51 5 Anish Giri (Netherlands)2766 ½10½Does not appear0½1½15½ 6 Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)2713 0½½01Does not appear1½½½4½ 7 Boris Gelfand (Israel)2765 0000½0Does not appear1113½ 8 Evgeny Tomashevsky (Russia)2793 00010½0Does not appear1½31½ 9 Li Chao (China)2624 00½½½½00Does not appear131 10 Viswanathan Anand (India)2790 ½½½½0½0½0Does not appear3½
    10th Tal Memorial, 26 September – 6 October 2016, Moscow, Russia, Category XXI (2760) PlayerRating12345678910PointsH2HSBTPR 1 Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia)2740 ½½½½½111½62887 2 Anish Giri (Netherlands)2755 ½Does not appear0½1½½½115½2840 3 Levon Aronian (Armenia)2795 ½1Does not appear½½½½½½½5½22.752799 4 Viswanathan Anand (India)2776 ½½½Does not appear½½01½15½21.002801 5 Peter Svidler (Russia)2745 ½0½½Does not appear1½½½½4½19.752761 6 Li Chao (China)2746 ½½½½0Does not appear½½½14½19.002761 7 Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)2808 0½½1½½Does not appear0½14½18.502754 8 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)2761 0½½0½½1Does not appear½14½18.002759 9 Evgeny Tomashevsky (Russia)2731 00½½½½½½Does not appear½3½2683 10 Boris Gelfand (Israel)2743 ½0½0½000½Does not appear22541

### 2018

    11th Tal Memorial, Rapid chess, 2–4 March 2018, Moscow, Russia PlayerRapid rating12345678910PointsH2HSB 1 Viswanathan Anand (India)28050½1½1½1½16 2 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)27551Does not appear½½½½½01½51½22.75 3 Sergey Karjakin (Russia)2724½½Does not appear½½½1½½½51½22.00 4 Hikaru Nakamura (United States)28200½½Does not appear1½10½151½21.00 5 Boris Gelfand (Israel)2644½½½0Does not appear½½1½½4½½19.75 6 Alexander Grischuk (Russia)27920½½½½Does not appear1½½½4½½19.25 7 Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)2795½½00½0Does not appear11½41 8 Daniil Dubov (Russia)266301½10½0Does not appear½½40 9 Peter Svidler (Russia)2770½0½½½½0½Does not appear½3½½16.25 10 Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia)28030½½0½½½½½Does not appear3½½15.25
    11th Tal Memorial, Blitz chess, 5 March 2018, Moscow, Russia PlayerBlitz rating1234567891011121314PointsH2HSB 1 Sergey Karjakin (Russia)2868111101½½11½½110 2 Hikaru Nakamura (United States)28420Does not appear1½11½1½½½½½18½ 3 Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia)276800Does not appear½½½½01111½17½ 4 Vladislav Artemiev (Russia)28340½½Does not appear11010110½½72 5 Alexander Grischuk (Russia)284600½0Does not appear11½½101½171 6 Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)278410½00Does not appear011½½11½70 7 Daniil Dubov (Russia)27670½½101Does not appear½1½001½6½½41.25 8 Dmitry Andreikin (Russia)2828½010½0½Does not appear½0½1116½½38.75 9 Viswanathan Anand (India)2801½½01½00½Does not appear½101½6½38.00 10 Peter Svidler (Russia)27930½000½½1½Does not appear11016½34.50 11 Alexander Morozevich (Russia)26630½001½1½00Does not appear1½051½ 12 Vladimir Fedoseev (Russia)2688½½010010100Does not appear1051 13 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan)2714½½½½½00001½0Does not appear15½ 14 Boris Gelfand (Israel)2745i000½0½½0½0110Does not appear4