Here are the results from round 2 of all of the Grandmaster tournaments at the 2011 Tata Steel Chess Tournament:
Grandmaster Group A:
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Round 2 - January 16th
(the player on the left had the white
(pieces in the game):
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V. Anand - V. Kramnik ½-½
W. Hao - I. Nepomniachtchi 0-1
A. Grischuk - M. Vachier-Lagrave ½-½
L. Aronian - H. Nakamura ½-½
A. Shirov - M. Carlsen ½-½
A. Giri - J. Smeets ½-½
R. Ponomariov - E. l'Ami ½-½
Standings after 2 rounds of play:
| 1. | V. Anand H. Nakamura I. Nepomniachtchi J. Smeets | 1½ |
| 5. | L. Aronian M. Carlsen A. Giri V. Kramnik E. l'Ami M. Vachier-Lagrave | 1 |
| 11. | A. Grischuk W. Hao R. Ponomariov A. Shirov | ½ |
Grandmaster Group B:
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Round 2 January 16th
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(the player on the left had)
(the white pieces in the game):
L. Fressinet - Z. Efimenko ½-½
S. Ganguly - J. Hammer 1-0
W. So - G. Sargissian ½-½
D. Navara - L. Liem ½-½
W. Spoelman - R. Wojtaszek ½-½
L. Chao - L. McShane 0-1
V. Tkachiev - F. Nijboer ½-½
Standings after round 2
| 1. | L. McShane | 2 |
| 2. | Z. Efimenko D. Navara G. Sargissian | 1½ |
| 5. | L. Fressinet S. Ganguly L. Liem F. Nijboer W. So V. Tkachiev | 1 |
| 11. | L. Chao W. Spoelman R. Wojtaszek | ½ |
| 14. | J. Hammer | 0 |
Grandmaster Group C:
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Round 2 January 16th
(the player on the left had the white pieces in the game):
| B. Bok - D. Vocaturo | ½-½ |
| M. Kazhgaleyev - R. van Kampen | 1-0 |
| J.W. de Jong - I. Nyzhnyk | ½-½ |
| M. Bluvshtein - D. Swiercz | 1-0 |
| T. Sachdev - K. Lahno | 0-1 |
| R. Pruijssers - I. Ivanisevic | ½-½ |
| M. van der Werf - S. Siebrecht | 0-1 |
Standings after round 2
| 1. | M. Bluvshtein K. Lahno I. Nyzhnyk S. Siebrecht D. Vocaturo | 1½ |
| 6. | B. Bok M. Kazhgaleyev R. Pruijssers T. Sachdev D. Swiercz | 1 |
| 11. | J.W. de Jong I. Ivanisevic M. van der Werf | ½ |
| 14. | R. van Kampen | 0 |
You can play through the moves from all of the games from round 2 in all groups by going to the following website:
http://www.tatasteelchess.com/tournament/games
Pairings for round 3
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Here are the pairings for round 3 in all of the 3 Grandmaster Tournaments:
(the player on the left has the white pieces in the game):
Grandmaster Group A:
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Round 3 - Monday the 17th
E. l'Ami - V. Anand
J. Smeets - R. Ponomariov
M. Carlsen - A. Giri
H. Nakamura - A. Shirov
M. Vachier-Lagrave - L. Aronian
I. Nepomniachtchi - A. Grischuk
V. Kramnik - W. Hao
Grandmaster Group B:
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Round 3 - Monday the 17th
F. Nijboer - L. Fressinet
L. McShane - V. Tkachiev
R. Wojtaszek - L. Chao
L. Liem - W. Spoelman
G. Sargissian - D. Navara
J. Hammer - W. So
Z. Efimenko - S. Ganguly
Grandmaster Group C:
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Round 3 - Monday the 17th
S. Siebrecht - B. Bok
I. Ivanisevic - M. van der Werf
K. Lahno - R. Pruijssers
D. Swiercz - T. Sachdev
I. Nyzhnyk - M. Bluvshtein
R. van Kampen - J.W. de Jong
D. Vocaturo - M. Kazhgaleyev
Best wishes to all the players for round 3!
