Tata Steel Masters 2015
Jan 9, 2015 – Jan 25, 2015
Schedule
10/01/2015, 13:30 - Round 1
11/01/2015, 13:30 - Round 2
12/01/2015, 13:30 - Round 3
13/01/2015, 13:30 - Round 4
14/01/2015, REST DAY
15/01/2015, 14:00, Rotterdam - Round 5
16/01/2015, 13:30 - Round 6
17/01/2015, 13:30 - Round 7
18/01/2015, 13:30 - Round 8
19/01/2015, REST DAY
20/01/2015, 13:30 - Round 9
21/01/2015, TBC, Den Haag - Round 10
22/01/2015, REST DAY
23/01/2015, 13:30 - Round 11
24/01/2015, 13:30 - Round 12
25/01/2015, 12:00 - Round 13
The Tata Steel Chess Tournament has two main tournaments. They are played according to the 'round robin' system, whereby each competitor plays in turn against every other during the tournament. The Tata Steel Masters has 14 participants and the Tata Steel Challengers has 14 participants. Both groups start on January 10th 2015. All rounds in Wijk aan Zee begin at 13.30 hours, except for the last round on January 25th, which begins at 12.00 hours.
Time control
The time control is: 100 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 50 minutes for 20 moves, then 15 minutes for the remaining moves with 30 seconds cumulative increment for each move starting from the first move.