Tata Steel Chess 2012 Group A pairings

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Hello everyone,

There is chess excitement in the air with the first super chess tournament all set to begin. Here are all the Tata Steel Chess Group A,B and C pairings! Keep track. You can find all the other info at the official website. Here is the Chess Blog post on the preview of the event.

Tata Steel 2012 Group A pairings

Round 1 – Saturday the 14th
Navara, D. – Topalov, V.
Gelfand, B. – Giri, G.
Radjabov, T. – Caruana, C.
Karjakin, S. – Aronian, L.
Nakamura, H. – Ivanchuk, V.
Carlsen, M. – Gashimov, V.
Kamsky, G. – Van Wely, L.

Round 2 – Sunday the 15th
Topalov, V. – Van Wely, L.
Gashimov, V. – Kamsky, G.
Ivanchuk, V. – Carlsen, M.
Aronian, L. – Nakamura, H.
Caruana, C. – Karjakin, S.
Giri, G. – Radjabov, T.
Navara, D. – Gelfand, B.

Round 3 – Monday the 16th
Gelfand, B. – Topalov, V.
Radjabov, T. – Navara, D.
Karjakin, S. – Giri, G.
Nakamura, H. – Caruana, C.
Carlsen, M. – Aronian, L.
Kamsky, G. – Ivanchuk, V.
Van Wely, L. – Gashimov, V.

Round 4 – Tuesday the 17th
Topalov, V. – Gashimov, V.
Ivanchuk, V. – Van Wely, L.
Aronian, L. – Kamsky, G.
Caruana, C. – Carlsen, M.
Giri, G. – Nakamura, H.
Navara, D. – Karjakin, S.
Gelfand, B. – Radjabov, T.


Round 5 – Thursday the 19th
Radjabov, T. – Topalov, V.
Karjakin, S. – Gelfand, B.
Nakamura, H. – Navara, D.
Carlsen, M. – Giri, G.
Kamsky, G. – Caruana, C.
Van Wely, L. – Aronian, L.
Gashimov, V. – Ivanchuk, V.

Round 6 – Friday the 20th
Topalov, V. – Ivanchuk, V.
Aronian, L. – Gashimov, V.
Caruana, C. – Van Wely, L.
Giri, G. – Kamsky, G.
Navara, D. – Carlsen, M.
Gelfand, B. – Nakamura, H.
Radjabov, T. – Karjakin, S.


Round 7 – Saturday the 21st
Karjakin, S. – Topalov, V.
Nakamura, H. – Radjabov, T.
Carlsen, M. – Gelfand, B.
Kamsky, G. – Navara, D.
Van Wely, L. – Giri, G.
Gashimov, V. – Caruana, C.
Ivanchuk, V. – Aronian, L.

Round 8 – Sunday the 22nd
Topalov, V. – Aronian, L.
Caruana, C. – Ivanchuk, V.
Giri, G. – Gashimov, V.
Navara, D. – Van Wely, L.
Gelfand, B. – Kamsky, G.
Radjabov, T. – Carlsen, M.
Karjakin, S. – Nakamura, H.

Round 9 – Tuesday the 24th
Nakamura, H. – Topalov, V.
Carlsen, M. – Karjakin, S.
Kamsky, G. – Radjabov, T.
Van Wely, L. – Gelfand, B.
Gashimov, V. – Navara, D.
Ivanchuk, V. – Giri, G.
Aronian, L. – Caruana, C.

Round 10 – Wednesday the 25th
Topalov, V. – Caruana, C.
Giri, G. – Aronian, L.
Navara, D. – Ivanchuk, V.
Gelfand, B. – Gashimov, V.
Radjabov, T. – Van Wely, L.
Karjakin, S. – Kamsky, G.
Nakamura, H. – Carlsen, M.

Round 11 – Friday the 27th
Carlsen, M. – Topalov, V.
Kamsky, G. – Nakamura, H.
Van Wely, L. – Karjakin, S.
Gashimov, V. – Radjabov, T.
Ivanchuk, V. – Gelfand, B.
Aronian, L. – Navara, D.
Caruana, C. – Giri, G.

Round 12 – Saturday the 28th
Topalov, V. – Giri, G.
Navara, D. – Caruana, C.
Gelfand, B. – Aronian, L.
Radjabov, T. – Ivanchuk, V.
Karjakin, S. – Gashimov, V.
Nakamura, H. – Van Wely, L.
Carlsen, M. – Kamsky, G.


Round 13 – Sunday the 29th
Kamsky, G. – Topalov, V.
Van Wely, L. – Carlsen, M.
Gashimov, V. – Nakamura, H.
Ivanchuk, V. – Karjakin, S.
Aronian, L. – Radjabov, T.
Caruana, C. – Gelfand, B.
Giri, G. – Navara, D.

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