12 January 2020
First Round of Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2020 Played in Wijk aan Zee
Firouzja and Van Foreest won their games.
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The 82nd Tata Steel Chess Tournament started in the Netherlands. In the Masters event, Alireza Firouzja defeated Vladislav Kovalev, while Yu Yangyi lost to Jordan Van Foreest. The games Carlsen - Giri, Caruana - So, Xiong - Dubov, Vitiugov - Duda, and Anand - Artemiev were drawn.
Round 2 pairings:
Yu Yangyi - Carlsen, Artemiev - Vitiugov, Duda - Firouzja, Dubov - Kovalev, So - Anand, Giri - Caruana, Xiong - Van Foreest.
Pavel Eljanov, Erwin l'Ami, and Surya Ganguly celebrated victories in the Challengers Tournament.
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