Nodirbek Abdusattorov led the 2023 Tata Steel Masters after every single round before the last, where he took a half-point lead into a game with White against the lowest-rated player. There was every chance he would wrap up victory with minimal fuss, but instead, we got a thriller. When the dust had settled, Anish Giri had won the trophy without the need for a playoff.

Final rankings:

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Magnus Carlsen yesterday defeated Parham Maghsoodloo, scoring his third victory in the last four rounds, and now ties for third place with Wesley So.

Most of yesterday’s Masters games finished in a draw, and there are no significant changes on the rankings. With only three rounds to go, it will be an interesting finish at the Tata Steel Masters. The event continues tomorrow at 14:00 CEST.

Rankings after 10 played rounds:

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It was a thrilling game between Vincent Keymer and Nodirbek Abdusattorov. Keymer was slightly better from the opening, reaching the winning rooks endgame after almost 5 hours of play. However, he missed his chances to take off the leader, and after 80.Rb6, Abdusattorov managed to hold a draw.

Anish Giri defeated Ding Liren with Black pieces. Giri reached a pleasant position in the middlegame and won the pawn after Ding Liren’s mistake 28.Nf4? The game lasted only 9 more moves and the Chinese grandmaster was forced to resign.

Richard Rapport won against Arjun Erigaisi in the 25-move miniature. Rapport, having black, built a very interesting attacking position and the Indian teen didn’t find a way to defend.

All the other games finished in draw. Rankings after 9 played rounds:

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It was a tense and very sharp game between the two youngsters, but Arjun Erigaisi made a mistake with 26.Qxb7 which happened to be decisive. Abdusattorov took advantage and didn’t let go.

Praggnanandhaa defeated Jorden van Foreest to score 4.5 points and get closer to the top. Pragg had a clear advantage from the early middlegame and slowly improved it throughout the game to eventually score a full point.

Wesley So scored his second consecutive win in the tournament, beating Gukesh D in yesterday’s seventh round. Everything started going wrong for Gukesh after 28.Rd2?! and Wesley forced him to resign after only 6 moves.

Magnus Carlsen is getting back into the winning mood, as he defeated Richard Rapport with White pieces. It was a very engaging game with Carlsen keeping the decisive advantage all way through.

Rankings after 7 played rounds:

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The only two decisive games of today’s round were played between Wesley So and Vincent Keymer, and Fabiano Caruana and Gukesh D. Wesley So was victorious against the young German, prevailing in the interesting endgame where Keymer’s 34…b3 seemed to be a fatal mistake. Caruana defeated Gukesh with White pieces as he came better out of the opening and slowly but surely increased the advantage to score a full point. Replay all games here

Rankings after six played rounds:

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