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2022

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which player has won the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2022 in the Masters section?
A
Fabiano Caruana
B
Magnus Carlsen
C
Hikaru Nakamura
D
Garry Kasparov
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Anish Giri, five times the runner-up in Wijk aan Zee, has won the 85th edition of Tata Steel Chess after pouncing on a blunder by Richard Rapport while Jorden van Foreest took down long-term leader Nodirbek Abdusattorov.

Detailed explanation-2: -Norwegian GM Magnus Carlsen scored 9.5/13 in the Masters section with 6 wins and 7 draws, thereby winning the tournament for the eighth time in his career. Indian GM Arjun Erigaisi dominated the Challengers section, winning with a score of 10.5/13, with an impressive 8 wins and 5 draws.

Detailed explanation-3: -The 85th jubilee edition of the Tata Steel Chess took place from 14th-29th January 2023 in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands.

Detailed explanation-4: -The organisation of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament has announced the grandmasters of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2022. The tournament, internationally known as ‘The Wimbledon of Chess’, will take place in Wijk aan Zee from 14 January until 30 January 2022.

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