Magnus Carlsen and Anish Giri Lead Masters Tournament in Wijk aan Zee

On January 27, the penultimate round 12 the Tata Steel Chess was played in Wijk aan Zee.    In the Masters tournament, Magnus Carlsen outplayed Maxim Matlakov, Anish Giri bested Baskaran Adhiban, while Vladimir Kramnik defeated Fabiano Caruana. The games Hou Yifan - Wei Yi, Svidler - Karjakin, Jones - Mamedyarov, and Anand - So were drawn.  Standings after round 12: 1-2. Magnus Carlsen, Anish Giri - 8.5  3. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov - 8 4-5. Vladimir Kramnik, Viswanathan Anand

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