Chinese player Wei Yi wins 2024 Tata Steel Chess Tournament

STORY: Chinese player Wei Yi wins 2024 Tata Steel Chess Tournament SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 28, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 30, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: THE HAGUE, the Netherlands CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the final round of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2024 in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands STORYLINE: Chinese grandmaster Wei Yi claimed the Tata Steel Chess Tournament title for the first time in the Netherlands on Sunday, beating Gukesh Dommaraju from India in a sensational tiebreak decider. It was the 86th edition of the prestigious chess tournament held at Wijk aan Zee, a village on the Dutch west coast. In the final, the 24-year-old grandmaster Wei, 16th in the FIDE world ranking, defeated Gukesh with a draw with the black pieces and a victory with white. In the 13th and final regular round of the tournament earlier on Sunday, Wei beat Vidit Santosh Gujrathi from India, defending champion Anish Giri from the Netherlands defeated compatriot Max Warmerdam, Nodirbek Abdusattorov from

(SP)THE NETHERLANDS-WIJK AAN ZEE-CHESS TOURNAMENT 2024

(SP)THE NETHERLANDS-WIJK AAN ZEE-CHESS TOURNAMENT 2024

(240129) -- WIJK AAN ZEE, Jan. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Santosh Gujrathi Vidit (L) of India competes against Wei Yi of China during the 13th round of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2024 in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands, Jan. 28, 2024. (Photo by Sylvia Lederer/Xinhua)

(SP)THE NETHERLANDS-WIJK AAN ZEE-CHESS TOURNAMENT 2024

(SP)THE NETHERLANDS-WIJK AAN ZEE-CHESS TOURNAMENT 2024

(240129) -- WIJK AAN ZEE, Jan. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Santosh Gujrathi Vidit (L) of India competes against Wei Yi of China during the 13th round of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2024 in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands, Jan. 28, 2024. (Photo by Sylvia Lederer/Xinhua)

(SP)THE NETHERLANDS-WIJK AAN ZEE-CHESS TOURNAMENT 2024

(SP)THE NETHERLANDS-WIJK AAN ZEE-CHESS TOURNAMENT 2024

(240129) -- WIJK AAN ZEE, Jan. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Santosh Gujrathi Vidit (L) of India competes against Wei Yi of China during the 13th round of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2024 in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands, Jan. 28, 2024. (Photo by Sylvia Lederer/Xinhua)

Tata Steel Chess Tournament kicks off in Netherlands

STORY: Tata Steel Chess Tournament kicks off in Netherlands SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 13, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 14, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:06 LOCATION: WIJK AAN ZEE, the Netherlands CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2024 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DOMINICK BURGER, Junior player 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SAMUEL LOPES, Junior player 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): Visitor 5. various of the venue STORYLINE: The 2024 Tata Steel Chess Tournament began on Saturday in Wijk aan Zee, a coastal town in the North Holland Province of the Netherlands. Chinese player Ding Liren, who won his first world title in April 2023, drew with Vidit Santosh Gujrathi from India in the first round. Women's world champion Ju Wenjun, also from China, and junior world champion Marc'Andria Maurizzi of France are also present. Dutch player Anish Giri is defending his title. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DOMINICK BURGER, Junior player "I'm just expecting to play some nice games and also look at some nice games and ha

(SP)THE NETHERLANDS-WIJK AAN ZEE-CHESS TOURNAMENT 2024

(SP)THE NETHERLANDS-WIJK AAN ZEE-CHESS TOURNAMENT 2024

(240114) -- WIJK AAN ZEE, Jan. 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ding Liren (L) of China competes against Vidit Santosh Gujrathi of India during the first round of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2024 in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands, Jan. 13, 2024. The tournament will last till Jan. 28. (Photo by Sylvia Lederer/Xinhua)

Vidit Santosh Gujrathi

Vidit Santosh Gujrathi

Vidit Santosh Gujrathi of India concentrates during a game of the Masters tournament at the Prague International Chess Festival, Prague, Czech Republic, March 15, 2019. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)