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Tal Memorial

Chess tournament

The Tal Memorial was an annual chess tournament played in Moscow from 2006 to 2018 with the exception of 2015, to honour the memory of the former World Champion Mikhail Tal (1936–1992).

Many of the world's strongest players compete. In 2014 it was held only as a blitz tournament and the classical event was replaced by the TASHIR Petrosian Memorial. It returned in October 2016.

Format

The inaugural Tal Memorial was held as a ten-player single round robin event with a classical time control of two hours for the first 40 moves, one hour for the next 20 moves, then 15 minutes for the rest of the game and 30 seconds added per move from move 60. The time control changed for subsequent editions to 100 minutes for 40 moves, then 50 minutes for the next 20 moves, then 15 minutes with 30 seconds added per move from move one. Draws could not be agreed before move 40.

For 2012 and 2013, a round-robin blitz tournament was held in order to decide the pairings for the main event with time control of 3 minutes plus two seconds per move. In 2014, the classical part did not take place and the Tal Memorial became solely a blitz tournament with the time control of 4 minutes plus 2 seconds per move in a double round robin of twelve players.

In case of a tie the placings were decided by: number of games played with Black, number of wins, direct encounter, Koja co-efficient and Sonneborn-Berger score. In 2010 Levon Aronian and Sergey Karjakin shared the title as their tiebreaks were all equal.

Tournament winners

#	Year	Avg. Elo	Winner	Rounds
1	2006	2727	Peter Leko
Ruslan Ponomariov
Levon Aronian		9
2	2007	2741	Vladimir Kramnik	9
3	2008	2738	Vasyl Ivanchuk	9
4	2009	2761	Vladimir Kramnik	9
5	2010	2757	Levon Aronian
Sergey Karjakin
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov		9
6	2011	2776	Magnus Carlsen
Levon Aronian		9
7	2012	2777	Magnus Carlsen	9
8	2013	2777	Boris Gelfand	9
9	2014 (blitz)	2777	Shakhriyar Mamedyarov	22
10	2016	2760	Ian Nepomniachtchi	9
11	2018 (rapid)2018 (blitz)	2757.12781.5	Viswanathan Anand Sergey Karjakin		913

Results

2006

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ 1st Tal Memorial, 6–16 November 2006, Moscow, Russia, Category XX (2727) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! SB !! TPR |- |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left|Peter Leko || 2741 || || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 ||5½ || 23.75 || 2806 |- | 2 || align=left|Ruslan Ponomariov || 2703 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 ||5½ || 23.50 || 2810 |- | 3 || align=left|Levon Aronian || 2741 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 ||5½ || 22.50 || 2806 |- | 4 || align=left|Boris Gelfand || 2733 || 0 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ ||5 || || 2769 |- | 5 || align=left|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov || 2728 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ ||4½ || 20.25 || 2727 |- | 6 || align=left|Alexander Grischuk || 2710 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || 1 || 1 || ½ || 0 ||4½ || 20.00 || 2729 |- | 7 || align=left|Peter Svidler || 2750 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 0 || ½ || 0 || || ½ || ½ || 1 ||4½ || 19.75 || 2725 |- | 8 || align=left|Alexei Shirov || 2720 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || || ½ || ½ ||3½ || 15.75 || 2648 |- | 9 || align=left|Magnus Carlsen || 2698 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ ||3½ || 15.50 || 2650 |- | 10 || align=left|Alexander Morozevich || 2747 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ||3 || || 2600 |}

Georgia Jobava, Ukraine Karjakin (both — 12 points out of 18), Azerbaijan Radjabov, Russia Jakovenko, Moldova Bologan and Russia Timofeev (all — 11½ out of 18) qualified as the winners of 40-players 9-round (two games per round) qualification tournament taken place 16–17 November 2006.

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ 1st Tal Memorial Blitz Cup, 18–19 November 2006, Moscow, Russia ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! 15 !! 16 !! 17 !! 18 !! Points !! SB |- | 1 || align=left|Viswanathan Anand || 2779 || || 1 || 1½ || 1½ || 1½ || 1½ || 1½ || 1 || 1 || 1½ || 1 || 1 || 1½ || 1½ || 1 || 1½ || 1½ || 2 || 23 || |- | 2 || align=left|Levon Aronian || 2741 || 1 || || 1½ || ½ || 2 || 1½ || 1 || 2 || 1½ || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 21 || |- | 3 || align=left|Teimour Radjabov || 2729 || ½ || ½ || || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1½ || 1 || 2 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1½ || 1½ || 2 || 1½ || **20½ **|| 324.75 |- | 4 || align=left|Peter Svidler || 2750 || ½ || 1½ || 1 || || 0 || ½ || 0 || 2 || 1½ || 1½ || ½ || 2 || ½ || 1½ || 2 || 1½ || 2 || 2 || **20½ **|| 321.50 |- | 5 || align=left|Ruslan Ponomariov || 2703 || ½ || 0 || 1½ || 2 || || 1 || ½ || 1 || 2 || ½ || 1½ || 1 || 1½ || 1 || 1½ || 1½ || 1½ || 1 || **19½ **|| |- | 6 || align=left|Alexander Morozevich || 2747 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1½ || 1 || || 1½ || 1 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 1½ || ½ || 1½ || 0 || 1½ || 1 || 18 || 305.25 |- | 7 || align=left|Alexander Grischuk || 2710 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 2 || 1½ || ½ || || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1½ || ½ || 1½ || 1 || 2 || 2 || 18 || 289.75 |- | 8 || align=left|Boris Gelfand || 2733 || 1 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || || 1 || 1½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1½ || 1½ || 2 || 2 || 18 || 277.00 |- | 9 || align=left|Magnus Carlsen || 2698 || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 0 || 1 || 2 || 1 || || 1 || ½ || ½ || 2 || 1 || 1½ || 1½ || ½ || 2 || **17½ **|| 283.25 |- | 10 || align=left|Anatoly Karpov || 2668 || ½ || 1 || 0 || ½ || 1½ || 0 || 2 || ½ || 1 || || ½ || 2 || 1 || 1 || 1½ || 1½ || 1½ || 1½ || **17½ **|| 278.00 |- | 11 || align=left|Sergey Karjakin || 2672 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 1½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1½ || 1½ || || 0 || ½ || 2 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 17 || 290.75 |- | 12 || align=left|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov || 2728 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1½ || 0 || 2 || || 1 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 1 || ½ || 17 || 282.75 |- | 13 || align=left|Judit Polgár || 2710 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1½ || 1 || || 1 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 1 || 17 || 271.50 |- | 14 || align=left|Peter Leko || 2741 || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1½ || 1½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || || 1 || 1½ || 1 || 1 || **16½ **|| |- | 15 || align=left|Dmitry Jakovenko || 2671 || 1 || 1 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || || 2 || 1½ || 2 || **15½ **|| |- | 16 || align=left|Victor Bologan || 2659 || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 2 || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || || ½ || 1 || **10½ **|| |- | 17 || align=left|Artyom Timofeev || 2662 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || 1½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || ½ || 1½ || || 1½ || 10 || |- | 18 || align=left|Baadur Jobava || 2650 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1½ || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || ½ || || 9 || |}

2007

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ 2nd Tal Memorial, 10–19 November 2007, Moscow, Russia, Category XX (2742) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! TPR |- |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left|Vladimir Kramnik || 2785 || || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 ||6½ || 2902 |- | 2 || align=left|Alexei Shirov || 2739 || 0 || || ½ || 1 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 ||5 || 2784 |- | 3-6 || align=left|Boris Gelfand || 2736 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ ||4½ || 2741 |- | 3-6 || align=left|Magnus Carlsen || 2714 || ½ || 0 || ½ || || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ ||4½ || 2744 |- | 3-6 || align=left|Dmitry Jakovenko || 2710 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ ||4½ || 2744 |- | 3-6 || align=left|Peter Leko || 2755 || 0 || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ ||4½ || 2739 |- | 7-9 || align=left|Vasyl Ivanchuk || 2787 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || 0 || ½ ||4 || 2693 |- | 7-9 || align=left|Gata Kamsky || 2714 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || || 1 || ½ ||4 || 2701 |- | 7-9 || align=left|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov || 2752 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 0 || || ½ ||4 || 2697 |- | 10 || align=left|Evgeny Alekseev || 2716 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ||3½ || 2664 |}

2008

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ 3rd Tal Memorial, 19–28 August 2008, Moscow, Russia, Category XX (2745) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! TPR |- |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left|Vasyl Ivanchuk || 2781 || || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ ||6 || 2866 |- | 2 || align=left|Alexander Morozevich || 2788 || 0 || || 1 || 1 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 1 || ½ || ½ ||5 || 2783 |- | 3 || align=left|Ruslan Ponomariov || 2718 || ½ || 0 || || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 ||5 || 2791 |- | 4 || align=left|Vladimir Kramnik || 2788 || ½ || 0 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 ||5 || 2783 |- | 5 || align=left|Boris Gelfand || 2720 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ ||5 || 2791 |- | 6 || align=left|Peter Leko || 2741 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 ||4½ || 2745 |- | 7 || align=left|Gata Kamsky || 2723 || 0 || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || || ½ || 0 || 1 ||4 || 2704 |- | 8 || align=left|Evgeny Alekseev || 2708 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || 1 || ½ ||4 || 2706 |- | 9 || align=left|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov || 2742 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || 1 || 0 || || 0 ||3½ || 2665 |- | 10 || align=left|Alexei Shirov || 2741 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || ||3 || 2620 |}

Russia Grischuk, Slovakia Movsesian (both — 12½ points out of 18), Russia Grachev, Ukraine Karjakin and Ukraine Eljanov (all — 12 out of 18) qualified as the winners of 60-players qualification blitz tournament taken place 27–28 August 2008. Norway Carlsen and Russia Karpov were invited by the organizers.

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ 3rd Tal Memorial Blitz, 29–30 August 2008, Moscow, Cat. XX (2726) ! !! Player !! Rating !! Points !! TPR |- | 1 || align=left|Vasyl Ivanchuk || 2781 || **23½ **|| 2863 |- | 2 || align=left|Vladimir Kramnik || 2788 || **22½ **|| 2839 |- | 3 || align=left|Magnus Carlsen || 2775 || 21 || 2810 |- | 4 || align=left|Peter Svidler || 2738 || 20 || 2790 |- | 5 || align=left|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov || 2742 || 20 || 2790 |- | 6 || align=left|Peter Leko || 2741 || 18 || 2746 |- | 7 || align=left|Alexander Grischuk || 2728 || 18 || 2747 |- | 8 || align=left|Sergey Karjakin || 2727 || 18 || 2747 |- | 9 || align=left|Gata Kamsky || 2723 || **17½ **|| 2733 |- | 10 || align=left|Boris Gelfand || 2720 || **17½ **|| 2733 |- | 11 || align=left|Ruslan Ponomariov || 2718 || 17 || 2726 |- | 12 || align=left|Boris Grachev || 2640 || **14½ **|| 2681 |- | 13 || align=left|Evgeny Alekseev || 2708 || 14 || 2662 |- | 14 || align=left|Anatoly Karpov || 2651 || 14 || 2665 |- | 15 || align=left|Alexander Morozevich || 2788 || 14 || 2657 |- | 16 || align=left|Sergei Movsesian || 2723 || **12½ **|| 2631 |- | 17 || align=left|Pavel Eljanov || 2716 || **12½ **|| 2631 |- | 18 || align=left|Vladislav Tkachiev || 2664 || **11½ **|| 2612 |}

2009

The 2009 competition was held from 5 to 14 November, with 10 of the 13 highest rated players participating: Viswanathan Anand, then the World Champion, Levon Aronian, Vladimir Kramnik, former world champion, Magnus Carlsen, the world champion of 2013, Peter Leko, Vasyl Ivanchuk, Boris Gelfand, Alexander Morozevich, Ruslan Ponomariov and Peter Svidler. The Elo average was 2761 (Category XXI), which was the highest ever reached by the tournament, trailing only the 2011, 2012, and 2013 tournaments. It was won solidly by Vladimir Kramnik with a +3 score, i.e. three wins and six draws. Ivanchuk and Carlsen shared second place with +2.

Player	Rating	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Points	TPR
1	Vladimir Kramnik	2772		½	½	½	½	½	1	1	½	1	6
2	Vasyl Ivanchuk	2739	½		½	½	½	1	½	½	½	1	5½
3	Magnus Carlsen	2801	½	½		½	½	½	1	½	1	½	5½
4	Levon Aronian	2786	½	½	½		1	0	½	½	1	½	5
5	Viswanathan Anand	2788	½	½	½	0		½	½	1	1	½	5
6	Boris Gelfand	2758	½	0	½	1	½		½	½	½	½	4½
7	Ruslan Ponomariov	2739	0	½	0	½	½	½		½	½	1	4
8	Peter Svidler	2754	0	½	½	½	0	½	½		½	½	3½
9	Peter Leko	2752	½	½	0	0	0	½	½	½		½	3
10	Alexander Morozevich	2750	0	0	½	½	½	½	0	½	½		3

2010

The 2010 competition was held from 4 to 18 November, at the GUM Exhibition Hall in Red Square, Moscow. Many of the world's top players participated: in order of Elo rating, Levon Aronian, Vladimir Kramnik, Alexander Grischuk, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Sergey Karjakin, Pavel Eljanov, Boris Gelfand, Hikaru Nakamura, Alexei Shirov, and Wang Hao. Aronian and Karjakin shared first place with 5½/9. Mamedyarov scored the same number of points, but due to his loss to Gelfand was awarded third place on tie-break. The average Elo was 2757 (Category XXI).

Player	Rating	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Points	TPR
1-2	Levon Aronian	2801		½	½	½	½	½	1	1	½	½	5½
1-2	Sergey Karjakin	2760	½		½	½	½	½	1	1	½	½	5½
3	Shakhriyar Mamedyarov	2763	½	½		½	½	1	½	0	1	1	5½
4	Alexander Grischuk	2771	½	½	½		½	½	½	½	½	1	5
5	Hikaru Nakamura	2741	½	½	½	½		½	½	½	½	1	5
6	Wang Hao	2727	½	½	0	½	½		½	1	1	½	5
7	Vladimir Kramnik	2791	0	0	½	½	½	½		½	1	1	4½
8	Boris Gelfand	2741	0	0	1	½	½	0	½		1	0	3½
9	Alexei Shirov	2735	½	½	0	½	½	0	0	0		1	3
10	Pavel Eljanov	2742	½	½	0	0	0	½	0	1	0		2½

2011

The 2011 competition was held from 16 to 25 November. Magnus Carlsen, Viswanathan Anand, Levon Aronian and Vladimir Kramnik; all four rated 2800+ at the time of the tournament participated. Seven out of the world's top ten players participated in the tournament, and its average Elo of 2776 (Category 22) was at the time the highest in history. Both Magnus Carlsen and Levon Aronian finished on 5½/9 (a +2 score, two wins and seven draws). Due to the tie-break rules of the tournament Magnus Carlsen was declared the winner because he played the black pieces five times, while Levon Aronian played the black pieces only four times.

Player	Rating	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Points	Black	TPR
1	Magnus Carlsen	2826		½	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	5½	5
2	Levon Aronian	2802	½		½	½	1	1	½	½	½	½	5½	4
3-4	Sergey Karjakin	2763	½	½		½	½	½	½	½	1	½	5	5
3-4	Ian Nepomniachtchi	2730	½	½	½		½	½	½	1	½	½	5	5
5	Vasyl Ivanchuk	2775	½	0	½	½		1	½	½	½	1	5	4
6	Peter Svidler	2755	½	0	½	½	0		½	1	½	1	4½	5
7	Viswanathan Anand	2811	½	½	½	½	½	½		½	½	½	4½	4
8	Vladimir Kramnik	2800	½	½	½	0	½	0	½		½	½	3½	4
9	Boris Gelfand	2744	0	½	0	½	½	½	½	½		½	3½	4
10	Hikaru Nakamura	2758	0	½	½	½	0	0	½	½	½		3

2012

The Tal Memorial 2012 took place from 7 to 18 June 2012, with participants Magnus Carlsen, Levon Aronian, Vladimir Kramnik, Teimour Radjabov, Alexander Grischuk, Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, Alexander Morozevich, Evgeny Tomashevsky and Luke McShane. This tournament was a Category 22 event (average Elo rating of 2776.4). A blitz chess tournament on June 7 preceded the main with a separate prize fund to determine the numbering of the players in the main tournament.

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ 7th Tal Memorial Blitz, 7 June 2012, Moscow, Russia ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! Black !! Wins !! H2H !! Koya |- | 1 || align=left|Alexander Morozevich | 2769 || || 1 || 1 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 6½|| 5 || || || |- | 2 || align=left|Magnus Carlsen | 2835 || 0 || || 1 || 1 || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 6½|| 4 || || || |- | 3 || align=left|Alexander Grischuk | 2761 || 0 || 0 || || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 5½|| 5 || || || |- | 4 || align=left|Teimour Radjabov | 2784 || ½ || 0 || ½ || || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || ½ || 5½|| 4 || || || |- | 5 || align=left|Levon Aronian | 2825 || 1 || 1 || ½ || 0 || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 0 || 5|| 4 || 3 || ½ || 18.25 |- | 6 || align=left|Hikaru Nakamura | 2775 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 5|| 4 || 3 || ½ || 9.00 |- | 7 || align=left|Evgeny Tomashevsky | 2738 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || || 0 || 1 || 1 || 3½|| || || || |- | 8 || align=left|Luke McShane | 2706 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 1 || || 1 || ½ || 3|| || || || |- | 9 || align=left|Vladimir Kramnik | 2801 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || || 1 || 2½|| || || || |- | 10 || align=left|Fabiano Caruana | 2770 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || || 2|| || || || |}

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ 7th Tal Memorial, 8–19 June 2012, Moscow, Russia, Category XXII (2777) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! Black !! Wins !! H2H !! Koya !! TPR |- |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left|Magnus Carlsen | 2835 || || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 5½|| || || || || 2850 |- | 2 || align=left|Fabiano Caruana | 2770 || ½ || || ½ || 1 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 5|| 5 || 3 || || || 2820 |- | 3 || align=left|Teimour Radjabov | 2784 || 0 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 5|| 4 || 2 || || || 2819 |- | 4 || align=left|Vladimir Kramnik | 2801 || ½ || 0 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 1 || 0 || ½ || 1 || 4½|| 5 || || || || 2774 |- | 5 || align=left|Alexander Morozevich | 2769 || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4½|| 4 || 3 || || || 2777 |- | 6 || align=left|Levon Aronian | 2825 || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 0 || || ½ || 0 || 1 || ½ || 4½|| 4 || 2 || ½ || 2 || 2771 |- | 7 || align=left|Alexander Grischuk | 2761 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || || 1 || 1 || ½ || 4½|| 4 || 2 || ½ || 1½ || 2778 |- | 8 || align=left|Luke McShane | 2706 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || || ½ || ½ || 4|| 5 || 3 || || || 2741 |- | 9 || align=left|Hikaru Nakamura | 2775 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 0 || 0 || ½ || || ½ || 4|| 5 || 1 || || || 2734 |- | 10 || align=left|Evgeny Tomashevsky | 2738 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || 3½|| || || || || 2701 |}

2013

The Tal Memorial 2013 took place from 13 to 24 June 2013, with participants Magnus Carlsen, Vladimir Kramnik, Viswanathan Anand, Hikaru Nakamura, Sergey Karjakin, Fabiano Caruana, Alexander Morozevich, Boris Gelfand, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, and Dmitry Andreikin. As in 2011, seven of the world's top ten players participated. The Elo average for the tournament is 2777, making it a Category 22 event and one of the highest rated tournaments of all time. A blitz chess tournament on June 12 preceded the main event with a separate prize fund to determine the numbering of the players in the main tournament.

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+ 8th Tal Memorial Blitz, 12 June 2013, Moscow, Russia ! !! Player !! Blitz rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! Black !! Wins !! H2H |- | 1 || align=left | Hikaru Nakamura || 2844 | || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 7 || || || |- | 2 || align=left | Viswanathan Anand || 2786 | ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || ½ || 6½ || || || |- | 3 || align=left | Vladimir Kramnik || 2752 | ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 0 || 1 || 1 || 5½ || || || |- | 4 || align=left | Boris Gelfand || 2694 | ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || 1 || 0 || 1 || ½ || 0 || 4½ || 5 || || |- | 5 || align=left | Magnus Carlsen || 2856 | ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 4½ || 4 || || |- | 6 || align=left | Dmitry Andreikin || 2824 | 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 4 || 5 || 3 || 1 |- | 7 || align=left | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov || 2777 | 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 0 || || ½ || 0 || 1 || 4 || 5 || 3 || 0 |- | 8 || align=left | Sergey Karjakin || 2873 | 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || 1 || 3½ || || || |- | 9 || align=left | Alexander Morozevich || 2756 | 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || 0 || 1 || ½ || || 0 || 3 || || || |- | 10 || align=left | Fabiano Caruana || 2718 | 0 || ½ || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || || 2½ || || || |}

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+ 8th Tal Memorial, 13–23 June 2013, Moscow, Russia, Category XXII (2777) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! Black !! Wins !! TPR |- |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left | Boris Gelfand || 2755 | || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 6 || || || 2905 |- | 2 || align=left | Magnus Carlsen || 2864 | ½ || || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 5½ || || || 2848 |- | 3 || align=left | Fabiano Caruana || 2774 | 0 || 1 || || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 5 || 5 || 3 || 2821 |- | 4 || align=left | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov || 2753 | ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 5 || 5 || 1 || 2823 |- | 5 || align=left | Dmitry Andreikin || 2713 | ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 5 || 4 || || 2828 |- | 6 || align=left | Hikaru Nakamura || 2784 | 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || ½ || || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 4½ || || || 2777 |- | 7 || align=left | Sergey Karjakin || 2782 | ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 4 || || || 2734 |- | 8 || align=left | Alexander Morozevich || 2760 | 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || || 0 || ½ || 3½ || 5 || || 2699 |- | 9 || align=left | Viswanathan Anand || 2786 | ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || 1 || || ½ || 3½ || 4 || || 2696 |- | 10 || align=left | Vladimir Kramnik || 2803 | ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || 3 || || || 2650 |}

2014

In 2014 the classical event was replaced by the TASHIR Petrosian Memorial, sponsored by Tashir Group, which took place from 3 to 11 November. This tournament was a category 20 event (average Elo rating of 2748) and it was won by Alexander Grischuk.

On 13 and 14 November the Tal Memorial Blitz tournament took place in Sochi, during the World Chess Championship 2014. It was a 12-player double round-robin event and it was won by Shakhriyar Mamedyarov.

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+ 9th Tal Memorial, Blitz chess, 13–14 November 2014, Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia ! !! Player !! Blitz rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! Points !! H2H |- |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov || 2824 | || 1 0 || 1 ½ || 1 1 || ½ 0 || ½ 0 || 1 0 || 1 1 || 1 1 || 1 ½ || 1 1 || 1 1 || 16 || |- | 2 || align=left | Alexander Grischuk || 2724 | 0 1 || || 1 ½ || 1 1 || 1 1 || 1 ½ || 1 ½ || 0 1|| ½ 0 || ½ ½ || 1 ½|| 1 1 || 15½ || |- | 3 || align=left | Boris Gelfand || 2719 | 0 ½ || 0 ½ || || ½ 1 || 0 1 || 0 0 || ½ ½ || 1 1 || ½ ½ || 1 1 || 1 0 || 1 1 || 12½ || 2½ |- | 4 || align=left | Sergey Karjakin || 2701 | 0 0 || 0 0 || ½ 0 || || 1 ½ || ½ 1 || 0 1 || 0 1 || ½ 1 || 1 1 || ½ 1 || 1 1 || 12½ || 2 |- | 5 || align=left | Alexander Morozevich || 2811 | ½ 1 || 0 0 || 1 0 || 0 ½ || || ½ 1 || 1 ½ || 1 0 || 0 ½ || 1 ½ || 1 ½ || 1 1 || 12½ || 1½ |- | 6 || align=left | Peter Svidler || 2756 | ½ 1 || 0 ½ || 1 1 || ½ 0 || ½ 0 || || 1 0 || 0 0 || 1 1 || 0 0 || 1 1 || 1 1 || 12 || |- | 7 || align=left | Ian Nepomniachtchi || 2880 | 0 1 || 0 ½ || ½ ½ || 1 0 || 0 ½ || 0 1 || || 0 1 || 1 ½ || 0 1 || 0 ½ || 1 1 || 11 || |- | 8 || align=left | Vladimir Kramnik || 2757 | 0 0 || 1 0 || 0 0 || 1 0 || 0 1 || 1 1 || 1 0 || || ½ ½ || ½ 1 || 0 1 || 0 1 || 10½ || |- | 9 || align=left | Peter Leko || 2682 | 0 0 || ½ 1 || ½ ½ || ½ 0 || 1 ½ || 0 0 || 0 ½ || ½ ½ || || ½ ½ || ½ ½ || 1 1 || 10 || |- | 10 || align=left | Ernesto Inarkiev || 2648 | 0 ½ || ½ ½ || 0 0 || 0 0 || 0 ½ || 1 1 || 1 0 || ½ 0 || ½ ½ || || 0 1 || 1 1 || 9½ || |- | 11 || align=left | Evgeny Tomashevsky || 2725 | 0 0 || 0 ½ || 0 1 || ½ 0 || 0 ½ || 0 0 || 1 ½ || 1 0 || ½ ½ || 1 0 || || 1 0 || 8 || |- | 12 || align=left | Alexandra Kosteniuk || 2548 | 0 0 || 0 0 || 0 0 || 0 0 || 0 0 || 0 0 || 0 0 || 1 0 || 0 0 || 0 0 || 0 1 || || 2 ||

2016

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+10th Tal Memorial Blitz, 25 September 2016, Moscow, Russia ! !! Player !! Blitz rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! H2H |- | 1 || align=left |Shakhriyar Mamedyarov || 2748 | || 1 || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || ½ || 7½ || |- | 2 || align=left | Levon Aronian || 2826 | 0 || || 1 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || ½ || 5½ || |- | 3 || align=left | Ian Nepomniachtchi || 2840 | 0 || 0 || || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || ½ || 5 || 1½ |- | 4 || align=left | Peter Svidler || 2795 | ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || 1 || 1 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 5 || 1 |- | 5 || align=left | Anish Giri || 2766 | ½ || 1 || 0 || ½ || || 0 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 5 || ½ |- | 6 || align=left | Vladimir Kramnik || 2713 | 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 1 || || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 4½ || |- | 7 || align=left | Boris Gelfand || 2765 | 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || || 1 || 1 || 1 || 3½ || |- | 8 || align=left | Evgeny Tomashevsky || 2793 | 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || ½ || 0 || || 1 || ½ || 3 || 1½ |- | 9 || align=left | Li Chao || 2624 | 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || || 1 || 3 || 1 |- | 10 || align=left | Viswanathan Anand || 2790 | ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || || 3 || ½ |- |}

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+10th Tal Memorial, 26 September – 6 October 2016, Moscow, Russia, Category XXI (2760) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! H2H !! SB !! TPR |- |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left |Ian Nepomniachtchi || 2740 | || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || ½ || 6 || || || 2887 |- | 2 || align=left | Anish Giri || 2755 | ½ || || 0 || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 5½ || || || 2840 |- | 3 || align=left | Levon Aronian || 2795 | ½ || 1 || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 5 || ½ || 22.75 || 2799 |- | 4 || align=left | Viswanathan Anand || 2776 | ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 0 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 5 || ½ || 21.00 || 2801 |- | 5 || align=left | Peter Svidler || 2745 | ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 4½ || || 19.75 || 2761 |- | 6 || align=left | Li Chao || 2746 | ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 4½ || || 19.00 || 2761 |- | 7 || align=left | Vladimir Kramnik || 2808 | 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || || 0 || ½ || 1 || 4½ || || 18.50 || 2754 |- | 8 || align=left | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov || 2761 | 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || || ½ || 1 || 4½ || || 18.00 || 2759 |- | 9 || align=left | Evgeny Tomashevsky || 2731 | 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || 3½ || || || 2683 |- | 10 || align=left | Boris Gelfand || 2743 | ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || || 2 || || || 2541 |- |}

2018

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ 11th Tal Memorial, Rapid chess, 2–4 March 2018, Moscow, Russia ! !! Player !! Rapid rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! H2H !! SB |- |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left|Viswanathan Anand || 2805 || || 0 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 ||6 || || |- | 2 || align=left|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov || 2755 || 1 || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || 1 || ½ ||5 || 1½ || 22.75 |- | 3 || align=left|Sergey Karjakin || 2724 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ ||5 || 1½ || 22.00 |- | 4 || align=left|Hikaru Nakamura || 2820 || 0 || ½ || ½ || || 1 || ½ || 1 || 0 || ½ || 1 ||5 || 1½ || 21.00 |- | 5 || align=left|Boris Gelfand || 2644 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ ||4½ || ½ || 19.75 |- | 6 || align=left|Alexander Grischuk || 2792 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ ||4½ || ½ || 19.25 |- | 7 || align=left|Vladimir Kramnik || 2795 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || || 1 || 1 || ½ ||4 || 1 || |- | 8 || align=left|Daniil Dubov || 2663 || 0 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 0 || ½ || 0 || || ½ || ½ ||4 || 0 || |- | 9 || align=left|Peter Svidler || 2770 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || || ½ ||3½ || ½ || 16.25 |- | 10 || align=left|Ian Nepomniachtchi || 2803 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ||3½ || ½ || 15.25 |}

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ 11th Tal Memorial, Blitz chess, 5 March 2018, Moscow, Russia ! !! Player !! Blitz rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! Points !! H2H !! SB |- |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left|Sergey Karjakin || 2868 || || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 ||10 || || |- | 2 || align=left|Hikaru Nakamura || 2842 || 0 || || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 ||8½ || || |- | 3 || align=left|Ian Nepomniachtchi || 2768 || 0 || 0 || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 ||7½ || || |- | 4 || align=left|Vladislav Artemiev || 2834 || 0 || ½ || ½ || || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || ½ || ½ ||7 || 2 || |- | 5 || align=left|Alexander Grischuk || 2846 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || || 1 || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 0 || 1 || ½ || 1 ||7 || 1 || |- | 6 || align=left|Vladimir Kramnik || 2784 || 1 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || || 0 || 1 || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ ||7 || 0 || |- | 7 || align=left|Daniil Dubov || 2767 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 0 || 1 || || ½ || 1 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 1 || ½ ||6½ || ½ || 41.25 |- | 8 || align=left|Dmitry Andreikin || 2828 || ½ || 0 || 1 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || || ½ || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 1 ||6½ || ½ || 38.75 |- | 9 || align=left|Viswanathan Anand || 2801 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 1 || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || || ½ || 1 || 0 || 1 || ½ ||6 || ½ || 38.00 |- | 10 || align=left|Peter Svidler || 2793 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 ||6 || ½ || 34.50 |- | 11 || align=left|Alexander Morozevich || 2663 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 0 || 0 || || 1 || ½ || 0 ||5 || 1½ || |- | 12 || align=left|Vladimir Fedoseev || 2688 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || || 1 || 0 ||5 || 1 || |- | 13 || align=left|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov || 2714 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || ½ || 0 || || 1 ||5 || ½ || |- | 14 || align=left|Boris Gelfand || 2745i || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || ||4 || || |}

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