Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2026

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The Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2026 will be the 88th edition of the annual chess tournament held in Wijk aan Zee. It will be held in 2026. The field of 14 players in the Masters section will include defending champion R Praggnanandhaa and Thai Dai Van Nguyen, the winner of the Tata Steel Challengers 2025. [1] This is also the youngest ever field of players in the annual Tata Steel chess tournament, with the oldest player, Anish Giri, being only 31 years old.

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Standings

Masters

88th Tata Steel Masters, 16 January – 1 February 2026, Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands
Player Rating 1234567891011121314Total TB SB H2H TPR
1Flag of Germany.svg  Vincent Keymer  (Germany)2776Does not appear
2Flag of India.svg  Arjun Erigaisi  (India)2775Does not appear
3Flag of India.svg  R Praggnanandhaa  (India)2761Does not appear
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Anish Giri  (Netherlands)2760Does not appear
5Flag of India.svg  Gukesh Dommaraju  (India)2754Does not appear
6Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Nodirbek Abdusattorov  (Uzbekistan)2738Does not appear
7Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Javokhir Sindarov  (Uzbekistan)2726Does not appear
8Flag of the United States.svg  Hans Niemann  (United States)2725Does not appear
9Flag of Slovenia.svg  Vladimir Fedoseev  (Slovenia)2705Does not appear
10Flag of India.svg  Aravindh Chithambaram  (India)2703Does not appear
11Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jorden van Foreest  (Netherlands)2692Does not appear
12Flag of Germany.svg  Matthias Blübaum  (Germany)2675Does not appear
13Flag of Turkey.svg  Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş  (Turkey)2658Does not appear
14Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Thai Dai Van Nguyen  (Czechia)2657Does not appear

Challengers

88th Tata Steel Challengers, 16 January – 1 February 2026, Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands
Player Rating 1234567891011121314Total TB SB H2H TPR
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  GM Erwin l'Ami  (Netherlands)2631Does not appear
2Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  GM Aydin Suleymanli  (Azerbaijan)2628Does not appear
3Flag of Serbia.svg  GM Velimir Ivić  (Serbia)2623Does not appear
4Flag of France.svg  GM Marc'Andria Maurizzi  (France)2611Does not appear
5Flag of the United States.svg  GM Andy Woodward  (United States)2608Does not appear
6Flag of Ukraine.svg  GM Vasyl Ivanchuk  (Ukraine)2607Does not appear
7Flag of Spain.svg  GM Daniil Yuffa  (Spain)2603Does not appear
8Flag of the Netherlands.svg  GM Max Warmerdam  (Netherlands)2573Does not appear
9Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  GM Bibisara Assaubayeva  (Kazakhstan)2513Does not appear
10Flag of Argentina.svg  IM Faustino Oro  (Argentina)2503Does not appear
11Flag of the United States.svg  IM Carissa Yip  (United States)2459Does not appear
12Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  IM Lu Miaoyi  (China)2440Does not appear
13Flag of India.svg  FM Vedant Panesar  (India)2414Does not appear
14Flag of the Netherlands.svg  IM Eline Roebers  (Netherlands)2396Does not appear

References

  1. ↑ "Youngest Line-Up Ever at Tata Steel Masters 2026" . Retrieved 28 October 2025.
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