Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2026

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 from 16 January to 1 February 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.

Standings

Masters

All players in the Masters section are grandmasters.

88th Tata Steel Masters, 16 January – 1 February 2026, Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, Category XX (2726)

	Player	Rating	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Total
1–3	Hans Niemann  (United States)	2725	Does not appear	½			1		½			½				1	3½
1–3	Nodirbek Abdusattorov  (Uzbekistan)	2751	½	Does not appear								½	1		1	½	3½
1–3	Javokhir Sindarov  (Uzbekistan)	2726			Does not appear		½	½	1			1		½			3½
4–6	Jorden van Foreest  (Netherlands)	2703				Does not appear	½	½	½					1	½		3
4–6	Vladimir Fedoseev  (Slovenia)	2705	0		½	½	Does not appear		½	1	1						3
4–6	Gukesh Dommaraju  (India)	2754			½	½		Does not appear		½			½		1		3
7–9	Matthias Blübaum  (Germany)	2679	½		0	½			Does not appear		1					½	2½
7–9	Arjun Erigaisi  (India)	2775					0	½		Does not appear			1	½	½		2½
7–9	Vincent Keymer  (Germany)	2776					0		0		Does not appear	½		1		1	2½
10	Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş  (Turkey)	2658	½	½	0						½	Does not appear				½	2
11–14	R Praggnanandhaa  (India)	2758		0				½		0			Does not appear	½	½		1½
11–14	Anish Giri  (Netherlands)	2760			½	0				½	0		½	Does not appear			1½
11–14	Thai Dai Van Nguyen  (Czechia)	2656		0		½		0		½			½		Does not appear		1½
11–14	Aravindh Chithambaram  (India)	2700	0	½					½		0	½				Does not appear	1½

Challengers

88th Tata Steel Challengers, 16 January – 1 February 2026, Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, Category XII (2544)

	Player	Rating	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Total
1–3	GM Aydin Suleymanli  (Azerbaijan)	2628	Does not appear					½			1	1	½			1	4
1–3	IM Faustino Oro  (Argentina)	2516		Does not appear				½			1	1			½	1	4
1–3	GM Andy Woodward  (United States)	2608			Does not appear			0			1		1	1		1	4
4–5	GM Marc'Andria Maurizzi  (France)	2611				Does not appear	1		½	½		½			1		3½
4–5	IM Carissa Yip  (United States)	2466				0	Does not appear		½				1	1	1		3½
6	GM Bibisara Assaubayeva  (Kazakhstan)	2497	½	½	1			Does not appear	½	½							3
7–8	GM Vasyl Ivanchuk  (Ukraine)	2605				½	½	½	Does not appear			0			1		2½
7–8	GM Daniil Yuffa  (Spain)	2604				½		½		Does not appear		1			½	0	2½
9	IM Lu Miaoyi  (China)	2431	0	0	0						Does not appear		1	1			2
10–11	GM Erwin l'Ami  (Netherlands)	2634	0	0		½			1	0		Does not appear					1½
10–11	GM Max Warmerdam  (Netherlands)	2576	½		0		0				0		Does not appear	1			1½
12–14	FM Vedant Panesar  (India)	2406			0		0				0		0	Does not appear		1	1
12–14	GM Velimir Ivić  (Serbia)	2638		½		0	0		0	½					Does not appear		1
12–14	IM Eline Roebers  (Netherlands)	2398	0	0	0					1				0		Does not appear	1

Results by round

Masters

Round 1 – 17 January 2026 Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus ½–½ Nodirbek Abdusattorov Aravindh Chithambaram ½–½ Matthias Bluebaum Hans Niemann 1–0 Vladimir Fedoseev Vincent Keymer 1–0 Anish Giri Javokhir Sindarov ½–½ Gukesh Dommaraju Jorden van Foreest ½–½ Thai Dai Van Nguyen Arjun Erigaisi 1–0 R Praggnanandhaa Round 2 – 18 January 2026 Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus (½) ½–½ Aravindh Chithambaram (½) Vladimir Fedoseev (0) 1–0 Vincent Keymer (1) Anish Giri (0) ½–½ Javokhir Sindarov (½) Matthias Bluebaum (½) ½–½ Hans Niemann (1) Gukesh Dommaraju (½) ½–½ Jorden van Foreest (½) Thai Dai Van Nguyen (½) ½–½ Arjun Erigaisi (1) Nodirbek Abdusattorov (½) 1–0 R Praggnanandhaa (0) Round 3 – 19 January 2026 Arjun Erigaisi (1½) ½–½ Gukesh Dommaraju (1) Aravindh Chithambaram (1) ½–½ Nodirbek Abdusattorov (1½) Vincent Keymer (1) 0–1 Matthias Bluebaum (1) Javokhir Sindarov (1) ½–½ Vladimir Fedoseev (1) R Praggnanandhaa (0) ½–½ Thai Dai Van Nguyen (1) Jorden van Foreest (1) 1–0 Anish Giri (½) Hans Niemann (1½) ½–½ Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus (1) Round 4 – 20 January 2026 Matthias Bluebaum (2) 0–1 Javokhir Sindarov (1½) Aravindh Chithambaram (1½) 0–1 Hans Niemann (2) Gukesh Dommaraju (1½) ½–½ R Praggnanandhaa (½) Vladimir Fedoseev (1½) ½–½ Jorden van Foreest (2) Anish Giri (½) ½–½ Arjun Erigaisi (2) Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus (1½) ½–½ Vincent Keymer (1) Nodirbek Abdusattorov (2) 1–0 Thai Dai Van Nguyen (1½) Round 5 – 21 January 2026 Arjun Erigaisi (2½) 0–1 Vladimir Fedoseev (2) Thai Dai Van Nguyen (1½) 0–1 Gukesh Dommaraju (2) Javokhir Sindarov (2½) 1–0 Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus (2) R Praggnanandhaa (1） ½–½ Anish Giri (1) Jorden van Foreest (2½) ½–½ Matthias Bluebaum (2) Vincent Keymer (1½) 1–0 Aravindh Chithambaram (1½) Hans Niemann (3) ½–½ Nodirbek Abdusattorov (3) Round 6 – 23 January 2026 Matthias Bluebaum (2½) Arjun Erigaisi (2½) Aravindh Chithambaram (1½) Javokhir Sindarov (3½) Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus (2) Jorden van Foreest (3) Anish Giri (1½) Thai Dai Van Nguyen (1½) Vladimir Fedoseev (3) R Praggnanandhaa (1½) Nodirbek Abdusattorov (3½) Gukesh Dommaraju (3) Hans Niemann (3½) Vincent Keymer (2½) Round 7 – 24 January 2026 Arjun Erigaisi Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus Thai Dai Van Nguyen Vladimir Fedoseev Gukesh Dommaraju Anish Giri Javokhir Sindarov Hans Niemann R Praggnanandhaa Matthias Bluebaum Jorden van Foreest Aravindh Chithambaram Vincent Keymer Nodirbek Abdusattorov

Round 8 – 25 January 2026 Matthias Bluebaum Thai Dai Van Nguyen Aravindh Chithambaram Arjun Erigaisi Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus R Praggnanandhaa Vincent Keymer Javokhir Sindarov Vladimir Fedoseev Gukesh Dommaraju Hans Niemann Jorden van Foreest Nodirbek Abdusattorov Anish Giri Round 9 – 27 January 2026 Arjun Erigaisi Hans Niemann Thai Dai Van Nguyen Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus Anish Giri Vladimir Fedoseev Gukesh Dommaraju Matthias Bluebaum Javokhir Sindarov Nodirbek Abdusattorov R Praggnanandhaa Aravindh Chithambaram Jorden van Foreest Vincent Keymer Round 10 – 28 January 2026 Matthias Bluebaum Anish Giri Aravindh Chithambaram Thai Dai Van Nguyen Javokhir Sindarov Jorden van Foreest Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus Gukesh Dommaraju Vincent Keymer Arjun Erigaisi Nodirbek Abdusattorov Vladimir Fedoseev Hans Niemann R Praggnanandhaa Round 11 – 30 January 2026 Arjun Erigaisi Javokhir Sindarov Thai Dai Van Nguyen Hans Niemann Gukesh Dommaraju Aravindh Chithambaram R Praggnanandhaa Vincent Keymer Anish Giri Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus Jorden van Foreest Nodirbek Abdusattorov Vladimir Fedoseev Matthias Bluebaum Round 12 – 31 January 2026 Aravindh Chithambaram Anish Giri Javokhir Sindarov R Praggnanandhaa Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus Vladimir Fedoseev Jorden van Foreest Arjun Erigaisi Hans Niemann Gukesh Dommaraju Nodirbek Abdusattorov Matthias Bluebaum Vincent Keymer Thai Dai Van Nguyen Round 13 – 1 February 2026 Arjun Erigaisi Nodirbek Abdusattorov Matthias Bluebaum Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus Thai Dai Van Nguyen Javokhir Sindarov R Praggnanandhaa Jorden van Foreest Gukesh Dommaraju Vincent Keymer Anish Giri Hans Niemann Vladimir Fedoseev Aravindh Chithambaram

Points by round

This table shows the total number of wins minus the total number of losses each player has after each round. '=' indicates the player has won and lost the same number of games after that round. Green backgrounds indicate the player(s) with the highest score after each round. Red backgrounds indicate player(s) who could no longer win the tournament after each round. ^[a]

Rank	Player	Rounds
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
1-3	Hans Niemann  (United States)	+1	+1	+1	+2	+2
1-3	Nodirbek Abdusattorov  (Uzbekistan)	=	+1	+1	+2	+2
1-3	Javokhir Sindarov  (Uzbekistan)	=	=	=	+1	+2
4–6	Jorden van Foreest  (Netherlands)	=	=	+1	+1	+1
4–6	Vladimir Fedoseev  (Slovenia)	-1	=	=	=	+1
4–6	Gukesh Dommaraju  (India)	=	=	=	=	+1
7-9	Matthias Blübaum  (Germany)	=	=	+1	=	=
7-9	Arjun Erigaisi  (India)	+1	+1	+1	+1	=
7-9	Vincent Keymer  (Germany)	+1	=	-1	-1	=
10	Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş  (Turkey)	=	=	=	=	-1
11-14	R Praggnanandhaa  (India)	-1	-2	-2	-2	-2
11-14	Anish Giri  (Netherlands)	-1	-1	-2	-2	-2
11-14	Thai Dai Van Nguyen  (Czechia)	=	=	=	-1	-2
11-14	Aravindh Chithambaram  (India)	=	=	=	-1	-2

Challengers

Round 1 – 17 January 2026 Velimir Ivic ½–½ Faustino Oro Vasyl Ivanchuk ½–½ Carissa Yip Erwin l'Ami 0–1 Aydin Suleymanli Bibisara Assaubayeva 1–0 Andy Woodward Eline Roebers 0–1 Vedant Panesar Lu Miaoyi 1–0 Max Warmerdam Marc'Andria Maurizzi ½–½ Daniil Yuffa Round 2 – 18 January 2026 Carissa Yip (½) 1–0 Max Warmerdam (0) Vedant Panesar (1) 0–1 Lu Miaoyi (1) Faustino Oro (½) 1–0 Erwin l'Ami (0) Andy Woodward (0) 1–0 Eline Roebers (0) Daniil Yuffa (½) ½–½ Velimir Ivic (½) Vasyl Ivanchuk (½) ½–½ Marc'Andria Maurizzi (½) Aydin Suleymanli (1) ½–½ Bibisara Assaubayeva (1) Round 3 – 19 January 2026 Bibisara Assaubayeva (1½) ½–½ Faustino Oro (1½) Lu Miaoyi (2) 0–1 Andy Woodward (1) Marc'Andria Maurizzi (1) 1–0 Carissa Yip (1½) Velimir Ivic (1) 0–1 Vasyl Ivanchuk (1) Erwin l'Ami (0) 0–1 Daniil Yuffa (1) Max Warmerdam (0) 1–0 Vedant Panesar (1) Eline Roebers (0) 0–1 Aydin Suleymanli (1½) Round 4 – 20 January 2026 Marc'Andria Maurizzi (2) 1–0 Velimir Ivic (1) Faustino Oro (2) 1–0 Eline Roebers (0) Andy Woodward (2) 1–0 Max Warmerdam (1) Carissa Yip (1½) 1–0 Vedant Panesar (1) Daniil Yuffa (2) ½–½ Bibisara Assaubayeva (2) Vasyl Ivanchuk (2) 0–1 Erwin l'Ami (0) Aydin Suleymanli (2½) 1–0 Lu Miaoyi (2) Round 5 – 21 January 2026 Bibisara Assaubayeva (2½) ½–½ Vasyl Ivanchuk (2) Lu Miaoyi (2) 0–1 Faustino Oro (3) Velimir Ivic (1) 0–1 Carissa Yip (2½) Vedant Panesar (1) 0–1 Andy Woodward (3) Erwin l'Ami (1) ½–½ Marc'Andria Maurizzi (3) Max Warmerdam (1) ½–½ Aydin Suleymanli (3½) Eline Roebers (0) 1–0 Daniil Yuffa (2½) Round 6 – 23 January 2026 Faustino Oro (4) Max Warmerdam (1½) Marc'Andria Maurizzi (3½) Bibisara Assaubayeva (3) Velimir Ivic (1) Erwin l'Ami (1½) Carissa Yip (3½) Andy Woodward (4) Daniil Yuffa (2½) Lu Miaoyi (2) Vasyl Ivanchuk (2½) Eline Roebers (1) Aydin Suleymanli (4) Vedant Panesar (1) Round 7 – 24 January 2026 Bibisara Assaubayeva Velimir Ivic Max Warmerdam Daniil Yuffa Lu Miaoyi Vasyl Ivanchuk Vedant Panesar Faustino Oro Andy Woodward Aydin Suleymanli Erwin l'Ami Carissa Yip Eline Roebers Marc'Andria Maurizzi

Round 8 – 25 January 2026 Marc'Andria Maurizzi Lu Miaoyi Faustino Oro Andy Woodward Velimir Ivic Eline Roebers Erwin l'Ami Bibisara Assaubayeva Carissa Yip Aydin Suleymanli Daniil Yuffa Vedant Panesar Vasyl Ivanchuk Max Warmerdam Round 9 – 27 January 2026 Bibisara Assaubayeva Carissa Yip Max Warmerdam Marc'Andria Maurizzi Andy Woodward Daniil Yuffa Lu Miaoyi Velimir Ivic Vedant Panesar Vasyl Ivanchuk Eline Roebers Erwin l'Ami Aydin Suleymanli Faustino Oro Round 10 – 28 January 2026 Marc'Andria Maurizzi Vedant Panesar Bibisara Assaubayeva Eline Roebers Velimir Ivic Max Warmerdam Erwin l'Ami Lu Miaoyi Carissa Yip Faustino Oro Daniil Yuffa Aydin Suleymanli Vasyl Ivanchuk Andy Woodward Round 11 – 30 January 2026 Faustino Oro Daniil Yuffa Andy Woodward Marc'Andria Maurizzi Max Warmerdam Erwin l'Ami Lu Miaoyi Bibisara Assaubayeva Vedant Panesar Velimir Ivic Eline Roebers Carissa Yip Aydin Suleymanli Vasyl Ivanchuk Round 12 – 31 January 2026 Bibisara Assaubayeva Max Warmerdam Velimir Ivic Andy Woodward Marc'Andria Maurizzi Aydin Suleymanli Erwin l'Ami Vedant Panesar Carissa Yip Daniil Yuffa Vasyl Ivanchuk Faustino Oro Eline Roebers Lu Miaoyi Round 13 – 1 February 2026 Faustino Oro Marc'Andria Maurizzi Andy Woodward Erwin l'Ami Max Warmerdam Eline Roebers Lu Miaoyi Carissa Yip Daniil Yuffa Vasyl Ivanchuk Vedant Panesar Bibisara Assaubayeva Aydin Suleymanli Velimir Ivic

Points by round

Rank	Player	Rounds
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
1–3	GM Aydin Suleymanli  (Azerbaijan)	+1	+1	+2	+3	+3
1–3	IM Faustino Oro  (Argentina)	=	+1	+1	+2	+3
1–3	GM Andy Woodward  (United States)	-1	=	+1	+2	+3
4–5	GM Marc'Andria Maurizzi  (France)	=	=	+1	+2	+2
4–5	IM Carissa Yip  (United States)	=	+1	=	+1	+2
6	GM Bibisara Assaubayeva  (Kazakhstan)	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1
7–8	GM Vasily Ivanchuk  (Ukraine)	=	=	+1	=	=
7–8	GM Daniil Yuffa  (Spain)	=	=	+1	+1	=
9	IM Lu Miaoyi  (China)	+1	+2	+1	=	-1
10-11	GM Erwin l'Ami  (Netherlands)	-1	-2	-3	-2	-2
10-11	GM Max Warmerdam  (Netherlands)	-1	-2	-1	-2	-2
12-14	FM Vedant Panesar  (India)	+1	=	-1	-2	-3
12-14	GM Velimir Ivić  (Serbia)	=	=	-1	-2	-3
12-14	IM Eline Roebers  (Netherlands)	-1	-2	-3	-4	-3

References

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

Notes

1. Players are marked in red if there is no permutation of remaining results that allows them to catch up the tournament leader(s) after remaining rounds.

External links

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