| 88th Tata Steel Chess :: Wijk aan Zee 2026 |
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| pos. | name | Elo | flag | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | pts | Berger | + | = | - |
| 1. | GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | 2751 | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 9 | 54.75 | 6 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2. | GM Sindarov, Javokhir | 2726 | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 8½ | 52.00 | 4 | 9 | 0 | |
| 3. | GM Van Foreest, Jorden | 2703 | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 7½ | 47.50 | 3 | 9 | 1 | |
| 4. | GM Niemann, Hans Moke | 2725 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ● | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7½ | 45.00 | 3 | 9 | 1 | |
| 5. | GM Keymer, Vincent | 2776 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ● | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7½ | 42.50 | 6 | 3 | 4 | |
| 6. | GM Blübaum, Matthias | 2679 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ● | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 7 | 43.50 | 3 | 8 | 2 | |
| 7. | GM Erdoğmuş, Yağız Kaan | 2658 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7 | 42.00 | 4 | 6 | 3 | |
| 8. | GM Giri, Anish | 2760 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ● | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 6½ | 42.50 | 3 | 7 | 3 | |
| 9. | GM Fedoseev, Vladimir | 2705 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ● | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 6½ | 40.00 | 3 | 7 | 3 | |
| 10. | GM Gukesh, Dommaraju | 2754 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6½ | 39.25 | 3 | 7 | 3 | |
| 11. | GM Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu | 2758 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ● | 1 | 0 | ½ | 5½ | 34.50 | 1 | 9 | 3 | |
| 12. | GM Chithambaram, Aravindh | 2700 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ● | ½ | 1 | 4½ | 27.50 | 1 | 7 | 5 | |
| 13. | GM Erigaisi, Arjun | 2775 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ● | ½ | 4½ | 26.75 | 1 | 7 | 5 | |
| 14. | GM Nguyen, Thai Dai Van | 2656 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ● | 3 | 18.75 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 1st round — 17th January 2026 | |||||||||
| GM Erdoğmuş, Yağız Kaan | 2658 | ½ - ½ | 2751 | GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | |||||
| GM Niemann, Hans Moke | 2725 | 1 - 0 | 2705 | GM Fedoseev, Vladimir | |||||
| GM Keymer, Vincent | 2776 | 1 - 0 | 2760 | GM Giri, Anish | |||||
| GM Van Foreest, Jorden | 2703 | ½ - ½ | 2656 | GM Nguyen, Thai Dai Van | |||||
| GM Chithambaram, Aravindh | 2700 | ½ - ½ | 2679 | GM Blübaum, Matthias | |||||
| GM Erigaisi, Arjun | 2775 | 1 - 0 | 2758 | GM Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu | |||||
| GM Sindarov, Javokhir | 2726 | ½ - ½ | 2754 | GM Gukesh, Dommaraju | |||||
| 1.-3. Niemann, Keymer, Erigaisi 1; 4.-11. Abdusattorov, Sindarov, Van Foreest, Blübaum, Erdoğmuş, Gukesh, Chithambaram, Nguyen ½; 12.-14. Giri, Fedoseev, Praggnanandhaa 0; | |||||||||
| 2nd round — 18th January 2026 | |||||||||
| GM Blübaum, Matthias | 2679 | ½ - ½ | 2725 | GM Niemann, Hans Moke | |||||
| GM Gukesh, Dommaraju | 2754 | ½ - ½ | 2703 | GM Van Foreest, Jorden | |||||
| GM Giri, Anish | 2760 | ½ - ½ | 2726 | GM Sindarov, Javokhir | |||||
| GM Erdoğmuş, Yağız Kaan | 2658 | ½ - ½ | 2700 | GM Chithambaram, Aravindh | |||||
| GM Fedoseev, Vladimir | 2705 | 1 - 0 | 2776 | GM Keymer, Vincent | |||||
| GM Nguyen, Thai Dai Van | 2656 | ½ - ½ | 2775 | GM Erigaisi, Arjun | |||||
| GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | 2751 | 1 - 0 | 2758 | GM Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu | |||||
| 1.-3. Abdusattorov, Niemann, Erigaisi 1½; 4.-12. Sindarov, Van Foreest, Keymer, Blübaum, Erdoğmuş, Fedoseev, Gukesh, Chithambaram, Nguyen 1; 13. Giri ½; 14. Praggnanandhaa 0; | |||||||||
| 3rd round — 19th January 2026 | |||||||||
| GM Sindarov, Javokhir | 2726 | ½ - ½ | 2705 | GM Fedoseev, Vladimir | |||||
| GM Erigaisi, Arjun | 2775 | ½ - ½ | 2754 | GM Gukesh, Dommaraju | |||||
| GM Keymer, Vincent | 2776 | 0 - 1 | 2679 | GM Blübaum, Matthias | |||||
| GM Niemann, Hans Moke | 2725 | ½ - ½ | 2658 | GM Erdoğmuş, Yağız Kaan | |||||
| GM Chithambaram, Aravindh | 2700 | ½ - ½ | 2751 | GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | |||||
| GM Van Foreest, Jorden | 2703 | 1 - 0 | 2760 | GM Giri, Anish | |||||
| GM Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu | 2758 | ½ - ½ | 2656 | GM Nguyen, Thai Dai Van | |||||
| 1.-5. Abdusattorov, Van Foreest, Niemann, Blübaum, Erigaisi 2; 6.-11. Sindarov, Erdoğmuş, Fedoseev, Gukesh, Chithambaram, Nguyen 1½; 12. Keymer 1; 13.-14. Giri, Praggnanandhaa ½; | |||||||||
| 4th round — 20th January 2026 | |||||||||
| GM Chithambaram, Aravindh | 2700 | 0 - 1 | 2725 | GM Niemann, Hans Moke | |||||
| GM Blübaum, Matthias | 2679 | 0 - 1 | 2726 | GM Sindarov, Javokhir | |||||
| GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | 2751 | 1 - 0 | 2656 | GM Nguyen, Thai Dai Van | |||||
| GM Gukesh, Dommaraju | 2754 | ½ - ½ | 2758 | GM Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu | |||||
| GM Erdoğmuş, Yağız Kaan | 2658 | ½ - ½ | 2776 | GM Keymer, Vincent | |||||
| GM Fedoseev, Vladimir | 2705 | ½ - ½ | 2703 | GM Van Foreest, Jorden | |||||
| GM Giri, Anish | 2760 | ½ - ½ | 2775 | GM Erigaisi, Arjun | |||||
| 1.-2. Abdusattorov, Niemann 3; 3.-5. Sindarov, Van Foreest, Erigaisi 2½; 6.-9. Blübaum, Erdoğmuş, Fedoseev, Gukesh 2; 10.-12. Keymer, Chithambaram, Nguyen 1½; 13.-14. Giri, Praggnanandhaa 1; | |||||||||
| 5th round — 21st January 2026 | |||||||||
| GM Niemann, Hans Moke | 2725 | ½ - ½ | 2751 | GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | |||||
| GM Erigaisi, Arjun | 2775 | 0 - 1 | 2705 | GM Fedoseev, Vladimir | |||||
| GM Keymer, Vincent | 2776 | 1 - 0 | 2700 | GM Chithambaram, Aravindh | |||||
| GM Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu | 2758 | ½ - ½ | 2760 | GM Giri, Anish | |||||
| GM Van Foreest, Jorden | 2703 | ½ - ½ | 2679 | GM Blübaum, Matthias | |||||
| GM Nguyen, Thai Dai Van | 2656 | 0 - 1 | 2754 | GM Gukesh, Dommaraju | |||||
| GM Sindarov, Javokhir | 2726 | 1 - 0 | 2658 | GM Erdoğmuş, Yağız Kaan | |||||
| 1.-3. Abdusattorov, Sindarov, Niemann 3½; 4.-6. Van Foreest, Fedoseev, Gukesh 3; 7.-9. Keymer, Blübaum, Erigaisi 2½; 10. Erdoğmuş 2; 11.-14. Giri, Praggnanandhaa, Chithambaram, Nguyen 1½; | |||||||||
| 6th round — 23rd January 2026 | |||||||||
| GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | 2751 | 1 - 0 | 2754 | GM Gukesh, Dommaraju | |||||
| GM Chithambaram, Aravindh | 2700 | ½ - ½ | 2726 | GM Sindarov, Javokhir | |||||
| GM Erdoğmuş, Yağız Kaan | 2658 | 1 - 0 | 2703 | GM Van Foreest, Jorden | |||||
| GM Fedoseev, Vladimir | 2705 | ½ - ½ | 2758 | GM Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu | |||||
| GM Blübaum, Matthias | 2679 | ½ - ½ | 2775 | GM Erigaisi, Arjun | |||||
| GM Niemann, Hans Moke | 2725 | 0 - 1 | 2776 | GM Keymer, Vincent | |||||
| GM Giri, Anish | 2760 | ½ - ½ | 2656 | GM Nguyen, Thai Dai Van | |||||
| 1. Abdusattorov 4½; 2. Sindarov 4; 3.-5. Niemann, Keymer, Fedoseev 3½; 6.-10. Van Foreest, Blübaum, Erdoğmuş, Gukesh, Erigaisi 3; 11.-14. Giri, Praggnanandhaa, Chithambaram, Nguyen 2; | |||||||||
| 7th round — 24th January 2026 | |||||||||
| GM Keymer, Vincent | 2776 | 0 - 1 | 2751 | GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | |||||
| GM Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu | 2758 | ½ - ½ | 2679 | GM Blübaum, Matthias | |||||
| GM Van Foreest, Jorden | 2703 | 1 - 0 | 2700 | GM Chithambaram, Aravindh | |||||
| GM Gukesh, Dommaraju | 2754 | 0 - 1 | 2760 | GM Giri, Anish | |||||
| GM Erigaisi, Arjun | 2775 | 0 - 1 | 2658 | GM Erdoğmuş, Yağız Kaan | |||||
| GM Nguyen, Thai Dai Van | 2656 | ½ - ½ | 2705 | GM Fedoseev, Vladimir | |||||
| GM Sindarov, Javokhir | 2726 | ½ - ½ | 2725 | GM Niemann, Hans Moke | |||||
| 1. Abdusattorov 5½; 2. Sindarov 4½; 3.-6. Van Foreest, Niemann, Erdoğmuş, Fedoseev 4; 7.-8. Keymer, Blübaum 3½; 9.-11. Giri, Gukesh, Erigaisi 3; 12.-13. Praggnanandhaa, Nguyen 2½; 14. Chithambaram 2; | |||||||||
| 8th round — 25th January 2026 | |||||||||
| GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | 2751 | 0 - 1 | 2760 | GM Giri, Anish | |||||
| GM Fedoseev, Vladimir | 2705 | 0 - 1 | 2754 | GM Gukesh, Dommaraju | |||||
| GM Blübaum, Matthias | 2679 | ½ - ½ | 2656 | GM Nguyen, Thai Dai Van | |||||
| GM Niemann, Hans Moke | 2725 | ½ - ½ | 2703 | GM Van Foreest, Jorden | |||||
| GM Erdoğmuş, Yağız Kaan | 2658 | ½ - ½ | 2758 | GM Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu | |||||
| GM Keymer, Vincent | 2776 | ½ - ½ | 2726 | GM Sindarov, Javokhir | |||||
| GM Chithambaram, Aravindh | 2700 | ½ - ½ | 2775 | GM Erigaisi, Arjun | |||||
| 1. Abdusattorov 5½; 2. Sindarov 5; 3.-5. Van Foreest, Niemann, Erdoğmuş 4½; 6.-10. Keymer, Blübaum, Giri, Fedoseev, Gukesh 4; 11. Erigaisi 3½; 12.-13. Praggnanandhaa, Nguyen 3; 14. Chithambaram 2½; | |||||||||
| 9th round — 27th January 2026 | |||||||||
| GM Sindarov, Javokhir | 2726 | ½ - ½ | 2751 | GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | |||||
| GM Erigaisi, Arjun | 2775 | ½ - ½ | 2725 | GM Niemann, Hans Moke | |||||
| GM Van Foreest, Jorden | 2703 | 1 - 0 | 2776 | GM Keymer, Vincent | |||||
| GM Gukesh, Dommaraju | 2754 | 0 - 1 | 2679 | GM Blübaum, Matthias | |||||
| GM Nguyen, Thai Dai Van | 2656 | 0 - 1 | 2658 | GM Erdoğmuş, Yağız Kaan | |||||
| GM Giri, Anish | 2760 | ½ - ½ | 2705 | GM Fedoseev, Vladimir | |||||
| GM Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu | 2758 | 1 - 0 | 2700 | GM Chithambaram, Aravindh | |||||
| 1. Abdusattorov 6; 2.-4. Sindarov, Van Foreest, Erdoğmuş 5½; 5.-6. Niemann, Blübaum 5; 7.-8. Giri, Fedoseev 4½; 9.-12. Keymer, Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa, Erigaisi 4; 13. Nguyen 3; 14. Chithambaram 2½; | |||||||||
| 10th round — 28th January 2026 | |||||||||
| GM Niemann, Hans Moke | 2725 | ½ - ½ | 2758 | GM Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu | |||||
| GM Sindarov, Javokhir | 2726 | ½ - ½ | 2703 | GM Van Foreest, Jorden | |||||
| GM Blübaum, Matthias | 2679 | 1 - 0 | 2760 | GM Giri, Anish | |||||
| GM Keymer, Vincent | 2776 | 1 - 0 | 2775 | GM Erigaisi, Arjun | |||||
| GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | 2751 | ½ - ½ | 2705 | GM Fedoseev, Vladimir | |||||
| GM Erdoğmuş, Yağız Kaan | 2658 | 0 - 1 | 2754 | GM Gukesh, Dommaraju | |||||
| GM Chithambaram, Aravindh | 2700 | 1 - 0 | 2656 | GM Nguyen, Thai Dai Van | |||||
| 1. Abdusattorov 6½; 2.-4. Sindarov, Van Foreest, Blübaum 6; 5.-6. Niemann, Erdoğmuş 5½; 7.-9. Keymer, Fedoseev, Gukesh 5; 10.-11. Giri, Praggnanandhaa 4½; 12. Erigaisi 4; 13. Chithambaram 3½; 14. Nguyen 3; | |||||||||
| 11th round — 30th January 2026 | |||||||||
| GM Van Foreest, Jorden | 2703 | ½ - ½ | 2751 | GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | |||||
| GM Giri, Anish | 2760 | 1 - 0 | 2658 | GM Erdoğmuş, Yağız Kaan | |||||
| GM Nguyen, Thai Dai Van | 2656 | 0 - 1 | 2725 | GM Niemann, Hans Moke | |||||
| GM Fedoseev, Vladimir | 2705 | ½ - ½ | 2679 | GM Blübaum, Matthias | |||||
| GM Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu | 2758 | 0 - 1 | 2776 | GM Keymer, Vincent | |||||
| GM Erigaisi, Arjun | 2775 | 0 - 1 | 2726 | GM Sindarov, Javokhir | |||||
| GM Gukesh, Dommaraju | 2754 | ½ - ½ | 2700 | GM Chithambaram, Aravindh | |||||
| 1.-2. Abdusattorov, Sindarov 7; 3.-5. Van Foreest, Niemann, Blübaum 6½; 6. Keymer 6; 7.-10. Erdoğmuş, Giri, Fedoseev, Gukesh 5½; 11. Praggnanandhaa 4½; 12.-13. Chithambaram, Erigaisi 4; 14. Nguyen 3; | |||||||||
| 12th round — 31st January 2026 | |||||||||
| GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | 2751 | 1 - 0 | 2679 | GM Blübaum, Matthias | |||||
| GM Van Foreest, Jorden | 2703 | ½ - ½ | 2775 | GM Erigaisi, Arjun | |||||
| GM Erdoğmuş, Yağız Kaan | 2658 | 1 - 0 | 2705 | GM Fedoseev, Vladimir | |||||
| GM Sindarov, Javokhir | 2726 | ½ - ½ | 2758 | GM Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu | |||||
| GM Chithambaram, Aravindh | 2700 | ½ - ½ | 2760 | GM Giri, Anish | |||||
| GM Niemann, Hans Moke | 2725 | ½ - ½ | 2754 | GM Gukesh, Dommaraju | |||||
| GM Keymer, Vincent | 2776 | 1 - 0 | 2656 | GM Nguyen, Thai Dai Van | |||||
| 1. Abdusattorov 8; 2. Sindarov 7½; 3.-5. Van Foreest, Niemann, Keymer 7; 6.-7. Blübaum, Erdoğmuş 6½; 8.-9. Giri, Gukesh 6; 10. Fedoseev 5½; 11. Praggnanandhaa 5; 12.-13. Chithambaram, Erigaisi 4½; 14. Nguyen 3; | |||||||||
| 13th round — 1st February 2026 | |||||||||
| GM Erigaisi, Arjun | 2775 | 0 - 1 | 2751 | GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | |||||
| GM Giri, Anish | 2760 | ½ - ½ | 2725 | GM Niemann, Hans Moke | |||||
| GM Blübaum, Matthias | 2684 | ½ - ½ | 2669 | GM Erdoğmuş, Yağız Kaan | |||||
| GM Fedoseev, Vladimir | 2704 | 1 - 0 | 2700 | GM Chithambaram, Aravindh | |||||
| GM Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu | 2758 | ½ - ½ | 2705 | GM Van Foreest, Jorden | |||||
| GM Gukesh, Dommaraju | 2754 | ½ - ½ | 2776 | GM Keymer, Vincent | |||||
| GM Nguyen, Thai Dai Van | 2656 | 0 - 1 | 2726 | GM Sindarov, Javokhir | |||||
| 1. Abdusattorov 9; 2. Sindarov 8½; 3.-5. Van Foreest, Niemann, Keymer 7½; 6.-7. Blübaum, Erdoğmuş 7; 8.-10. Giri, Fedoseev, Gukesh 6½; 11. Praggnanandhaa 5½; 12.-13. Chithambaram, Erigaisi 4½; 14. Nguyen 3; | |||||||||
| 88th Tata Steel Chess | |
| Dates: | 2026 |
| City: | Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands) |
| Venue: | Dorpshuis De Moriaan |
| Organizers: | Tata Steel |
| Tournament Director: | Mr. Jeroen van den Berg (NED) |
| Chief Arbiter: | IA Pavel Votruba (CZE) |
| Arbiters: | IA Arno Eliens (NED), IA Alan Atkinson (ENG) |
| Players participating: | 14 (incl. 14 GMs) |
| Games played: | 91 |
| Competition format: | Round Robin |
| Tie-breaks: | 1. Sonneborn-Berger |
| Time control: | 40/120m + all/30m + 30s incr. (41) |
| Website: | tatasteelchess.com |
| Other websites: | Wikipedia chessgames.com |
| PGN game file: | tata-2026.pgn |