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 UZB ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 9 54.75 6 6 1
2. GM Sindarov, Javokhir 2726 UZB ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 52.00 4 9 0
3. GM Van Foreest, Jorden 2703 NED ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 47.50 3 9 1
4. GM Niemann, Hans Moke 2725 USA ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 45.00 3 9 1
5. GM Keymer, Vincent 2776 GER 0 ½ 0 1 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 42.50 6 3 4
6. GM Blübaum, Matthias 2679 GER 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 TUR ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 ½ ½ 1 1 7 42.00 4 6 3
8. GM Giri, Anish 2760 NED 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 42.50 3 7 3
9. GM Fedoseev, Vladimir 2705 SLO ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 40.00 3 7 3
10. GM Gukesh, Dommaraju 2754 IND 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 39.25 3 7 3
11. GM Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu 2758 IND 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 34.50 1 9 3
12. GM Chithambaram, Aravindh 2700 IND ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 27.50 1 7 5
13. GM Erigaisi, Arjun 2775 IND 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 26.75 1 7 5
14. GM Nguyen, Thai Dai Van 2656 CZE 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 3 18.75 0 6 7





Round by round results

1st round — 17th January 2026
GM Erdoğmuş, Yağız Kaan TUR 2658 ½ - ½ 2751 UZB GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek
GM Niemann, Hans Moke USA 2725 1 - 0 2705 SLO GM Fedoseev, Vladimir
GM Keymer, Vincent GER 2776 1 - 0 2760 NED GM Giri, Anish
GM Van Foreest, Jorden NED 2703 ½ - ½ 2656 CZE GM Nguyen, Thai Dai Van
GM Chithambaram, Aravindh IND 2700 ½ - ½ 2679 GER GM Blübaum, Matthias
GM Erigaisi, Arjun IND 2775 1 - 0 2758 IND GM Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu
GM Sindarov, Javokhir UZB 2726 ½ - ½ 2754 IND 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 GER 2679 ½ - ½ 2725 USA GM Niemann, Hans Moke
GM Gukesh, Dommaraju IND 2754 ½ - ½ 2703 NED GM Van Foreest, Jorden
GM Giri, Anish NED 2760 ½ - ½ 2726 UZB GM Sindarov, Javokhir
GM Erdoğmuş, Yağız Kaan TUR 2658 ½ - ½ 2700 IND GM Chithambaram, Aravindh
GM Fedoseev, Vladimir SLO 2705 1 - 0 2776 GER GM Keymer, Vincent
GM Nguyen, Thai Dai Van CZE 2656 ½ - ½ 2775 IND GM Erigaisi, Arjun
GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek UZB 2751 1 - 0 2758 IND 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 UZB 2726 ½ - ½ 2705 SLO GM Fedoseev, Vladimir
GM Erigaisi, Arjun IND 2775 ½ - ½ 2754 IND GM Gukesh, Dommaraju
GM Keymer, Vincent GER 2776 0 - 1 2679 GER GM Blübaum, Matthias
GM Niemann, Hans Moke USA 2725 ½ - ½ 2658 TUR GM Erdoğmuş, Yağız Kaan
GM Chithambaram, Aravindh IND 2700 ½ - ½ 2751 UZB GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek
GM Van Foreest, Jorden NED 2703 1 - 0 2760 NED GM Giri, Anish
GM Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu IND 2758 ½ - ½ 2656 CZE 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 IND 2700 0 - 1 2725 USA GM Niemann, Hans Moke
GM Blübaum, Matthias GER 2679 0 - 1 2726 UZB GM Sindarov, Javokhir
GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek UZB 2751 1 - 0 2656 CZE GM Nguyen, Thai Dai Van
GM Gukesh, Dommaraju IND 2754 ½ - ½ 2758 IND GM Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu
GM Erdoğmuş, Yağız Kaan TUR 2658 ½ - ½ 2776 GER GM Keymer, Vincent
GM Fedoseev, Vladimir SLO 2705 ½ - ½ 2703 NED GM Van Foreest, Jorden
GM Giri, Anish NED 2760 ½ - ½ 2775 IND 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 USA 2725 ½ - ½ 2751 UZB GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek
GM Erigaisi, Arjun IND 2775 0 - 1 2705 SLO GM Fedoseev, Vladimir
GM Keymer, Vincent GER 2776 1 - 0 2700 IND GM Chithambaram, Aravindh
GM Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu IND 2758 ½ - ½ 2760 NED GM Giri, Anish
GM Van Foreest, Jorden NED 2703 ½ - ½ 2679 GER GM Blübaum, Matthias
GM Nguyen, Thai Dai Van CZE 2656 0 - 1 2754 IND GM Gukesh, Dommaraju
GM Sindarov, Javokhir UZB 2726 1 - 0 2658 TUR 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 UZB 2751 1 - 0 2754 IND GM Gukesh, Dommaraju
GM Chithambaram, Aravindh IND 2700 ½ - ½ 2726 UZB GM Sindarov, Javokhir
GM Erdoğmuş, Yağız Kaan TUR 2658 1 - 0 2703 NED GM Van Foreest, Jorden
GM Fedoseev, Vladimir SLO 2705 ½ - ½ 2758 IND GM Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu
GM Blübaum, Matthias GER 2679 ½ - ½ 2775 IND GM Erigaisi, Arjun
GM Niemann, Hans Moke USA 2725 0 - 1 2776 GER GM Keymer, Vincent
GM Giri, Anish NED 2760 ½ - ½ 2656 CZE 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 GER 2776 0 - 1 2751 UZB GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek
GM Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu IND 2758 ½ - ½ 2679 GER GM Blübaum, Matthias
GM Van Foreest, Jorden NED 2703 1 - 0 2700 IND GM Chithambaram, Aravindh
GM Gukesh, Dommaraju IND 2754 0 - 1 2760 NED GM Giri, Anish
GM Erigaisi, Arjun IND 2775 0 - 1 2658 TUR GM Erdoğmuş, Yağız Kaan
GM Nguyen, Thai Dai Van CZE 2656 ½ - ½ 2705 SLO GM Fedoseev, Vladimir
GM Sindarov, Javokhir UZB 2726 ½ - ½ 2725 USA 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 UZB 2751 0 - 1 2760 NED GM Giri, Anish
GM Fedoseev, Vladimir SLO 2705 0 - 1 2754 IND GM Gukesh, Dommaraju
GM Blübaum, Matthias GER 2679 ½ - ½ 2656 CZE GM Nguyen, Thai Dai Van
GM Niemann, Hans Moke USA 2725 ½ - ½ 2703 NED GM Van Foreest, Jorden
GM Erdoğmuş, Yağız Kaan TUR 2658 ½ - ½ 2758 IND GM Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu
GM Keymer, Vincent GER 2776 ½ - ½ 2726 UZB GM Sindarov, Javokhir
GM Chithambaram, Aravindh IND 2700 ½ - ½ 2775 IND 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 UZB 2726 ½ - ½ 2751 UZB GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek
GM Erigaisi, Arjun IND 2775 ½ - ½ 2725 USA GM Niemann, Hans Moke
GM Van Foreest, Jorden NED 2703 1 - 0 2776 GER GM Keymer, Vincent
GM Gukesh, Dommaraju IND 2754 0 - 1 2679 GER GM Blübaum, Matthias
GM Nguyen, Thai Dai Van CZE 2656 0 - 1 2658 TUR GM Erdoğmuş, Yağız Kaan
GM Giri, Anish NED 2760 ½ - ½ 2705 SLO GM Fedoseev, Vladimir
GM Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu IND 2758 1 - 0 2700 IND 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 USA 2725 ½ - ½ 2758 IND GM Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu
GM Sindarov, Javokhir UZB 2726 ½ - ½ 2703 NED GM Van Foreest, Jorden
GM Blübaum, Matthias GER 2679 1 - 0 2760 NED GM Giri, Anish
GM Keymer, Vincent GER 2776 1 - 0 2775 IND GM Erigaisi, Arjun
GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek UZB 2751 ½ - ½ 2705 SLO GM Fedoseev, Vladimir
GM Erdoğmuş, Yağız Kaan TUR 2658 0 - 1 2754 IND GM Gukesh, Dommaraju
GM Chithambaram, Aravindh IND 2700 1 - 0 2656 CZE 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 NED 2703 ½ - ½ 2751 UZB GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek
GM Giri, Anish NED 2760 1 - 0 2658 TUR GM Erdoğmuş, Yağız Kaan
GM Nguyen, Thai Dai Van CZE 2656 0 - 1 2725 USA GM Niemann, Hans Moke
GM Fedoseev, Vladimir SLO 2705 ½ - ½ 2679 GER GM Blübaum, Matthias
GM Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu IND 2758 0 - 1 2776 GER GM Keymer, Vincent
GM Erigaisi, Arjun IND 2775 0 - 1 2726 UZB GM Sindarov, Javokhir
GM Gukesh, Dommaraju IND 2754 ½ - ½ 2700 IND 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 UZB 2751 1 - 0 2679 GER GM Blübaum, Matthias
GM Van Foreest, Jorden NED 2703 ½ - ½ 2775 IND GM Erigaisi, Arjun
GM Erdoğmuş, Yağız Kaan TUR 2658 1 - 0 2705 SLO GM Fedoseev, Vladimir
GM Sindarov, Javokhir UZB 2726 ½ - ½ 2758 IND GM Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu
GM Chithambaram, Aravindh IND 2700 ½ - ½ 2760 NED GM Giri, Anish
GM Niemann, Hans Moke USA 2725 ½ - ½ 2754 IND GM Gukesh, Dommaraju
GM Keymer, Vincent GER 2776 1 - 0 2656 CZE 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 IND 2775 0 - 1 2751 UZB GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek
GM Giri, Anish NED 2760 ½ - ½ 2725 USA GM Niemann, Hans Moke
GM Blübaum, Matthias GER 2684 ½ - ½ 2669 TUR GM Erdoğmuş, Yağız Kaan
GM Fedoseev, Vladimir SLO 2704 1 - 0 2700 IND GM Chithambaram, Aravindh
GM Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu IND 2758 ½ - ½ 2705 NED GM Van Foreest, Jorden
GM Gukesh, Dommaraju IND 2754 ½ - ½ 2776 GER GM Keymer, Vincent
GM Nguyen, Thai Dai Van CZE 2656 0 - 1 2726 UZB 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;








Information

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
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PGN game file: tata-2026.pgn