Tournaments

Tata Steel Chess 2026

Tata Steel Chess 2026 · Challengers

WinnerGMAndy WoodwardFinished first on 10/13
Dates
17 Jan – 1 Feb 2026
Location
Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands
Format
14-player round-robin
Time control
120/40, 30+30

After Round 13

#PlayerEloPerfPts
1GMAndy Woodward2608275010/13
2GMVasyl Ivanchuk260527149½/13
3GMAydin Suleymanli262826779/13
4GMMarcAndria Maurizzi261126268/13
5GMBibisara Assaubayeva249726047½/13
6IMFaustino Oro251625757/13
7IMCarissa Yip246625797/13
8GMMax Warmerdam257625416½/13
9GMVelimir Ivic263825076/13
10GMDaniil Yuffa260424825½/13
11GMErwin L'Ami263424505/13
12FMPanesar Vedant240624134/13
13IMLu Miaoyi243123773½/13
14IMEline Roebers239823042½/13

Crosstable

#Player1234567891011121314Pts
1Woodward0½10111½1111110
2Ivanchuk11½½½½1110½119.5
3Suleymanli½01½11½011½119
4Maurizzi0½01½101½½1118
5Assaubayeva1½½0½½0½½11½17.5
6Oro0½0½½½0½11½117
7Yip0½00½½110½1117
8Warmerdam00½1110½½½10½6.5
9Ivic½010½½0½½1½016
10Yuffa000½½01½½1½105.5
11L'Ami010½00½½00½115
12Vedant0½½00½00½½½014
13Lu0000½001100103.5
14Roebers0000000½010012.5
Vasyl Ivanchuk · 2nd on 9½/13
R1IMCarissa YipDrewR2GMMarcAndria MaurizziDrewR3GMVelimir IvicWonR4GMErwin L'AmiLostR5GMBibisara AssaubayevaDrewR6IMEline RoebersWonR7IMLu MiaoyiWonR8GMMax WarmerdamWonR9FMPanesar VedantDrewR10GMAndy WoodwardWonR11GMAydin SuleymanliWonR12IMFaustino OroDrewR13GMDaniil YuffaWon
Carissa Yip · 7th on 7/13
R1GMVasyl IvanchukDrewR2GMMax WarmerdamWonR3GMMarcAndria MaurizziLostR4FMPanesar VedantWonR5GMVelimir IvicWonR6GMAndy WoodwardLostR7GMErwin L'AmiDrewR8GMAydin SuleymanliLostR9GMBibisara AssaubayevaDrewR10IMFaustino OroDrewR11IMEline RoebersWonR12GMDaniil YuffaLostR13IMLu MiaoyiWon
MarcAndria Maurizzi · 4th on 8/13
R1GMDaniil YuffaDrewR2GMVasyl IvanchukDrewR3IMCarissa YipWonR4GMVelimir IvicWonR5GMErwin L'AmiDrewR6GMBibisara AssaubayevaWonR7IMEline RoebersWonR8IMLu MiaoyiWonR9GMMax WarmerdamLostR10FMPanesar VedantWonR11GMAndy WoodwardLostR12GMAydin SuleymanliLostR13IMFaustino OroDrew
Daniil Yuffa · 10th on 5½/13
R1GMMarcAndria MaurizziDrewR2GMVelimir IvicDrewR3GMErwin L'AmiWonR4GMBibisara AssaubayevaDrewR5IMEline RoebersLostR6IMLu MiaoyiWonR7GMMax WarmerdamDrewR8FMPanesar VedantDrewR9GMAndy WoodwardLostR10GMAydin SuleymanliLostR11IMFaustino OroLostR12IMCarissa YipWonR13GMVasyl IvanchukLost
Velimir Ivic · 9th on 6/13
R1IMFaustino OroDrewR2GMDaniil YuffaDrewR3GMVasyl IvanchukLostR4GMMarcAndria MaurizziLostR5IMCarissa YipLostR6GMErwin L'AmiWonR7GMBibisara AssaubayevaDrewR8IMEline RoebersWonR9IMLu MiaoyiLostR10GMMax WarmerdamDrewR11FMPanesar VedantDrewR12GMAndy WoodwardDrewR13GMAydin SuleymanliWon
Faustino Oro · 6th on 7/13
R1GMVelimir IvicDrewR2GMErwin L'AmiWonR3GMBibisara AssaubayevaDrewR4IMEline RoebersWonR5IMLu MiaoyiWonR6GMMax WarmerdamLostR7FMPanesar VedantDrewR8GMAndy WoodwardLostR9GMAydin SuleymanliLostR10IMCarissa YipDrewR11GMDaniil YuffaWonR12GMVasyl IvanchukDrewR13GMMarcAndria MaurizziDrew
Erwin L'Ami · 11th on 5/13
R1GMAydin SuleymanliLostR2IMFaustino OroLostR3GMDaniil YuffaLostR4GMVasyl IvanchukWonR5GMMarcAndria MaurizziDrewR6GMVelimir IvicLostR7IMCarissa YipDrewR8GMBibisara AssaubayevaLostR9IMEline RoebersWonR10IMLu MiaoyiWonR11GMMax WarmerdamDrewR12FMPanesar VedantDrewR13GMAndy WoodwardLost
Aydin Suleymanli · 3rd on 9/13
R1GMErwin L'AmiWonR2GMBibisara AssaubayevaDrewR3IMEline RoebersWonR4IMLu MiaoyiWonR5GMMax WarmerdamDrewR6FMPanesar VedantDrewR7GMAndy WoodwardDrewR8IMCarissa YipWonR9IMFaustino OroWonR10GMDaniil YuffaWonR11GMVasyl IvanchukLostR12GMMarcAndria MaurizziWonR13GMVelimir IvicLost
Bibisara Assaubayeva · 5th on 7½/13
R1GMAndy WoodwardWonR2GMAydin SuleymanliDrewR3IMFaustino OroDrewR4GMDaniil YuffaDrewR5GMVasyl IvanchukDrewR6GMMarcAndria MaurizziLostR7GMVelimir IvicDrewR8GMErwin L'AmiWonR9IMCarissa YipDrewR10IMEline RoebersWonR11IMLu MiaoyiDrewR12GMMax WarmerdamLostR13FMPanesar VedantWon
Andy Woodward · 1st on 10/13
R1GMBibisara AssaubayevaLostR2IMEline RoebersWonR3IMLu MiaoyiWonR4GMMax WarmerdamWonR5FMPanesar VedantWonR6IMCarissa YipWonR7GMAydin SuleymanliDrewR8IMFaustino OroWonR9GMDaniil YuffaWonR10GMVasyl IvanchukLostR11GMMarcAndria MaurizziWonR12GMVelimir IvicDrewR13GMErwin L'AmiWon
Eline Roebers · 14th on 2½/13
R1FMPanesar VedantLostR2GMAndy WoodwardLostR3GMAydin SuleymanliLostR4IMFaustino OroLostR5GMDaniil YuffaWonR6GMVasyl IvanchukLostR7GMMarcAndria MaurizziLostR8GMVelimir IvicLostR9GMErwin L'AmiLostR10GMBibisara AssaubayevaLostR11IMCarissa YipLostR12IMLu MiaoyiWonR13GMMax WarmerdamDrew
Panesar Vedant · 12th on 4/13
R1IMEline RoebersWonR2IMLu MiaoyiLostR3GMMax WarmerdamLostR4IMCarissa YipLostR5GMAndy WoodwardLostR6GMAydin SuleymanliDrewR7IMFaustino OroDrewR8GMDaniil YuffaDrewR9GMVasyl IvanchukDrewR10GMMarcAndria MaurizziLostR11GMVelimir IvicDrewR12GMErwin L'AmiDrewR13GMBibisara AssaubayevaLost
Lu Miaoyi · 13th on 3½/13
R1GMMax WarmerdamWonR2FMPanesar VedantWonR3GMAndy WoodwardLostR4GMAydin SuleymanliLostR5IMFaustino OroLostR6GMDaniil YuffaLostR7GMVasyl IvanchukLostR8GMMarcAndria MaurizziLostR9GMVelimir IvicWonR10GMErwin L'AmiLostR11GMBibisara AssaubayevaDrewR12IMEline RoebersLostR13IMCarissa YipLost
Max Warmerdam · 8th on 6½/13
R1IMLu MiaoyiLostR2IMCarissa YipLostR3FMPanesar VedantWonR4GMAndy WoodwardLostR5GMAydin SuleymanliDrewR6IMFaustino OroWonR7GMDaniil YuffaDrewR8GMVasyl IvanchukLostR9GMMarcAndria MaurizziWonR10GMVelimir IvicDrewR11GMErwin L'AmiDrewR12GMBibisara AssaubayevaWonR13IMEline RoebersDrew