Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Masters
14 players participated in this 13-round tournament, held from 17 Jan 2026 to 01 Feb 2026 in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands. 14 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2743, and top seed was Vincent Keymer (🇩🇪 GER, GM, 2776).
Nodirbek Abdusattorov (🇺🇿 UZB, GM, 2751) won with 9.0/13, ahead of Javokhir Sindarov (8.5) and Jorden Van Foreest (7.5). Abdusattorov won solo starting round 12.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus (GM, 2658) beat Erigaisi Arjun (GM, 2775), a +117-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 14 · 13 roundsGM Nodirbek Abdusattorov led from R6 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov held the sole lead from R6 through R13 without losing it.
GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov drew with GM Javokhir Sindarov (Black).
GM Vincent Keymer won 3 in a row (R10–R12).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇺🇿GMAbdusattorov, Nodirbek | 2751 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 54.75 | 82.0 | +19.5 | 2862 |
| 2 | 🇺🇿GMSindarov, Javokhir | 2726 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 8.5 | 52.00 | 82.5 | +19.4 | 2833 |
| 5 | 🇳🇱GMVan Foreest, Jorden | 2703 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 7.5 | 47.50 | 83.5 | +14.0 | 2782 |
| 4 | 🇺🇸GMNiemann, Hans Moke | 2725 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7.5 | 45.00 | 83.5 | +9.8 | 2780 |
| 3 | 🇩🇪GMKeymer, Vincent | 2776 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 42.50 | 83.5 | 0.0 | 2776 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪GMBluebaum, Matthias | 2679 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 7.0 | 43.50 | 84.0 | +13.5 | 2756 |
| 7 | 🇹🇷GMErdogmus, Yagiz Kaan | 2658 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 42.00 | 84.0 | +17.6 | 2757 |
| 8 | 🇳🇱GMGiri, Anish | 2760 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 6.5 | 42.50 | 84.5 | -7.1 | 2720 |
| 10 | 🇸🇮GMFedoseev, Vladimir | 2705 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 6.5 | 40.00 | 84.5 | +3.5 | 2725 |
| 9 | 🇮🇳GMGukesh D | 2754 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6.5 | 39.25 | 84.5 | -5.8 | 2721 |
| 11 | 🇮🇳GMPraggnanandhaa R | 2758 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | 5.5 | 34.50 | 85.5 | -16.8 | 2664 |
| 13 | 🇮🇳GMAravindh, Chithambaram VR. | 2700 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 27.50 | 86.5 | -15.6 | 2615 |
| 12 | 🇮🇳GMErigaisi Arjun | 2775 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | 4.5 | 26.75 | 86.5 | -29.9 | 2609 |
| 14 | 🇨🇿GMNguyen, Thai Dai Van | 2656 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 3.0 | 18.75 | 88.0 | -22.1 | 2517 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Abdusattorov, NodirbekGMUZB+19.59.0 pts · #1
- 2Sindarov, JavokhirGMUZB+19.48.5 pts · #2
- 3Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanGMTUR+17.67.0 pts · #7
- 1Erigaisi ArjunGMIND-29.94.5 pts · #12
- 2Nguyen, Thai Dai VanGMCZE-22.13.0 pts · #14
- 3Praggnanandhaa RGMIND-16.85.5 pts · #11
- R7+117 Elo gap