The 13th and final day of the Tata Steel Chess Challengers 2026 in Wijk aan Zee has concluded. After 13 rounds, GM Andy Woodward scored 9 wins and 2 draws to win the tournament with 10/13 points. Woodward is half a point ahead of the runner-up Vasyl Ivanchuk.

With this victory Andy Woodward qualifies to the Tata Steel Masters next year.

The final standings are:

Place Player Score
1. 🇺🇸 GM Andy Woodward 10
2. 🇺🇦 GM Vasyl Ivanchuk 9.5
3. 🇦🇿 GM Aydin Suleymanli 9
4. 🇫🇷 GM Marc Maurizzi 8
5. 🇰🇿 GM Bibisara Assaubayeva 7.5
6. 🇦🇷 IM Faustino Oro 7
7. 🇺🇸 IM Carissa Yip 7
8. 🇳🇱 GM Max Warmerdam 6.5
9. 🇷🇸 GM Velimir Ivic 6
10. 🇪🇸 GM Daniil Yuffa 5.5
11. 🇳🇱 GM Erwin l’Ami 5
12. 🇮🇳 FM Panesar Vedant 4
13. 🇨🇳 IM Lu Miaoyi 3.5
14. 🇳🇱 IM Eline Roebers 2.5

The Tata Steel Chess Challengers 2026 takes place in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands from January 17 to February 1. The event features a 100+0 time control for the first 40 moves and 50+30 for the rest of the game over one Round-Robin between 14 players.

Credit: Lennart Ootes/Tata Steel Chess