The organizers of the Tata Steel Chess published the list of participants for the 2027 Masters event. The tournament will take place from January 15 to 31, 2027 in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands. The tournament will feature 14 international players.

Masters event lineup:

  • 🇺🇿 Nodirbek Abdusattorov
  • 🇺🇿 Javokhir Sindarov
  • 🇺🇸 Levon Aronian
  • 🇺🇸 Hans Moke Niemann
  • 🇳🇱 Anish Giri
  • 🇳🇱 Jorden van Foreest
  • 🇩🇪 Vincent Keymer
  • 🇩🇪 Frederik Svane
  • 🇮🇳 Nihal Sarin
  • 🇫🇷 Alireza Firouzja
  • 🇮🇷 Amin Tabatabaei
  • 🇹🇷 Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus
  • 🇺🇸 Andy Woodward
  • ❓ Unknown

The 14th player in the lineup will be announced later.

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. In case of ties for first place, the winner will be determined by Tiebreaks.

The Tata Steel Chess Masters is an annual international chess event held in Wijk aan Zee since 1938. The event is organized by Tata Steel Nederland and sponsored by the steel corporation Tata Steel. The 2026 edition of the event was won by Nodirbek Abdusattorov.

Credit: Lennart Ootes / Tata Steel Chess