The first day of the Tata Steel Chess Challengers 2026 in Wijk aan Zee has concluded. After one round, four players share the lead with 1 point each, with Aydin Suleymanli leading on tiebreaks.

The current standings are:

Place Player Score
1. 🇦🇿 GM Aydin Suleymanli 1
2. 🇮🇳 FM Panesar Vedant 1
3. 🇰🇿 GM Bibisara Assaubayeva 1
4. 🇨🇳 IM Lu Miaoyi 1
5. 🇪🇸 GM Daniil Yuffa 0.5
6. 🇦🇷 IM Faustino Oro 0.5
7. 🇺🇸 IM Carissa Yip 0.5
8. 🇷🇸 GM Velimir Ivic 0.5
9. 🇫🇷 GM Marc’Andria Maurizzi 0.5
10. 🇺🇦 GM Vasyl Ivanchuk 0.5
11. 🇺🇸 GM Andy Woodward 0
12. 🇳🇱 GM Max Warmerdam 0
13. 🇳🇱 GM Erwin L’ami 0
14. 🇳🇱 IM Eline Roebers 0

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: Frans Peeters/Tata Steel Chess