The second day of the Tata Steel Chess Challengers 2026 in Wijk aan Zee has concluded. After two rounds, IM Lu Miaoyi leads with 2 points, while four players share second place on 1.5 points each via tiebreaks.

The current standings are:

Place Player Score
1. 🇨🇳 IM Lu Miaoyi 2
2. 🇰🇿 GM Bibisara Assaubayeva 1.5
3. 🇦🇿 GM Aydin Suleymanli 1.5
4. 🇦🇷 IM Faustino Oro 1.5
5. 🇺🇸 IM Carissa Yip 1.5
6. 🇪🇸 GM Daniil Yuffa 1
7. 🇫🇷 GM Marc’Andria Maurizzi 1
8. 🇷🇸 GM Velimir Ivic 1
9. 🇺🇦 GM Vasyl Ivanchuk 1
10. 🇺🇸 GM Andy Woodward 1
11. 🇮🇳 FM Panesar Vedant 1
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: Lennart Ootes/Tata Steel Chess