The third day of the Tata Steel Chess Challengers 2026 in Wijk aan Zee has concluded. After three rounds, GM Aydin Suleymanli leads with 2.5 points, while seven players share second place on 2 points each via tiebreaks.

The current standings are:

Place Player Score
1. 🇦🇿 GM Aydin Suleymanli 2.5
2. 🇰🇿 GM Bibisara Assaubayeva 2
3. 🇫🇷 GM Marc’Andria Maurizzi 2
4. 🇺🇸 GM Andy Woodward 2
5. 🇺🇦 GM Vasyl Ivanchuk 2
6. 🇪🇸 GM Daniil Yuffa 2
7. 🇦🇷 IM Faustino Oro 2
8. 🇨🇳 IM Lu Miaoyi 2
9. 🇺🇸 IM Carissa Yip 1.5
10. 🇳🇱 GM Max Warmerdam 1
11. 🇷🇸 GM Velimir Ivic 1
12. 🇮🇳 FM Panesar Vedant 1
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