The eighth day of the Tata Steel Chess Challengers 2026 in Wijk aan Zee has concluded. After eight rounds, two players share the lead with 6.5 points each, with Marc’Andria Maurizzi leading on tiebreaks.

The current standings are:

Place Player Score
1. 🇫🇷 GM Marc’Andria Maurizzi 6.5
2. 🇺🇸 GM Andy Woodward 6.5
3. 🇦🇿 GM Aydin Suleymanli 6
4. 🇺🇦 GM Vasyl Ivanchuk 5.5
5. 🇰🇿 GM Bibisara Assaubayeva 4.5
6. 🇦🇷 IM Faustino Oro 4.5
7. 🇪🇸 GM Daniil Yuffa 4
8. 🇺🇸 IM Carissa Yip 4
9. 🇷🇸 GM Velimir Ivic 3.5
10. 🇳🇱 GM Max Warmerdam 3
11. 🇨🇳 IM Lu Miaoyi 2
12. 🇳🇱 GM Erwin l’Ami 2
13. 🇮🇳 FM Panesar Vedant 2
14. 🇳🇱 IM Eline Roebers 1

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