The ninth day of the Tata Steel Chess Challengers 2026 in Wijk aan Zee has concluded. After nine rounds, GM Andy Woodward leads with 7.5 points, while Aydin Suleymanli is in second place with 7 points.

The current standings are:

Place Player Score
1. 🇺🇸 GM Andy Woodward 7.5
2. 🇦🇿 GM Aydin Suleymanli 7
3. 🇫🇷 GM Marc Maurizzi 6.5
4. 🇺🇦 GM Vasyl Ivanchuk 6
5. 🇰🇿 GM Bibisara Assaubayeva 5
6. 🇺🇸 IM Carissa Yip 4.5
7. 🇪🇸 GM Daniil Yuffa 4.5
8. 🇦🇷 IM Faustino Oro 4.5
9. 🇳🇱 GM Max Warmerdam 4
10. 🇷🇸 GM Velimir Ivic 3.5
11. 🇨🇳 IM Lu Miaoyi 3
12. 🇳🇱 GM Erwin l’Ami 3
13. 🇮🇳 FM Panesar Vedant 3
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