The first day of the Tata Steel Chess Masters 2026 in Wijk aan Zee has concluded. After one round, three players share the lead with 1 point each, with Vincent Keymer leading on tiebreaks.

The current standings are:

Place Player Score
1. 🇩🇪 GM Vincent Keymer 1
2. 🇮🇳 GM Arjun Erigaisi 1
3. 🇺🇸 GM Hans Moke Niemann 1
4. 🇮🇳 GM Gukesh D 0.5
5. 🇺🇿 GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov 0.5
6. 🇩🇪 GM Matthias Bluebaum 0.5
7. 🇨🇿 GM Thai Dai Van Nguyen 0.5
8. 🇺🇿 GM Javokhir Sindarov 0.5
9. 🇳🇱 GM Jorden van Foreest 0.5
10. 🇮🇳 GM Aravindh Chithambaram 0.5
11. 🇹🇷 GM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus 0.5
12. 🇳🇱 GM Anish Giri 0
13. 🇮🇳 GM R Praggnanandhaa 0
14. 🇸🇮 GM Vladimir Fedoseev 0

The Tata Steel Chess Masters 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