The 12th day of the Tata Steel Chess Masters 2026 in Wijk aan Zee has concluded. After 12 rounds, GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov leads with 8 points, while Javokhir Sindarov is in second place with 7.5 points.

The current standings are:

Place Player Score
1. 🇺🇿 GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov 8
2. 🇺🇿 GM Javokhir Sindarov 7.5
3. 🇳🇱 GM Jorden v. Foreest 7
4. 🇩🇪 GM Vincent Keymer 7
5. 🇺🇸 GM Hans Niemann 7
6. 🇩🇪 GM Matthias Bluebaum 6.5
7. 🇹🇷 GM Yagiz Erdogmus 6.5
8. 🇳🇱 GM Anish Giri 6
9. 🇮🇳 GM Gukesh Dommaraju 6
10. 🇸🇮 GM Vladimir Fedoseev 5.5
11. 🇮🇳 GM Praggnanandhaa R 5
12. 🇮🇳 GM Aravindh Chithambaram 4.5
13. 🇮🇳 GM Arjun Erigaisi 4.5
14. 🇨🇿 GM Van Nguyen 3

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