The second day of the Tata Steel Chess Masters 2026 in Wijk aan Zee has concluded. After two rounds, three players share the lead with 1.5 point each, with Hans Moke Niemann leading on tiebreaks.

The current standings are:

Place Player Score
1. 🇺🇸 GM Hans Moke Niemann 1.5
2. 🇺🇿 GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov 1.5
3. 🇮🇳 GM Arjun Erigaisi 1.5
4. 🇮🇳 GM Gukesh D 1
5. 🇸🇮 GM Vladimir Fedoseev 1
6. 🇳🇱 GM Jorden van Foreest 1
7. 🇮🇳 GM Aravindh Chithambaram 1
8. 🇩🇪 GM Matthias Bluebaum 1
9. 🇨🇿 GM Thai Dai Van Nguyen 1
10. 🇹🇷 GM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus 1
11. 🇺🇿 GM Javokhir Sindarov 1
12. 🇩🇪 GM Vincent Keymer 1
13. 🇳🇱 GM Anish Giri 0.5
14. 🇮🇳 GM R Praggnanandhaa 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