The third day of the Tata Steel Chess Masters 2026 in Wijk aan Zee has concluded. After three rounds, five players share the lead with 2 point each, with Hans Moke Niemann leading on tiebreaks.

The current standings are:

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

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