The fifth day of the Tata Steel Chess Masters 2026 in Wijk aan Zee has concluded. After five rounds, three players share the lead with 3 point each, with Hans Moke Niemann leading on tiebreaks.

The current standings are:

Place Player Score
1. 🇺🇸 GM Hans Moke Niemann 3.5
2. 🇺🇿 GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov 3.5
3. 🇺🇿 GM Javokhir Sindarov 3.5
4. 🇳🇱 GM Jorden van Foreest 3
5. 🇸🇮 GM Vladimir Fedoseev 3
6. 🇮🇳 GM Gukesh D 3
7. 🇩🇪 GM Matthias Bluebaum 2.5
8. 🇮🇳 GM Arjun Erigaisi 2.5
9. 🇩🇪 GM Vincent Keymer 2.5
10. 🇹🇷 GM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus 2
11. 🇮🇳 GM R Praggnanandhaa 1.5
12. 🇳🇱 GM Anish Giri 1.5
13. 🇨🇿 GM Thai Dai Van Nguyen 1.5
14. 🇮🇳 GM Aravindh Chithambaram 1.5

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