The eighth day of the Tata Steel Chess Masters 2026 in Wijk aan Zee has concluded. After eight rounds, GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov continues to lead with 5.5 points, while Javokhir Sindarov is in second place with 5 points.

Anish Giri defeated Nodirbek Abdusattorov, which became Abdusattorov’s first loss in the tournament.

The current standings are:

Place Player Score
1. 🇺🇿 GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov 5.5
2. 🇺🇿 GM Javokhir Sindarov 5
3. 🇹🇷 GM Yagiz Erdogmus 4.5
4. 🇺🇸 GM Hans Niemann 4.5
5. 🇳🇱 GM Jorden v. Foreest 4.5
6. 🇳🇱 GM Anish Giri 4
7. 🇩🇪 GM Vincent Keymer 4
8. 🇸🇮 GM Vladimir Fedoseev 4
9. 🇮🇳 GM Gukesh Dommaraju 4
10. 🇩🇪 GM Matthias Bluebaum 4
11. 🇮🇳 GM Arjun Erigaisi 3.5
12. 🇮🇳 GM Praggnanandhaa R 3
13. 🇨🇿 GM Van Nguyen 3
14. 🇮🇳 GM Aravindh Chithambaram 2.5

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