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Tata Steel Chess 2026 | Challengers

17 Jan to 1 Feb 2026 · Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands · 14-player round-robin · 120 min / 40 moves + 30 min + 30 sec / move from move 41 Finished

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Top 100 players in this event

GM Vasyl Ivanchuk ★: No. 2, 9½/13, performance 2714 (+19)
GM Aydin Suleymanli ★: No. 3, 9/13, performance 2677 (+10)
GM Bibisara Assaubayeva ★: No. 5, 7½/13, performance 2604 (+19)
IM Carissa Yip ★: No. 7, 7/13, performance 2579 (+20)
GM Erwin L'Ami ★: No. 11, 5/13, performance 2450 (-31)
IM Miaoyi Lu ★: No. 13, 3½/13, performance 2377 (-9)
IM Eline Roebers ★: No. 14, 2½/13, performance 2304 (-14)

Standings

Standings, Tata Steel Chess 2026 | Challengers
#	Player	Fed	Rating	Score	Games	Perf	Change
1	GM Andy Woodward	USA	2608	10	13	2750	+23
2	GM Vasyl Ivanchuk ★	UKR	2605	9½	13	2714	+19
3	GM Aydin Suleymanli ★	AZE	2628	9	13	2677	+10
4	GM MarcAndria Maurizzi	FRA	2611	8	13	2626	+3
5	GM Bibisara Assaubayeva ★	KAZ	2497	7½	13	2604	+19
6	IM Faustino Oro	ARG	2516	7	13	2575	+10
7	IM Carissa Yip ★	USA	2466	7	13	2579	+20
8	GM Max Warmerdam	NED	2576	6½	13	2541	-6
9	GM Velimir Ivic	SRB	2638	6	13	2507	-22
10	GM Daniil Yuffa	ESP	2604	5½	13	2482	-21
11	GM Erwin L'Ami ★	NED	2634	5	13	2450	-31
12	FM Panesar Vedant	IND	2406	4	13	2413	0
13	IM Miaoyi Lu ★	CHN	2431	3½	13	2377	-9
14	IM Eline Roebers ★	NED	2398	2½	13	2304	-14

Games

Games
Round	Game	Result
1.1	Vasyl Ivanchuk – Carissa Yip	½-½
1.4	Erwin L'Ami – Aydin Suleymanli	0-1
1.5	Bibisara Assaubayeva – Andy Woodward	1-0
1.6	Eline Roebers – Panesar Vedant	0-1
1.7	Miaoyi Lu – Max Warmerdam	1-0
2.1	Andy Woodward – Eline Roebers	1-0
2.2	Carissa Yip – Max Warmerdam	1-0
2.3	Aydin Suleymanli – Bibisara Assaubayeva	½-½
2.4	Panesar Vedant – Miaoyi Lu	0-1
2.5	Vasyl Ivanchuk – MarcAndria Maurizzi	½-½
2.7	Faustino Oro – Erwin L'Ami	1-0
3.1	Erwin L'Ami – Daniil Yuffa	0-1
3.2	Miaoyi Lu – Andy Woodward	0-1
3.3	Eline Roebers – Aydin Suleymanli	0-1
3.4	Velimir Ivic – Vasyl Ivanchuk	0-1
3.5	MarcAndria Maurizzi – Carissa Yip	1-0
3.7	Bibisara Assaubayeva – Faustino Oro	½-½
4.1	Aydin Suleymanli – Miaoyi Lu	1-0
4.2	Daniil Yuffa – Bibisara Assaubayeva	½-½
4.4	Faustino Oro – Eline Roebers	1-0
4.6	Vasyl Ivanchuk – Erwin L'Ami	0-1
4.7	Carissa Yip – Panesar Vedant	1-0
5.1	Bibisara Assaubayeva – Vasyl Ivanchuk	½-½
5.2	Velimir Ivic – Carissa Yip	0-1
5.3	Erwin L'Ami – MarcAndria Maurizzi	½-½
5.4	Max Warmerdam – Aydin Suleymanli	½-½
5.6	Miaoyi Lu – Faustino Oro	0-1
5.7	Eline Roebers – Daniil Yuffa	1-0
6.2	Vasyl Ivanchuk – Eline Roebers	1-0
6.3	Daniil Yuffa – Miaoyi Lu	1-0
6.4	MarcAndria Maurizzi – Bibisara Assaubayeva	1-0
6.5	Aydin Suleymanli – Panesar Vedant	½-½
6.6	Carissa Yip – Andy Woodward	0-1
6.7	Velimir Ivic – Erwin L'Ami	1-0
7.1	Bibisara Assaubayeva – Velimir Ivic	½-½
7.2	Erwin L'Ami – Carissa Yip	½-½
7.4	Andy Woodward – Aydin Suleymanli	½-½
7.5	Miaoyi Lu – Vasyl Ivanchuk	0-1
7.6	Eline Roebers – MarcAndria Maurizzi	0-1
8.1	Carissa Yip – Aydin Suleymanli	0-1
8.3	Velimir Ivic – Eline Roebers	1-0
8.4	Vasyl Ivanchuk – Max Warmerdam	1-0
8.6	Erwin L'Ami – Bibisara Assaubayeva	0-1
8.7	MarcAndria Maurizzi – Miaoyi Lu	1-0
9.2	Miaoyi Lu – Velimir Ivic	1-0
9.3	Bibisara Assaubayeva – Carissa Yip	½-½
9.4	Eline Roebers – Erwin L'Ami	0-1
9.5	Panesar Vedant – Vasyl Ivanchuk	½-½
9.6	Aydin Suleymanli – Faustino Oro	1-0
10.1	Carissa Yip – Faustino Oro	½-½
10.4	Vasyl Ivanchuk – Andy Woodward	1-0
10.5	Erwin L'Ami – Miaoyi Lu	1-0
10.6	Bibisara Assaubayeva – Eline Roebers	1-0
10.7	Daniil Yuffa – Aydin Suleymanli	0-1
11.1	Miaoyi Lu – Bibisara Assaubayeva	½-½
11.2	Eline Roebers – Carissa Yip	0-1
11.6	Max Warmerdam – Erwin L'Ami	½-½
11.7	Aydin Suleymanli – Vasyl Ivanchuk	0-1
12.1	Bibisara Assaubayeva – Max Warmerdam	0-1
12.2	Vasyl Ivanchuk – Faustino Oro	½-½
12.3	Eline Roebers – Miaoyi Lu	1-0
12.5	Carissa Yip – Daniil Yuffa	0-1
12.6	MarcAndria Maurizzi – Aydin Suleymanli	0-1
12.7	Erwin L'Ami – Panesar Vedant	½-½
13.2	Aydin Suleymanli – Velimir Ivic	0-1
13.3	Miaoyi Lu – Carissa Yip	0-1
13.4	Daniil Yuffa – Vasyl Ivanchuk	0-1
13.5	Max Warmerdam – Eline Roebers	½-½
13.6	Andy Woodward – Erwin L'Ami	1-0
13.7	Panesar Vedant – Bibisara Assaubayeva	0-1

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