Tata Steel Chess Masters 2026 | Day 1 | Ft. Gukesh, Arjun, Pragg, Aravindh, Anish

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The Tata Steel Chess Tournament has a long and rich history. The tournament started in 1938 as an employee tournament for the steel producer Hoogovens. Since then, it has become one of the most prestigious chess tournaments. The world’s greatest chess players, the emerging top talents as well as keen amateurs, make sure to be part of ‘the Wimbledon of Chess’.

Masters Participants:
1. Vincent Keymer (2776)
2. Arjun Erigaisi (2775)
3. Anish Giri (2760)
4. R. Praggnanandhaa (2758)
5. D. Gukesh (2754)
6. Nodirbek Abdusattorov (2751)
7. Javokhir Sindarov (2726)
8. Hans Niemann (2725)
9. Jorden van Foreest (2705)
10. Vladimir Fedoseev (2704)
11. Aravindh Chithambaram (2700)
12. Matthias Bluebaum (2684)
13. Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus (2669)
14. Nguyen Thai Dai Van (2656)

The format
The Tata Steel Chess Tournament is played in a classical round-robin format and takes place in Wijk aan Zee.

Time Control:
120 minutes for the first 40 moves
30 minutes for the rest of the game
30 seconds increment per move, starting from move 41

Tournament structure
Both the Masters and the Challengers are played as round-robin tournaments.
Each group consists of 14 players
All players face each other once
The tournament is played over 13 rounds

Playing schedule
All games are played at De Moriaan in Wijk aan Zee.
• Rounds 1–12 start at 14:00 (6.30 p.m.)
• The final round starts at 12:00 (4.30 p.m.)

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