Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2026 Round of 5 in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands Masters And Challengers It was very decisive and exciting in both groups. This world-renowned chess competition is running from January 17 to February 1 and this edition features top grandmasters and young talents.
Masters: Sindarov takes the lead
One of the most decisive results of the match Grandmaster Javokhir Sindarov (UZB) achieved a spectacular victory in 74 moves Masters on par with leaders Did it. With this victory he Hans Niemann And Nodirbek Abdusattorov with 3.5/5 points But has joined the common front.
Gukesh got his first victory
world champion D Gukesh Dommaraju Czech Gan GM Thai Dai Van Nguyen defeating 2026 Tata Steel Masters in my first win Entered. Earlier, there had been draws in their last four matches, but with this win they have become stronger in the table.
Strong performance by Fedoseev and Keymer too
Vladimir Fedoseev in an exciting match Arjun Erigaisi beat while Vincent Keymer by Aravind Chithambaram Strengthened his position by defeating.
Praggnanandhaa stuck on draw
On the other hand, India R Praggnanandhaa in this period Anish Giri Played a draw with and are still waiting for their first win in this edition.
Competition tough in Challengers group too
Challengers Young players in section IM Faustino Oro (12) And GM Andy Woodward by Aydin Suleymanli with 4/5 marks He remains at the top with a ranking of 10,000, strengthening his chances of qualifying for a future Masters category.
Tournament structure and the way forward
Tata Steel Chess in 2026 14-player classical round-robin The format adopted is that each player plays a match against each other and a total of 13 rounds are scheduled.
Now the Round 6 matches will take place on January 23, where more interesting encounters between the top players are expected.
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