Tata Steel Chess Tournament - Challengers 2026 Last update 01.02.2026 18:19:19, Creator/Last Upload: aeliens
Pairings/Results
| Round 1 on 2026/01/17 at 14:00 |
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | | | White | Result | | Black | | Rtg | No. |
| 1 | 1 | 2605 | | GM | Ivanchuk, Vasyl | ½ - ½ | IM | Yip, Carissa | | 2466 | 14 | |
| 2 | 2 | 2611 | | GM | Maurizzi, Marcandria | ½ - ½ | GM | Yuffa, Daniil | | 2604 | 13 | |
| 3 | 3 | 2638 | | GM | Ivic, Velimir | ½ - ½ | IM | Oro, Faustino | | 2516 | 12 | |
| 4 | 4 | 2634 | | GM | L'ami, Erwin | 0 - 1 | GM | Suleymanli, Aydin | | 2628 | 11 | |
| 5 | 5 | 2497 | | GM | Assaubayeva, Bibisara | 1 - 0 | GM | Woodward, Andy | | 2608 | 10 | |
| 6 | 6 | 2398 | | IM | Roebers, Eline | 0 - 1 | FM | Panesar, Vedant | | 2406 | 9 | |
| 7 | 7 | 2431 | | IM | Lu, Miaoyi | 1 - 0 | GM | Warmerdam, Max | | 2576 | 8 | |
| Round 2 on 2026/01/18 at 14:00 |
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | | | White | Result | | Black | | Rtg | No. |
| 1 | 14 | 2466 | | IM | Yip, Carissa | 1 - 0 | GM | Warmerdam, Max | | 2576 | 8 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2406 | | FM | Panesar, Vedant | 0 - 1 | IM | Lu, Miaoyi | | 2431 | 7 | |
| 3 | 10 | 2608 | | GM | Woodward, Andy | 1 - 0 | IM | Roebers, Eline | | 2398 | 6 | |
| 4 | 11 | 2628 | | GM | Suleymanli, Aydin | ½ - ½ | GM | Assaubayeva, Bibisara | | 2497 | 5 | |
| 5 | 12 | 2516 | | IM | Oro, Faustino | 1 - 0 | GM | L'ami, Erwin | | 2634 | 4 | |
| 6 | 13 | 2604 | | GM | Yuffa, Daniil | ½ - ½ | GM | Ivic, Velimir | | 2638 | 3 | |
| 7 | 1 | 2605 | | GM | Ivanchuk, Vasyl | ½ - ½ | GM | Maurizzi, Marcandria | | 2611 | 2 | |
| Round 3 on 2026/01/19 at 14:00 |
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | | | White | Result | | Black | | Rtg | No. |
| 1 | 2 | 2611 | | GM | Maurizzi, Marcandria | 1 - 0 | IM | Yip, Carissa | | 2466 | 14 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2638 | | GM | Ivic, Velimir | 0 - 1 | GM | Ivanchuk, Vasyl | | 2605 | 1 | |
| 3 | 4 | 2634 | | GM | L'ami, Erwin | 0 - 1 | GM | Yuffa, Daniil | | 2604 | 13 | |
| 4 | 5 | 2497 | | GM | Assaubayeva, Bibisara | ½ - ½ | IM | Oro, Faustino | | 2516 | 12 | |
| 5 | 6 | 2398 | | IM | Roebers, Eline | 0 - 1 | GM | Suleymanli, Aydin | | 2628 | 11 | |
| 6 | 7 | 2431 | | IM | Lu, Miaoyi | 0 - 1 | GM | Woodward, Andy | | 2608 | 10 | |
| 7 | 8 | 2576 | | GM | Warmerdam, Max | 1 - 0 | FM | Panesar, Vedant | | 2406 | 9 | |
| Round 4 on 2026/01/20 at 14:00 |
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | | | White | Result | | Black | | Rtg | No. |
| 1 | 14 | 2466 | | IM | Yip, Carissa | 1 - 0 | FM | Panesar, Vedant | | 2406 | 9 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2608 | | GM | Woodward, Andy | 1 - 0 | GM | Warmerdam, Max | | 2576 | 8 | |
| 3 | 11 | 2628 | | GM | Suleymanli, Aydin | 1 - 0 | IM | Lu, Miaoyi | | 2431 | 7 | |
| 4 | 12 | 2516 | | IM | Oro, Faustino | 1 - 0 | IM | Roebers, Eline | | 2398 | 6 | |
| 5 | 13 | 2604 | | GM | Yuffa, Daniil | ½ - ½ | GM | Assaubayeva, Bibisara | | 2497 | 5 | |
| 6 | 1 | 2605 | | GM | Ivanchuk, Vasyl | 0 - 1 | GM | L'ami, Erwin | | 2634 | 4 | |
| 7 | 2 | 2611 | | GM | Maurizzi, Marcandria | 1 - 0 | GM | Ivic, Velimir | | 2638 | 3 | |
| Round 5 on 2026/01/21 at 14:00 |
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | | | White | Result | | Black | | Rtg | No. |
| 1 | 3 | 2638 | | GM | Ivic, Velimir | 0 - 1 | IM | Yip, Carissa | | 2466 | 14 | |
| 2 | 4 | 2634 | | GM | L'ami, Erwin | ½ - ½ | GM | Maurizzi, Marcandria | | 2611 | 2 | |
| 3 | 5 | 2497 | | GM | Assaubayeva, Bibisara | ½ - ½ | GM | Ivanchuk, Vasyl | | 2605 | 1 | |
| 4 | 6 | 2398 | | IM | Roebers, Eline | 1 - 0 | GM | Yuffa, Daniil | | 2604 | 13 | |
| 5 | 7 | 2431 | | IM | Lu, Miaoyi | 0 - 1 | IM | Oro, Faustino | | 2516 | 12 | |
| 6 | 8 | 2576 | | GM | Warmerdam, Max | ½ - ½ | GM | Suleymanli, Aydin | | 2628 | 11 | |
| 7 | 9 | 2406 | | FM | Panesar, Vedant | 0 - 1 | GM | Woodward, Andy | | 2608 | 10 | |
| Round 6 on 2026/01/23 at 14:00 |
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | | | White | Result | | Black | | Rtg | No. |
| 1 | 14 | 2466 | | IM | Yip, Carissa | 0 - 1 | GM | Woodward, Andy | | 2608 | 10 | |
| 2 | 11 | 2628 | | GM | Suleymanli, Aydin | ½ - ½ | FM | Panesar, Vedant | | 2406 | 9 | |
| 3 | 12 | 2516 | | IM | Oro, Faustino | 0 - 1 | GM | Warmerdam, Max | | 2576 | 8 | |
| 4 | 13 | 2604 | | GM | Yuffa, Daniil | 1 - 0 | IM | Lu, Miaoyi | | 2431 | 7 | |
| 5 | 1 | 2605 | | GM | Ivanchuk, Vasyl | 1 - 0 | IM | Roebers, Eline | | 2398 | 6 | |
| 6 | 2 | 2611 | | GM | Maurizzi, Marcandria | 1 - 0 | GM | Assaubayeva, Bibisara | | 2497 | 5 | |
| 7 | 3 | 2638 | | GM | Ivic, Velimir | 1 - 0 | GM | L'ami, Erwin | | 2634 | 4 | |
| Round 7 on 2026/01/24 at 14:00 |
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | | | White | Result | | Black | | Rtg | No. |
| 1 | 4 | 2634 | | GM | L'ami, Erwin | ½ - ½ | IM | Yip, Carissa | | 2466 | 14 | |
| 2 | 5 | 2497 | | GM | Assaubayeva, Bibisara | ½ - ½ | GM | Ivic, Velimir | | 2638 | 3 | |
| 3 | 6 | 2398 | | IM | Roebers, Eline | 0 - 1 | GM | Maurizzi, Marcandria | | 2611 | 2 | |
| 4 | 7 | 2431 | | IM | Lu, Miaoyi | 0 - 1 | GM | Ivanchuk, Vasyl | | 2605 | 1 | |
| 5 | 8 | 2576 | | GM | Warmerdam, Max | ½ - ½ | GM | Yuffa, Daniil | | 2604 | 13 | |
| 6 | 9 | 2406 | | FM | Panesar, Vedant | ½ - ½ | IM | Oro, Faustino | | 2516 | 12 | |
| 7 | 10 | 2608 | | GM | Woodward, Andy | ½ - ½ | GM | Suleymanli, Aydin | | 2628 | 11 | |
| Round 8 on 2026/01/25 at 14:00 |
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | | | White | Result | | Black | | Rtg | No. |
| 1 | 14 | 2466 | | IM | Yip, Carissa | 0 - 1 | GM | Suleymanli, Aydin | | 2628 | 11 | |
| 2 | 12 | 2516 | | IM | Oro, Faustino | 0 - 1 | GM | Woodward, Andy | | 2608 | 10 | |
| 3 | 13 | 2604 | | GM | Yuffa, Daniil | ½ - ½ | FM | Panesar, Vedant | | 2406 | 9 | |
| 4 | 1 | 2605 | | GM | Ivanchuk, Vasyl | 1 - 0 | GM | Warmerdam, Max | | 2576 | 8 | |
| 5 | 2 | 2611 | | GM | Maurizzi, Marcandria | 1 - 0 | IM | Lu, Miaoyi | | 2431 | 7 | |
| 6 | 3 | 2638 | | GM | Ivic, Velimir | 1 - 0 | IM | Roebers, Eline | | 2398 | 6 | |
| 7 | 4 | 2634 | | GM | L'ami, Erwin | 0 - 1 | GM | Assaubayeva, Bibisara | | 2497 | 5 | |
| Round 9 on 2026/01/27 at 14:00 |
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | | | White | Result | | Black | | Rtg | No. |
| 1 | 5 | 2497 | | GM | Assaubayeva, Bibisara | ½ - ½ | IM | Yip, Carissa | | 2466 | 14 | |
| 2 | 6 | 2398 | | IM | Roebers, Eline | 0 - 1 | GM | L'ami, Erwin | | 2634 | 4 | |
| 3 | 7 | 2431 | | IM | Lu, Miaoyi | 1 - 0 | GM | Ivic, Velimir | | 2638 | 3 | |
| 4 | 8 | 2576 | | GM | Warmerdam, Max | 1 - 0 | GM | Maurizzi, Marcandria | | 2611 | 2 | |
| 5 | 9 | 2406 | | FM | Panesar, Vedant | ½ - ½ | GM | Ivanchuk, Vasyl | | 2605 | 1 | |
| 6 | 10 | 2608 | | GM | Woodward, Andy | 1 - 0 | GM | Yuffa, Daniil | | 2604 | 13 | |
| 7 | 11 | 2628 | | GM | Suleymanli, Aydin | 1 - 0 | IM | Oro, Faustino | | 2516 | 12 | |
| Round 10 on 2026/01/28 at 14:00 |
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | | | White | Result | | Black | | Rtg | No. |
| 1 | 14 | 2466 | | IM | Yip, Carissa | ½ - ½ | IM | Oro, Faustino | | 2516 | 12 | |
| 2 | 13 | 2604 | | GM | Yuffa, Daniil | 0 - 1 | GM | Suleymanli, Aydin | | 2628 | 11 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2605 | | GM | Ivanchuk, Vasyl | 1 - 0 | GM | Woodward, Andy | | 2608 | 10 | |
| 4 | 2 | 2611 | | GM | Maurizzi, Marcandria | 1 - 0 | FM | Panesar, Vedant | | 2406 | 9 | |
| 5 | 3 | 2638 | | GM | Ivic, Velimir | ½ - ½ | GM | Warmerdam, Max | | 2576 | 8 | |
| 6 | 4 | 2634 | | GM | L'ami, Erwin | 1 - 0 | IM | Lu, Miaoyi | | 2431 | 7 | |
| 7 | 5 | 2497 | | GM | Assaubayeva, Bibisara | 1 - 0 | IM | Roebers, Eline | | 2398 | 6 | |
| Round 11 on 2026/01/30 at 14:00 |
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | | | White | Result | | Black | | Rtg | No. |
| 1 | 6 | 2398 | | IM | Roebers, Eline | 0 - 1 | IM | Yip, Carissa | | 2466 | 14 | |
| 2 | 7 | 2431 | | IM | Lu, Miaoyi | ½ - ½ | GM | Assaubayeva, Bibisara | | 2497 | 5 | |
| 3 | 8 | 2576 | | GM | Warmerdam, Max | ½ - ½ | GM | L'ami, Erwin | | 2634 | 4 | |
| 4 | 9 | 2406 | | FM | Panesar, Vedant | ½ - ½ | GM | Ivic, Velimir | | 2638 | 3 | |
| 5 | 10 | 2608 | | GM | Woodward, Andy | 1 - 0 | GM | Maurizzi, Marcandria | | 2611 | 2 | |
| 6 | 11 | 2628 | | GM | Suleymanli, Aydin | 0 - 1 | GM | Ivanchuk, Vasyl | | 2605 | 1 | |
| 7 | 12 | 2516 | | IM | Oro, Faustino | 1 - 0 | GM | Yuffa, Daniil | | 2604 | 13 | |
| Round 12 on 2026/01/31 at 14:00 |
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | | | White | Result | | Black | | Rtg | No. |
| 1 | 14 | 2466 | | IM | Yip, Carissa | 0 - 1 | GM | Yuffa, Daniil | | 2604 | 13 | |
| 2 | 1 | 2605 | | GM | Ivanchuk, Vasyl | ½ - ½ | IM | Oro, Faustino | | 2516 | 12 | |
| 3 | 2 | 2611 | | GM | Maurizzi, Marcandria | 0 - 1 | GM | Suleymanli, Aydin | | 2628 | 11 | |
| 4 | 3 | 2638 | | GM | Ivic, Velimir | ½ - ½ | GM | Woodward, Andy | | 2608 | 10 | |
| 5 | 4 | 2634 | | GM | L'ami, Erwin | ½ - ½ | FM | Panesar, Vedant | | 2406 | 9 | |
| 6 | 5 | 2497 | | GM | Assaubayeva, Bibisara | 0 - 1 | GM | Warmerdam, Max | | 2576 | 8 | |
| 7 | 6 | 2398 | | IM | Roebers, Eline | 1 - 0 | IM | Lu, Miaoyi | | 2431 | 7 | |
| Round 13 on 2026/02/01 at 12:00 |
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | | | White | Result | | Black | | Rtg | No. |
| 1 | 7 | 2431 | | IM | Lu, Miaoyi | 0 - 1 | IM | Yip, Carissa | | 2466 | 14 | |
| 2 | 8 | 2576 | | GM | Warmerdam, Max | ½ - ½ | IM | Roebers, Eline | | 2398 | 6 | |
| 3 | 9 | 2406 | | FM | Panesar, Vedant | 0 - 1 | GM | Assaubayeva, Bibisara | | 2497 | 5 | |
| 4 | 10 | 2608 | | GM | Woodward, Andy | 1 - 0 | GM | L'ami, Erwin | | 2634 | 4 | |
| 5 | 11 | 2628 | | GM | Suleymanli, Aydin | 0 - 1 | GM | Ivic, Velimir | | 2638 | 3 | |
| 6 | 12 | 2516 | | IM | Oro, Faustino | ½ - ½ | GM | Maurizzi, Marcandria | | 2611 | 2 | |
| 7 | 13 | 2604 | | GM | Yuffa, Daniil | 0 - 1 | GM | Ivanchuk, Vasyl | | 2605 | 1 | |
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