Round 1
The Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2026 is the 88th edition of the long-running annual tournament held in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands. The event is taking place from 17 January to 1 February and once again features the traditional structure of parallel Masters and Challengers tournaments, each consisting of 14 players competing in a single round-robin.
The time control is 120 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the remainder of the game, with a 30-second increment starting on move 41.
In case of a tie for first place, blitz games will decide the champion, according to the official tournament regulations. The monetary prizes will be shared evenly.
Games start daily at 14:00 CET (7:00 ET, 20:30 IST), except for round 13, which starts two hours earlier than usual.
Live games and commentary
Masters
Challengers
Commentary by the ChessBase India team
Commentary by the official website
Tournament schedule
Games start daily at 14:00 CET (7:00 ET, 20:30 IST), except for round 13, which starts two hours earlier than usual.
| Date | Day | Round |
| January 17 | Saturday | Round 1 |
| January 18 | Sunday | Round 2 |
| January 19 | Monday | Round 3 |
| January 20 | Tuesday | Round 4 |
| January 21 | Wednesday | Round 5 |
| January 22 | Thursday | Rest day |
| January 23 | Friday | Round 6 |
| January 24 | Saturday | Round 7 |
| January 25 | Sunday | Round 8 |
| January 26 | Monday | Rest day |
| January 27 | Tuesday | Round 9 |
| January 28 | Wednesday | Round 10 |
| January 29 | Thursday | Rest day |
| January 30 | Friday | Round 11 |
| January 31 | Saturday | Round 12 |
| February 1 | Sunday | Round 13 |
