Very happy about the performance of our biggest chess talent Christian Glöckler and even prouder of my dad, his home coach, who managed to rise another prodigy in Germany. German chess currently rocks! https://t.co/sEqCyBnfUZ
Another mind-blowing Wijk coming to an end.
Congrats to Nodirbek - very impressive indeed!
Javokhir kept establishing himself among the very top.
Vincent managed to win so many games after a poor start - a quality which only few have.
Jorden - probably the most exciting games throughout the event. So many ideas, such a freshness!
Yagiz, great debut. At times it felt like young Kasparov. Many records to break for the boy with a clear World Champion potential and ambitions. Turkey to emerge as chess super power within couple of years.
Matthias proved he is worthy Candidate and belongs to 2700+ club.
Andy makes to the Masters next year. Excited to see another young star emerging. Just few months ago he needed a wild card to play the Grand Swiss - and now one can fairly expect him to clinch 2700 soon.
Vasyl - no words. Genius. He did not qualify at the end of the day, but I'd say everyone would be happy to see him in the Masters next year.
Bibissara - very formidable play. Kept her cool and performed at 2600+ in such a company.
And of course, many other heroes at this unique event.
That was exceptional. That was Wijk.
Nodirbek Abdusattorov gewinnt @tatasteelchess mit 9 aus 13. Das bringt ihm einen Elo-Zuwachs von 19,5 Punkten und Platz 5 in der Live-Weltrangliste. @VincentKeymer04 holt 7,5 Punkte und teilt sich die Plätze 4 und 5 mit @HansMokeNiemann. Matthias Blübaum wird mit 7,0 aus 13 Sechster. Keymer ist der Spieler mit den wenigsten Remispartien (+6, -4, =3). https://t.co/iX5fR1wZi2
For three straight years, Nodirbek Abdusattorov was right there on top going into the final weekend.
Three times, the title slipped through his fingers.
This year, he came back and finished the story.
From heartbreak to redemption — @NodirbekGM is your 2026 Tata Steel Chess Champion♟️💙
#TataSteelChess #TataSteelMasters
💙♟️Tata Steel Chess Festival in one video.
Chess, families, kids, and the unique Wijk aan Zee atmosphere.
Thanks to everyone who joined us — see you next year.
#TataSteelChess
Taktik mit Oliver Reeh - er schreibt: "In der Diagrammstellung führt 30...Dd1+! zum Sieg für Schwarz, soviel sei verraten. Aber den Rest müssen Sie allein hinkriegen - okay?" https://t.co/ldWxZLaVcW
ChessBase und @RobertRis verteilen Geschenke: Der holländische IM, Autor und Trainer präsentiert und kommentiert 7 Glanzpartien aus der Geschichte des @tatasteelchess Turniers. Zum Download, kostenlos. https://t.co/dfhtZ10HqP
Christian Glöcker punktet weiter - und ist beim Qualifiers in Wijk mit 6 aus 6 gestartet. Das entspricht einer Elo-Performance von 3228. https://t.co/HV2hbV0AQq
Für Matthias Blübaum läuft es gut beim @tatasteelchess Turnier in Wijk. In Runde 9 gewann er gegen Gukesh, in Runde 10 gewann er gegen Giri. Und springt im Live-Rating das erste Mal in seiner Karriere über 2700. https://t.co/QFC0tlZCs2
“During the whole Doha tournament, I played for several rounds against so many players who were younger than me, and they were so good. I felt like an old man already, complaining about the youngsters coming up—why are they so strong and so young? That was quite shocking in some way, but that’s just the way it is. Everyone has access to so much knowledge nowadays, so anyone can become good very quickly, and they are just working like crazy. Probably when I was 13 or 14, people also didn’t enjoy playing against me with that rating, so that’s how it is. We are still quite young, but the generation younger than us is already coming. I think we are soon going to be in a position where we’re trying to dethrone the existing top generation while also defending ourselves against the younger one.”
— Vincent Keymer, interview for @lichess after Round 5 of the @tatasteelchess
4 aus 4! Christian Glöckler punktet beim Qualifiers in Wijk. Und spielte dabei eine Reihe bemerkenswerter Partien - wilde Opfer, hübsche Angriffe und ein verpasstes Damenopfer inklusive. https://t.co/N016VJUvCb
On this day in 1983 at Wijk aan Zee - in Round 9, John van der Wiel ( 🇳🇱) faces Viktor Korchnoi (🇨🇭), as Yasser Seirawan (🇺🇸) looks on.
Korchnoi won this game, in his trademark Open Spanish, in 48 moves. He later annotated it for 'Chess Informant'.
(📷: https://t.co/djJ1PufDtO.)