Wijk aan Zee hosts the Tata Steel Chess 2026.

Nodirbek Abdusattarov and Javohir Sindarov are fighting for the top prize.

In the 7th round, Nodirbek Abdusattarov beat Vincent Keymer with black pieces and consolidated his lead in the standings with 5.5 points. He also rose to 5th place in the FIDE LIVE rating. While Javohir Sindarov played with the American chess player Hans Niemann. On the 84th move, both sides agreed to a draw.

Nodirbek Abdusattarov will play with white pieces against Anish Giri from the Netherlands, and Javohir Sindarov will play with black pieces against Vincent Keymer.

The match between N. Abdusattarov and J. Sindarov will take place in the 9th round on January 27.

T.Ruziyev, UzA