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GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov has won the 2026 Tata Steel Chess tournament, finishing on 9/13; half a point behind was his compatriot, GM Javokhir Sindarov. GM Andy Woodward finished on 10/13 in the Challengers, qualifying to next year's Masters tournament, with GM Vasyl Ivanchuk finishing in second on 9.5/13. IM Christian Gloeckler won the Amateurs section on 8.5/9, 1.5 points ahead of IM Henry Edward Tudor.

GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov and GM Javokhir Sindarov are in 1st place on 7/11, closely followed by GM Hans Moke Niemann, GM Jorden van Foreest, and GM Matthias Blübaum on 6.5/11. In the Challengers, GM Andy Woodward is the sole leader on 8.5/11, with GM Vasyl Ivanchuk and GM Aydin Suleymanli half a point behind on 8/11.

On 5.5/8, GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov is the sole leader after 8 rounds, half a point ahead of GM Javokhir Sindarov. In the Challengers, GM Marc'Andria Maurizzi and GM Andy Woodward are tied for first on 6.5/8, with GM Aydin Suleymanli half a point behind on 6/8.

GM Hans Moke Niemann, GM Javokhir Sindarov, and GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov are in shared first in the Masters section, while GM Aydin Suleymanli, IM Faustino Oro, and GM Andy Woodward lead in the Challengers.

The stage is set for the 2026 Tata Steel Chess tournament, which begins tomorrow, on the 17th, and includes the world's best players in a mixed field where exciting chess is more than encouraged.

Announcing our schedule for upcoming Titled Arenas!

Is it just us, or has this year flown by? As we say goodbye to 2025 and enter 2026, let's look back at the highlights of Lichess in 2025.

When two queens are not enough

GM Magnus Carlsen is the 2025 World Blitz Champion, with GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov finishing in second, and GM Fabiano Caruana and GM Arjun Erigaisi finishing in third and fourth;GM Bibisara Assaubayeva is the 2025 Women's World Blitz Champion, with GM Anna Muzychuk finishing in second, and GM Zhu Jiner and IM Eline Roebers in shared third and fourth.

GM Arjun Erigaisi, GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, and GM Fabiano Caruana are in shared first on 10/13, while in the Women's, IM Eline Roebers is in the sole lead with 8.5/10, with GM Aleksandra Goryachkina, WIM Umida Omonova, and GM Antoaneta Stefanova in shared second on 8/10.