Nodirbek Abdusattorov — Tata Steel Chess 2026 Champion

NAVI chess player Nodirbek Abdusattorov became the champion of Tata Steel Chess 2026 after playing 13 games. He secured 6 wins with 1 loss, while the remaining 6 games ended in draws.

It is worth noting that Tata Steel Chess is one of the oldest and most prestigious classical chess tournaments, with a history dating back to 1936. In an interview, Nodirbek admitted that winning this tournament had been a childhood dream of his.

We congratulate him on a phenomenal start to 2026 and look forward to more victories. The next — and no less important — tournament for Nodirbek will be the FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship 2026 (Rapid), featuring a $300,000 prize pool. The event will take place from February 13 to 15 in Wangel, Germany, and will feature eight players.

Match results:

(W) Nodirbek Abdusattorov [0.5 : 0.5] Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus
(W) Nodirbek Abdusattorov [1 : 0] Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
(B) Nodirbek Abdusattorov [0.5 : 0.5] Aravindh Chithambaram
(W) Nodirbek Abdusattorov [1 : 0] Thai Dai Van Nguyen
(B) Nodirbek Abdusattorov [0.5 : 0.5] Hans Moke Niemann
(W) Nodirbek Abdusattorov [1 : 0] Gukesh Dommaraju
(B) Nodirbek Abdusattorov [1 : 0] Vincent Keymer
(W) Nodirbek Abdusattorov [0 : 1] Anish Giri
(B) Nodirbek Abdusattorov [0.5 : 0.5] Javokhir Sindarov
(W) Nodirbek Abdusattorov [0.5 : 0.5] Vladimir Fedoseev
(B) Nodirbek Abdusattorov [0.5 : 0.5] Jorden van Foreest
(W) Nodirbek Abdusattorov [1 : 0] Matthias Bluebaum
(B) Nodirbek Abdusattorov [1 : 0] Arjun Erigaisi