Tata Steel - Challengers

Tournament system:

Round Robin with 13 rounds, meaning that all the players will face each other once. The player with the most points after the 13 rounds wins the tournament.

Time control:

Classical chess with 100 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 50 minutes for the next 20 moves, and then 15 minutes for the remainder of the game. The players receive a 30-second increment per move starting from the first move.

The Tata Steel Chess Tournament is an annual event held in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, featuring top grandmasters and emerging talents. Known as the "Wimbledon of Chess," it includes both Masters and Challengers sections, with the 87th edition scheduled for January 17 to February 2, 2025.

This is the Challengers section, where the winner will gain a spot in the Masters section next year!