World championship challenger GM Ding Liren and GM Nordirbek Abdusattorov scored the first victories of the 2023 Tata Steel Chess Tournament in round one. Defending champion GM Magnus Carlsen drew a combative game vs. GM Levon Aronian.
In the Challengers group, GM Max Warmerdam and prodigy GM Abhimanyu Mishra each won to tie for the early lead.
Every year the elite chess calendar begins in Wijk aan Zee, a seaside village in the Netherlands, with Tata Steel Chess, known as the “Wimbledon of Chess.” This year, this storied event celebrates its 85th anniversary with an exciting mix of elite players and rising prodigies.
In addition to the exceptionally strong main event, Tata Steel also holds a Challengers tournament with up-and-coming GMs and IMs looking ahead for their seat at the Masters table next year. In addition, the amateur tournaments are back with this edition, and spectators are welcome again in the playing hall for the first time since the coronavirus period.
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