Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2024
The Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2024 was the 86th edition of the annual chess tournament held in Wijk aan Zee from 13–28 January 2024. The competition followed a similar format to the previous year's edition, taking place at the Dorpshuis De Moriaan in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, while round 9 of the Masters section was played at the AFAS Circustheater in The Hague, Netherlands as part of the competition's "Chess on Tour" event.
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Masters Champion |
Challengers Champion | |||||
| Wei Yi | Leon Luke Mendonca | |||||
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Born 2 June 1999 24 years old |
Born 13 March 2006 17 years old | |||||
The Masters section was won by China's Wei Yi, who defeated India's Gukesh D by a score of 1.5–0.5 in the finals of a four-player knockout tournament tiebreak. India's Leon Luke Mendonca won the Challengers' section, earning a spot in the 2025 Tata Steel Masters event. Both the Masters and Challengers sections were eligible for the 2024 FIDE Circuit.
The event witnessed a four-way tie for first place for the first time since 1989, between the defending champion Anish Giri, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Gukesh D and eventual champion Wei Yi.