The 2023 Tata Steel Challengers kicks off today in Wijk aan Zee, simultaneously with the Tata Steel Masters 2023, with the first round starting at 14:00 CET. The live broadcast of the games will start with 15 minutes delay, in accordance with anti-cheating measures taken by the organizers.
The first round brings seven interesting clashes. GM Mustafa Yilmaz will be White against GM Velimir Ivic, GM Abhimanyu Mishra plays against IM Eline Roebers, GM Max Warmerdam goes against GM Jergus Pechac. Round 1 pairings can be found below:
1
GM
Yilmaz Mustafa
GM
Ivic Velimir
2585
2
GM
Mishra Abhimanyu
IM
Roebers Eline
2361
3
GM
L’ami Erwin
GM
Supi Luis Paulo
2608
4
GM
Warmerdam Max
GM
Pechac Jergus
2637
5
GM
Tabatabaei M. Amin
GM
Adhiban B.
2610
6
IM
Beerdsen Thomas
IM
Vaishali Rameshbabu
2425
7
GM
Donchenko Alexander
GM
Sindarov Javokhir
2654
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