The Tata Steel Chess Tournament is an annual chess tournament held in January in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands. It was called the Hoogovens Tournament from its creation in 1938 until the sponsor Konin
Playing hall of the 80th Tata Steel Tournament, 2018
GM Jan Hein Donner, 3 time winner vs former World Chess Champion (WCC) Max Euwe, 4 time winner, pictured at Hoogovens 1958
Future WCC Tigran Petrosian, pictured at Hoogovens 1960, which he went on to win
GM Paul Keres, pictured at Hoogovens 1964, which he went on to win
Wijk aan Zee is a village on the coast of the North Sea in the municipality of Beverwijk, the province of North Holland of the Netherlands. The prestigious Tata Steel Chess Tournament takes place ther
Tata Steel Chess Tournament
…The Tata Steel Chess Tournament is an annual chess tournament held in January in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands. It was called the Hoogovens Tournament from its creation in 1938 until the sponsor Koninklijke Hoogovens merged with British Steel…