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Day 2 of the Tata Steel India Chess event once again finished with sole leaders in both tournaments. In the open, Nihal Sarin climbed to sole first place after scoring 2½ out of 3 points, while among the women, Nana Dzagnidze could have lost her last two games of the day, but instead drew both times and is still in sole first place with three rounds to go. | Photo: Lennart Ootes
The Tata Steel Chess India event kicked off on Monday in Kolkata. Each of the two tournaments has a sole leader with 3 out of 3 after the first day of rapid chess. In the open, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov has taken the lead, while among the women, Nana Dzagnidze tops the standings with six rounds to go in the rapid section of the event. | Photo: Lennart Ootes
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov won a brilliant game against Wesley So as he scored 3/3 on Day 1 of the Tata Steel Chess India Rapid and Blitz in Kolkata. It...
The Tata Steel Chess India event is taking place from November 29 to December 4 at the National Library of India in Kolkata. An open tournament and a women’s event are being played concurrently, with the same format and the same prize fund. A rapid and a blitz section will take place, with ten players per tournament. | Follow the games live with expert commentary by Tania Sachdev and Sagar Shah starting at 7.30 CET (2.30 ET, 12.00 IST)
Top International Grandmasters, top Indian men and women Grandmasters, young Indian talents and Viswanathan Anand — as the ambassador and advisor of the tournament — will enrich the fourth edition of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament. For the first time, a women’s tournament will be played with the same format and the same prize fund. The tournament will take place from November 29 to December 4 in Kolkata.