Tata Steel Chess 2024: All You Need To know about India Rapid & Blitz tournament, Venue, Schedule, Players, Prize Money
1 month, 1 week ago

Tata Steel Chess 2024: All You Need To know about India Rapid & Blitz tournament, Venue, Schedule, Players, Prize Money

The Hindu  

The sixth edition of the Tata Steel Chess India will be underway in Kolkata on Wednesday, November 13 with World No. The Tata Steel Chess India Rapid & Blitz 2024 will be held from November 13 to November 17. Where will the Tata Steel Chess India Rapid & Blitz 2024 tournament be held? The Tata Steel Chess India Rapid & Blitz 2024 tournament will be held at the at the Dhono Dhanyo Auditorium in Alipore, Kolkata. Time control for Rapid and Blitz section Rapid: 25 min for game with 10 sec increment from move 1 Blitz: 3 min for game with 2 sec increment from Move 1 Player List Open Magnus Carlsen Daniil Dubov Nodirbek Abdusattorov Vincent Keymer Wesley So Vidit Gujrathi S L Narayanan R. Praggnanandhaa Nihal Sarin Arjun Erigaisi Women Aleksandra Goryachkina Kateryna Lagno Alexsandra Kosteniuk Nana Dzagnidze Valentina Gunina Koneru Humpy Harika Dronavalli Divya Deshmukh Vaishali R Vantika Agrawal Full Schedule 13 November 2 PM - First Round Rapid 3:30 PM - Second Round Rapid 5 PM - Third Round Rapid 14 November 2 PM - Fourth Round Rapid 3:30 PM - Fifth Round Rapid 5 PM - Sixth Round Rapid 15 November 2 PM - Seventh Round Rapid 3:30 PM - Eighth Round Rapid 5 PM - Ninth Round Rapid 6 PM - Tie-Break – if required 16 November 2 PM - First Round Blitz 2:20 PM - Second Round Blitz 2:40 PM - Third Round Blitz 3 PM -Fourth Round Blitz 3:20 PM - Fifth Round Blitz 3:40 PM - Sixth Round Blitz 4 PM - Seventh Round Blitz 4:20 PM - Eighth Round Blitz 4:40 PM - Ninth Round Blitz 17 November 2 PM - Tenth Round Blitz 2:20 PM - Eleventh Round Blitz 2:40 PM - Twelfth Round Blitz 3 PM - Thirteenth Round Blitz 3:20 PM - Fourteenth Round Blitz 3:40 PM - Fifteenth Round Blitz 4 PM - Sixteenth Round Blitz 4:20 PM - Seventeenth Round Blitz 4:40 PM - Eighteenth Round Blitz 5 PM - Tie-Break – if required 5:30 PM - Prize Distribution First round matchups for the Tata Steel Chess India Open Rapid SL Narayanan vs Vincent Keymer Wesley So vs Vidit Gujrathi Arjun Erigaisi vs Nihal Sarin Magnus Carlsen vs R. Praggnanandhaa Daniil Dubov vs Nodirbek Abdusattorov The first round matchups for the Tata Steel Chess India Women’s Rapid Nana Dzagnidze vs Harika Dronavalli Aleksandra Goryachkina vs Alexandra Kosteniuk Vantika Agarwal vs Valentina Gunina Vaishali R vs Divya Deshmukh Kateryna Lagno vs Koneru Kumpy Prize money for Tata Steel Chess India Rapid & Blitz 2024 List of Prize Money RAPID 2024 1st - $ 10,000 2nd - $ 6,000 3rd - $ 3,000 4th - $ 2,000 5th - $ 1,500 6th - $ 1,000 7th - $ 500 List of Prize Money BLITZ 2024 1st - $ 7,500 2nd - $ 4,000 3rd - $ 2,500 4th - $ 1,500 5th - $ 1,000 6th - $ 750 7th - $ 250

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FIDE hints at hosting major Chess event in India in 2025
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FIDE hints at hosting major Chess event in India in 2025

New Indian Express  

SINGAPORE: The world governing body for chess, FIDE, may host a 'very major event' in India in 2025, according to its Director General, Emil Sutovsky. "There's always talk with India," Sutovsky told select Indian media on the sidelines of the chess World Championship in Singapore. We are in constant talks with the All India Chess Federation, and there's a connection …

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Tata Steel Chess India 2024: R. Praggnanandhaa recovers from early slump in Blitz, Arjun Erigaisi hands Magnus Carlsen only loss of tournament

The Hindu  

Blitz chess is fast. R. Praggnanandhaa discovered this the hard way during the opening round of the Tata Steel Chess India 2024 Blitz tournament at the Dhono Dhanyo Auditorium. After finishing second behind Magnus Carlsen in the rapid section, Praggnanandhaa soon uncovered the fun side of blitz as well, ending the day in the same position — second overall — …

Tata Steel Chess 2024: Indian youngsters ready for fast-paced challenge at India Rapid & Blitz tournament
1 month, 1 week ago

Tata Steel Chess 2024: Indian youngsters ready for fast-paced challenge at India Rapid & Blitz tournament

The Hindu  

After shaking up the chess world in the classical format with gold medals in both the Open and Women’s sections at the Budapest Olympiad, along with D. Gukesh’s individual brilliance at the Candidates Tournament, India’s young chess stars will be ready to test their mettle in the fast-paced formats at the Tata Steel Chess India Rapid & Blitz 2024 tournament, …

Tata Steel Chess 2024: Top five players to look out for in Open section of India Rapid & Blitz tournament
1 month, 1 week ago

Tata Steel Chess 2024: Top five players to look out for in Open section of India Rapid & Blitz tournament

The Hindu  

The Tata Steel Chess India Rapid & Blitz 2024 will be held from November 13 to November 17 at the Dhono Dhanyo Auditorium in Alipore, Kolkata. Take a look at the top five players in the Open section: Magnus Carlsen World number one Magnus Carlsen will be participating for the second time in the Tata Steel Chess India Rapid & …

India Open 2024: Preview, squad, when and where to watch, LIVE streaming info, tickets
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India Open 2024: Preview, squad, when and where to watch, LIVE streaming info, tickets

The Hindu  

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Tata Steel Chess India: Equal pay, inclusion of a women’s competition make event special
1 year, 11 months ago

Tata Steel Chess India: Equal pay, inclusion of a women’s competition make event special

The Hindu  

The woman at the lobby of Taj Bengal in Kolkata is busy taking selfies on her mobile phone. The focus was on the women’s event at the fourth edition of the Tata Steel Chess India. It was for the first time that a women’s event was being conducted in India’s only world-class annual chess tournament. The tournament may have taken …

Tata Steel Chess India 2022 officially announced, to be held in November in Kolkata
2 years, 4 months ago

Tata Steel Chess India 2022 officially announced, to be held in November in Kolkata

The Hindu  

The Tata Steel Rapid & Blitz Chess India tournament 2022 was officially announced at the Leela Palace in Chennai on Wednesday. The event, to be held from November 29 to December 4 in Kolkata, is set to feature top India men and women players such as Koneru Humpy, Harika Dronavalli, R. Vaishali, D. Gukesh, R. Praggnanandhaa, B. Adhiban, Nihal Sarin, …

R. B. Ramesh: We need more tournaments like Tata Steel Chess
3 years, 1 month ago

R. B. Ramesh: We need more tournaments like Tata Steel Chess

The Hindu  

The Tata Steel Chess, into its third edition, is the only world-class tournament India hosts in the mind sport. “When you have big tournaments like this one in India, more of our youngsters will get exposure, and the media coverage will help the game grow faster,” he said. “Though Kolkata is the ideal venue for the Tata Steel Chess, I …

Tata Steel Chess Tournament returns to Kolkata
3 years, 1 month ago

Tata Steel Chess Tournament returns to Kolkata

The Hindu  

Several Grandmasters, including Levon Aronian, Le Quang Liem, Sam Shankland, Parham Maghsoodloo, Vidit Gujrathi, Adhiban Baskaran and D. Harika, will be seen in action when the Tata Steel Chess India Rapid and Blitz tournament makes a comeback to the city following a Covid-19-induced break last year. “There will be a new element of youth and women players participating this time,” …

Tata Steel Chess cancelled owing to COVID-19 pandemic
4 years, 1 month ago

Tata Steel Chess cancelled owing to COVID-19 pandemic

The Hindu  

This year’s Tata Steel India Rapid and Blitz chess tournament was on Wednesday cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic, the organisers said. “In view of the pandemic and to ensure safety and well-being of chess enthusiasts and sports fraternity at large, we have taken a considered view of cancelling the tournament this year,” Chanakya Chaudhary, vice-president corporate services Tata Steel, said. …

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