India’s biggest chess tournament Tata Steel Chess India returns as the best players collide from November 13th to November 17th, 2024 at the Dhonyo Dhanyo Auditorium. Among the participants will be most of the top local players as well as 2700 club Grandmasters from abroad. This event will be a nice warmup right before the World Chess Championship 2024 Gukesh – Ding Liren match
Tata Steel Chess Blitz live
Carlsen wins Tata Steel India rapid with 7,5/10
Tata Steel Chess India Participants
Open:
Magnus Carlsen
Arjun Erigaisi
Vincent Keymer
Nihal Sarin
Wesley So
Pragg
S L Narayanan
Nodirbek Abdusattorov
Vidit Gurjrathi
Daniil Dubov
Women:
Vaishali R
Alexandra Kosteniuk
Harika Dronavalli
Kateryna Lagno
Humpy Koneru
Aleksandra Goryachkina
Divya Desmukh
Nana Dzagnidze
Vantika Agrawal
Valentina Gunina
About Tata Steel Chess India
The Tata Steel Chess India tournament is an event that highlights the blend of chess excellence with corporate support, reflecting a broader trend where companies sponsor prestigious sports events for promotional and community engagement purposes. While not as historically deep as its Dutch counterpart, the Tata Steel Chess Tournament in Wijk aan Zee, the Tata Steel Chess India has quickly carved out its niche. It’s recognized for attracting top-tier players, especially with its rapid and blitz formats which appeal to a faster-paced, modern audience.
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Grischuk emerged as the winner of the Tata Steel Chess India 2024 blitz tournament with 12 points from 18 games. Photo: Vivek Sohani/Tata Steel Chess India. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave won 2023 Tata Steel Chess India Open Rapid with a round to spare. 2024 and 2025 will see once more a blitz and rapid editions of the tournament.
