Tata Steel Chess India Rapid & Blitz: Magnus Carlsen, World No. 1, Norwegian chess Grand Master, will be in action at the 6th edition of Tata Steel Chess India in Kolkata. It will be second time that Carlsen will be participating in the tournament after winning the first edition in 2019.
This year the tournament is going to be held from November 13 – 17, 2024 at the Dhono Dhanyo Auditorium, Alipore, Kolkata.
The Indian chess contingent, after a golden performance at the Chess Olympiad 2024 at Budapest, Hungary, will also be participating in the tournament.
Like previous editions, the tournament will have Open and Women category with same the format – rapid and blitz & will have equal prize money for both categories.
Viswanathan Anand will continue his association with the tournament as the Ambassador.
Time Control
Rapid: 25 min for game with 10 sec increment from move 1
Blitz: 3 min for game with 2 sec increment from Move 1
Players
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
Schedule
13 November
14:00 First Round Rapid
15:30 Second Round Rapid
17:00 Third Round Rapid
14 November
14:00 Fourth Round Rapid
15:30 Fifth Round Rapid
17:00 Sixth Round Rapid
15 November
14:00 Seventh Round Rapid
15:30 Eighth Round Rapid
17:00 Ninth Round Rapid
18:00 Tie-Break – if required
16 November:
14:00 First Round Blitz
14:20 Second Round Blitz
14:40 Third Round Blitz
15:00 Fourth Round Blitz
15:20 Fifth Round Blitz
15:40 Sixth Round Blitz
16:00 Seventh Round Blitz
16:20 Eighth Round Blitz
16:40 Ninth Round Blitz
17 November
14:00 Tenth Round Blitz
14:20 Eleventh Round Blitz
14:40 Twelfth Round Blitz
15:00 Thirteenth Round Blitz
15:20 Fourteenth Round Blitz
15:40 Fifteenth Round Blitz
16:00 Sixteenth Round Blitz
16:20 Seventeenth Round Blitz
16:40 Eighteenth Round Blitz
17:00 Tie-Break – if required
17:30 Prize Distribution
