Tata Steel Chess

If it was Arjun Erigaisi last year, it is Nihal Sarin this year — the teenaged Indian champion at the Tata Steel Chess India at the National Library here on Thursday.Interestingly, Arjun spoiled Nihal’s party a bit in the end, winning their…

The fourth edition of the Tata Steel Chess will see equal pay for both men and women. | Photo Credit: Debasish Bhaduri “I don’t remember a (chess) tournament where the prize-fund was the same for both men and women,” said Anna Muzychuk,…

Vidit Gujrathi drew with Hungary’s Richard Rapport to hang on to the tied third spot in the Masters section after nine rounds of Tata Steel chess tournament at Wijk aan Zee, near Amsterdam, on Monday. A fifth draw took Vidit’s tally to 5.5…

IMAGE: Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa. Photograph: Tata Steel Chess 2022/Twitter Indian Grandmaster Vidit Santhosh Gujrathi settled for a draw against Russia's Andrey Esipenko in the fourth round to stay in the lead with three points in the…

IMAGE: Vidit Santosh Gujrathi. Photograph: Vidit Santosh Gujrathi/Facebook Indian Grandmaster Vidit Santosh Gujrathi settled for a draw against Dutchman Anish Giri in the fifth round to stay in joint lead with 3.5 points at the Tata Steel…

Vidit Gujrathi drew with World No. 4 and second seed Fabiano Caruana to stay in joint lead after two rounds of the Masters section of the prestigious Tata Steel chess tournament at Wijk aan Zee, near Amsterdam, on Sunday.The 23-move draw…

Vidit Gujrathi was off to a winning start when he overpowered USA’s Sam Shankland in 63 moves spread over six hours in the Masters section of the Tata Steel Chess at Wijk Aan Zee on Saturday.R. Praggnanandhaa drew with Anish Giri in 44…

Arjun Erigaisi is taking the Tata Steel Chess by storm. A day after his stunning triumph in the rapid section of the tournament, he has launched a strong bid for the blitz title, too. He will go into the final day at the National Library…

Registers wins in all his three games; Indian trio of Praggnanandhaa, Erigaisi and Gujrathi follows a point behind Levon Aronian lived a nightmare at the National Library two years ago. He could score just one point as he finished at…

By PTI KOLKATA: Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand will play the role of a mentor to the Indian youngsters at the third Tata Steel Chess India Rapid and Blitz tournament, starting here from November 17. The…