Tata Steel Chess India Rapid and Blitz 2024 is set to take place from November 13 to November 17, at the Dhono Dhanyo Auditorium, Alipore, Kolkata.
The event consists of two groups, Open and Women, with 10 players in each. The tournament format for both groups is round robin.
Time control for Rapid is 25 min for game with 10 sec increment, while time control for Blitz is 3 min for game with 2 sec increment.
The winners of the Rapid tournaments will receive $10,000 prize, while the winners of the Blitz tournaments will be awarded with $7,500 each.
Players Open:
Magnus Carlsen
Daniil Dubov
Nodirbek Abdusattorov
Vincent Keymer
Wesley So
Vidit Gujrathi
S L Narayanan
R. Praggnanandhaa
Nihal Sarin
Arjun Erigaisi
Players Women:
Aleksandra Goryachkina
Kateryna Lagno
Alexandra Kosteniuk
Nana Dzagnidze
Valentina Gunina
Koneru Humpy
Harika Dronavalli
Divya Deshmukh
Vaishali R
Vantika Agrawal
Ahead of the tournament, Magnus Carlsen, Vincent Keymer, Wesley So and Koneru Humpy hosted a simultaneous exhibition at the Tata Centre.
