The fourth edition of Tata Steel Chess India Rapide & Blitz takes place from November 29 to December 4, 2022, this year with two tournaments: a women’s event and an open event. Prize amounts will be the same for men and women. Location: Bhasha Bhawan, National Library of India, in Kolkata (Kolkata since 2001), the third largest city in the country after Delhi and Bombay. Official site https://tatasteelchess.in

Fast 10 player tournaments, November 29, December 30 and 1, with 3 turns per day, at a 15-minute pace for the entire game in 10-second increments per move. $10,000 for premieres and premieres. 2nd $5,000, 3rd 4,000, 4th 3,000, 5th 2,000.

10 player blitz tournament, on December 3 and 4, with 9 rounds per day, at a pace of 3 minutes in 2 second increments per move. $7,500 to 1 and 1, 2 4,000, 3 3,000, 4 2,000, 5 1,000

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Viswanathan AnandTata Steel Chess India Ambassador, said: “I am happy that today chess is considered a mainstream sport. Tournaments such as Tata Steel Chess India, where our young players compete against international grandmasters, go a long way to developing new champions. Today, India is considered a chess powerhouse with both men and women excelling in the sport. The introduction of a women’s tournament, with identical prizes to the men’s category, was a welcome decision and an excellent initiative. Chess is and should be a fair sport. »

Tania Sachdev expressed his joy at the introduction of the women’s category at Tata Steel Chess India. She echoed that the introduction of equal prize money in Tata Steel Chess India will encourage more women to take the sport as a profession.

Quick Tournament Results: Open and Women

About Tata Steel Chess India

Chess arrived in Kolkata in the form of the first Tata Steel Chess India inaugural tournament in November 2018. The tournament was attended by world’s best grandmasters including Viswanathan Anand in Rapid and Blitz formats. In 2019, world champion Magnus Carlsen won the Rapide and the Blitz. Tata Steel has a long relationship with chess and appreciates the worldwide reputation that the Tata Steel Chess Tournament at Wijk Ann Zee has earned over the years. In previous editions, Tata Steel Chess India has been a sought after professional chess tournament and aims to make it bigger and better in the coming years.