Viswanathan Anand will be seen in action after a gap of 6 years To be held from January 07-11, 2026 at Dhono Dhanyo Auditorium Both Open & Women category to be played simultaneously. Pictures by Bibhash Lodh/BS News Agency.
Sanchita Chatterjee, BS News Agency, Kolkata, January 6, 2026: Tata Steel Chess India Rapid & Blitz Open tournament will be held from January 7 11, 2026 at Dhono Dhanyo Auditorium, Kolkata. Former World Champion and other elite Grandmasters will be seen in action this year. In the last edition of the tournament, Magnus Carlsen won both the Rapid and Blitz in Open category while Aleksandra Goryachkina won the Rapid and Kateryna Lagno won the Blitz in the women category.
The line up for this year's tournament are as below:
Open Category
Women's Category
1. Viswanathan Anand
1. Aleksandra Goryachkina
2. Arjun Erigaisi
Pictures BS News Agency.
2. Kateryna Lagno
3. Nihal Sarin
3. Divya Deshmukh
4. Wesley So
4. Vaishali R.
5. Wei Yi
5. Nana Dzagnidze
6. R. Praggnanandhaa
6. Harika Dronavalli
7. Volodar Murzin
7. Carissa Yip
8. Hans Niemann
8. Stavroula Tsolakidou
9. Vidit Gujrathi
9. Vantika Agrawal
10. Aravindh Chithambaram
10. Rakshitta Ravi
Pictures BS News Agency.
Former five-time World Champion, Viswanathan Anand, will be seen once again in action at the Tata Steel Chess India after 6 long years. This year, Anand will be challenged by top-ranked players, including India's young brigade many of whom he has trained extensively and who have made a strong impact on the international chess scene.