Tata Steel Chess India 2022 Rapid and Blitz preview
Tata Steel Chess India is the biggest and strongest chess tournament to take place in India. This time the tournament makes a history. For the first time ever, both men and women's event will have an equal prize fund of US$ 41500 each. Even without the presence of the world no.1, the tournament has a uber strong lineup of the new World Fischer Random champion - Hikaru Nakamura, reigning World Rapid champion - Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Olympiad Gold medalists - Anna Muzychuk, Mariya Muzychuk, Anna Ushenina and Oliwia Kiolbasa, Olympiad Bronze medalists - Koneru Humpy and Harika Dronavalli and defending Tata Steel Rapid 2021 champion - Arjun Erigaisi. Round 1 action starts tomorrow Tuesday 29th November, Women's event from 12 p.m. and Men from 4 p.m. IST. Photo: Shahid Ahmed
Who will shine and claim the crown?
Apart from the tournament making history with an equal prize for both men and women's event, having a super tournament for the women at such a large scale with a strong field full of present and former champions, the tournament has been known to be the launchpad for Indian youngsters. Last year, the age of Arjun Erigaisi began. Then little known Praggnanandhaa to the world's elite, also made a huge impact in 2018 in the Blitz event.
Vishy Anand on the Men's field
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Day 1 Women pairings
| Round 1 on 2022/11/29 at 1200 h | ||||||||||||
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | |||||
| 1 | 1 | 2458 | GM | Muzychuk Anna | GM | Koneru Humpy | 2474 | 10 | ||||
| 2 | 2 | 2476 | GM | Muzychuk Mariya | WGM | Vantika Agrawal | 2262 | 9 | ||||
| 3 | 3 | 2311 | WIM | Savitha Shri B | GM | Dzagnidze Nana | 2475 | 8 | ||||
| 4 | 4 | 2351 | IM | Vaishali Rameshbabu | GM | Harika Dronavalli | 2475 | 7 | ||||
| 5 | 5 | 2304 | IM | Kiolbasa Oliwia | GM | Ushenina Anna | 2371 | 6 | ||||
| Round 2 on 2022/11/29 at 1300 h | ||||||||||||
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | |||||
| 1 | 10 | 2474 | GM | Koneru Humpy | GM | Ushenina Anna | 2371 | 6 | ||||
| 2 | 7 | 2475 | GM | Harika Dronavalli | IM | Kiolbasa Oliwia | 2304 | 5 | ||||
| 3 | 8 | 2475 | GM | Dzagnidze Nana | IM | Vaishali Rameshbabu | 2351 | 4 | ||||
| 4 | 9 | 2262 | WGM | Vantika Agrawal | WIM | Savitha Shri B | 2311 | 3 | ||||
| 5 | 1 | 2458 | GM | Muzychuk Anna | GM | Muzychuk Mariya | 2476 | 2 | ||||
| Round 3 on 2022/11/29 at 1400 h | ||||||||||||
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 2476 | GM | Muzychuk Mariya | GM | Koneru Humpy | 2474 | 10 | ||||
| 2 | 3 | 2311 | WIM | Savitha Shri B | GM | Muzychuk Anna | 2458 | 1 | ||||
| 3 | 4 | 2351 | IM | Vaishali Rameshbabu | WGM | Vantika Agrawal | 2262 | 9 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 2304 | IM | Kiolbasa Oliwia | GM | Dzagnidze Nana | 2475 | 8 | ||||
| 5 | 6 | 2371 | GM | Ushenina Anna | GM | Harika Dronavalli | 2475 | 7 | ||||
Day 1 Open pairings
| Round 1 on 2022/11/29 at 1600 h | ||||||||||||
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | |||||
| 1 | 1 | 2616 | GM | Nihal Sarin | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2789 | 10 | ||||
| 2 | 2 | 2676 | GM | Abdusattorov Nodirbek | GM | Erigaisi Arjun | 2628 | 9 | ||||
| 3 | 3 | 2662 | GM | Vidit Santosh Gujrathi | GM | Maghsoodloo Parham | 2656 | 8 | ||||
| 4 | 4 | 2632 | GM | Gukesh D | GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | 2747 | 7 | ||||
| 5 | 5 | 2545 | GM | Sethuraman S.P. | GM | So Wesley | 2784 | 6 | ||||
| Round 2 on 2022/11/29 at 1700 h | ||||||||||||
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | |||||
| 1 | 10 | 2789 | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | GM | So Wesley | 2784 | 6 | ||||
| 2 | 7 | 2747 | GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | GM | Sethuraman S.P. | 2545 | 5 | ||||
| 3 | 8 | 2656 | GM | Maghsoodloo Parham | GM | Gukesh D | 2632 | 4 | ||||
| 4 | 9 | 2628 | GM | Erigaisi Arjun | GM | Vidit Santosh Gujrathi | 2662 | 3 | ||||
| 5 | 1 | 2616 | GM | Nihal Sarin | GM | Abdusattorov Nodirbek | 2676 | 2 | ||||
| Round 3 on 2022/11/29 at 1800 h | ||||||||||||
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 2676 | GM | Abdusattorov Nodirbek | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2789 | 10 | ||||
| 2 | 3 | 2662 | GM | Vidit Santosh Gujrathi | GM | Nihal Sarin | 2616 | 1 | ||||
| 3 | 4 | 2632 | GM | Gukesh D | GM | Erigaisi Arjun | 2628 | 9 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 2545 | GM | Sethuraman S.P. | GM | Maghsoodloo Parham | 2656 | 8 | ||||
| 5 | 6 | 2784 | GM | So Wesley | GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | 2747 | 7 | ||||
Format
There will be two tournaments: a women's event and an open event. The tournament will be played in two formats - Rapid and Blitz. A single 10-player Round-Robin played on November 29, 30 and December 1, with three rounds per day. The time control is 15 minutes for the entire game with an increment of 10 seconds from move no.1. A double 10-player Round-Robin will be played on December 3 and 4, with 9 rounds per day. The time control is 3 minutes with an increment of 2 seconds from move no.1.
Prize
The total prize fund is US$ 41500 each in Open and Women category.
Where to watch
The entire event will be live-streamed on ChessBase India youtube channel.
