Magnus Carlsen clinches a double by winning Tata Steel Blitz 2024 with a round to spare, Arjun Erigaisi third
Magnus Carlsen (NOR) scored 13/18 to win Tata Steel Chess India 2024 Blitz. He won the tournament with a round to spare when he defeated Arjun Erigaisi in Round 17. Arjun was in the race for the first place till Round 15. A loss against Vidit Gujrathi in Round 16 derailed his momentum. He lost the next two games and still managed to finish third with 10.5/18. Wesley So (USA) had a fantastic final day scoring an unbeaten 8/9 to finish at second place 11.5/18. The only two draws of the day were against the remaining podium finishers for So. Kateryna Lagno scored 11.5/18 to win the Women Blitz event. R Vaishali became the sole Indian to beat her in Round 11. Valentina Gunina and Aleksandra Goryachkina scored 11/18 and 9.5/18 to finish at second and third place respectively. Photo: IA Vivek Sohani
Kateryna Lagno clinches the Women Blitz, So scores an impressive unbeaten 8/9 on final day
Magnus Carlsen scored 12/18 in Blitz 2019. This time he bettered his scoring a full point more 13/18 and finishing 1.5 point ahead of the competition. Wesley So's final day heroics of scoring an unbeaten 8/9 brought him a second place finish. Magnus mentioned in his victory speech, "I haven't been here for a few years but it's great to see that the interest here is even higher than it was in 2019. Thanks for a great tournament and I hope to be back." He also added, "It feels really really good to win here again. I don't get a chance to play very often in India. The enthusiasm for chess here is unparalleled. I think that's one great thing about playing here. Also, to be able to play against the kids and beat them on their own is home soil (crowd erupts in laughter)..."
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It was announced the closing ceremony that the seventh edition of Tata Steel Chess India Rapid and Blitz will take place from 12th to 16th November 2025. A detailed separate report on each of the four the festival events along with interview with the champions and interesting games will be published soon, stay tuned.
Format
There will be two tournaments: a men's and a women's event. The tournaments will be played in two formats - Rapid and Blitz. For the first time, both Men's and Women's event will take place simultaneously. Three rounds of Rapid games will be played on the first three days, followed by nine rounds of Blitz per day on the remaining two days of each event. The time control is 25 minutes for the entire game with an increment of 10 seconds from move no.1. For Blitz, the time control is 3 minutes with an increment of 2 seconds from move no.1.
Venue
Dhono Dhanyo Auditorium in Kolkata, West Bengal. The tournament is open to spectators. Tickets will not be sold; passes will be available at the venue on first-come-first-serve basis on the days of the tournament.
Replay Round 10-18 Men games
Replay Round 10-18 Women games
Round 18 Men results
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | White | Result | Black | Rtg | No. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2645 | GM | Narayanan, S L | 1 - 0 | GM | Keymer, Vincent | 2578 | 5 | |
| 2 | 4 | 2715 | GM | Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | 0 - 1 | GM | Nihal, Sarin | 2711 | 6 | |
| 3 | 3 | 2797 | GM | So, Wesley | 1 - 0 | GM | Dubov, Daniil | 2806 | 7 | |
| 4 | 2 | 2707 | GM | Praggnanandhaa, R | 1 - 0 | GM | Erigaisi, Arjun | 2738 | 8 | |
| 5 | 1 | 2893 | GM | Carlsen, Magnus | 1 - 0 | GM | Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi | 2650 | 9 |
Final standings after Round 18
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | GM | Carlsen, Magnus | NOR | 2893 | 6,5 | 0 | 26,00 | 5 |
| 2 | 2 | GM | Praggnanandhaa, R | IND | 2707 | 6 | 0 | 24,00 | 6 |
| 3 | 8 | GM | Erigaisi, Arjun | IND | 2738 | 5,5 | 0,5 | 24,50 | 4 |
| 4 | 7 | GM | Dubov, Daniil | RUS | 2806 | 5,5 | 0,5 | 21,25 | 3 |
| 5 | 9 | GM | Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi | IND | 2650 | 5 | 0 | 22,25 | 3 |
| 6 | 4 | GM | Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | UZB | 2715 | 4 | 0 | 13,50 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 | GM | So, Wesley | USA | 2797 | 3,5 | 1 | 17,50 | 2 |
| 8 | 10 | GM | Narayanan, S L | IND | 2645 | 3,5 | 1 | 14,25 | 3 |
| 9 | 6 | GM | Nihal, Sarin | IND | 2711 | 3,5 | 1 | 12,50 | 3 |
| 10 | 5 | GM | Keymer, Vincent | GER | 2578 | 2 | 0 | 8,75 | 1 |
Round 18 Women results
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | White | Result | Black | Rtg | No. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2423 | GM | Koneru, Humpy | ½ - ½ | GM | Dronavalli, Harika | 2411 | 5 | |||
| 2 | 4 | 2430 | GM | Lagno, Kateryna | 0 - 1 | GM | Gunina, Valentina | 2360 | 6 | |||
| 3 | 3 | 2249 | IM | Vantika, Agrawal | ½ - ½ | IM | Divya, Deshmukh | 2333 | 7 | |||
| 4 | 2 | 2398 | GM | Dzagnidze, Nana | 1 - 0 | GM | Vaishali, Rameshbabu | 2362 | 8 | |||
| 5 | 1 | 2453 | GM | Goryachkina, Aleksandra | ½ - ½ | GM | Kosteniuk, Alexandra | 2473 | 9 |
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | GM | Lagno, Kateryna | FID | 2430 | 11,5 | 0 | 97,75 | 7 | 3 | |
| 2 | 6 | GM | Gunina, Valentina | FID | 2360 | 11 | 0 | 95,00 | 10 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | GM | Goryachkina, Aleksandra | FID | 2453 | 9,5 | 1 | 83,50 | 5 | 2 | |
| 4 | 3 | IM | Vantika, Agrawal | IND | 2249 | 9,5 | 1 | 81,75 | 7 | 5 | |
| 5 | 9 | GM | Kosteniuk, Alexandra | SUI | 2473 | 9 | 1,5 | 83,25 | 6 | 2 | |
| 6 | 10 | GM | Koneru, Humpy | IND | 2423 | 9 | 0,5 | 77,75 | 6 | 4 | |
| 7 | 5 | GM | Dronavalli, Harika | IND | 2411 | 8,5 | 0 | 74,25 | 3 | 2 | |
| 8 | 8 | GM | Vaishali, Rameshbabu | IND | 2362 | 8 | 0 | 72,00 | 6 | 3 | |
| 9 | 7 | IM | Divya, Deshmukh | IND | 2333 | 7,5 | 0 | 66,75 | 6 | 3 | |
| 10 | 2 | GM | Dzagnidze, Nana | GEO | 2398 | 6,5 | 0 | 57,50 | 5 | 3 |
Prize
The total prize fund remains the same as the previous two editions - US$ 41500. The top three prizes in the Rapid are - $10000, $6000 and $3000. For Blitz they are - $7500, $4000 and $2500. Most importantly, the prizes remain equal in both Open and Womens events.
Links
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Tata Steel Blitz R1-9: Arjun Erigaisi stuns Carlsen in 20 moves, Praggnanandhaa scores a double hat-trick
@ 16/11/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en) |
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Magnus Carlsen dominates Tata Steel Chess India Rapid 2024, Praggnanandhaa second
@ 15/11/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en) |
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Tata Steel Chess India 2024 R4-6: Magnus accelerates, wins four in-a-row, leaps to the front
@ 14/11/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en) |
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Tata Steel Women Rapid R1-3: Vantika Agrawal in a three-way lead
@ 13/11/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en) |
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Tata Steel Rapid R1-3: Abdusattorov gains early sole lead, S L Narayanan makes a great start
@ 13/11/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en) |
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Magnus Carlsen returns to Kolkata after almost five years at Tata Steel India Rapid and Blitz 2024
@ 12/11/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en) |