Women’s event with equal prize fund
The fourth edition of Tata Steel Chess India was announced in August with the introduction of a women’s edition of the tournament. The open has been on for three editions now and, in its fourth edition, TSCI will have a women’s tournament with the same format: rapid and blitz. The tournament will take place from November 29 to December 4 in Kolkata.
Top International Grandmasters, top Indian men and women Grandmasters, young Indian talents and Viswanathan Anand — as the ambassador and advisor of the tournament — will enrich this year’s competition. Remarkably, the prize fund for both the men’s and women’s categories will be equal.
This DVD allows you to learn from the example of one of the best players in the history of chess and from the explanations of the authors how to successfully organise your games strategically, and how to keep your opponent permanently under pressure.Mr. Viswanathan Anand, Ambassador of Tata Steel Chess India, said:
I am extremely delighted that today chess is considered as a mainstream sport. Tournaments like Tata Steel Chess India, where our young players fight it out with international grandmasters, really helps the cause of producing newer champions.
Today, India is considered as a chess powerhouse, with both men and women excelling in the sport. The introduction of the women’s tournament with equal prize money as the men category is a welcome move and an excellent initiative, and we hope it is as well-received by the chess enthusiasts. Chess is and should be an equal sport.
Ms. Tania Sachdev expressed her happiness over the introduction of a women’s category in Tata Steel Chess India. She echoed that the introduction of equality in the prize amount will encourage more women to take up the sport as a profession.
The format
Two tournaments: a women’s event and an open event.
The tournament will be played in two formats: rapid and blitz.
Rapid Tournament
A single 10-player round-robin played on November 29, 30 and December 1, with 3 rounds per day. The time control is 15 minutes for the entire game, with an increment of 10 seconds from move 1.
Blitz tournament
A double 10-player round-robin 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 1.
Players
Open
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- Wesley So - USA
- Hikaru Nakamura - USA
- Shakhriyar Mamedyarov - Azerbaijan
- Nodirbek Abdusattorov - Uzbekistan
- Parham Maghsoodloo - Iran
- Vidit Gujarathi
- Arjun Erigaisi
- D Gukesh
- R Praggnanandhaa (only blitz)
- Nihal Sarin
- Sethuraman SP (only rapid)
The top seeds in the open
Women
- Anna Muzychuk - Ukraine
- Mariya Muzychuk - Ukraine
- Nana Dzagnidze - Georgia
- Anna Ushenina - Ukraine
- Oliwia Kiolbasa - Poland
- Koneru Humpy
- Harika Dronavalli
- R Vaishali
- Bhakti Kulkarni (only blitz)
- Savitha Shri
- Vantika Agarwal (only rapid)
The top seeds in the women’s event
Playing venue
Bhasha Bhawan, National Library of India
Belvedere Road, Block A, Kolkata
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