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Tata Steel India Rapid LIVE

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11/11/2018 – The Tata Steel India rapid has started in Kolkata. From Friday, November 9th to Sunday the 11th you can get in the mood for the World Championship with a little top-class rapid chess with former Candidates: Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Levon Aronian, Wesley So, former World Champion Viswanathan Anand and India's top talent, Harikrishna, Vidit, Sarin and Ganguly. Live commentary with IM Lawrence Trent and IM Tania Sachdev. | Photo: Lennart Ootes / TataSteelChess.in

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A ten-player single round-robin is played from November 9th to 11th, with 3 rounds per day. The time control is 25 minutes for the entire game plus 10 seconds per move starting from move one.

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Live commentary with IM Lawrence Trent and IM Tania Sachdev

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Live commentary with IM Lawrence Trent and IM Tania Sachdev

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