9/10/2023 – The Tata Steel Chess India Blitz tournament came to an end after rounds 10 to 18 were played on Saturday. Russian grandmaster Alexander Grischuk was the outright winner with a 12/18 score. Grischuk finished ahead of Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, who both collected 11/18 points. Arjun Erigaisi and rapid-tournament winner Maxime Vachier-Lagrave were the two remaining players to end with a plus score. | Photo: Vivek Sohani

9/9/2023 – The Tata Steel Chess India tournaments are taking place from August 31 to September 9 at the Bhasa Bhawan Auditorium of the majestic National Library in Kolkata. The blitz section of the men’s event is being played from Friday to Saturday, with five Indian stars facing five international grandmasters. | Follow the games live with expert commentary starting at 11.30 CEST (5.30 ET, 15.00 IST)

9/9/2023 – Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu had a strong showing on day 1 of the Tata Steel India Blitz tournament. The youngster grabbed five wins in a row at the start of the event, but then suffered a few setbacks, which did not prevent him from ending the day as the sole leader. Vidit Gujrathi and Alexander Grischuk are sharing second place a half point behind Pragg. | Photo: Vivek Sohani

9/7/2023 – Maxime Vachier-Lagrave won the Tata Steel Chess India Rapid with 7 points and an undefeated performance. The Frenchman distanced himself from the rest of the field by 1½ points with a round to spare. Teimour Radjabov finished in sole second place with 5½ points, while Praggnanandha Rameshbabu, Alexander Grischuk and Vidit Gujrathi scored 5 points each. | Photo: Vivek Sohani

9/6/2023 – Out of the four players who were sharing the lead after the first day of action at Tata Steel India Rapid tournament, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave recorded the best score in rounds 4-6. The Frenchman is now the sole leader in Kolkata with 4½ out of 6 points. Teimour Radjabov stands in sole second place, a half point back. | Photo: ChessBase India

9/5/2023 – Four players are sharing the lead with 2 out of 3 points after the first day of rapid games in the men’s section of the Tata Steel India tournament. Dommaraju Gukesh, Teimour Radjabov, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (pictured) and Vincent Keymer are the co-leaders. Remarkably, 18-year-old Keymer beat two of his contemporaries, Arjun Erigaisi and Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu. | Photo: Vivek Sohani

9/5/2023 – In the rapid section of the Tata Steel India Tournament, Ju Wenjun was outscored by Divya Deshmukh. In blitz, however, the women’s world champion was the strongest and won with 12½/ out of 18 points, finishing ahead of Humpy Koneru and Harika Dronavalli. | Photo: Vivek Sohani

9/3/2023 – Divya Deshmukh, a late replacement and the lowest-rated player in the field, won the rapid section of the Tata Steel India tournament. The 17-year-old from Maharashtra outscored some of the strongest women players in the world to finish in sole first place with 7 out of 9 points. Ju Wenjun, who entered the last round tied for first with Divya, grabbed second place. | Photo: Vivek Sohani

9/1/2023 – Two young Indian players outscored the rating favourites on the first day of action at the Tata Steel Rapid tournament in Kolkata. Divya Deshmukh (pictured) — who was included in the lineup as Vaishali Rameshbabu’s late replacement — and Vantika Agrawal are leading the standings with 2½/3 points each. Women’s world champion Ju Wenjun stands in sole third place, a half point behind. | Photo: Vivek Sohani

8/30/2023 – The Indian edition of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament returns for a much-anticipated fifth edition. Once again, a women’s event and a men’s event will take place one after the other. World champion Ju Wenjun will head the women’s field, while five international grandmasters will face the likes of Gukesh and Praggnanandhaa in the men’s tournament.