Tata Steel India Chess Tournament Explained

The Tata Steel Chess India Chess Tournament is a chess tournament held in Kolkata, India. It is held in the Rapid and Blitz formats. The venue for the event is National Library of India, Kolkata.

Winners

Year! colspan="2"
RapidBlitz
Open sectionWomen's sectionOpen sectionWomen's Section
2018[1] Hikaru NakamuraNot held Viswanathan AnandNot held
2019[2] Magnus Carlsen Magnus Carlsen
2021[3] Arjun Erigaisi Levon Aronian
2022[4] Nihal Sarin Anna Ushenina Arjun Erigaisi R Vaishali
2023 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Divya Deshmukh Alexander Grischuk Ju Wenjun

2018

Tata Steel Chess India 2018 was the inaugural event of the Tata Steel Chess India. Hikaru Nakamura won the rapid section of the tournament, while former World Champion Viswanathan Anand won the blitz section by winning the blitz playoffs against Nakamura after they finished joint first in the blitz double round robin.

1 2844 1 1 1 6
2 2743 1 1 0 1 5 1
3 2802 0 1 1 1 5 0
4 2808 0 1 1 5 20.75
5 2794 0 0 1 1 1 5 19.75
6 2792 1 0 0 1 4
7 2737 0 4 19.25
8 2660 0 0 0 1 1 4 16.25
9 2612 0 0 0 3
10 2608 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
1 2786 0 1 1 1 11 0 11 11 12
2 2893 1 11 10 1 1 11 12
3 2854 1 1 01 1 1 11 12
4 2771 0 0 11 10 1 10 1 10
5 2808 0 00 0 00 11 01 11 8 3
6 2706 0 01 10 01 0 0 10 1 8 1.5 70.75
7 2727 00 0 0 00 1 1 1 1 8 1.5 62.75
8 2836 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 01 7
9 2547 00 00 01 10 01 0 1 00 6
10 2366 00 00 0 00 0 0 10 11 5
Tiebreak!Name!!Nov 2018 blitz rating!!1!!2!!Total
align=left 27861 1
align=left 28930

2019

The 2019 edition of Tata Steel India Rapid and Blitz was conducted as a part of the Grand Chess Tour 2019. The winner of the tournament was decided by the combination of rapid and blitz scores of the players with 2/1/0 points system for a win/draw/loss in rapid and 1/½/0 points system for a win/draw/loss in blitz.

World Champion Magnus Carlsen won the overall event through a dominant performance in the rapid portion of the tournament and finishing joint first with Hikaru Nakamura in the blitz portion of the tournament.

Tata Steel Chess India Rapid, 22–26 November 2019, Kolkata, India[9] ! !! Player !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Total
1 2 1 2 2 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 27
2 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 23
3-4 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 18
3-4 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 18
5 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 18
6 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 17
7 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 16
8-9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 14
8-9 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 14
10 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 13

2021

1 2323 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 6½
2 2761 ½ ½1 ½ 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 5½ 1½
3 1821 1 ½½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½5½ 1
4 2639 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 5½½
5 2388 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 5 19.75
6 2647 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 519.00
7 2516 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 1 1 1 4½
8 2715 0 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 1 1 4
9 2626 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 2
10 2210 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1½
1 2767½ 00 ½½ ½½ 1½ 11 01 1 1 ½ 11 11½
2 2616½ 1½ 0½ 01 0½ 11 ½½ ½1 11 111½
3 2601 1 ½½ 10 11 00 11 10 01 01 111
4 2667 ½ ½½ 1 1 0 0 1 ½ 01 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 11
5 2376 ½ 00 10 11 01 1½ 10 01 1½ ½10
6 2774 ½ 0½ 01 0½ 10 00 ½1 01 ½1 18½
7 2660 0 1 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ 01 ½ 1 11 1½ 08
8 2517 0 0½ ½1 11 01 10 10 00 00 18
9 2739 0 ½0 00 11 00 00 ½0 01 11½ 6½
10 2422 0 00 00 00 0½ ½0 0½ 11 00 ½4
Tiebreak!Name!!Nov 2021 blitz rating!!1!!2!!3!!Total
align=left 2767½ ½1 2
align=left 2616½½01

2022

Tata Steel Chess India Rapid Open, 29 November–1 December 2022, Kolkata, India[13] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! !! SB !!
1 2616 0 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 6½
2 2628 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 0 6
3 2662 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 4½ 2½
4 2789 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 1 4½ 2 18.25
5 2632 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 1 4½ 2 18.00
6 2747 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 4½ 2 17.00
7 2676 ½ 0 0 1 0 ½ ½ 1 1 4½ 1½
8 2641 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 1 4 1
9 2784 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 0 0 0 ½ 4 0
10 2545 0 1 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 2
Tata Steel Chess India Rapid Women, 29 November–1 December 2022, Kolkata, India[14] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! !! SB !!
1 2371 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 6½½264
2 2475 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 6½½264
3 2475 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 5½
4 2476 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 51
5 2474 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 51
6 2351 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 51
7 2304 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 ½ 1 4½
8 2262 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 1 1 31
9 2458 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 30
10 2311 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ 1
Tiebreak!Name!Rating!1!2!Total
2371112
2475000
Tata Steel Chess India Blitz Open, 3–4 December 2022, Kolkata, India[15] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! !! SB !!
1 2750 1 1 0 1 1 0 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 0 1 1 12½
2 2909 0 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 11½
3 2733 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 0 0 ½ 1 1 9½
4 2672 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 0 0 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 9 1½
5 2669 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 1 0 ½ 0 1 1 0 ½ 1 1 0 1 0 9 ½
6 2599 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 ½ 0 1 8½
7 2702 ½ ½ 1 0 0 ½ 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 ½ 0 0 1 8 1 73.50
8 2763 ½ 0 0 0 0 1 0 ½ ½ 0 0 1 0 1 1 ½ 1 1 8 1 65.50
9 2666 0 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 7½
10 2632 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 ½ 6½
Tata Steel Chess India Blitz Women, 3–4 December 2022, Kolkata, India[16] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! !! SB !!
1 2361 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 13½
2 2427 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 12
3 2407 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 1 1 ½ 1 1 0 11
4 2460 1 1 ½ ½ 1 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 0 1 10½
5 2474 0 0 0 1 0 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 1 ½ 1 9½
6 2395 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 8½ 2
7 2416 0 0 0 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 ½ 1 8½ 0
8 2311 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 ½ 1 0 1 01 1 6½
9 2279 0 0 0 1 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 0 1 1 16
10 2209 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 00 0 4

2023

Tata Steel Chess India Rapid Open, 5–7 September 2023, Kolkata, India[17] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! !! SB !!
1 2755 ½½ ½1 ½ 1 1 1 1 7
2 2680 ½ 010 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 5½
3 2703 ½ 1 ½ 1 0 1 0 10 5
4 2709 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 5
5 2694 0 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 0 ½ 5
6 2651 ½ ½ 1 ½ 0½ 0 ½ 1 4½
7 2731 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 114
8 2633 00100 10 1 ½ 3½
9 2675 0 ½00 1 ½ 0 0 1 3
10 2646 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 2½
Tata Steel Chess India Rapid Women, 31 August–2 September 2023, Kolkata, India[18] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! !! SB !!
1 2216 ½ 0 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 7
2 2592½ ½½ 1½ ½ 111 6½
3 2358 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 5½
4 2459 0½½1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 4½
5 2307 0 0 ½ 0 1 1½ 0 1 4
6 2473 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 10 1 4
7 2384 ½ ½½½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 4
8 22360 00 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 3½
9 2405 0 0 ½ ½ 11 ½ 0 0 3½
10 2364 0 01 ½0 00 0 1 2½
Tata Steel Chess India Blitz Open, 8–9 September 2023, Kolkata, India[19] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! !! SB !!
1 2693 ½ ½ ½ 1½ 01 ½½ ½½ 11 11 1 ½ ½12
2 2708 ½ ½0 1½ ½0 01 11 10 10 11 111
3 2632 ½ 0 1 01 ½1 ½1 ½0 00 1 1 1 1 111
4 2728½ 1½ ½0 ½1 ½½ 1½ ½1 1½ 0 0 1 10½
5 2740 0 ½1 1 0 ½ 0 ½1 00 10 11 ½1 ½9½
6 2634½ ½0 00 ½½ 00 1 ½ 1 1 01 1 ½ ½8½
7 2641 ½ 0 0 01 1 ½ ½ 1 0½ 0½ 01 ½1 0 8
8 26590 0 1 01 00 0 1 00 1½ 10 01 1 7½
9 2645 0 0 1 00 0½ 1 0 ½0 00 ½1 11 06½
10 2707 ½ ½0 0 0 01 00 ½ ½ ½0 10 0 0 1 5½
Tata Steel Chess India Blitz Women, 3–4 September 2023, Kolkata, India[20] ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! !! SB !!
1 2536½ 00 ½1 ½0 11 01 11 11 11 112½
2 2460½ 1 1 ½1 1 1 1 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 0 1 12
3 2429 1 ½0 ½1 11 0½ ½½ 0½ 01 ½1 1 10½
4 22310 ½0 0 0 01 ½½ 11 11 11 1½ ½10½
5 2306 1 00 00 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 1½ 0½ 1½ 110
6 2367 0 1½ 1½ ½½ 00 0½ 10 ½1 0 1 19
7 2361 0 01 ½½ 10 0 0 0½ 01 1½ 10 07
8 22670 0½ 0½ 10 0½ 11 ½0 01 00 17
9 2231 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½0 0½ 00 1½ 0 0 11 1 6
10 21720 0 1 00 0½ ½ ½ 0 0 01 11 0 0 0 5½

Notes and References

  1. In the blitz section, Viswanathan Anand won on tie-breaks against Hikaru Nakamura.
  2. Rapid and blitz scores were combined (with points scored in rapid section counted as double) and there were no separate rapid and blitz tournaments. Magnus Carlsen scored the most points in the rapid section and also tied for first in the blitz section with Hikaru Nakamura.
  3. In the blitz section, Levon Aronian won tie-breaks against Arjun Erigaisi.
  4. In the rapid women's section, Anna Ushenina won on tie-breaks against Nana Dzagnidze.
  5. Web site: Tata Steel Chess India 2018_Rapid. chess-results.com. 11 November 2018.
  6. Web site: Nakamura Wins Tata Steel Chess India Rapid. Peter Doggers. chess.com. 11 November 2018.
  7. Web site: Tata Steel Chess India 2018_Blitz. chess-results.com. 14 November 2018.
  8. Web site: Anand Wins Tata Steel Chess India Blitz. Peter Doggers. chess.com. 15 November 2018.
  9. Web site: 28 November 2019. Tata Steel Chess Rapid & Blitz 2019.
  10. Web site: Live Results - Tata Steel Chess India Rapid and Blitz 2021. 2021-11-20. Chess.com.
  11. Web site: Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - TATA STEEL CHESS INDIA RAPID 2021. 2021-11-20. chess-results.com.
  12. Web site: Tata Steel Chess India Blitz 2021 . chess-results.com. 2 July 2022.
  13. Web site: TATA STEEL CHESS INDIA RAPID 2022. 2022-12-01. chess-results.com.
  14. Web site: TATA STEEL CHESS INDIA RAPID 2022 (WOMEN) . 2022-12-01 . chess-results.com.
  15. Web site: TATA STEEL CHESS INDIA BLITZ 2022. 2022-12-29. chess-results.com.
  16. Web site: TATA STEEL CHESS INDIA BLITZ 2022 (WOMEN) . 2022-12-29 . chess-results.com.
  17. Web site: TATA STEEL CHESS INDIA RAPID 2023.
  18. Web site: TATA STEEL CHESS INDIA RAPID 2023 (WOMEN).
  19. Web site: TATA STEEL CHESS INDIA BLITZ 2023.
  20. Web site: TATA STEEL CHESS INDIA BLITZ 2023 (WOMEN).

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