Magnus Carlsen star attraction at next month's Tata Steel Chess India
PTI
World No. 1 Norwegian Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen will be the star attraction at the sixth edition of Tata Steel Chess India to be held in Kolkata from November 13 to 17.
It will be Carlsen's second appearance in the tournament. He had earlier participated in 2019 and had clinched the title.
Like previous editions, the tournament will have the 'Open' and women's categories with same the format - rapid and blitz - and will have equal prize money for both sections. A strong Indian contingent, following its golden performance at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest recently, will see the likes of Arjun Erigaisi, R Praggnanandhaa and Vidit Gujrathi among others competing in the prestigious event.
Nihal Sarin and S L Narayanan are the other Indian players who will be in action in the 'Open' category.
India will be represented by Koneru Humpy, R Vaishali, D. Harika, Divya Deshmukh and Vantika Agrawal in the women's category.
It will be Carlsen's second appearance in the tournament. He had earlier participated in 2019 and had clinched the title.
Like previous editions, the tournament will have the 'Open' and women's categories with same the format - rapid and blitz - and will have equal prize money for both sections. A strong Indian contingent, following its golden performance at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest recently, will see the likes of Arjun Erigaisi, R Praggnanandhaa and Vidit Gujrathi among others competing in the prestigious event.
Nihal Sarin and S L Narayanan are the other Indian players who will be in action in the 'Open' category.
India will be represented by Koneru Humpy, R Vaishali, D. Harika, Divya Deshmukh and Vantika Agrawal in the women's category.