World No. 1 Norwegian Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen would be the star attraction within the sixth version of Tata Metal Chess India to be held right here from November 13 to 17. Will probably be Carlsen’s second look within the match. He had earlier participated in 2019 and had gone on to clinch the title. A robust Indian contingent, following its golden efficiency on the Chess Olympiad in Budapest lately, will see the likes of Arjun Erigaisi, R Praggnanandhaa and Vidit Gujrathi amongst others competing within the prestigious occasion.
Nihal Sarin and S L Narayanan are the opposite Indian gamers who might be in motion within the ‘Open’ class.
Like earlier editions, the match can have the ‘Open’ and ladies’s classes with identical the format — fast and blitz — and can have equal prize cash for each sections.
India might be represented by Koneru Humpy, R Vaishali, D. Harika, Divya Deshmukh and Vantika Agrawal within the ladies’s class.
Chess legend Viswanathan Anand will proceed his affiliation with the match as its ambassador.
“Trying ahead to being again at Tata Metal Chess India. It has develop into the marquee occasion in India. This 12 months brings one of the best of the world headed by Magnus Carlsen,” stated Anand.
“I’m notably excited that the ladies’s occasion can have one of the best of Indian chess. This 12 months has been a celebration of Indian chess and this occasion might be a becoming tribute.” Chanakya Chaudhary, vice-president, company companies, Tata Metal stated, “We’re excited to host the sixth version of Tata Metal Chess India, which marks the return of world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen. Members of the Indian males’s and ladies’s squads, following their gold medal wins on the Chess Olympiad, may also be part of the match alongside high world gamers.” The road up for this 12 months’s match is as beneath: Open: Magnus Carlsen, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Wesley So, Vincent Keymer, Daniil Dubov, Arjun Erigaisi, R Praggnanandhaa, Vidit Gujrathi, Nihal Sarin, S L Narayanan.
Girls: Aleksandra Goryachkina, Kateryna Lagno, Alexandra Kosteniuk, Nana Dzagnidze, Valentina Gunina, Koneru Humpy, R. Vaishali, D. Harika, Divya Deshmukh, Vantika Agrawal.
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