- Tournament to take place from November 13 – 17, 2024
- at Dhono Dhanyo Auditorium. Kolkata
World No. 1, Norwegian chess Grand Master – Magnus Carlsen will be in seen in action at the 6th edition of Tata Steel Chess India. It will be 2nd time that Carlsen will be participating in the tournament. Earlier in 2019 he participated and won the tournament. This year the tournament is going to be held from November 13 – 17, 2024 at the state-of-the-art auditorium – Dhono Dhanyo Auditorium, Alipore, Kolkata.
The Indian chess contingent, after a golden performance at the Chess Olympiad 2024 at Budapest, Hungary, will also be participating in the tournament. Other top ranked world players will also headline the competition at the sixth edition of Tata Steel Chess India (TSCI). Like earlier editions, the tournament will have both Open and Women category with same the format – rapid and blitz & will have equal prize money for both categories. Viswanathan Anand will continue his association with the tournament as the Ambassador.
The line up for this year’s tournament are as below:
| Open | Women |
|---|---|
| Magnus Carlsen | Aleksandra Goryachkina |
| Daniil Dubov | Kateryna Lagno |
| Nodirbek Abdusattorov | Alexsandra Kosteniuk |
| Vincent Keymer | Nana Dzagnidze |
| Wesley So | Valentina Gunina |
| Vidit Gujrathi | Koneru Humpy |
| S L Narayanan | Harika Dronavalli |
| R. Praggnanandhaa | Divya Deshmukh |
| Nihal Sarin | Vaishali R |
| Arjun Erigaisi | Vantika Agrawal |
Mr. Viswanathan Anand, Ambassador of Tata Steel Chess India said, “Looking forward to being back at Tata Steel Chess India. It has become the marquee event in India. This year brings the best of the world headed by Magnus Carlsen. I am particularly excited that the women’s event will have the best of Indian Chess. This year has been a celebration of Indian chess and this event will be a fitting tribute.”
Mr. Chanakya Chaudhary, Vice President, Corporate Services, Tata Steel said, “Sports have always been vital to Tata Steel's goal of building an enduring and meaningful relationship with the community. Our tradition of nurturing and celebrating sporting talent is ingrained in our organisational fabric. We are excited to host the sixth edition of Tata Steel Chess India, which marks the return of World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen. Members of the Indian men's and women's squads, following their gold medal wins at the Chess Olympiad 2024, will also join the tournament alongside top global players. We strive to raise the bar of the event, encouraged by the enthusiastic response we have received year after year.”
Mr. Jeet Banerjee, Director, Gameplan commented, “Today Tata Steel Chess India has been recognized as a world class chess tournament and for the same, we are really thankful to Tata Steel for their continuous support over the years. Owing to the stature and gaining popularity of the tournament in the chess fraternity, this year the lineup of players is absolutely star studded with Magnus Carlsen and top ranked players in the world chess from both men and women category to participate in the 6th edition of Tata Steel Chess India.”
About Tata Steel Chess India
World class chess came to Kolkata in the form of the first inaugural Tata Steel Chess India tournament in November 2018. The tournament witnessed participation of the world's top grandmasters, including Viswanathan Anand in the Rapid and Blitz formats. In 2019, World Champion Magnus Carlsen won both Rapid and Blitz in his usual magnificent fashion, while the other GMs wowed chess enthusiasts with their precision power play. Tata Steel has a long-standing association with chess and cherishes the global standing of Tata Steel Chess Tournament in Wijk Ann Zee acquired over the years. In its previous editions, Tata Steel Chess India has already become a sought-after tournament in professional chess and the endeavor is to make this even bigger and better in the years to come.
