Tata steel chess india blitz

It is held in the Rapid and Blitz formats.

GM Alexander Grischuk confirmed his reputation as a blitz specialist with steady play on the second and final day of the Tata Steel Chess India Open Blitz , winning the title with a score of 12 points from 18 games. GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov and the overnight leader GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu finished second and third respectively, with 11 points each. GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi , who appeared to be one of the main contenders for the title at the end of the first day, had a rough second day, beginning with four losses in a row, and never really recovering from the setbacks. You can watch the event live on Twitch , as well as on our YouTube channels for Chess. Keep up to date with all the details of the tournament on our live events platform , and follow the games by clicking here. Commentating during the live broadcast, GM Viswanathan Anand discussed the best mindset for playing blitz tournaments:. The nice thing in blitz is you need not sit and overthink anything during the rounds.

Tata steel chess india blitz

GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu got off to a flying start, winning his first five games, and ultimately ended with 6. Following the leader with six points each are GMs Vidit Santosh Gujrathi and Alexander Grischuk , with the latter the only undefeated player of the day. In spite of the strength of the players, Friday saw typical high-voltage blitz drama with many entertaining games of edge-of-the-seat action, time scrambles, and even an illegal move. The top two finishers in the rapid section, GMs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Teimour Radjabov had a rough day at the office, both starting their tournament with losses in the first three rounds. They finished the day with four points and two points respectively. The Open Bltiz tournament concludes on September 9 at a. You can watch the event live on Twitch , as well as on our YouTube channels for Chess. Keep up to date with all the details of the tournament on our live events platform , and follow the games by clicking here. After the last round was over, I had an interesting conversation with Praggnanandhaa. What does he think is the ideal style to play good blitz? He won it convincingly. I was trying to look at his games. Also trying to look at my games [from last year].

The whole game seemed to be centered on the square f5, which Black weakened in the early middlegame: a textbook example of playing for weak squares. Home Play. Chess tournament held in Kolkata, India.

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GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu got off to a flying start, winning his first five games, and ultimately ended with 6. Following the leader with six points each are GMs Vidit Santosh Gujrathi and Alexander Grischuk , with the latter the only undefeated player of the day. In spite of the strength of the players, Friday saw typical high-voltage blitz drama with many entertaining games of edge-of-the-seat action, time scrambles, and even an illegal move. The top two finishers in the rapid section, GMs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Teimour Radjabov had a rough day at the office, both starting their tournament with losses in the first three rounds. They finished the day with four points and two points respectively. The Open Bltiz tournament concludes on September 9 at a. You can watch the event live on Twitch , as well as on our YouTube channels for Chess. Keep up to date with all the details of the tournament on our live events platform , and follow the games by clicking here.

Tata steel chess india blitz

GM Alexander Grischuk confirmed his reputation as a blitz specialist with steady play on the second and final day of the Tata Steel Chess India Open Blitz , winning the title with a score of 12 points from 18 games. GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov and the overnight leader GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu finished second and third respectively, with 11 points each. GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi , who appeared to be one of the main contenders for the title at the end of the first day, had a rough second day, beginning with four losses in a row, and never really recovering from the setbacks. You can watch the event live on Twitch , as well as on our YouTube channels for Chess. Keep up to date with all the details of the tournament on our live events platform , and follow the games by clicking here. Commentating during the live broadcast, GM Viswanathan Anand discussed the best mindset for playing blitz tournaments:. The nice thing in blitz is you need not sit and overthink anything during the rounds. You just go out there and play. If you manage to stay solid, your score is moving up steadily.

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In Vidit he met his match in the seventh round, soundly outplayed in a well-controlled positional game for a blitz encounter. Nihal Sarin India. Magnus Carlsen scored the most points in the rapid section and also tied for first in the blitz section with Hikaru Nakamura. Hikaru Nakamura. What does he think is the ideal style to play good blitz? In the seventh round, in his hurry to evacuate his king quickly, Praggnanandhaa committed a not-so-uncommon occurrence in quicker time controls: an illegal move. News Chess Event Coverage. Praggnanandhaa played for the initiative and ultimately succeeded, as it is difficult to defend correctly in a blitz game. Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu India. Harika Dronavalli India. This article is about the annual chess tournament in Kolkata. Ultimately he finished on 11 points, along with Praggnanandhaa, and edged him out of the second place. You can watch the event live on Twitch , as well as on our YouTube channels for Chess. Not a flawless game, but typical of blitz. One of the aims [today] was to keep it simple.

The event pits five of the best Indian women players against five invited global stars, including the reigning Women's World Champion, Ju Wenjun. The women's event will run from August 31 until September 4, , to be followed by the open event for the next five days, both with a single round-robin of rapid games. Ju starts as the firm favorite on paper in what will be her tournament debut on Indian soil.

The pivotal game of the day was Grischuk's game against the overnight leader Praggnanandhaa. When it came to playing the position and taking chances when tactical opportunities presented themselves, Vidit too followed the same principle outlined by Praggnanandhaa. I try to play my best moves, and sometimes consciously to play [sharp]. Bhakti Kulkarni India. After the last round was over, I had an interesting conversation with Praggnanandhaa. They are not afraid of anyone. Hikaru Nakamura United States. Wesley So United States. Ju Wenjun. Magnus Carlsen. Anna Ushenina. Nihal Sarin India. Ian Nepomniachtchi Russia. Toggle limited content width.