The top-ranked Indian player across formats, Arjun was on a roll to start the blitz section of the event. Having finished behind champion Nihal Sarin and runner-up Anand in the rapid section, Arjun ...

American Carissa Yip held her nerve to win the tie-break 1.5-0.5 against India’s Vantika Agrawal to claim the women’s blitz ...

Having finished third in the Rapid event of the 2026 Tata Steel Chess India tournament in Kolkata, Arjun began the Blitz portion with a blitzkrieg of his own. On Saturday, he took down five opponents ...

Arjun Erigaisi’s bull run was stopped by American Wesley So in the sixth round after which the Indian managed only one ...

American Grandmaster Wesley So showed remarkable consistency to clinch the Blitz title in Open category with a round to spare ...

Vantika lost the tiebreaks after finishing the round-robin at joint top position with Carissa Yip of the USA.

The Women’s section also ended with a thrilling playoff that saw another American Carissa Yip hold her nerve to lift the ...

Wesley So sealed the Open title with a round to spare, while Carissa Yip edged Vantika Agrawal in a tense playoff to win the ...