Indian national team captain Srinath Narayanan reacted to the announced lineups for Tata Steel Chess 2027. Narayanan expressed surprise at the absence of most top Indian GMs from the lineup.
Srinath Narayanan
Indian team captain“Surprised to see only one Indian player each in both Masters and Challengers!”
The organizers of the Tata Steel Chess published the list of participants for the 2027 events on November 10. Nihal Sarin and Aravindh Chithambaram will play in the Masters and Challengers tournaments respectively.
The last 14th player in the Masters lineup was marked as unknown. The organizers will announce the unknown player later.
The Tata Steel Chess Masters is an annual international chess event held in Wijk aan Zee since 1938. 3 Indian GMs played in the 2026 edition of the event, including Gukesh Dommaraju, Arjun Erigaisi, and Aravindh Chithambaram. 5 GMs from India played in 2025. Praggnanandhaa R won the event, and Gukesh finished 2nd.
Credit: Michal Walusza / FIDE
Comments
No comments yet. Be the first to comment!
Add your comment
Log in to add a comment.