The first day of the Tata Steel Chess India 2026 — Open Blitz in Kolkata has concluded. After ten rounds, Wesley So scored 6 wins and 2 draws and leads the tournament with 7 points. Wesley So is 0.5 points ahead of the runner-up Arjun Erigaisi.

The current standings are:

Place Player Score
1. 🇺🇸 GM Wesley So 7
2. 🇮🇳 GM Arjun Erigaisi 6.5
3. 🇮🇳 GM Nihal Sarin 5.5
4. 🇮🇳 GM Viswanathan Anand 5
5. 🇮🇳 GM Vidit Gujrathi 5
6. 🇮🇳 GM R Praggnanandhaa 4
7. 🇨🇳 GM Wei Yi 3.5
8. 🇺🇸 GM Hans Moke Niemann 3.5
9. 🇷🇺 GM Volodar Murzin 2.5
10. 🇮🇳 GM Aravindh Chithambaram 2.5

The Tata Steel Chess India 2026 — Open Blitz takes place in Kolkata, India from January 10 to 11. The event features a $17,500 prize pool and uses 3+2 time control over two Round-Robin rounds between 10 players. In case of ties for first place, additional tiebreaks will be played on January 11.

Credit: Vivek Sohani