The first day of the Tata Steel Chess India 2026 — Open Rapid in Kolkata has concluded. After three rounds, two players share the lead with 2.5 points each, with Viswanathan Anand leading on tiebreaks.

The current standings are:

Place Player Score
1. 🇮🇳 GM Viswanathan Anand 2.5
2. 🇺🇸 GM Hans Moke Niemann 2.5
3. 🇺🇸 GM Wesley So 2
4. 🇮🇳 GM Vidit Gujrathi 2
5. 🇮🇳 GM Nihal Sarin 1.5
6. 🇮🇳 GM R Praggnanandhaa 1.5
7. 🇨🇳 GM Wei Yi 1
8. 🇮🇳 GM Arjun Erigaisi 1
9. 🇮🇳 GM Aravindh Chithambaram 0.5
10. 🇷🇺 GM Volodar Murzin 0.5

The Tata Steel Chess India 2026 — Open Rapid takes place in Kolkata, India from January 7 to 9. The event features a $24,000 prize pool and uses 15+10 time control over one Round-Robin round between 10 players.

Credit: Vivek Sohani