The second day of the Tata Steel Chess India 2026 — Open Rapid in Kolkata has concluded. After six rounds, two players share the lead with 4.5 points each, with Viswanathan Anand leading on tiebreaks.

The current standings are:

Place Player Score TB
1. 🇮🇳 GM Viswanathan Anand 4.5 10
2. 🇮🇳 GM Nihal Sarin 4.5 9
3. 🇺🇸 GM Wesley So 4 6.75
4. 🇮🇳 GM Arjun Erigaisi 3.5 11.5
5. 🇮🇳 GM R Praggnanandhaa 3.5 8
6. 🇺🇸 GM Hans Moke Niemann 3.5 7.5
7. 🇮🇳 GM Vidit Gujrathi 3 9.25
8. 🇨🇳 GM Wei Yi 2 5.5
9. 🇮🇳 GM Aravindh Chithambaram 1 3.5
10. 🇷🇺 GM Volodar Murzin 0.5 1.5

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: Lennart Ootes