The second day of the Tata Steel Chess India 2026 — Women’s Rapid in Kolkata has concluded. After six rounds, GM Kateryna Lagno scored 3 wins and 3 draws and leads the tournament with 4.5 points. Kateryna Lagno is 0.5 points ahead of the runner-up Carissa Yip.

The current standings are:

Place Player Score
1. 🇷🇺 GM Kateryna Lagno 4.5
2. 🇺🇸 IM Carissa Yip 4
3. 🇬🇪 GM Nana Dzagnidze 3.5
4. 🇷🇺 GM Aleksandra Goryachkina 3
5. 🇮🇳 IM Vantika Agrawal 3
6. 🇮🇳 GM Harika Dronavalli 2.5
7. 🇬🇷 IM Stavroula Tsolakidou 2.5
8. 🇮🇳 GM Vaishali Rameshbabu 2.5
9. 🇮🇳 WGM Rakshitta Ravi 2.5
10. 🇮🇳 GM Divya Deshmukh 2

The Tata Steel Chess India 2026 — Women’s 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