The second and final day of the Tata Steel Chess India 2026 — Open Blitz in Kolkata has concluded. After 18 rounds, Wesley So scored 8 wins and 8 draws to win the tournament with 12 points. Wesley So is 1 point ahead of the runner-up Nihal Sarin.

The final standings and prize distribution are:

Place Player Score Prize
1. 🇺🇸 GM Wesley So 12 $7,500
2. 🇮🇳 GM Nihal Sarin 11 $4,000
3. 🇮🇳 GM Arjun Erigaisi 11 $2,500
4. 🇺🇸 GM Hans Moke Niemann 10 $1,500
5. 🇮🇳 GM Vidit Gujrathi 10 $1,000
6. 🇮🇳 GM R Praggnanandhaa 9.5 $750
7. 🇨🇳 GM Wei Yi 8.5 $250
8. 🇮🇳 GM Viswanathan Anand 8 $0
9. 🇷🇺 GM Volodar Murzin 6 $0
10. 🇮🇳 GM Aravindh Chithambaram 4 $0

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.

Credit: Vivek Sohani