Nana dzagnidze, Georgian chess player

Chennai, Aug 10 The world's top women chess players including the members of the Chess Olympiad medal winning teams will be competing in the Women's Edition of Tata Steel Chess India, said officials here on Wednesday.This is the first time a separate women's section has been added with the prize money equivalent to that of the Open section."Tata Steel Chess India (rapid and blitz) is the most important chess tournament in India. In addition to the Open category, this time around a separate Women's section has been added," former World Champion Grandmaster V. Anand told media.In the last edition a couple of Indian women chess players participated in the Open event.Asked as to the option of expanding the tournament having more women players and with category prizes, Anand said such a move would alter the tournament schedules.He said that the rating difference between the men and women players is huge and pairing will be skewed against the women players."First the upcoming Indian women players should be given the opportunity to play against world's top women players. Once their rating goes up, they can compete in the Open category," another official, not wanting to be named, told .Further many female players like to play in the women's category than in the Open as the chances of winning the prize money are higher in the former, the official added.Queried when there will be an Indian 'Judith Polgar', Anand said it is a work in progress and will happen.Hungarian GM Polgar competed in the Open section in chess tournaments and is the first women player to cross the ELO rating of 2,700 and has several achievements to her credit.Women GMs who have confirmed participation at the Tata Steel Chess India are Anna and Mariya Muzychuk from Ukraine, Nana Dzagnidze from Georgia and Alina Kashlinskaya from Poland apart from Indian stars like GMs K.Humpy, D.Harika and WGM R.Vaishali.According to Chanakya Chaudhary, Vice President, Corporate Services, Tata Steel, the event will give young Indian talent the opportunity to play against top international GMs.It is encouraging to witness the increasing level of interest among the Ind for chess, said Jeet Banerjee, Director, Gameplan.The tournament will be held in Kolkata between November 29 - December 2, 2022.Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Home

City

Latest News

Cricket

LT Premium

National

International

Maharashtra

Opinions

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

Nagpur

Entertainment

Photos

Business

Technology

Sports

Lifestyle

Social Viral

Lokmat Games

Health

HMPV Virus

Delhi Election 2025

India Republic Day

PM Narendra Modi

CM Devendra Fadnavis

Maharashtra Weather Update

Nana DzagnidzeFOLLOW

Nana dzagnidze, Latest News

Other Sports :“Global Chess League was a huge step towards creating a better environment for chess players and viewers," says Grandmaster Sara Khadem

Dubai [UAE], July 13 : Amongst the many riveting stories that have cropped up from the inaugural Global Chess ... ...

Other Sports :Global Chess League a huge step towards creating a better environment for chess players, says Iran's Sara Khadem

Dubai, July 11 A late entrant into the inaugural edition of the Global Chess League, Iran's International Master ... ...

Other Sports :Global Chess League: Ganges Grandmasters reclaim lead as Sara Khadem lifts Triveni Continental Kings

Dubai [UAE], June 30 : The Triveni Continental Kings secured a hard-fought victory with a score of 10-9 against ... ...

Other Sports :Olympiad medal winning women chess players to compete in the Tata Steel Chess in 2022

Chennai, Aug 10 The world's top women chess players including the members of the Chess Olympiad medal winning ... ...

Other Sports :Olympiad medal winning women chess players to compete in the Tata Steel Chess in 2022

Chennai, Aug 10 The world's top women chess players including the members of the Chess Olympiad medal winning ... ...