CHESS#1326

Beyond the technicalities and the stats, the psychological dimensions will be fascinating: Who wants to win more?

The Tata Steel Chess in Kolkata is overshadowed by the world title match in London with both events starting Friday. That's a pity. The Tata is a strong event, likely to produce interesting chess. The field includes five top-class foreign GMs in World #3 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (#8 on the rapid list), Wesley So (#6 Rapids), Levon Aronian (#7),Hikaru Nakamura (#2) and Sergey Karjakin (#9). The Indian squad is Viswanathan Anand, Pentalya Harikrishna, Vidit Gujrathi, Surya Shekhar Ganguly and Nihal Sarin in the rapids.  Sarin is swapped for Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa in the following blitz event. The prize fund is about $40,000. 

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