Meet The Players

Previous tournament champions return to defend their titles as the field gets stronger

2019 Tata Steel Chess India Rapid & Blitz
Magnus Carlsen
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GM Magnus
Carlsen

World Rank #1
FIDE Rating: 2840

Hikaru Nakamura
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GM Hikaru
Nakamura

World Rank #24
FIDE Rating: 2736

Anish Giri
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GM Anish
Giri

World Rank #12
FIDE Rating: 2764

Wesley So
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GM Wesley
So

World Rank #6
FIDE Rating: 2770

Ding Liren
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GM Ding
Liren

World Rank #4
FIDE Rating: 2791

Ian Nepomniachtchi
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GM Ian
Nepomniachtchi

World Rank #7
FIDE Rating: 2784

Viswanathan Anand
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GM Viswanathan
Anand

World Rank #13
FIDE Rating: 2753

Levon Aronian
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GM Levon
Aronian

World Rank #9
FIDE Rating: 2781

Pentala Harikrishna
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GM Pentala
Harikrishna

Wildcard

World Rank #21
FIDE Rating: 2730

Vidit Gujrathi
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GM Vidit
Gujrathi

Wildcard

World Rank #23
FIDE Rating: 2726

GM Gukesh D & GM Viswanathan Anand
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