Time Control
Rapid: 15 mins for game with 10 sec increments from Move 1
Blitz: 3 mins for game with 2 sec increments from Move 1
Players
Open:
Viswanathan Anand
Gukesh Dommaraju
Wesley So
Wei Yi
R. Praggnanandhaa
Arjun Erigaisi
Volodar Murzin
Hans Niemann
Vidit Gujrathi
Aravindh Chithambaram
Women:
Aleksandra Goryachkina
Kateryna Lagno
Divya Deshmukh
Vaishali R.
Nana Dzagnidze
Harika Dronavalli
Carissa Yip
Stavroula Tsolakidou
Vantika Agrawal
Rakshitta Ravi
Schedule
7th January, 2026
15:00 First Round Rapid
16:15 Second Round Rapid
17:30 Third Round Rapid
8th January, 2026
15:00 Fourth Round Rapid
16:15 Fifth Round Rapid
17:30 Sixth Round Rapid
9th January, 2026
15:00 Seventh Round Rapid
16:15 Eighth Round Rapid
17:30 Ninth Round Rapid
18:45 Tie-Break – if required
10th January, 2026
15:00 First Round Blitz
15:20 Second Round Blitz
15:40 Third Round Blitz
16:00 Fourth Round Blitz
16:20 Fifth Round Blitz
16:40 Sixth Round Blitz
17:00 Seventh Round Blitz
17:20 Eighth Round Blitz
17:40 Ninth Round Blitz
11th January, 2026
15:00 Tenth Round Blitz
15:20 Eleventh Round Blitz
15:40 Twelfth Round Blitz
16:00 Thirteenth Round Blitz
16:20 Fourteenth Round Blitz
16:40 Fifteenth Round Blitz
17:00 Sixteenth Round Blitz
17:20 Seventeenth Round Blitz
17:40 Eighteenth Round Blitz
18:00 Tie-Break – if required
18:30 Prize Distribution
Prize Fund
List of Prize Money RAPID 2026
1st $10,000
2nd $6,000
3rd $3,000
4th $2,000
5th $1,500
6th $1,000
7th $500
List of Prize Money BLITZ 2026
1st $7,500
2nd $4,000
3rd $2,500
4th $1,500
5th $1,000
6th $750
7th $250
Playing Venue
Dhono Dhanyo Auditorium
1, Thackeray Rd, Kolkata
