Norway’s five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen won the TATA Steel Chess Rapid tournament with a round to spare in Kolkata.

Magnus Carlsen secured victory at the Tata Steel Chess India Rapid Tournament, achieving an impressive 7.5 points out of 9. Indian prodigy R Praggnana

Magnus Carlsen secured the title in the Open section of the Tata Steel Chess India Rapid Tournament, while Praggnanandhaa was runner-up. Aleksandra Goryachkina won the women's section. The Rapid event ended successfully,

Magnus Carlsen delivered a flawless performance on the final day to secure the title. India’s R. Praggnanandhaa and Wesley So finished tied on 5.5 points, but Praggnanandhaa's superior tie-break score earned him the first runner-up position,

India’s R. Praggnanandhaa finishes second in the Open category; Vantika Agrawal finishes third in Women's section.

Norwegian Super GM Magnus Carlsen showed again why he's the best in the world with a dominant performance to take the title of Tata Steel Chess India rapid tournament in Kolkata on Friday. Carlsen finished unbeaten in the nine-round rapid event,

In the women's category, Russian grandmaster Aleksandra Goryachkina took home the title, finishing first with 7 points

For the Norwegian, six wins out of nine games culminated into a two-point lead over runner-up R Praggnanandhaa

Magnus Carlsen showed his magic on Thursday to secure victories against S L Narayanan, Wesley So and Arjun Erigaisi to claim sole lead in the ongoing Tata Steel Chess India Rapid Tournament in Kolkata on Thursday.

Like previous editions, the tournament will have Open and Women categories in the same format. The rapid and blitz & will have equal prize money for both categories.