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The upcoming 85th edition of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament has been touted to have the “strongest ever talent” with both the current World No. 1 and 2, Magnus Carlsen and Ding Liren, andDutch stars Anish Giri and Jorden van Foreestincluded in the line-up. While Carlsen is set to make his 19th appearance, five of the fourteen participants have all won the title before which includes Carlsen’s eight victories (2008, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 and 2022), Aronian’s four victories (2007, 2008, 2012, 2014), and the single victories of Caruana (2020), So (2017) and van Foreest (2021).

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Indian chess players picked up impressive seeds at the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship, with Arjun Erigaisi ranked 12th in the blitz section and D. Harika ranked 4th in the women’s division for the rapid section.

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