Overview
- The tournament runs January 7–11, 2026 at the Dhana Dhanya Auditorium in Kolkata.
- Anand returns to competition for the first time since playing the event in 2019.
- The clash will be their first meeting in an individual capacity on Indian soil.
- The Open lineup features Anand, D Gukesh, Wesley So, Wei Yi, R Praggnanandhaa, Arjun Erigaisi, Hans Niemann, Volodar Murzin, Vidit Gujrathi and Aravindh Chithambaram.
- The Women’s field is led by Divya Deshmukh alongside Aleksandra Goryachkina, Kateryna Lagno, Nana Dzagnidze, D Harika, Carissa Yip, Vaishali R, Vantika Agrawal and Rakshitta Ravi, with equal prize money across sections.