Nihal Sarin Holds Off Vishwanathan to Capture TATA Steel Rapid Chess Title, Dedicates Win to Late Maternal Grandfather

Nihal Sarin Holds off Vishwanathan to Capture TATA Steel Rapid Chess Title, Dedicates Win to Late Maternal Grandfather

Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Sarin came in as a last-minute replacement for world champion D Gukesh, who had pulled out of the tournament, and from being someone who was not supposed to play to being the trophy winner, he has started off his 2026 brilliantly. Sports News | Nihal Sarin Holds off Vishwanathan to Capture TATA Steel Rapid Chess Title, Dedicates Win to Late Maternal Grandfather.

Nihal Sarin dedicates Tata Steel rapid chess crown to late granddad - Sports News Portal

It was an emotional final round for Nihal Sarin at Tata Steel Chess India in Kolkata on Friday. (RevSportz picture by Atreyo Mukhopadhyay) Nihal Sarin was going through a range of emotions. Last night (Thursday), he received news of his grandfather passing away. On Friday, he won the rapid title at Tata Steel Chess India in Kolkata. That he wouldn’t have even played this event had D Gukesh not pulled out at the last minute makes it memorable. Th…

On emotional final day, Nihal Sarin trumps Viswanathan Anand to win Tata Steel Rapid Chess

Nihal won on Friday evening, after the passing of his maternal grandfather - who had taught him the sport - on Thursday night.