India, Jan. 11 -- The 2026 Tata Steel Chess India Rapid Tournament saw Nihal Sarin reign supreme, pipping the likes of Viswanathan Anand and Arjun Erigaisi to the title in Kolkata. Despite D Gukesh's absence, the tournament attracted attention and had top GMs in action. The tournament also had its share of controversy, involving Indian GM R. Praggnanandhaa and American GM Wesley So during Round 6 on Day 2.

Praggnanandhaa was under immense pressure due to time trouble and only had one second left on his clock. He pushed a pawn close to promote, but then it struck him that he would not have time to complete his move and replace the pawn with a new queen. His time was about to run out, and he stopped the clock to call the arbiter. After a s...