Not in 2026, he won’t, as his coach Grzegorz Gajewski told The Indian Express in an interview before the start of the ongoing 2026 Tata Steel Chess tournament in Wijk aan Zee. ALSO READ | After a relentless 2025, R Praggnanandhaa starts classical campaign at Tata Steel Chess with twin defeats and draw“For sure, he won’t be playing too many events. Some of the exhibition matches, online events, we will have to skip, that’s certain.”Unlike athletes in other sports, India’s troika of chess prodigies— Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa and Arjun Erigaisi — has not felt the need to do workload management. India’s R Praggnanandhaa in action in Tata Steel Chess India in Kolkata. (Express photo by Partha Paul) India’s R Praggnanandhaa in action in Tata Steel Chess India in Kolkata.

Source: Indian Express January 21, 2026 00:34 UTC