GM Arjun Erigaisi leads with 6.5/9 while GM Mariya Muzychuk scored eight points from nine rounds to lead the women's section after the first day of Tata Steel Chess India Blitz.
GM Nihal Sarin won the 2022 Tata Steel Chess India Open Rapid with a round to spare, while GM Anna Ushenina tied for first and won the tiebreak match to win the Women's Rapid section.