A late surge by GM Aravindh Chithambaram, which involved winning the last two classical rounds, saw him crowned the Chennai Grand Masters 2024 champion while GM V Pranav remained unbeaten throughout to claim the Challengers title in Chennai on Monday.
Grandmasters Arjun Erigaisi and Levon Aronian are now in joint lead with four points each with Aravindh, after his first win in the competition, while Amin Tabatabaei is half a point behind.
Grandmaster Levon Aronian registered a resounding victory over GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave to close the gap on table-topper GM Arjun Erigaisi, who was held to a draw by GM Parham Maghsoodloo, after the fifth round of the Chennai Grand Masters 2024
Organised by MGD1 and sponsored by the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu, the Chennai Grand Masters 2024 features two categories-Masters & Challengers. With a rating average of 2729, the Masters presents a more competitive field this time around. The debuting Challengers, meanwh
Arjun Erigaisi continued his strong start to the Chennai Grand Masters 2024 on Wednesday by holding the second-highest-ranked player in the tournament, American Grandmaster Levon Aronian, to a draw. Over in the Challengers, Vaishali R, one of two female chess players debuting this year, earn