Chennai Grand Masters

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The Chennai Grand Masters is an annual closed chess tournament held in Chennai, India.

Vincent Keymer won the most recent edition in 2025.[1][2]

Winners

# Year Winner
1 2023 Template:Flagathlete
2 2024 Template:Flagathlete
3 2025 Template:Flagathlete

2023

The 2023 Chennai Grand Masters was organized from 15 December to 21 December at The Leela Palace Chennai.[3] It was organized by MGD1, NODWIN Gaming, and ChessBase India, with support from the Tamil Nadu Government and Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu.[4]

The tournament was announced only 4 days prior to its start, which led to criticism that the tournament was held at the last minute to help Gukesh Dommaraju and Arjun Erigaisi qualify for the Candidates Tournament 2024. However, FIDE deputy president Viswanathan Anand explained that the organization of the tournament is within the rules.[5][6]

After the seventh round, Gukesh and Arjun were tied for the first place with 4.5 points each. The Sonneborn–Berger score was used as the tie-breaker, and Gukesh emerged victorious.[7]

1st Chennai Grand Masters, 15–21 December 2023, Chennai, India, Category XIX (2711)[8]
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Points SB
1 Template:Flagathlete 2720 Template:CNone ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 4½ 13.75
2 Template:Flagathlete 2727 ½ Template:CNone 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 4½ 13.00
3 Template:Flagathlete 2696 ½ 1 Template:CNone ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 4 14.25
4 Template:Flagathlete 2691 ½ ½ ½ Template:CNone ½ 1 0 1 4 13.25
5 Template:Flagathlete 2723 ½ ½ ½ ½ Template:CNone ½ ½ ½ 3½ 12.25
6 Template:Flagathlete 2742 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ Template:CNone 1 1 3½ 10.00
7 Template:Flagathlete 2703 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 Template:CNone ½ 2½ 8.50
8 Template:Flagathlete 2689 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ Template:CNone 1½ 5.00

2024

The 2024 edition was India's strongest classical super-tournament of the year. It was held from 5 November to 11 November at the Anna Centenary Library.[9]

After the seventh round, there was a three-way tie between Levon Aronian, Arjun Erigaisi, and Aravindh Chithambaram. Aravindh was declared the winner after tiebreaks. The challengers section was won by V. Pranav.[10]

Masters

2nd Chennai Grand Masters, 5–11 November 2024, Chennai, India, Category XIX (2725)[11]
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Points
1 Template:Flagathlete 2706 Template:CNone ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 4½
2 Template:Flagathlete 2739 ½ Template:CNone ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 4½
3 Template:Flagathlete 2799 0 ½ Template:CNone 1 ½ ½ 1 1 4½
4 Template:Flagathlete 2686 ½ ½ 0 Template:CNone 1 ½ 1 ½ 4
5 Template:Flagathlete 2737 ½ 0 ½ 0 Template:CNone 1 ½ ½ 3
6 Template:Flagathlete 2712 0 0 ½ ½ 0 Template:CNone ½ 1 2½
7 Template:Flagathlete 2679 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ Template:CNone ½ 2½
8 Template:Flagathlete 2739 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ Template:CNone 2½

Tiebreaks

The tiebreak was a two-game blitz match, followed by an armageddon if necessary. The time control was 3 minutes with a 2-second increment per move.[12] Aravindh was given a bye because he had a better score in terms of direct encounters, beating Arjun in their game.[10] He then won the final match against Levon Aronian, who had proceeded after holding a draw as black in the armageddon game.

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Challengers

1st Chennai Grand Masters Challengers, 5–11 November 2024, Chennai, India, Category XIV (2594)[13]
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Points
1 Template:Flagicon Pranav V 2602 Template:CNone ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 5½
2 Template:Flagicon Leon Luke Mendonca 2631 ½ Template:CNone ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 5
3 Template:Flagicon Raunak Sadhwani 2677 ½ ½ Template:CNone 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 4
4 Template:Flagicon Karthikeyan Murali 2625 0 0 0 Template:CNone 1 ½ 1 1 3½
5 Template:Flagicon Abhimanyu Puranik 2652 0 ½ ½ 0 Template:CNone 1 ½ 1 3½
6 Template:Flagicon Pranesh M 2580 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 Template:CNone ½ 1 3½
7 Template:Flagicon Harika Dronavalli 2493 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ Template:CNone ½ 2
8 Template:Flagicon Vaishali Rameshbabu 2490 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ Template:CNone 1

2025

The 2025 edition was India's strongest classical super-tournament of the year. It was held from 7 August to 15 August at the Hyatt Regency Chennai, after a one-day delay caused by a fire incident at the players’ hotel.[14]

Vincent Keymer won the tournament with one round to spare. Pranesh M won in the Challengers section. [15]

Masters

3rd Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters, 7–16 August 2025, Chennai, India, Category XVIII (2700)[16]
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points
1 Template:Flagathlete 2730 Template:CNone ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 7
2 Template:Flagathlete 2748 ½ Template:CNone ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 5
3 Template:Flagathlete 2776 ½ ½ Template:CNone ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 5
4 Template:Flagathlete 2658 0 ½ ½ Template:CNone ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 5
5 Template:Flagathlete 2692 0 ½ 1 ½ Template:CNone ½ 0 0 1 1 4½
6 Template:Flagathlete 2696 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ Template:CNone ½ 1 1 ½ 4½
7 Template:Flagathlete 2720 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ Template:CNone ½ ½ 0 4
8 Template:Flagathlete 2697 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 0 ½ Template:CNone ½ 1 4
9 Template:Flagathlete 2597 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ Template:CNone ½ 3
10 Template:Flagathlete 2687 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 0 ½ Template:CNone 3

Challengers

2nd Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters Challengers, 7–16 August 2025, Chennai, India, Category XIII (2558)[17]
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points
1 Template:Flagicon GM Pranesh M 2589 Template:CNone ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 1 1 1 6½
2 Template:Flagicon GM Adhiban Baskaran 2534 ½ Template:CNone ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 6
3 Template:Flagicon GM Abhimanyu Puranik 2635 0 ½ Template:CNone 1 0 1 1 ½ 1 1 6
4 Template:Flagicon GM Leon Luke Mendonca 2606 ½ 0 0 Template:CNone ½ 1 1 1 1 1 6
5 Template:Flagicon GM P. Iniyan 2586 0 ½ 1 ½ Template:CNone ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 5½
6 Template:Flagicon GM Diptayan Ghosh 2576 ½ 0 0 0 ½ Template:CNone 1 ½ 1 1 4½
7 Template:Flagicon IM Harshavardhan G. B. 2454 1 0 0 0 ½ 0 Template:CNone ½ 1 1 4
8 Template:Flagicon GM Aryan Chopra 2634 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ Template:CNone 1 1 4
9 Template:Flagicon GM Harika Dronavalli 2487 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 0 Template:CNone 1 1½
10 Template:Flagicon GM Vaishali Rameshbabu 2476 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 Template:CNone 1

References

  1. ↑ The strongest classical tournament I have won: Keymer. The Hindu(2025-08-14). Retrieved 2025-08-15.
  2. ↑ Keymer Wins Chennai Grand Masters With Round To Spare, McGourty, Colin. Chess.com(2025-08-14). Retrieved 2025-08-15.
  3. ↑ Chennai Grandmasters | Arjun rallies to post a win over Vidit on opening day. The Hindu(2024-11-05). Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  4. ↑ Chennai Grand Masters 2023 - India's strongest ever Classical Super Tournament - ChessBase India. www.chessbase.in(2023-12-11). Retrieved 2025-03-17.
  5. ↑ Chess controversy: Is Chennai Grand Masters held just to help Gukesh & Erigaisi make candidates cut? 'Within rules' says Viswanathan Anand, Venkata Krishna B.. The Indian Express(2023-12-16). Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  6. ↑ Anand weighs in on Chennai Grand Masters controversy, says tournament within FIDE rules, Mayank. Sportstar(2023-12-18). Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  7. ↑ Gukesh wins title on tie-break, becomes frontrunner for FIDE Circuit Candidates berth. The Hindu(2023-12-21). Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  8. ↑ Chennai Grand Masters 2023. Chess-results.com.
  9. ↑ Chennai Grand Masters 2024 guide: Preview, player list, pairing, full schedule, FIDE circuit points at stake, Team Sportstar. Sportstar(2024-11-04). Retrieved 2025-03-09.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Aravindh stuns Aronian to claim top prize. The Hindu(2024-11-11). Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  11. ↑ Chennai Grand Masters 2024. Chess-results.com.
  12. ↑ Aravindh Wins 2024 Chennai Grand Masters Through Tiebreak, Saravanan (VSaravanan), Venkatachalam. Chess.com(2024-11-11). Retrieved 2025-03-12.
  13. ↑ Chennai Grand Masters Challengers 2024. Chess-results.com.
  14. ↑ Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters Brochure. aicf.in. Retrieved 2025-07-04.
  15. ↑ Keymer Crosses 2750, Giri Takes 2nd, Pranesh Wins Challengers, McGourty, Colin. Chess.com.
  16. ↑ Chennai Grand Masters 2025. Chess-results.com.
  17. ↑ Chennai Grand Masters - Challengers 2025. Chess-results.com.

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