Chennai Grand Masters
Chennai Grand Masters is a chess tournament held in Chennai, India.
History
[edit]Editions
[edit]2023
[edit]The 2023 Chennai Grand Masters was organized from December 15 to December 21 at the Hotel Leela Palace.[3]
After the seventh round, Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi 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.[4]
2024
[edit]
The 2024 edition was held in November
The result, after the seventh round, was a three-way tie between Levon Aronian, Arjun Erigaisi, and Aravindh Chithambaram.[5] Aravind was declared the winner after tiebreaks.[6] The challengers section was won by V. Pranav.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Venkata Krishna B. (2023-12-16). "Chess controversy: Is Chennai Grand Masters held just to help Gukesh & Erigaisi make candidates cut? 'Within rules' says Viswanathan Anand". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
- ^ Mayank (2023-12-18). "Anand weighs in on Chennai Grand Masters controversy, says tournament within FIDE rules". Sportstar. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
- ^ Venkatesan, S. Prasanna (2024-11-05). "Chennai Grandmasters | Arjun rallies to post a win over Vidit on opening day". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
- ^ "Gukesh wins title on tie-break, becomes frontrunner for FIDE Circuit Candidates berth". The Hindu. 2023-12-21. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
- ^ Venkatesan, S. Prasanna (2024-11-11). "Aravindh stuns Aronian to claim top prize". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
- ^ "Stalin, Udhayanidhi congratulate winners of Chennai Grand Masters 2024". The Hindu. 2024-11-11. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
- ^ Venkatesan, S. Prasanna (2024-11-11). "Aravindh stuns Aronian to claim top prize". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
 | This article needs additional or more specific categories. (November 2024) |