The Chennai Grand Masters is an annual closed chess tournament held in Chennai, India.
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2023 The 2023 Chennai Grand Masters was organized from 15 December to 21 December at The Leela Palace Chennai. It was organized by MGD1, NODWIN Gaming, and ChessBase India, with support from the Tamil Nadu Government and Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu.
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.
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. +1st Chennai Grand Masters, 15–21 December 2023, Chennai, India, Category XIX (2711)PlayerRating12345678PointsSB12720½½½½½114½13.7522727½0½½1114½13.0032696½1½½½½½414.2542691½½½½101413.2552723½½½½½½½3½12.2562742½0½0½113½10.007270300½1½0½2½8.508268900½0½0½1½5.00
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.
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.
Masters + 2nd Chennai Grand Masters, 5–11 November 2024, Chennai, India, Category XIX (2725)PlayerRating12345678Points12706½1½½1½½4½22739½½½11½½4½327990½1½½114½42686½½01½1½452737½0½01½½36271200½½0½12½72679½½00½½½2½82739½½0½½0½2½ 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. Aravindh was given a bye because he had a better score in terms of direct encounters, beating Arjun in their game. He then won the final match against Levon Aronian, who had proceeded after holding a draw as black in the armageddon game.
Challengers +1st Chennai Grand Masters Challengers, 5–11 November 2024, Chennai, India, Category XIV (2594)PlayerRating12345678Points1 Pranav V2602½½11½115½2 Leon Luke Mendonca2631½½1½½1153 Raunak Sadhwani2677½½1½½½½44 Karthikeyan Murali26250001½113½5 Abhimanyu Puranik26520½½01½13½6 Pranesh M2580½½½½0½13½7 Harika Dronavalli249300½0½½½28 Vaishali Rameshbabu249000½000½1
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.
Vincent Keymer won the tournament with one round to spare. Pranesh M won the Challengers section. Masters + 3rd Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters, 7–16 August 2025, Chennai, India, Category XVIII (2700)PlayerRating12345678910Points12730½½111½½11722748½½½½½½1½½532776½½½01½½½15426580½½½½11½½5526920½1½½00114½626960½0½½½11½4½72720½½½01½½½0482697½0½010½½14925970½½½00½½½31026870½0½0½10½3
Challengers +2nd Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters Challengers, 7–16 August 2025, Chennai, India, Category XIII (2558)PlayerRating12345678910Points1 GM Pranesh M2589½1½1½01116½2 GM Adhiban Baskaran2534½½1½11½½½63 GM Abhimanyu Puranik26350½1011½1164 GM Leon Luke Mendonca2606½00½1111165 GM P. Iniyan25860½1½½½11½5½6 GM Diptayan Ghosh2576½000½1½114½7 IM Harshavardhan G. B.24541000½0½1148 GM Aryan Chopra26340½½00½½1149 GM Harika Dronavalli24870½00000011½10 GM Vaishali Rameshbabu24760½00½00001
2026 The 2026 edition took place from 16 July to 22 July at the The Westin Chennai Velachery.
+ 4th Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters, 16–22 July 2026, Chennai, India, Category XX (2726.5)PlayerRating12345678PointsH2HSB12749½½½1½½14½14.5022710½½1½½½½4½13.7532757½½½½0114½12.7542766½0½½1½½3½1½12.00526660½½½½½13½111.0062717½½10½½½3½½12.5072730½½0½½½½310.50827170½0½0½½27.00
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