Arjun Erigaisi ranks on Top in Chennai Grand Masters Chess!
The Chennai Grand Masters 2024 is organized by MGD1 and sponsored by the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu
Arjun Erigaisi ranks on Top in Chennai Grand Masters Chess!
FIDE Arjun Erigaisi is now the champion of the Chennai Grand Masters Chess 2024 after defeating Amin Tabatabaei . This victory is close on the heels of his being pitted against Vidit Gujrathi in the first round and in which he displayed considerable skill defeating his rival in a game of variance . Its pegging of Erigaisi’s current rating at 2797 puts him at the apex in India’s ratings and only third internationally .
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Still on the Challengers side, Pranav V keeps on the perfect run and defeated Vaishali R ¹ for the fourth time. This young man could afford to be risky and indeed he did risk his queen right in the opening; Vaishali found herself cornered and thus defeated. Overall, Pranav has done exceedingly well and he is sure the one to watch at the tournament.
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The Chennai Grand Masters Chess 2024 features two categories: Masters and Challengers. The Masters section has a total rating average of 2729; therefore it is considered to be of high standard . While, the Challengers section gives an opportunity to budding talents from India to play in a standard international level tournament.
Highlights of the Tournament:
– _Arjun Erigaisi’s Rise to the Top_: Victories over Vidit Gujrathi and Amin Tabatabaei have enabled Erigaisi to lead in the Masters section .
– _Pranav V’s Perfect Streak_: These victories in the Challengers section make Pranav one of the winners of the Championship title, for which he won four times in a row.
– _Competitive Field_: The Masters section has basically an average rating of 2729, which puts the event among some of the most competitive seen on the Chess Olympiad.
Chennai Grand Masters 2024 is presented by MGD1 and supported by the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu . The tournament is set to begin on November 5 and end on November 11 with the final round on November 11.
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