American GM Ray Robson defeated Vidit Santosh Gujrathi in a sharp tactical battle. While top seed Arjun Erigaisi was held to a draw by Dutch GM Jorden van Foreest, Anish Giri and Nihal Sarin shared the spoils in a well-balanced clash, and the showdown between Karthikeyan Murali and Awonder Liang also ended in a draw.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the Challengers section, Indian GM Iniyan Pa impressed with a clinical win over GM Harika Dronavalli, while GM Abhimanyu Puranik bounced back with a victory over Leon Luke Mendonca. The remaining games, Diptayan vs Pranesh, Adhiban vs Vaishali, and Harshavardhan vs Aryan, ended in close draws.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Now in its third edition, the Chennai Grand Masters is India\u2019s premier classical-format tournament, featuring 20 elite players across two categories (Masters and Challengers). The nine-round, ten-day event offers a prize pool of \u20b91 crore and valuable FIDE Circuit points.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Results:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Masters Section \u2013 Round 2<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Vincent Keymer (1.0) def. V Pranav (0)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Ray Robson (1.0) def. Vidit Gujrathi (0)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Arjun Erigaisi (\u00bd) drew with Jorden van Foreest (\u00bd)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Anish Giri (\u00bd) drew with Nihal Sarin (\u00bd)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Karthikeyan Murali (\u00bd) drew with Awonder Liang (\u00bd)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Challengers section \u2013 Round 2<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Harshavardhan GB (\u00bd) drew with Aryan Chopra (\u00bd)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Diptayan Ghosh (\u00bd) drew with M Pranesh (\u00bd)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Iniyan P (1) def Harika Dronavalli (0)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Diptayan Ghosh (\u00bd) drew with M Pranesh (\u00bd)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Abhimanyu Puranik (1) def. Leon Luke Mendonca (0).<\/p>\r\n\r\n