Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi will battle Harikrishna and world's best at Chennai Grand Masters 2023
Chennai Grand Masters is the strongest ever classical super tournament to take place in India. The average rating of the tournament is 2711. Arjun Erigaisi and D Gukesh will be battling against Parham Maghsoodloo (IRI) for an improvement in the FIDE Circuit. They will also face Levon Aronian (USA), Sanan Sjugirov (HUN), Pentala Harikrishna, Pavel Eljanov (UKR) and Alexandr Predke (SRB). The permutation and combinations related to FIDE Circuit was mentioned in an earlier article. The event is sponsored and supported by Tamil Nadu Government and Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu. The total prize fund is ₹5000000 (US$ 60000). The top three prizes are ₹1500000 (US$ 18000), ₹1000000 (US$ 12000) and ₹800000 (US$ 12000). Round 1 starts tomorrow at 3 p.m. IST. Photo: Amruta Mokal
Who will rise up to the occasion and continue their path to the Candidates 2024?
The tournament, being the strongest ever classical super tournament in India, makes it a historic event. More history can be made if an Indian wins. Arjun and Gukesh has a great opportunity to move closer towards securing a spot in the Candidates 2024 via FIDE Circuit path. The top seed of the event, can take the rating path towards the most important event in the World Championship cycle, provided he earns the required rating points.
The one and only - Vishy Anand's son Sai Akhil Anand drew eight beautiful and creative paintings, which were instrumental in the 'Draw of Lots'.
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The details of the tournament has already been mentioned in the tournament announcement article
Replay Opening Ceremony and Draw of Lots
Round 1 pairings
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2723 | GM | Aronian, Levon | GM | Gukesh, D | 2720 | 8 | ||||
| 2 | 2 | 2742 | GM | Maghsoodloo, Parham | GM | Eljanov, Pavel | 2691 | 7 | ||||
| 3 | 3 | 2703 | GM | Sjugirov, Sanan | GM | Predke, Alexandr | 2689 | 6 | ||||
| 4 | 4 | 2696 | GM | Harikrishna, Pentala | GM | Erigaisi, Arjun | 2727 | 5 |
Where to watch
The entire event will be live-streamed on ChessBase India youtube channel.
