Erigaisi, Giri, Keymer, Vidit for Quantbox Chennai Grandmasters 2025
World No. 5 Erigaisi Arjun will be the top seed for the Quantbox Chennai Grandmasters 2025 scheduled to take place at the prestigious Hotel Hyatt Regency, Chennai from the 6th to 15th August, 2025. The venue is steeped in chess history, having hosted the FIDE World Championship Match 2013 between Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen. The Masters event at the Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters 2025 brings together an impressive lineup of some of the best and top ranking Grandmasters of the world. Chennai Grand Masters 2025 sponsored by Quantbox, is organised by MGD1 and supported by the Government of Tamil Nadu.
The Masters and Challengers Group have ten strong GMs lined-up, led by top seed GMs Erigaisi Arjun (2776) and Abhimanyu Puranik (2635). The event carries a total prize money of Rupees 10,000,000 (approx Euros 98523), with Masters getting Rupees 7,500,000 (approx Euros 73892) with Challengers getting Rupees 2,500,000 (approx Euros 24631) respectively.
Masters
Arjun Erigaisi (2776)
Anish Giri (2748)
Vincent Keymer (2730)
Vidit Santosh Gujrathi (2720)
Jorden van Foreest (2697)
Liang Awonder (2696)
Nihal Sarin (2692)
Ray Robson (2687)
Karthikeyan Murali (2658)
Pranav Venkatesh (2597)
Challengers
Abhimanyu Puranik (2635)
Aryan Chopra (2634)
Leon Luke Mendonca (2606)
Pranesh M (2589)
Iniyan Pa (2586)
Diptayan Ghosh (2576)
Dronavalli Harika (2487)
Vaishali Rameshbabu (2476)
Harshavardhan G B (2454)
It was through the Chennai Grandmasters 2023 that the current world champion, Gukesh Dommaraju, qualified for the Candidates 2024 and ultimately captured the world title. Last year, GM Aravindh Chithambaram won the event and subsequently surpassed the 2700 rating milestone establishing this tournament as a benchmark that consistently elevates emerging super talents, at critical moments in their careers.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, GM Vladimir Fedoseev (2731) has withdrawn from 2025 Quantbox Chennai Grandmasters and the top seed of the Challengers section GM Karthikeyan Murali (2658) will now be his replacement. As GM Karthikeyan Murali is now part of the Masters section, his spot in the Challengers section goes to IM Harshavardhan G B (2454) who finished third in the @chesscom online qualifiers tournament last month.
With valuable FIDE Circuit points at stake, GMs Anish Giri & Nihal Sarin will be aiming for top finishes at this event. The first round starts by Wednesday 6th August at 5:30 AM ET / 11:30 AM CEST / 3 PM IST.
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