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Chennai Grand Masters 2025: Erigaisi, Vidit to headline; Full list of players; Prize money

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Grandmasters Arjun Erigaisi, Vidit Gujrathi and Anish Giri will headline the third edition of Chennai Grand Masters, starting here on August 6. India’s most prestigious classical chess tournament will feature 20 players from across the Masters and Challengers categories. The 2025 edition of the tournament will have a prize pool of Rs 1 crore as…

Freestyle Chess Grand Slam 2025: Arjun, Praggnanandhaa finish sixth and seventh respectively; Aronian wins title

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Indian stars Arjun Erigaisi and R Praggnanandhaa finished in sixth and seventh position, respectively, even as Grandmaster Levon Aronian of the United States reigned supreme in the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam here. Aronian survived some anxious moments before defeating compatriot Hans Moke Niemann 1.5-0.5 in the finals of the tournament. World number one Magnus Carlsen…