Vincent Kemer vs. Arjun Erigaisi (special arrangement) Indian Grand Master Arjun Erigaisi and tournament leader Vincent Kemer played on a draw in the 6th round of Chennai Grand Masters 2025. The German GM maintained its one -point advantage in Masters Standings, while Arjun remained just in a row.The American GM Awonder Liang, at the age of 22, defeated the 18 -year -old GM Pranav in the battle between young talents. Liang’s victory brought him a level on points with Arjun and intensified the competition for the title.Chennai Grand Masters 2025, now in its third year, is an Indian first tournament of classic chess in India. Two sections of round Robin are appeared at the event – Masters and Challengers – cover nine laps for ten days. Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe!The winning fund is summed by RS 1 crore, while the winner of the masters received 25 lakhs and the challenger winner earns RS 7 Lakhs plus a place in 2026 Masters. The Masters Champion will also get 24.5 FIDE district points for 2026 qualifications candidates.Kemer, who remains undefeated, began with a royal pawn and moved to the royal gambit position, while Arjun chose Otro’s defense. Despite Keymer’s early advantage, Arjun managed to balance the position. In other matches Masters, See Gujrathi and Anish Giri pulled out their game, Jorden Van Forest defeated Nihala Sarin with Black and Karthikeyan Murali pulled against Ray Robson. The Challengers section saw that M pranesh end Abhimanyu Puranik’s unbeaten strip. This victory created a three -way tie upstairs, with Leon Luke Mendonca joined them after the defeat of Aryan Chopry. GM Harika Dronavalli won against GM Vaisheli Rameshbab at their meeting.Adhiban Baskaran improved his position in the ranking with a victory over Diptayan Ghosh. PA Iniyan and Harshavardhan GB agreed to draw in their match.
Masters – 6. round:
- Arjun Erigaisi (½) Drew with Vincent Kemer (½)
- Awonder Liang (1) BT Pranav v (0)
- See gujrathi (½) drew with anish giri (½)
- Jorden Van Foreest (1) BT NIHAL SARIN (0)
- Karthikeyan Murali (½) Drew with Ray Robson (½)
MASTERS – ranking after the 6th round:
- Vincent Kemer – 4.5
- Arjun Erigaisi – 3.5
- Awonder Liang – 3.5
- Karthikeyan Murali – 3.0
- Anish Giri – 3.0
- See gujrathi – 3.0
- Jorden Van Foreest – 3.0
- Ray Robson – 2.5
- NIHAL SARIN – 2.0
- Pranav v – 2.0
Challengers – 6. round:
- M pranesh (1) bt abhimanyu buranik (0)
- Leon Luke Mendonca (1) BT Aryan Chopra (0)
- Harika Dronavalli (1) BT Vaishai Rameshbabu (0)
- Adhiban Baskaran (1) BT Diptayan Ghosh (0)
- PA Iniyan (½) drew with Harshavardhan GB (½)
Challengers – order after 6 round:
- M pranesh – 4,5
- Abhimanyu Puranik – 4,5
- Leon Luke Mendonca – 4.5
- Adhiban Bascaran – 3.5
- Diptayan Ghosh – 3.5
- PA in information – 3.5
- Harshavardhan GB – 2.0
- Aryan Chopra – 1.5
- Great Dronavalli – 1.5
- Vaisali Rameshbabu – 1.0.
