Chennai Grand Masters postponed the day after the outbreak of the fire at the tournament location. (Screengrabs) The third edition of Chennai Grand Masters 2025 was postponed the day after the fire broke out late Tuesday evening at the Hyatt Regence Hotel, the tournament venue.Although players will return to the venue on Wednesday, the tournament will now be officially started on Thursday, August 7. The first round will be played on what was originally planned as a day of rest. As a result, the event of 20 players will continue without a break on August 11th.“The fire at the Hyatt Regence Hotel last night, the Chennai GM venue. All players are safe and moved to another hotel nearby. The tournament postponed the day,” wrote Indian director of Srinath Narayanan on X.The Chennai Grand Masters 2025 includes an extended format, an elite assembly, the essential points of Fide Circuit and its largest winning fund Crore £ 1.For the first time, the Masters and Challengers will be attacked in nine rounds of classic chess chess Robin-upgrade from seven rounds in previous editions.The Masters set boasts an impressive mix. The main fields are Dutch no.Chennai Grand Masters will be followed by a round robin format, where each participant plays against each other once under classic time control.If the tournament ends after nine rounds of nine rounds, players will face the Blitz Tiebreak singles with 3+2 time control, followed by Armageddon, if necessary.
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Meanwhile, the Challengers section will present a number of Indian talents, including Abhimanyu Puranik, Leon Mendonco, Harika Dronavalli, Vaisali R, Adhiban Baskaran and others.After the Russian withdrawal of Vladimir Fedoseeva from the tournament just before the start, the GM Karthikeyan Murali was promoted to the Masters section.His relaxed place in The Challengers was occupied by Harshvardhan GB, which finished third last month online qualifiers Chess.com. Harshvardhan is now becoming the first international champion (IM) who has ever competed in Chennai Grand Masters.As in previous editions, a strong performance in the Challengers section could open the Masters door next year – the path that was successfully followed by Pranav.
