Vincent Kemer set out his authority in Chennai Grand Masters by winning the title with the bicycle to save and became the first champion of the tournament. The German Grand Master, who played with white pieces, secured a solid draw against the Dutch GM Jorden Van Foreec in the 8th round 8.
Through a field full of elite players, 19 -year -old German maintained a consistent form During the event. His performance not only secured the crown, but also for the first time in his career powered it to the TOP 10 living assessments.
“Entering the TOP 10 in a live rating is a milestone I wanted to achieve for a long time, and I am very glad that the hard work has finally paid off,” Keymer said after his result.
“He won the tournament and burglary to the TOP 10 at the same time is fantastic and really strange to me. But the tournament will continue tomorrow, so I prefer to stay focused and keep the tension for the last round.”
In other Masters games, All meetings ended in drawing, Open battle for second and third place. Arjun Erigaisi and Karthikeyan Murali, both at a striking distance of the stage, will face the last day. Several other players remain a top surface in rivalry, and the last day is potentially affecting the final position and rating.
Section Challengers – a tight race above
In the Challengers section, GM Panesh moved to a single lead after defeating GM Harik Dronavalli, making half the point advantage to the last round.
Abhimanyu Puranik remained firmly in hunting with victory over GM diptayan Ghosh, while the draw of Leon Luke Mendonca against GM Panneerselvam Iniyana held him only half a point outside the lead.
GM Adhiban Baskaran surpassed im Harshavardhan GB and GM Aryan Chopra defeated GM Vaishali Rameshbabu to complete the daily action. The last round now promises a tense surface when the Challengers crown goes down to the wire.
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Published:
Amar Pancker
Published on:
August 14, 2025
