The Masters category had witnessed a three-way tie for the top-spot, following which Aravindh defeated Armenian-American Grandmaster Aronian in the first blitz playoff before holding his nerve to win the second while playing with black pieces.

Levon Aronian's victory over Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the Chennai Grandmasters chess tournament has intensified the race for the title. Aronian now trails leader Arjun Erigaisi by just half a point.

Grandmaster Levon Aronian of the United States registered a resounding victory over GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France to clos

With the Masters category witnessing a three-way tie for the top spot, Aravindh defeated GM Levon Aronian in the first blitz play-off and then held his nerve to clinch the title

CHENNAI: ARAVINDH Chithambaram is a pessimist by nature. When he was being driven to the Anna Centenary Library before the opening round of the Chennai Grand Ma

GM Aravindh Chithambaram clinched the Chennai Grand Masters 2024 title after a dramatic finish, defeating GM Levon Aronian in the blitz play-offs. GM V Pranav emerged unbeaten to win the Challengers category.

Bengaluru: Aravindh Chithambaram lit up the Chennai Grand Masters, finishing ahead of a field that comprised three of the world’s top 15 players - Levon Aronian, Vidit Gujrathi and India’s highest-ranked player, Arjun Erigaisi, for his first classical Super tournament title.

GM Aravindh Chithambaram ended the unbeaten run of table topper GM Arjun Erigaisi to throw open the Chennai Grand Masters 2024 title race while GM Vidit Gujrathi eked out a draw against GM Levon Aronian in Round 6 here on Sunday.

Despite the defeats Arjun and Aronian are now in joint lead with four points each while Aravindh, with his first win of the competition, and Amin Tabatabaei stand half a point behind.