{"id":3527,"date":"2025-08-08T17:21:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T17:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swamijionline.com\/?p=3527"},"modified":"2025-08-09T21:40:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T21:40:35","slug":"chennai-grand-masters-2025-schedule-participants-prize-pool-format-and-live-streaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/app.zecureos.in\/swamiji\/chennai-grand-masters-2025-schedule-participants-prize-pool-format-and-live-streaming\/","title":{"rendered":"Chennai Grand Masters 2025 \u2013 Schedule, Participants, Prize Pool, Format and Live Streaming"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The 3rd edition of the <strong>Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters<\/strong> is taking place at Hyatt Regency, Chennai. It was scheduled to begin on August 6, 2025, but due to an electrical fire incident at the venue, it was rescheduled by a day. Players were shifted safely, and the event is currently taking place from <strong>August 7<\/strong> to <strong>August 15, 2025<\/strong>, without any rest days. Tournaments begin daily at<strong> 2:00\u202fPM IST<\/strong>, the final round being an exception, and it begins earlier. This is also on the <strong>FIDE Circuit<\/strong>, so points are earned by players towards the Candidates qualification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Format and Time Control<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/app.zecureos.in\/swamiji\/swamiji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-1920x1080-3-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Format and Time Control\" class=\"wp-image-3529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/app.zecureos.in\/swamiji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-1920x1080-3-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/app.zecureos.in\/swamiji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-1920x1080-3-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/app.zecureos.in\/swamiji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-1920x1080-3-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/app.zecureos.in\/swamiji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-1920x1080-3-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/app.zecureos.in\/swamiji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-1920x1080-3-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image via The Indian Express<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The tournament is divided into two 10\u2011player round\u2011robin sections: Masters and Challengers. Every player plays against all others in the section. All the games are conducted in classical time controls, which demand much preparation and concentration at the board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Prize Money<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The prize fund this year is the largest ever, \u20b91 crore overall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Master&#8217;s winner receives \u20b925 lakh.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prize awarded until 10th place.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Challenger&#8217;s winner gets \u20b97 lakh.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Participants<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/app.zecureos.in\/swamiji\/swamiji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-1920x1080-1-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Participants\" class=\"wp-image-3530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/app.zecureos.in\/swamiji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-1920x1080-1-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/app.zecureos.in\/swamiji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-1920x1080-1-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/app.zecureos.in\/swamiji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-1920x1080-1-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/app.zecureos.in\/swamiji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-1920x1080-1-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/app.zecureos.in\/swamiji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-1920x1080-1-2.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image via ChessBase India<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Masters Section<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Arjun Erigaisi<\/strong> (India) \u2013 first match vs. <strong>Awonder Liang<\/strong> (USA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Anish Giri<\/strong> (Netherlands) vs. <strong>Ray Robson<\/strong> (USA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Vidit Gujrathi<\/strong> (India)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nihal Sarin<\/strong> (India)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jorden van Foreest<\/strong> (Netherlands)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Vincent Keymer<\/strong> (Germany)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pranav V<\/strong> (India)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Karthikeyan Murali<\/strong> (India)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Other top GMs from other nations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Challengers Section<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Abhimanyu Puranik<\/strong>, <strong>Aryan Chopra<\/strong>, <strong>Leon Luke Mendonca<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pranesh M<\/strong>, <strong>P. Iniyan<\/strong>, <strong>Diptayan Ghosh<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Harika Dronavalli<\/strong> and <strong>Vaishali Rameshbabu<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Harshavardhan G B<\/strong>, <strong>Adhiban Baskaran<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Notable Absences<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>D. Gukesh<\/strong> and <strong>R. Praggnanandhaa<\/strong> are not participating because they are already engaged in the Grand Chess Tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Opening Round Matches<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In Round 1, the main games were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Arjun Erigaisi vs. Awonder Liang<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anish Giri vs. Ray Robson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vidit Gujrathi vs. Jorden van Foreest<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vincent Keymer vs. Nihal Sarin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Players to Watch<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Indian Players<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Arjun Erigaisi<\/strong> \u2013 attempting to bounce back after an on-and-off form this year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Vidit Gujrathi<\/strong> \u2013 ever consistent in major events<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nihal Sarin<\/strong> \u2013 technical and solid in classical<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Harika Dronavalli<\/strong> \u2013 back to elite chess after being a mother<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Leon Luke Mendonca<\/strong> \u2013 dangerous in the Challengers group<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>International Players<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Anish Giri<\/strong> \u2013 top-level GM from the Netherlands<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Vincent Keymer<\/strong> \u2013 a young German star, also second to Gukesh<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ray Robson<\/strong>, <strong>Awonder Liang<\/strong> \u2013 USA\u2019s strong players<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jorden van Foreest<\/strong> \u2013 Dutch player known for aggressive style<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"where-will-the-third-edition-of-chennai-grand-masters-be-taking-place\"><strong>Where will the third edition of Chennai Grand Masters be taking place?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2025 Chennai Grand Masters will be taking place at the Hyatt Regency in Chennai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u265f\ufe0f Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters LIVE in Chennai!<br><br>The Board is Set. The Legends are Ready. Are you?<br>\ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f Book now on Kynhood or just hit the link in bio!<br>\ud83d\udccd Hyatt Regency, Chennai | \ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f August 6\u201315, 2025<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChessbaseIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">@ChessbaseIndia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chess24com?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">@chess24com<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chesscom_in?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">@chesscom_in<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/QBResearch?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">@QBResearch<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kyn_hood?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">@kyn_hood<\/a>\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8yJY2fbsSq\">pic.twitter.com\/8yJY2fbsSq<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters (@Chennai_GM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Chennai_GM\/status\/1950469778121887807?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">July 30, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Live Streaming<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can watch the matches on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chess.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Chess.com<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Chess24\" rel=\"noopener\">Chess24<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chessbase.in\/\" rel=\"noopener\">ChessBase<\/a> India with commentary and analysis of games. A small number of players also stream their games a little delayed in order to comply with the regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Significance<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In only 3 years, Chennai Grand Masters has become one of the most important classical events in India. With its big prize pool, FIDE Circuit points, and strong field, it is adding to Chennai\u2019s chess history, a city of champions like Viswanathan Anand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 3rd edition of the Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters is taking place at Hyatt Regency, Chennai. It was scheduled to begin on August 6, 2025, but due to an electrical fire incident at the venue, it was rescheduled by a day. Players were shifted safely, and the event is currently taking place from August 7 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3528,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[231,7,6],"tags":[232],"class_list":["post-3527","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chess","category-news","category-sports","tag-chennai-grand-masters-2025"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/app.zecureos.in\/swamiji\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3527","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/app.zecureos.in\/swamiji\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/app.zecureos.in\/swamiji\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/app.zecureos.in\/swamiji\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/app.zecureos.in\/swamiji\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3527"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/app.zecureos.in\/swamiji\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3527\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3531,"href":"https:\/\/app.zecureos.in\/swamiji\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3527\/revisions\/3531"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/app.zecureos.in\/swamiji\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/app.zecureos.in\/swamiji\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3527"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/app.zecureos.in\/swamiji\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3527"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/app.zecureos.in\/swamiji\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}