Chennai Grand Masters - Live!

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11/11/2024 – The second edition of the Chennai Grand Masters is taking place on 5-11 November at the Anna Centenary Library in Chennai. The tournament, which will play a key role in the FIDE circuit race, is an 8-player single round-robin with a classical time control. Arjun Erigaisi heads the field, which also includes the likes of Levon Aronian, Vidit Gujrathi and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. | Follow the action live with expert commentary starting at 10.30 CET (4.30 ET, 15.00 IST)

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The Chennai Grand Masters is an 8-player single round-robin with a time control of 90 minutes for the game plus 30-second increments per move.

A Masters section and a Challengers section take place concurrently.

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