5/26/2023 – The 6th Sharjah Masters was a top tournament with many young players. Before the final round, eight players shared first place. In the top encounters of the last round, only Arjun Erigaisi managed to win his game and emerged as the tournament winner. | Photos: Tournament page

5/25/2023 – After 8 of 9 rounds, no fewer than eight players with 5.5/8 share the lead in the Sharjah Masters. One of them is the young Indian grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi (pictured), who in Round 8 with Black impressively showed why active piece play is often more important than pawn structure and what can happen when the king is stranded in the centre. | Photo: Facebook page of the Sharjah Masters

5/25/2023 – The 6th Sharjah Masters is taking place from May 17th (first round) to 26th (departure). Participating are over 75 grandmasters, including 22 of the world’s top 100 players. There are a lot of young talents, players in their late teens and early twenties, all with ratings around 2700. | Follow the last round live with computer-assisted analysis, starting at 13.00 CEST (7.00 ET, 16.30 IST)

5/23/2023 – Round 6 of the Sharjah Masters saw Dommaraju Gukesh taking down former sole leader Haik Martirosyan with the white pieces. Sam Sevian and Grigoriy Oparin also won on Monday and are now sharing the lead with Gukesh. Twelve players stand a half point back, including Uzbek rising star Nodirbek Yakubboev, who upset top seed Parham Maghsoodloo in what turned out to be an eventful sixth round. | Photos: Tournament’s Facebook page

5/21/2023 – Four rounds into the strong Sharjah Masters, eight players are sharing the lead with 3 points each. Among them are Ju Wenjun and Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, the only two players who kicked off the tournament with back-to-back wins. Aryan Chopra is also among the co-leaders — the 21-year-old, ranked 35th in Sharjah, beat his higher-rated compatriot Arjun Erigaisi in round 4. | Pictured: Co-leaders Praggnanandhaa and Nihal Sarin drew their round-4 encounter | Photos: Tournament’s Facebook page

5/19/2023 – Women’s world champion Ju Wenjun scored a second consecutive upset win to go into round 3 of the Sharjah Masters sharing the lead with Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu (pictured). Ju got the better of third seed Vidit Gujrathi with the black pieces, while Pragg defeated Raunak Sadhwani with white. A total of 25 players stand a half point behind the leading duo, including top seeds Parham Maghsoodloo and Dommaraju Gukesh. | Photos: Tournament’s Facebook page

5/18/2023 – With 78 grandmasters, the Sharjah Masters kicked off on Wednesday. Most favourites scored victories, but there were a few upsets: seventh seed Ray Robson was defeated by Denis Kadric, while women’s world champion Ju Wenju got the better of Murali Karthikeyan. Ju’s win was not without ups and downs, as she first got a clear advantage, then found herself up against the ropes, and finally managed to make the most of a miscalculation by her opponent. | Photos: Official website