Overview
- Nihal Sarin topped the Open Rapid with 6.5/9, sealing the title with a final‑round draw against Viswanathan Anand.
- Called in after D. Gukesh withdrew, Sarin dedicated his victory to his maternal grandfather, who died the night before the final day.
- Anand finished second on 6 points, with Arjun Erigaisi completing the podium on 5 after edging a group that included Wesley So and Hans Niemann.
- Kateryna Lagno won the Women’s Rapid unbeaten on 6.5/9, clinching the title with a round to spare as Aleksandra Goryachkina took sole second and five players tied for third on 4.5.
- Wesley So led the opening day of the blitz on 7/9, with standings set to evolve further; he also clarified that he, not the arbiters, proposed the Round 6 draw against Praggnanandhaa.