Overview

• Keymer defeated Karthikeyan Murali in Round 3 to extend his unbeaten run to 3 / 3 at the Hyatt Regency Chennai.
• Arjun Erigaisi moved to sole second place on 2.5 points after outplaying Ray Robson in a tightly contested game.
• Vidit Gujrathi edged out Nihal Sarin for a key win while Awonder Liang notched his first victory by beating Jorden van Foreest.
• In the Challengers section, Abhimanyu Puranik and M. Pranesh secured Round 3 wins to pull clear at the top, and Vaishali Rameshbabu suffered her first loss.
• The tournament features 20 grandmasters in a nine-round classical format with a record ₹1 crore prize pool, and world champion D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa are absent due to Grand Chess Tour clashes.