The 15th Chennai Open International Grandmasters Chess Tournament for the Sakthi Group Dr. N. Mahalingam Trophy was held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, from January 2 to January 9, 2025. A total of 176 players, including 16 Grandmasters (GMs) and 21 International Masters (IMs) from 21 countries, participated in the 10-round Swiss tournament.
Third seed GM Iniyan P triumphed with an impressive score of 8.5/10, scoring seven wins and three draws.
In the final round, he secured a decisive victory over GM Deepan, who had been co-leading the event until that point, clinching the championship title. GM Venkatesh also won his final-round game to finish second, while top seed IM Aronyak Ghosh claimed third place.
Final standings:
1 |
GM |
Iniyan, Pa |
2508 |
8½ |
2 |
GM |
Venkatesh, M.R. |
2362 |
8 |
3 |
IM |
Aronyak, Ghosh |
2544 |
7½ |
4 |
GM |
Deepan, Chakkravarthy J. |
2413 |
7½ |
5 |
IM |
Sammed Jaykumar, Shete |
2379 |
7½ |
6 |
IM |
Kaustuv, Kundu |
2409 |
7½ |
7 |
GM |
Siddharth, Jagadeesh |
2515 |
7 |
8 |
IM |
Vaz, Ethan |
2412 |
7 |
9 |
GM |
Das, Sayantan |
2434 |
7 |
10 |
FM |
Mohamed, Anees M |
2334 |
7 |
Photos: IA R Anantharam