Chess | Chennai Grand Masters 2025: Arjun Erigaisi vs Awonder Liang kicks off Day 1 – full list of fixtures inside

India’s flagship classical chess tournament returns to Chennai this August, as the third edition of the Chennai Grandmasters begins on August 6 at the Hyatt Regency. The prestigious event will bring together some of the finest minds in the game for a nine-round battle spanning ten days, culminating on August 15.

With a prize fund of Rs 1 Crore and FIDE Circuit points at stake, the tournament is set to attract global attention.

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This year’s edition features 20 elite players, 19 Grandmasters and one International Master, competing across two exclusive round-robin groups: Masters and Challengers. Organised by MGD1, the event has cemented its place as a premier destination on the international chess calendar. Matches will begin daily at 3:00 PM IST, except for the final round, which starts at 1:00 PM.The opening day promises fireworks, headlined by a marquee clash between World No. 5 Arjun Erigaisi and rising American star Awonder Liang. Other top matchups include Dutch No. 1 Anish Giri taking on GM Ray Robson, and Vidit Gujrathi, Vincent Keymer, and Nihal Sarin kicking off their campaigns in style.With a mix of seasoned champions and rising talents, Chennai is once again set to become the epicentre of world-class chess.

Chennai Grand Masters 2025: Full list of fixturesMasters 2025Round 1 – 2025/08/06 at 15:00 hrsGM Pranav V (2597) vs GM Karthikeyan Murali (2658)GM Vincent Keymer (2730) vs GM Nihal Sarin (2692)GM Anish Giri (2748) vs GM Ray Robson (2687)GM Vidit Gujrathi (2720) vs GM Jorden van Foreest (2697)GM Arjun Erigaisi (2776) vs GM Awonder Liang (2696)Round 2 – 2025/08/07 at 15:00 hrsGM Karthikeyan Murali (2658) vs GM Awonder Liang (2696)GM Jorden van Foreest (2697) vs GM Arjun Erigaisi (2776)GM Ray Robson (2687) vs GM Vidit Gujrathi (2720)GM Nihal Sarin (2692) vs GM Anish Giri (2748)GM Pranav V (2597) vs GM Vincent Keymer (2730)Round 3 – 2025/08/08 at 15:00 hrsGM Vincent Keymer (2730) vs GM Karthikeyan Murali (2658)GM Anish Giri (2748) vs GM Pranav V (2597)GM Vidit Gujrathi (2720) vs GM Nihal Sarin (2692)GM Arjun Erigaisi (2776) vs GM Ray Robson (2687)GM Awonder Liang (2696) vs GM Jorden van Foreest (2697)Round 4 – 2025/08/09 at 15:00 hrsGM Karthikeyan Murali (2658) vs GM Jorden van Foreest (2697)GM Ray Robson (2687) vs GM Awonder Liang (2696)GM Nihal Sarin (2692) vs GM Arjun Erigaisi (2776)GM Pranav V (2597) vs GM Vidit Gujrathi (2720)GM Vincent Keymer (2730) vs GM Anish Giri (2748)Round 5 – 2025/08/10 at 15:00 hrsGM Anish Giri (2748) vs GM Karthikeyan Murali (2658)GM Vidit Gujrathi (2720) vs GM Vincent Keymer (2730)GM Arjun Erigaisi (2776) vs GM Pranav V (2597)GM Awonder Liang (2696) vs GM Nihal Sarin (2692)GM Jorden van Foreest (2697) vs GM Ray Robson (2687)Round 6 – 2025/08/12 at 15:00 hrsGM Karthikeyan Murali (2658) vs GM Ray Robson (2687)GM Nihal Sarin (2692) vs GM Jorden van Foreest (2697)GM Pranav V (2597) vs GM Awonder Liang (2696)GM Vincent Keymer (2730) vs GM Arjun Erigaisi (2776)GM Anish Giri (2748) vs GM Vidit Gujrathi (2720)Round 7 – 2025/08/13 at 15:00 hrsGM Vidit Gujrathi (2720) vs GM Karthikeyan Murali (2658)GM Arjun Erigaisi (2776) vs GM Anish Giri (2748)GM Awonder Liang (2696) vs GM Vincent Keymer (2730)GM Jorden van Foreest (2697) vs GM Pranav V (2597)GM Ray Robson (2687) vs GM Nihal Sarin (2692)Round 8 – 2025/08/14 at 15:00 hrsGM Karthikeyan Murali (2658) vs GM Nihal Sarin (2692)GM Pranav V (2597) vs GM Ray Robson (2687)GM Vincent Keymer (2730) vs GM Jorden van Foreest (2697)GM Anish Giri (2748) vs GM Awonder Liang (2696)GM Vidit Gujrathi (2720) vs GM Arjun Erigaisi (2776)Round 9 – 2025/08/15 at 12:00 NoonGM Arjun Erigaisi (2776) vs GM Karthikeyan Murali (2658)GM Awonder Liang (2696) vs GM Vidit Gujrathi (2720)GM Jorden van Foreest (2697) vs GM Anish Giri (2748)GM Ray Robson (2687) vs GM Vincent Keymer (2730)GM Nihal Sarin (2692) vs GM Pranav V (2597)Challengers 2025Round 1 – 2025/08/06 at 15:00 hrsGM Leon Luke Mendonca (2606) vs IM Harshavardhan G B (2454)GM Abhimanyu Puranik (2635) vs GM B. Adhiban (2534)GM Rameshbabu Vaishali (2476) vs GM Iniyan Pa (2586)GM Dronavalli Harika (2487) vs GM Diptayan Ghosh (2576)GM Pranesh M (2589) vs GM Aryan Chopra (2634)Round 2 – 2025/08/07 at 15:00 hrsIM Harshavardhan G B (2454) vs GM Aryan Chopra (2634)GM Diptayan Ghosh (2576) vs GM Pranesh M (2589)GM Iniyan Pa (2586) vs GM Dronavalli Harika (2487)GM B. Adhiban (2534) vs GM Rameshbabu Vaishali (2476)GM Leon Luke Mendonca (2606) vs GM Abhimanyu Puranik (2635)Round 3 – 2025/08/08 at 15:00 hrsGM Abhimanyu Puranik (2635) vs IM Harshavardhan G B (2454)GM Rameshbabu Vaishali (2476) vs GM Leon Luke Mendonca (2606)GM Dronavalli Harika (2487) vs GM B. Adhiban (2534)GM Pranesh M (2589) vs GM Iniyan Pa (2586)GM Aryan Chopra (2634) vs GM Diptayan Ghosh (2576)Round 4 – 2025/08/09 at 15:00 hrsIM Harshavardhan G B (2454) vs GM Diptayan Ghosh (2576)GM Iniyan Pa (2586) vs GM Aryan Chopra (2634)GM B. Adhiban (2534) vs GM Pranesh M (2589)GM Leon Luke Mendonca (2606) vs GM Dronavalli Harika (2487)GM Abhimanyu Puranik (2635) vs GM Rameshbabu Vaishali (2476)Round 5 – 2025/08/10 at 15:00 hrsGM Rameshbabu Vaishali (2476) vs IM Harshavardhan G B (2454)GM Dronavalli Harika (2487) vs GM Abhimanyu Puranik (2635)GM Pranesh M (2589) vs GM Leon Luke Mendonca (2606)GM Aryan Chopra (2634) vs GM B. Adhiban (2534)GM Diptayan Ghosh (2576) vs GM Iniyan Pa (2586)Round 6 – 2025/08/12 at 15:00 hrsIM Harshavardhan G B (2454) vs GM Iniyan Pa (2586)GM B. Adhiban (2534) vs GM Diptayan Ghosh (2576)GM Leon Luke Mendonca (2606) vs GM Aryan Chopra (2634)GM Abhimanyu Puranik (2635) vs GM Pranesh M (2589)GM Rameshbabu Vaishali (2476) vs GM Dronavalli Harika (2487)Round 7 – 2025/08/13 at 15:00 hrsGM Dronavalli Harika (2487) vs IM Harshavardhan G B (2454)GM Pranesh M (2589) vs GM Rameshbabu Vaishali (2476)GM Aryan Chopra (2634) vs GM Abhimanyu Puranik (2635)GM Diptayan Ghosh (2576) vs GM Leon Luke Mendonca (2606)GM Iniyan Pa (2586) vs GM B. Adhiban (2534)Round 8 – 2025/08/14 at 15:00 hrsIM Harshavardhan G B (2454) vs GM B. Adhiban (2534)GM Leon Luke Mendonca (2606) vs GM Iniyan Pa (2586)GM Abhimanyu Puranik (2635) vs GM Diptayan Ghosh (2576)GM Rameshbabu Vaishali (2476) vs GM Aryan Chopra (2634)GM Dronavalli Harika (2487) vs GM Pranesh M (2589)Round 9 – 2025/08/15 at 12:00 NoonGM Pranesh M (2589) vs IM Harshavardhan G B (2454)GM Aryan Chopra (2634) vs GM Dronavalli Harika (2487)GM Diptayan Ghosh (2576) vs GM Rameshbabu Vaishali (2476)GM Iniyan Pa (2586) vs GM Abhimanyu Puranik (2635)GM B. Adhiban (2534) vs GM Leon Luke Mendonca (2606)