Keymer leads after strong win; Robson stuns Vidit Gujrathi in Chennai Grand Masters

Vincent Keymer took the sole lead in the Masters section of the Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters 2025 after beating V. Pranav. Robson shocked Vidit, while most other matches ended in draws

Hyderabad: Germany’s Vincent Keymer emerged as the sole leader in the Masters section at the end of the second day in the Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters 2025 in Chennai on Friday, after a commanding win over India’s V. Pranav.

Meanwhile, American GM Ray Robson delivered the biggest upset of the day, defeating Vidit Gujrathi in a sharp tactical battle.

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Top-seed Arjun Erigaisi of Telangana was held to a draw by Dutch GM Jorden van Foreest, while Anish Giri and Nihal Sarin shared the spoils in a well-balanced clash. The showdown between Karthikeyan Murali and Awonder Liang also ended in a draw.

In the Challengers section, Indian GM Iniyan Pa impressed with a clinical win over GM Harika Dronavalli, while GM Abhimanyu Puranik bounced back with a victory over Leon Luke Mendonca.

The remaining games — Diptayan vs. Pranesh, Adhiban vs. Vaishali, and Harshavardhan vs. Aryan — ended in close draws.

Important results: 2nd round: Masters: Vincent Keymer (1) bt  V. Pranav (0); Ray Robson (1) bt Vidit Gujrathi (0); Arjun Erigaisi (0.5) drew Jorden van Foreest (0.5); Anish Giri (0.5) drew with NIhal Sarin
(0.5); Karthikeyan Murlai (0.5) drew with Awonder Liang (0.5).

Challengers: 2nd round: G.B. Harshavardhan (0.5) drew with Aryan Chopra (0.5); Diptayan Ghosh (0.5) drew with M. Pranesh (0.5); P. Iniyan (1) bt Harika Dronavalli (0); B. Adhiban (0.5) drew with R. Vaishali (0.5); Abhimanyu Puranik (1) bt Leon Luke Mendonca (0).