US EditionChennai Grand Masters 2025, Round 7: Keymer beats Liang to move closer to title; Erigaisi held by Giri
Vincent Keymer leads by 1.5 points with two rounds left in the Chennai Grand Masters after defeating Awonder Liang, moving closer to the 2025 title in a strong field.
- Vincent Keymer from Germany defeated Awonder Liang from the USA, moving closer to winning the Chennai Grandmasters 2025 title with a 1.5-point lead going into the final two rounds.
- Keymer can secure the title with a draw or better against Jorden van Foreest in the next match.
- Arjun Erigaisi drew against Anish Giri from the Netherlands while dealing with health issues, limiting his performance during the game.
- Keymer's win elevated him into the top 10 of the FIDE live rankings for the first time in his career.
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Vincent Keymer confirms his strong form, wins the Grandmaster tournament of Chennai and rises to the world rankings. Now Germany's best chess player wants to achieve the World Cup qualification.
Chennai Grand Masters 2025: Vincent Keymer inches closer to title as Arjun Erigaisi draws again
Vincent Keymer has taken a strong lead in Chennai Grand Masters 2025 after Round 7. Arjun Erigaisi is in second place, while Karthikeyan Murali is placed third. Here are the complete results of Round 7. Only two more rounds remain to be played in this Indian chess tournament.
Vincent Keymer breaks into world top 10 and edges closer to Chennai Grand Masters title
The win also helped Keymer put daylight between him and his pursuers — India’s Arjun Erigaisi and Awonder himself — at the top of the standings as he leads by a 1.5 points with just two more rounds left.
Chennai Grand Masters 2025: Karthikeyan Murali Upsets Vidit Gujrathi With Black, Vincent Keymer Edges Closer to Maiden Crown
With two rounds remaining, Arjun will take on compatriot Vidit in his penultimate match-up of the tournament, where nothing short of a win-combined with results elsewhere going his way-will keep his title challenge alive. Liang, finding himself in a similar situation to Arjun, will tackle Giri. Chennai Grand Masters 2025: Karthikeyan Murali Upsets Vidit Gujrathi With Black, Vincent Keymer Edges Closer to Maiden Crown.
Chennai Grand Masters 2025, Round 7: Keymer beats Liang to move closer to title; Erigaisi held by Giri
Keymer’s win, with black pieces, coupled with joint-second-placed Arjun Erigaisi’s draw, meant the German GM holds a 1.5-point lead going into the final two rounds of the tournament.
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