Fire breaks out at star hotel in Chennai; guests evacuated

Chennai Grandmasters 2025 Postponed to August 7 After Fire Incident at Venue | 🏆 LatestLY

The nine-round, ten-day event, featuring 19 top GMs and an International Master (IM) from India and around the world, will run until August 15, offering a total prize pool of Rs 1 crore and valuable FIDE circuit points. In its third edition, the tournament is split into two elite round-robin sections, Masters and Challengers, each comprising 10 players. 🏆 Chennai Grandmasters 2025 Postponed to August 7 After Fire Incident at Venue.

Chennai Grand Masters postponed to August 7 after fire at tournament venue

The organisers informed PTI that the timing of the matches will remain the same, but a rest day has now been removed from the schedule.

Fire Disrupts Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters: Players Safe, Event Postponed by a Day

All players and officials were shifted to Hotel Pullman for the night. The players are expected to return to Hyatt Regency today, once the hotel is fully cleared and deemed safe.

Chennai Grand Masters postponed to Thursday after fire at tournament venue

Chennai, Aug 6 (PTI) The Chennai Grand Masters chess tournament, featuring some well-established Indian and international names, has been postponed to Thursday after a fire broke out at the event’s venue, the Hyatt Regency hotel. The third edition of the competition was scheduled to start on Wednesday. “Fire at Hotel Hyatt Regency last night, the […]

Fire breaks out at star hotel in Chennai; guests evacuated

No one was injured in the fire, which broke out in the pantry storage on the ninth floor of Hyatt Hotel, Teynampet

Chennai Grand Masters postponed by a day after fire breaks out at tournament venue

All players were marked safe and shifted to a nearby hotel in Chennai following a fire breakout late on the eve of the first round matches.