Iniyan wins 15th Chennai Open

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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:

1GMIniyan, Pa2508
2GMVenkatesh, M.R.23628
3IMAronyak, Ghosh2544
4GMDeepan, Chakkravarthy J.2413
5IMSammed Jaykumar, Shete2379
6IMKaustuv, Kundu2409
7GMSiddharth, Jagadeesh25157
8IMVaz, Ethan24127
9GMDas, Sayantan24347
10FMMohamed, Anees M23347