Vincent Keymer wins Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters 2025
GM Vincent Keymer clinched the title at the Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters 2025 with an impressive score of 7/9. The German chess star secured the championship and the first prize of almost $30,000 with a round to spare, earning 21 rating points in the process. He is now likely to debut in the top 10 of the FIDE September rating list. The 2025 Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters, a 10-player round-robin with classical time control, was held from August 6–15 in the capital of Tamil Nadu. Third seed Keymer made a blazing start, winning his first three games and taking the lead, which he never relinquished. Heading into the final round with the title already secured, he outplayed Ray Robson with the black pieces to finish with a +5 score. Anish Giri pulled off a crucial final-round victory over Jorden van Foreest in a hectic game to catch up with top seed Arjun Erigaisi and Murali Karthikeyan, who drew their game. This trio tied for second place on 5/9, with Giri taking silver and Erigaisi bronze based on the Sonneborn-Berger tiebreak. Keymer and Giri were the only players to remain unbeaten in the event. Final standings: 1 GM Keymer, Vincent GER 2730 7 2 GM Giri, Anish NED 2748 5 3 GM Erigaisi, Arjun IND 2776 5 4 GM Karthikeyan, Murali IND 2658 5 5 GM Nihal, Sarin IND 2692 4½ 6 GM Liang, Awonder USA 2696 4½ 7 GM Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi IND 2720 4 8 GM Van Foreest, Jorden NED 2697 4 9 GM Pranav, V IND 2597 3 10 GM Robson, Ray USA 2687 3 Photos: ChesssBase India