NEW DELHI: Vincent Keymer etched his identify within the report books on Tuesday, clinching the Chennai Grand Masters 2025 title with a spherical to spare and turning into the primary sole champion within the match’s historical past. The 20-year-old German prodigy, taking part in with the white items, secured a draw in opposition to Dutch GM Jorden van Foreest in Spherical 8, whereas different outcomes sealed his triumph.Go Past The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Keymer’s commanding run by way of a area filled with elite expertise additionally propelled him into the world’s High 10 on the reside score listing, marking a big profession milestone.

Now in its third 12 months, the Chennai Grandmasters has shortly established itself as India’s strongest classical chess occasion. Reflecting on his success, Keymer mentioned: “I’m very pleased with the match. Successful my video games within the first rounds made me self-confident and helped me to be centered, concentrated, and calm. Getting into the High 10 in reside score is a milestone I’ve wished to achieve for a very long time, and I’m very glad that the onerous work lastly paid off.”He added: “Successful the match and breaking into the High 10 on the identical time is improbable for me and actually particular. Nonetheless, the match will proceed tomorrow. That’s the reason I favor to stay centered and maintain the stress for the final spherical. I additionally actually need to keep within the High 10, which means both drawing or successful tomorrow’s recreation.”Elsewhere within the Masters, all 5 Spherical 8 video games resulted in attracts, leaving the combat for second and third large open. Arjun Erigaisi and Karthikeyan Murali stay in rivalry, with the ultimate day promising tense battles and score stakes.Within the Challengers, GM Pranesh M moved to six.5 factors after defeating GM Harika Dronavalli, sustaining a slender half-point lead over GM Abhimanyu Puranik and GM Leon Luke Mendonca. The final spherical will resolve not simply the winner’s trophy, but additionally the coveted promotion to the 2026 Masters.