Chennai Grandmasters

[Hans Jung]

https://en.chessbase.com/post/chenna...the-candidates With a husband and wife commentary team! Looks like a great tournament! I have only one question?
Why only seven rounds?

[Egidijus Zeromskis]

https://en.chessbase.com/post/chenna...the-candidates With a husband and wife commentary team! Looks like a great tournament! I have only one question?
Why only seven rounds?

Double-round Zurich'53 style tournaments are long gone...

[Hans Jung]

Are we going to be down to five rounds soon?

[Hans Jung]

I mentioned a husband and wife commentary team but actually there will be two husband and wife commentary teams. A celebrity team of Anish and Sopiko with razor sharp wit will be welcome!

[Hans Jung]

Double-round Zurich'53 style tournaments are long gone...

Sadly. One day there may be a 32 grandmaster (only!) double round robin on an island in the Pacific Ocean like Tahiti. The tournament will take three months and spectators will take an ocean cruise to get there. One can dream.

[Hans Jung]

Rd 1 You cant really say upsets because both Harikrishna and Eljanov are both veterans and top 100 players but both wins after intense endgames. Doesnt get any better! Love it.

[Hans Jung]

https://en.chessbase.com/post/chenna...janov-strike-2

[Hans Jung]

Rd 2 Harikrishna headed for the ending but his opponent Predke held all the cards. However there was enough for a draw. Eljanov played inaccurately in the middlegame and got caught by the nasty c4 and the passed pawn cant be stopped. Im liking this tournament. So far endgame wins and quite tricky. It all seems that the competitors are well matched

[Hans Jung]

https://en.chessbase.com/post/vishy-...d-masters-2023 Vishy Anand has graduated to making the honorary first move.

[Hans Jung]

Rd 3 The tournament is still being decided by great endgames!

[Hans Jung]

https://en.chessbase.com/post/chenna...verizes-predke Pulverization ?? Mere hyperbole. Just an exquisite endgame performance by Erigaisi.

[Hans Jung]

Rd 4 Gukesh vs Predke Now thats pulverization! Sadly both decisive games of the round were decided in the middlegame.

[Hans Jung]

https://en.chessbase.com/post/chenna...na-in-the-lead

[Hans Jung]

Rd 5 Gukesh jumps into the lead with high pressure play on the kingside. The great endgames continue with Erigaisi missing great opportunities against Aronian and Eljanov winning a tense endgame against Predke.

[Hans Jung]

Rd5 https://en.chessbase.com/post/chenna...-sole-leader-2