The classical chess tournament in India that will feature 20 players from all over the world, Masters and Challengers categories is the Chennai Grand Masters event that is all set to happen in the first week of August.
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The tournament is split into 2 categories – Challengers and Masters and will be commencing from 6 August 2025. The Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters tournament is an eight-player round-robin with a 90+30 time control.
Players in Masters Category
- GM Arjun Erigaisi
- GM Anish Giri
- GM Vladimir Fedoseev
- GM Vincent Keymer
- GM Vidit Gujrathi
- GM Jorden van Foreest
- GM Awonder Liang
- GM Nihal Sarin
- GM Ray Robson
- GM Pranav Venkatesh
Players in Challengers Category
- GM Karthikeyan Murali
- GM Abhimanyu Puranik
- GM Aryan Chopra
- GM Leon Luke Mendonca
- GM Pranesh M
- GM Diptayan Ghosh
- GM Iniyan P
- GM Adhiban Baskaran
- GM Harika Dronavalli
- GM Vaishali Rameshbabu
Prize Money
The Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters features a ₹1,01,50,000 prize fund (approximately $118,503*), with ₹1,00,000 ($1,167*) going to the Play-In.
Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters Prize Money
| Place | Masters (INR) | Masters (USD*) | Challengers (INR) | Challengers (USD*) |
| 1st | ₹25,00,000 | $29,188 | ₹7,00,000 | $8,173 |
| 2nd | ₹15,00,000 | $17,513 | ₹4,00,000 | $4,670 |
| 3rd | ₹10,00,000 | $11,675 | ₹3,25,000 | $3,794 |
| 4th | ₹7,50,000 | $8,756 | ₹2,50,000 | $2,919 |
| 5th | ₹5,00,000 | $5,838 | ₹2,25,000 | $2,627 |
| 6th | ₹3,50,000 | $4,086 | ₹1,75,000 | $2,043 |
| 7th | ₹3,00,000 | $3,503 | ₹1,50,000 | $1,751 |
| 8th | ₹2,40,000 | $2,802 | ₹1,25,000 | $1,459 |
| 9th | ₹1,80,000 | $2,102 | ₹1,00,000 | $1,167 |
| 10th | ₹1,80,000 | $2,102 | ₹1,00,000 | $1,167 |
Quantbox CGM Play-In Prize Money
| Place | Prize (INR) | USD* |
| 1st | ₹24,000 | $280 |
| 2nd | ₹18,000 | $210 |
| 3rd (x2) | ₹14,000 each | $163 |
| 5th (x3) | ₹10,000 each | $117 |
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