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Indian GM Aravindh Chithambaram Clinches Prague Chess Masters 2025 Title.

Sports | Dated: 11 Mar 2025

Indian Chess Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram won the Masters Section of the Prague International Chess Festival, securing the title with a score of 6 points. He concluded the tournament with a draw against Gurel Ediz of Turkey in the final round, which helped him maintain his lead.

🎯 Key Highlights:

  • - Following this victory, Chithambaram’s Elo rating rose by 5.0 points, pushing him to World No. 14 in the live rankings. Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, currently World No. 8, finished tied second with 5 points after losing to Anish Giri from the Netherlands in the final round.
  • - Other final-round results included Czech Republic’s David Navara drawing against American Grandmaster Sam Shankland and Nguyen Thai Dai Van almost defeating Germany's Vincent Keymer.
  • - In the Challengers' section, India’s Divya Deshmukh ended on a high note by winning her final match against Greece’s Stamatis Kourkoulos-Arditis. Meanwhile, Nodirbek Yakubboev from Uzbekistan and Denmark’s Jonas Buhk Bjerre shared the top position in the Challengers' category with 7 points each.

💡 Other Important Facts:

  • (i) Aravindh Chithambaram's journey in chess began at the age of 12 when he won the Indian Under-19 Chess Championship.
  • (ii) He earned the International Master (IM) title in 2014 and the Grandmaster (GM) title in 2015.
  • (iii) His remarkable achievement came in 2018 when he became India's national champion in all three formats—Classical, Rapid, and Blitz—an unprecedented feat in the country.

📚 Test Your Knowledge:

Recently, who won the Prague Chess Masters 2025 title in the Masters Section?

Correct Answer: Aravindh Chithambaram

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  • President : Petr Pavel
  • Capital : Prague