Chennai GMs: Firouzja outplays Pranesh in fighting first round

Alireza Firouzja was the only winner in the opening round of the Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters, defeating Pranesh M with black to move into the top ten in the live ratings list. The remaining three games were drawn after hard-fought battles, with Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Gukesh Dommaraju and Dmitry Andreikin all having to defend accurately against Hans Niemann, Nihal Sarin and Arjun Erigaisi respectively. | Photo: Tushar Damor