Chennai GMs: Nihal upsets Arjun, Keymer leads

Vincent Keymer kept the sole lead in the main section of the Chennai Grand Masters after drawing with Anish Giri, while Nihal Sarin scored his first win by defeating top seed Arjun Erigaisi. Karthikeyan Murali also won, against Jorden van Foreest. Keymer leads on 3½ points, a full point ahead of Arjun. In the Challengers, Abhimanyu Puranik reached 3½/4 with a win over Vaishali Rameshbabu, moving half a point clear of M Pranesh, Diptayan Ghosh and Leon Luke Mendonca. | Photos: Anmol Bhargav