The Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters 2026 begins tomorrow at The Westin Chennai Velachery in India. The event runs from July 16 to 22, and first matches start at 9:30 AM UTC. The tournament features 8 players from 5 countries.

Tournament lineup:

  • 🇫🇷 Alireza Firouzja
  • 🇺🇸 Hans Moke Niemann
  • 🇺🇿 Nodirbek Abdusattorov
  • 🇷🇺 Dmitry Andreikin
  • 🇮🇳 Gukesh Dommaraju
  • 🇮🇳 Arjun Erigaisi
  • 🇮🇳 Nihal Sarin
  • 🇮🇳 Pranesh M

The event features a 90+30 time control over one Round-Robin between 8 players. In case of a tie for first place, the winner will be determined by Tiebreaks. The tournament prize fund is $77,800 with $26,000 for first place.

The Chennai Grand Masters is an annual, invitation-only, Classical tournament held in Chennai, India since 2023. Indian trading firm Quantbox is the main sponsor of the event. The 2025 edition of the tournament was won by Vincent Keymer.

Credit: Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters