Chennai, Aug. 5 -- The third edition of Chennai Grandmasters 2025, India's most prestigious classical chess tournament, kicks off on Wednesday at Chennai, with a marquee opening round clash between world number five Arjun Erigaisi and American prodigy Awonder Liang.

The nine-round, ten-day event, featuring 19 top Grandmasters and an International Master from India and around the world, will run until August 15, offering a total prize pool of Rs 1 Crore and valuable International Chess Federation (FIDE) Circuit points, as per a press release.

Now in its third edition, the tournament is organised by MGD1 and split into two elite round-robin sections, Masters and Challengers, each comprising 10 players. All matches begin daily at 3:00 PM I...