{"id":32667,"date":"2026-07-08T20:57:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T15:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/chennai-grand-masters-2026-full-player-list-from-d-gukesh-to-hans-niemann-format-prize-money-and-key-details-chess-news\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T20:57:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T15:27:57","slug":"chennai-grand-masters-2026-full-player-list-from-d-gukesh-to-hans-niemann-format-prize-money-and-key-details-chess-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/chennai-grand-masters-2026-full-player-list-from-d-gukesh-to-hans-niemann-format-prize-money-and-key-details-chess-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Chennai Grand Masters 2026: Full player list from D Gukesh to Hans Niemann, format, prize money, and key details | Chess News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132266179,imgsize-129498,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/d-gukesh-and-hans-niemann.jpg\" alt=\"Chennai Grand Masters 2026: Full player list from D Gukesh to Hans Niemann, format, prize money, and key details\" title=\"D Gukesh and Hans Niemann\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"D Gukesh and Hans Niemann\">D Gukesh and Hans Niemann<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Chennai Grand Masters 2026 returns from July 16 to July 22 at The Westin Chennai Velachery. It will bring together some of the world&#8217;s best chess players for the fourth edition of India&#8217;s strongest classical chess tournament.<!-- --> <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>With reigning World Chess Champion Gukesh Dommaraju leading the field, the event carries added significance as players compete not only for the title and a Rs 75 lakh prize pool but also for valuable FIDE Circuit points, which could prove crucial in the race to qualify for the next Candidates Tournament.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>The tournament features an elite eight-player Masters field, headlined by World Champion Gukesh and India&#8217;s second-ever 2800-rated player Arjun Erigaisi.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>Joining them are Uzbekistan Grandmaster Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Alireza Firouzja, India&#8217;s very own Nihal Sarin, Russia&#8217;s Dmitry Andreikin, American Grandmaster Hans Niemann, and Pranesh M, who earned promotion after winning last year&#8217;s Challengers section.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Full Chennai Grand Masters line-up:<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component \" data-pos=\"17\">\n<ul>\n<li>Nodirbek Abdusattorov<\/li>\n<li>Arjun Erigaisi<\/li>\n<li>Alireza Firouzja<\/li>\n<li>Hans Niemann<\/li>\n<li>Gukesh Dommaraju<\/li>\n<li>Nihal Sarin<\/li>\n<li>Dmitry Andreikin<\/li>\n<li>Pranesh M<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>The mix of established stars and rising talents makes this one of the strongest editions of the Chennai Grand Masters to date. As confirmed by the organisers to TimesofIndia.com, there will be no Challengers section this year.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Chennai Grand Masters 2026 format explained<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>The Masters event will be played in a single round-robin format, meaning each of the eight players will face every other participant once. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>Every result will therefore have a direct impact on the final standings.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>Games will be played under the classical time control of 90 minutes per player with a 30-second increment from move one.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>Beyond the Rs 75 lakh prize pool, players will also be chasing FIDE Circuit points, which form an important part of the qualification pathway to the next Candidates Tournament. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>With several of the world&#8217;s top grandmasters in action, the Chennai Grand Masters is expected to play a significant role in shaping the international chess calendar this season.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/chess\/chennai-grand-masters-2026-full-player-list-from-d-gukesh-to-hans-niemann-format-prize-money-and-key-details\/articleshow\/132263956.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>D Gukesh and Hans Niemann The Chennai Grand Masters 2026 returns from July 16 to July 22 at The Westin Chennai Velachery. It will bring together some of the world&#8217;s best chess players for the fourth edition of India&#8217;s strongest classical chess tournament. With reigning World Chess Champion Gukesh Dommaraju leading the field, the event [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32668,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[263],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32667"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32667\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}