The Chennai Grand Masters Chess Championship that gets underway on Friday provides three participants — Indians D. Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi, and Parham Maghsoodloo (Iran) — the chance to improve their likelihood of qualifying for the 2024 Candidates tournament.
With six participants for the Candidates finalised and two slots left, both Gukesh and Arjun have the chance to qualify by topping the FIDE Circuit leaderboard.
Presently, Anish Giri is the leader with 84.3 points. Gukesh is third with 79.5, and Arjun fourth with 71.6.