Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa beat Viswanathan Anand in the quarterfinal, outclassing his mentor in Armageddon. However, he lost to Arjun Erigaisi in the semi-final in London.

Rapidly-rising Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi clinched the WR Chess masters title after defeating Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France in the Armageddon game following two draws in Classical chess duri

However, despite the win, Erigaisi could not cross the 2800 mark after his French opponent forced two consecutive two draws in the classical games.

Arjun Erigaisi currently has 2796.1 points in live chess ratings and is placed fourth in the world in the live ranking behind Magnus Carlsen (2831), Fabiano Caruana (2806.3), and Hikaru Nakamura (2802).

In a historic clash, 19-year-old Praggnanandhaa defeated mentor Anand in Armageddon at the WR Masters, marking a generational shift in Indian chess.

Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi secured the WR Chess masters title after defeating Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France in the Armageddon game following two draws in Classical chess during the final.

Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi relied on his strong analytical skills and quick decision-making to beat Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France to clinch the WR Chess Masters 2024 title in London. The final of the 16-player strong knockout tournament was decided via Armageddon after both the classical games ended in draws.