Biel GMT R4: Aravindh Chithambaram maintains his sole lead

by Shahid Ahmed - 19/07/2025

GM Aravindh Chithambaram drew both his third and fourth round games against GM Volodar Murzin and GM Radoslaw Wojtaszek (POL) respectvely at 58th Biel Chess Festival GMT Masters 2025. He is now at 15.5/30, 1.5 points ahead of GM Vladimir Fedoseev (SLO). GM Salem Saleh's win over Fedoseev ensured Aravindh's sole lead. Salem moved to 13/30. GM Nikolas Theodorou (GRE) stays ahead in the Challengers section with a score 19/30, 3.5 points ahead of GM Aram Hakobyan (ARM). In the Master Tournament (MTO), GM Karthikeyan Murali, GM Pranav Anand and GM Sasikiran Krishnan are in a three-way lead 4.5/5. GMT Round 5 starts today at 2 p.m. local time, 5:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Biel Chess Festival

MTO: Karthikeyan, Pranav and Sasikiran in a three-way lead

GMT Masters: Round 3: GM Aravindh Chithambaram - GM Volodar Murzin: 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Biel Chess Festival

Kristian Schneider, SBZ CEO, made the ceremonial first move of Round 3 on Aravindh Chithambaram and Volodar Murzin's board in presence of Peter Bohnenblust | Photo: Biel Chess Festival

Round 4: GM Radoslaw Wojtaszek (POL) - GM Aravindh Chithambaram: 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Biel Chess Festival

GMT Challengers: GM Nikolas Theodorou (GRE) maintains his sole lead 19/30 | Photo: Biel Chess Festival

MTO: GM Karthikeyan Murali... | Photo: Biel Chess Festival

GM Pranav Anand and... | Photo: Biel Chess Festival

...GM Sasikiran Krishnan is in a three-way lead 4.5/5 | Photo: Biel Chess Festival

Scoring

Classical: 4 points for a win; 1½ point for a draw; 0 point for a loss.

Rapid: 2 points for a win; 1 point for a draw; 0 point for a loss.

Blitz: 1 point for a win; ½ point for a draw; 0 point for a loss.

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Watch Biel Chess Festival GMT Masters and Challengers Round 3 live commentary by GM Arturs Neiksans (LAT) and Angelika Valkova (UKR) | Video: Biel Chess Festival

Watch Biel Chess Festival GMT Masters and Challengers Round 4 live commentary by GM Arturs Neiksans (LAT) and Angelika Valkova (UKR) | Video: Biel Chess Festival

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Standings after GMT Masters Qualifiers Round 4

Aravindh Chithambaram maintains his sole lead 15.5/30 | Graphic: Biel Chess Festival

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Standings after GMT Challengers Qualifiers Round 2

Nikolas Theodorou (GRE) is still at the top 19/30 | Graphic: Biel Chess Festival

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MTO standings after Round 5

Rk.	SNo		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB2	TB3
1	1	GM	Karthikeyan, Murali	IND	2650	4,5	13,25	12,5
2	5	GM	Pranav, Anand	IND	2566	4,5	13,00	13
3	7	GM	Sasikiran, Krishnan	IND	2531	4,5	12,00	12,5
4	4	GM	Yilmaz, Mustafa	TUR	2586	4	14,75	16
5	15	IM	Arfan, Aditya Bagus	INA	2385	4	12,50	13,5
6	26		Chen, Yuan	CHN	2286	4	12,25	14
7	6	GM	Karthik, Venkataraman	IND	2540	4	12,00	13,5
8	30	WGM	Doluhanova, Evgeniya	UKR	2256	4	12,00	12,5
9	9	IM	Dau, Khuong Duy	VIE	2456	4	11,75	13,5
10	3	GM	Pranesh, M	IND	2592	4	11,50	12

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