Aravindh, Praggnanandhaa and Sahaj in the lead at the London Chess Open 2019

National Triple Crown champion GM Aravindh Chithambaram is the top seed of 11th CSC London Chess Classic 2019 Open. He is in the lead with a score of 3.0/3 along with eleven other players including two other Indians, Praggnanandhaa and Sahaj Grover. All three of them are vying for the top spot. The eleventh edition of tournament witnesses a total participation of 165 players including 15 GMs, 14 IMs, a WGM and a WIM from 35 different countries all over the globe. There are various other parallel and side events taking place, apart from this tournament and Grand Chess Tour finals starting on 2nd December 2019. Photo: Lennart Ootes/London Chess Classic and Tata Steel Chess