Aravindh vs Praggnanandhaa in Round 1
GM Samuel Sevian (USA) is the sole former champion among the ten-player line-up. He won the fourth edition in 2023.
Players
World no.7 - R Praggnanandhaa, World no.12 - Aravindh Chithambaram, World no.37 and winner of the fourth edition - Samuel Sevian (USA), 44th Olympiad Gold medalist and World no.60 - Nodirbek Yakubboev (UZB), Hungary no.3 and World no.62 - Benjamin Gledura, Denmark no.1 and World no.87 - Jonas Buhl Bjerre, Armenia no.4 and World no.99 - Robert Hovhannisyan, Germany no.5 - Dmitrij Kollars, China no.11 - Xiangyu Xu and Armenia no.6 - Aram Hakobyan.
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Time Control
90 minutes for the first 40 moves + 30 minutes for the rest of the game (with 30 seconds increment starting from move one).
Prizes
The total prize fund is 7450000 AMD (≈ US$ 19325). The top three prizes are 3100000 AMD (≈ US$ 8041), 1 850 000 AMD (≈ US$ 4799) and 1500000 (≈ US$ 3891).
Round 1 pairings
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | White | Result | Black | Rtg | No. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2635 | GM | Hovhannisyan Robert | GM | Xu Xiangyu | 2623 | 10 | ||||
| 2 | 2 | 2749 | GM | Aravindh Chithambaram Vr. | GM | Praggnanandhaa R | 2758 | 9 | ||||
| 3 | 3 | 2641 | GM | Bjerre Jonas Buhl | GM | Hakobyan Aram | 2620 | 8 | ||||
| 4 | 4 | 2694 | GM | Sevian Samuel | GM | Gledura Benjamin | 2663 | 7 | ||||
| 5 | 5 | 2665 | GM | Yakubboev Nodirbek | GM | Kollars Dmitrij | 2625 | 6 |
Schedule
| Wednesday | 28 May at 19:00 | Opening Ceremony |
| Thursday | 29 May at 15:00 | Round 1 |
| Friday | 30 May at 15:00 | Round 2 |
| Saturday | 31 May at 15:00 | Round 3 |
| Sunday | 1 June at 15:00 | Round 4 |
| Monday | 2 June at 15:00 | Round 5 |
| Tuesday | 3 June at 15:00 | Round 6 |
| Wednesday | 4 June at 15:00 | Round 7 |
| Thursday | 5 June at 15:00 | Round 8 |
| Friday | 6 June at 11:00 | Round 9 |
| Friday | 6 June at 18:00 | Closing Ceremony |
