Chennai Grandmasters: Aronian beats Lagrave, bridges gap with Arjun

Levon Aronian’s victory over Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the Chennai Grandmasters chess tournament has intensified the race for the title. Aronian now trails leader Arjun Erigaisi by just half a point. In other matches, Raunak Sadhwani halted V Pranav’s winning streak in the Challenger section, while Arjun maintained his lead with a draw against Partham.