Arjun is the top seed
Pentala Harikrishna participated in the inaugural and third edition in 2017 and 2019. He finished as the runner-up in 2019. Arjun Erigaisi becomes the second Indian to take part in this super tournament. The average rating of the event is 2698.
Arjun Erigaisi will be the sole Indian taking part in this event | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
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Anish Giri (NED) is the highest rated player in the field
Yangyi Yu will be the highest rated Chinese player in the field
| Photo: Shahid Ahmed
Former World Rapid champion - Daniil Dubov will also be seen in action
| Photo: Shahid Ahmed
Round 1 pairings
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2738 | GM | Erigaisi, Arjun | GM | Xu, Xiangyu | 2623 | 8 | ||||
| 2 | 2 | 2671 | GM | Bu, Xiangzhi | GM | Dubov, Daniil | 2708 | 7 | ||||
| 3 | 3 | 2762 | GM | Giri, Anish | GM | Artemiev, Vladislav | 2711 | 6 | ||||
| 4 | 4 | 2651 | GM | Ma, Qun | GM | Yu, Yangyi | 2720 | 5 |
Time Control
The time control is 90 minutes / 40 moves + 30 minutes / end and 30 seconds increment per move from move no.1
