Arjun Erigaisi convincingly clinches Crunchlabs Masters 2024 Division III
Arjun Erigaisi won Crunchlabs Masters Division III part of Champions Chess Tour. The World no.4 won the division without losing a single match. In the Semifinals and Finals, he defeated GM Evgeny Alekseev (ISR) to become the champion. Things were not easy for Arjun. He had a rocky start to say the least. In the Play-In event, he scored 5.5/7 and then lost the last two rounds. Thus, missing out the opportunity to battle in Division I. In Division Play, GM Abhimanyu Puranik made a 2-0 clean sweep, so Arjun did not qualify for Division II either. Afterwards, he got back his rhythm and won Division III convincingly. He earned US$ 7500, 30 tour points, and a spot in the Division I placement round 2 of the next event. Photo: chess.com
Arjun wins Division III without losing a single match
GM Alexander Grischuk defeated GM Vidit Gujrathi twice to win Division II.
Division III brackets
Arjun Erigaisi defeated IM Read Samadov (AZE) in Round 1, GM Benjamin Bok (NED) in Round 2, GM David Paravyan in Round 3, former World Rapid champion - GM Daniil Dubov in Round 4 and GM Evgeny Alekseev (ISR) in Semifinals and Finals to become champion in Division III.