Chennai, July 17 -- French Grandmaster Alireza Firouzja registered the sole win on the opening day of the fourth edition of the Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters 2026, India's most prestigious classical chess tournament, against Indian GM M Pranesh at the Westin Hotel here on Thursday.
Firouzja, playing black, defeated Pranesh in a marathon game that last 79 moves with the Frenchman making the most of his pawn on f-file in a rook-pawn ending.
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