Vincent Keymer’s dream run continues! He leads the field by a commanding 1.5 points and shows no signs of slowing down.
In Round 7, he defeated Awonder Liang in style, making a complex game look surprisingly straightforward. Jorden van Foreest comes into this round with mixed feelings. Against Pranav in Round 7, he built up a winning advantage but couldn’t convert, having to settle for a draw.
Vincent Keymer is just one win away from clinching the Quantbox Chennai Grandmasters 2025 with a round to spare!
The game transitions into the well-known King’s Indian Defense, promising rich strategic and tactical possibilities.
Keymer repositions his knight, targeting Van Foreest’s bishop while uncovering a discovered attack on the b-pawn.
Van Foreest advances his central pawn, aiming to claim space and challenge Keymer’s position.
Keymer recaptures the pawn, restoring material balance on the board.
Keymer shifts his queen out of the line of Van Foreest’s dark-squared bishop, avoiding potential tactics.
Van Foreest moves back his knight while proposing a queen exchange - will Keymer accept the trade?
Keymer brings his bishop into play, gaining tempo by attacking Van Foreest's queen.
Foreest renews his offer to exchange queens, aiming to simplify the position.
Keymer initiates a pawn break in the middle of the board, looking to disrupt the balance and activate his pieces.
Foreest exchanges one pair of rooks, simplifying the position.
Keymer plays an in-between move, delivering a check.
The exchange of rooks simplifies the position further, transitioning the game into a very balanced bishop endgame!
Keymer wisely moves back his bishop, recognizing that an exchange here would be a costly mistake.
Van Foreest pushes his pawns on the queenside, successfully creating a passed pawn.
With balanced material and positionh, the game appears set to conclude in a draw soon.
Foreest plans to challenge Keymer’s bishop, aiming to clear the path and advance his dangerous passed pawn.
Even though the position stayed balanced, Keymer faced the challenge of finding all the correct moves and he handles it flawlessly!
Vincent Keymer and Jorden van Foreest shared the point in a 59 move draw in Round 8.
The game opened with the King’s Indian Defense, quickly transitioning into a balanced endgame. Van Foreest presented a challenging and tricky endgame, but Keymer navigated it flawlessly, securing a solid draw.
With this result, and other contenders also drawing, Vincent Keymer officially wins the Quantbox Chennai Grandmasters 2025 with a round to spare! 🔥
With this performance, Keymer also breaks into the live top 10 of the world rankings, marking a milestone in his career. Congratulations to Vincent Keymer on a remarkable tournament! ✨