Chennai GM tournament: Karthikeyan replaces Fedoseev in Masters section
The 26-year-old Karthikeyan will feature in an impressive line-up that includes India's World No. 5, Arjun Erigaisi, Vidit Gujrathi, Anish Giri and Vincent Keymer among others.
'It's an honour to play in the Masters event of the Chennai Grand Masters. Competing in my home city is always a special feeling, and I'm looking forward to playing some exciting games,' said Karthikeyan.
G.B. Harshavardhan will take Karthikeyan's place in the Challengers event.
The field: Masters: Arjun Erigaisi, Vidit Gujrathi, Anish Giri, Jorden van Foreest, Nihal Sarin, Vincent Keymer, Awonder Liang, Ray Robson, Karthikeyan Murali, Pranav Venkatesh.
Challengers: Aryan Chopra, Abhimanyu Puranik, B. Adhiban, M. Pranesh, Dipatyan Ghosh, Pa. Iniyan, D. Harika, R. Vaishali, G. B. Harshavardhan.
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