Inspired by Chennai’s Praggnanandhaa and Vaishali, Dutch siblings Jorden and Machteld van Foreest clinched national titles. At the Chennai Grand Masters, Jorden drew with Arjun Erigaisi, while Vaishali also had a draw. Keymer leads after defeating Pranav. Other matches saw Robson triumph over Gujrathi, and Sarin drew with Giri after a late blunder.