Arjun Erigaisi beats Viswanathan Anand to win Jerusalem Masters

05 December,2025 07:26 AM IST |  Jerusalem  |  PTI

Arjun Erigaisi defeated five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand in an all-Indian final to win the Jerusalem Masters. After two drawn rapid games, Erigaisi won the first Blitz tie-break and drew the second to seal the title

Arjun Erigaisi


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Arjun Erigaisi beat five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand in an all-Indian final to clinch the Jerusalem Masters title.

After the duo drew the opening rapid games, Erigaisi won the first Blitz tie-break and drew the second to emerge victorious.

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