In what would be a significant boost for Israeli chess, five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand is set to headline the Jerusalem Masters 2025, ending a long hiatus for top-tier international tournaments in the country. The veteran grandmaster will be joined by the highest-ranked Indian, Arjun Erigaisi, for the Gulf event later this year.

Scheduled from November 30 to December 3, the rapid tournament will feature a strong field, which includes two-time World Championship finalist Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi, former World Cup winner Peter Svidler and Vladimir Fedoseev among the foreign field.

This visit will also mark a return to Jerusalem for Anand, who previously played an exhibition simul there alongside Anatoly Karpov in 2018, as part of the celebrations for the state of Israel’s 70

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