With the Masters category witnessing a three-way tie for the top spot, Chithambaram defeated GM Levon Aronian in the first blitz play-off and then held his nerve to draw the second with black pieces to clinch the second edition of the competition.
Viswanathan Anand has seen the Indian chess grow from no-Grandmaster to 85 GMs and counting.
Grandmaster Vaishali R, who is set to make her debut in the second season of the Global Chess League, expressed her excitement for playing alongside legendary Viswanathan Anand.
Gukesh scored 9/14 points to clinch the honour and become only the second Indian after Vishwanathan Anand to win the Candidates Tournament.
