Nihal Sarin Triumphs at Menorca Masters, Gukesh Secures Fourth

Nihal Sarin has emerged as the sole winner of the Masters section at the Open Chess Menorca 2026. He concluded the tournament with a performance half a point superior to that of Ruslan Ponomariov and Richard Rapport. Following them, a full point behind, were World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju and Leinier Domínguez. The implications of this result for the World Champion’s current form are, of course, for him alone to interpret.