The teen entered the last round with a half-point advantage. He narrowly
avoided losing to Adhiban and ended up sharing first place.
avoided losing to Adhiban and ended up sharing first place.
Praggnanandhaa’s victory qualified him for the upcoming FIDE World Cup.
Some players, like as SL Narayanan, Harsha Bharathakoti, Karthik
Venkataraman, and Shamsiddin Vokhidov, came close to winning the
tournament, but ultimately fell short due to a string of draws.
In a match between two grandmasters, GM SP Sethuraman defeated IM Koustav
Chatterjee in 41 moves, tying him with five others on 6.5 points.
Bharathakoti came in second, ahead of Adhiban, thanks to the tie-breaker.
Gandhidham finished with 7.5 points in the women’s tournament after drawing
her ninth-round match against Divya Deshmukh. The 26-year-old was
undefeated and ended up winning six games.
