Second seed GM Yuriy Kuzubov of Ukriane won the
Gurgaon International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament with eight points
at Suncity World School today. Kuzubov tied for the top spot along with
countrymate and top seed Alexander Areshchenko, Neelotpal Das, Anuar
Ismagambetov and RR Laxman. But better tie break score helped Kuzubov to
take the top position.
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In the final round, Kuzubov settled for a quick draw against RR Laxman in
just 8 moves while Areshchenko did the same against Neelotpal Das. Anuar
Ismagambetov defeated T. U. Navin Kanna in the final round and tied for
the top position. All the top five pocketed Rs.1,12,000 (1,765 Euros or US
$2,300) as the prize money.
The first Gurgaon International Open chess
tournament was held from January 21 to 29, 2009, at Suncity World School.
The tournament was inaugurated by the Honorable Minister Home Affairs Shri
Praksh Jaiswal. More than 250 players from 10 countries which include 16
grandmasters and 26 International Masters participated in this tournament.
Gurgaon is the sixth largest city in the Indian state of Haryana, with a
population of over a quarter of a million.
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Kuzubov Yuriy
the winner of Gurgaon International Open Chess Tournament |
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Laxman, Girinath and Shivanda achieved their
grandmaster norms while Shashikant Kutwal and Akash Thakur achieved
International Master Norms. Uzbek girl, Muminova Nafisa declared as the
best women player of the tournament, she also achieved her Women
International Master Norm from this tournament.
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Gurgaon
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Gurgaon International Open Chess Tournament
- Final Standings
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Rank |
Title |
Name |
Rtg |
FED |
Pts |
BH. |
|
1 |
GM |
Kuzubov Yuriy |
2626 |
UKR |
8 |
69 |
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2 |
GM |
Areshchenko Alexander |
2673 |
UKR |
8 |
68½ |
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3 |
IM |
Laxman R R |
2478 |
IND |
8 |
65 |
|
4 |
GM |
Ismagambetov Anuar |
2523 |
KAZ |
8 |
64 |
|
5 |
GM |
Neelotpal Das |
2490 |
IND |
8 |
63½ |
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6 |
|
Lalith Babu M R |
2477 |
IND |
7½ |
67½ |
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7 |
GM |
Ulibin Mikhail |
2511 |
RUS |
7½ |
66½ |
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8 |
GM |
Gleizerov Evgeny |
2544 |
RUS |
7½ |
66½ |
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9 |
IM |
Sengupta Deep |
2445 |
IND |
7½ |
65 |
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10 |
IM |
Girinath P D S |
2404 |
IND |
7½ |
65 |
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11 |
GM |
Ibrayev Nurlan |
2407 |
KAZ |
7½ |
61 |
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12 |
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Shivananda B S |
2347 |
IND |
7½ |
60 |
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13 |
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Anwesh Upadhyaya |
2269 |
IND |
7½ |
59½ |
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14 |
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Thakur Akash |
2281 |
IND |
7½ |
59 |
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15 |
IM |
Himanshu Sharma |
2405 |
IND |
7½ |
57½ |
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