D Gukesh drew his final round game against Pentala Harikrishna. Arjun Erigaisi defeated Sanan Sjugirov (HUN). Both Gukesh and Arjun ended up having the same score 4.5/7. Gukesh won Chennai Grand Masters on tie-breaks, Arjun was placed second. Pavel Eljanov (UKR) drew against Levon Aronian (USA). Thus, Harikrishna and Eljanov also finished with 4/7 each. Harikrishna secured third place. The objective of organizing this event was certainly a huge success. The top three places were claimed by the Indians. This triumph has moved Gukesh ahead of Anish Giri in the FIDE Circuit leaderboard. Sai Akhil Anand designed and helped with the ‚Draw of Lots‘ in the opening ceremony and the closing ceremony was graced by the one and only – Vishy Anand. It goes without saying that the tournament brought a lot of Anand (meaning joy) to all. Photos: Shahid Ahmed
Making the most out of the opportunity
The final standings was decided based on tie-breaks. However, the prize money was shared between the players of the same point group. The top three prizes were – ₹1500000 (US$18000), ₹1000000 (US$12000) and ₹800000 (US$9,600) along with a trophy each respectively.
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