Castilla La Mancha (Spain):Young Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh emerged victorious in the 48th La Roda International Open Chess tournament here, scoring eight points from nine rounds. The 15-year old GM from Chennai, who remained unbeaten through the nine rounds, defeated Israel's Victor Mikhalevski in the final round late on Sunday to emerge clear winner ahead of Haik M Martirosyan of Armenia, who secured 7.5 points.
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Gukesh's compatriot - R Praggnanandhaa, another teenaged GM, took the third spot. He finished with seven points as did four others including another Indian Raunak Sadhwani but won the third prize on the basis of a better tie-break score. GM Sadhwani took the fourth place followed by Manuel Lopez Martinez Josep (Spain) and Venezuela's Ramon Martinez.
Gukesh finished with seven wins and two draws. One of the draws came in the sixth round against Praggnanandhaa in a 41-move game. Praggnanandhaa, who had last week won the prestigious Reykjavik Open in Iceland, held the advantage mid-way but could not press on for a win. His other drawn game was against Haik M Martirosyan in round five.