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Home / News / Sports News / Indian GM Sethuraman wins Barcelona Open, K Murali finishes third
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Indian GM Sethuraman wins Barcelona Open, K Murali finishes third

Indian GM Sethuraman wins Barcelona Open, K Murali finishes third
Written by Sneha Das
(Sourced from PTI)
Aug 27, 2021, 04:32 pm 2 min read
Indian GM Sethuraman wins Barcelona Open, K Murali finishes third
Barcelona Open: Sethuraman collected 7.5 points from nine rounds to emerge the winner on the basis of a better tie-break score

Indian Grandmaster SP Sethuraman won the Barcelona Open chess tournament title in Barcelona while compatriot Karthikeyan Murali finished third in the tournament. Sethuraman (Elo 2644) collected 7.5 points from nine rounds to emerge the winner on the basis of a better tie-break score after Daniil Yuffa of Russia also finished level with the Indian player.

Matches
Sethuraman won six matches, made draw in three

In the ninth and final round played late on Thursday, Sethuraman beat Aram Hakobyan in a Catalan Closed variation game. Sethuraman, who was the top seed, remained unbeaten through the nine rounds, winning six matches and drawing three. He finished strongly, scoring wins in his last three rounds, including over fellow Indian NR Visakh and Armenia's Hakobyan.

Game
Sethuraman and Murali played out a draw in fifth round

"Elated to win the Barcelona Open 2021," Sethuraman tweeted after the win. Sethuraman gained 8.5 Elo points thanks to the triumph while Murali (Elo 2606) increased his by 6.4 points. Sethuraman and Murali had played out a draw in the fifth round. Murali won six games, drew two, and went down to Hakobyan in the sixth round.

Twitter Post
Take a look at Sethuraman's tweet

Elated to win the Barcelona Open 2021 ♟🙂 pic.twitter.com/pOTJ8y9zoD

— Sethuraman (@sethuramanchess) August 27, 2021
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Murali finished third on basis of a better tie-break score

Murali finished equal on seven points with four others, including fellow Indian Aravindh Chithambaram, but clinched the third spot in the tournament on the basis of a better tie-break score.

Final round
Chithambaram took the fifth spot; Arjun Kalyan ended ninth

In the final round, Murali outplayed WGM R Vaishali in 30 moves. Chithambaram took the fifth spot while Arjun Kalyan (6.5 points) ended ninth, followed by Visakh in 10th place after a handful of players finished with 6.5 points. Indian International Master NR Vignesh and Vaishali scored six points to finish 15th and 16th respectively.

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Sneha Das is a lifestyle writer at NewsBytes. She had started her career with NewsBytes and her work has focused on national and lifestyle news. She has previously worked as an intern with The Sakal Times, The Logical Indian, and 91.9 Friends FM. She has a Bachelor's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of Calcutta.
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