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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
    Barcelona Open: Sethuraman collected 7.5 points from nine rounds to emerge the winner on the basis of a better tie-break score

    Indian GM Sethuraman wins Barcelona Open, K Murali finishes third

    By Sneha Das
    (PTI desk)
    Aug 27, 2021
    04:32 pm

    What's the story

    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

    Information

    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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