Srinath Narayanan registered a quick draw against M Shyam Sundar to become champion in the third Kolkata Open International Grandmasters chess tournament at Kolkata on Tuesday.
Srinath took just 27 moves in Sicilian Scheveningen opening in the final round to emerge as the winner, and pocket a prize of Rs 3 lakh. In the second board, GM Nigel Short drew with Erigaisi Arjun, who made his maiden GM norm against the FIDE Presidential candidate.
Arjun kept pushing to gain advantage but Short did not budge in Reti Opening to finish third. Deep Sengupta’s woes continued as he lost to Deepan Chakkravarthy, who outmaneuvered the former’s defenses and rendered his king motionless at the center of the board in English Opening to finish second.
Chakkravarthy took home Rs 2 lakh followed by Short, who was richer Rs 1.6 lakh. The meet also saw Priyanka Nutakki score her maiden Women International Master norm.
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