Last Update: 10 July 2022, 23:06 IST
India’s teenage grandmaster P Inian finished second in the La Plagne International Open Chess Tournament 2022 here.
The 19-year-old GM took 7 points from nine rounds to tie for the top spot Ukraine GM Vitaly Sivuk early Sunday.
However, Ukraine won the first prize on the basis of a better tie-break score.
India’s Sayantan Das finished third with 6.5 points.
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Inian remained unbeaten for nine rounds, winning five games and drawing four. One of the draws came against Sivuk in round six.
They started with a win and scored 4.5 after five rounds but were held back by three straight draws in rounds six, seven and eight.
A win over Austrian GM Andreas Diermeier helped Inian reach seven points and 10 rating points.
Das, on the other hand, registered four wins and five draws against Inian and Sivuk and was half a point behind both.
The field for the tournament featured 95 players from 19 countries including 9 GMs and 18 International Masters.
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