In the final round, he secured a draw against Polish GM Radoslaw Wojtaszek with white pieces
R Praggnanandhaa. Pic/AFP
Young Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa emerged champion in the V Geza Hetenyi Memorial Super GM chess tournament here on Wednesday.
Praggnanandhaa, 17, scored 6.5 points to finish clear first in the 10-player event. After nine rounds of play, he ended up a point ahead of M Amin Tabatabaei (Iran) and Russia’s Sanan Sjugirov.
In the final round, he secured a draw against Polish GM Radoslaw Wojtaszek with white pieces.
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