Indian Grand Master, top-seeded player R Praggnanandhaa wins Norway Chess Group ‘A’ event with 7.5 points from nine rounds. 16-year old GM remained unbeaten through the nine rounds. He finished the tournament with win over fellow Indian V. Praneeth in the final.
Earlier, Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand defeated Norway’s Aryan Tari in the ninth and final round of the Classical section to clinch the third place in Norway Chess tournament on Saturday.Anand won the Armageddon round against Norwegian after the classical match ended in a 22-move draw.
The 52-year-old Indian chess legend had to work hard against a 23-year-old in the sudden death tie-break as he required 87 moves to secure the triumph on Saturday.
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