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Ivan Popov tops
International Master Sayantan Das defeated Vitaliy Bernadskiy of Ukraine to achieve Grandmaster norm in the tenth and final round of 14th Parsvnath Delhi International Chess Festival that concluded here on Saturday.
​ New Delhi: International Master Sayantan Das defeated Vitaliy Bernadskiy of Ukraine to achieve Grandmaster norm in the tenth and final round of 14th Parsvnath Delhi International Chess Festival that concluded here on Saturday.
It was an intense drama in the final round of Rs 12.5 lakh prize money tournament as overnight sole leader Ivan Popov suffered a shock defeat at the hands of veteran Grandmaster Valeriy Neverov of Ukraine. While it did not alter the final rankings, it ensured a thrilling day as Neverov defeated Popov in a class act with white pieces. At the end, it was a three-way tie for the top spot on eight points each with Hungarian Grandmaster Attila Czebe who also reached the magical eight points.
As the tie was resolved, Popov still had the best tiebreak and the Russian walked away with the winner's cheque of Rs three lakh. Czebe came second and Neverov had to be content with a third place finish. Among the Indians, M R Lalith Babu scored a fine victory in the last round over Yuri Solodovnichenko of Ukraine to tie for the fourth spot and finish sixth overall. Also ending in this set on 7.5 points were Sayantan Das and Vaibhav Suri who finished seventh and ninth respectively.
