India’s D. Gukesh won the title of Gijon Chess Masters 2022

India’s D. Gukesh won the title of Gijon Chess Masters 2022

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Category : Sports Published on: July 14 2022

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  • India’s D. Gukesh won the Gijon Chess Masters 2022 with eight points out nine rounds. 
  • GM Alexandr Fier of Brazil finished second with 6.5 points while International Master Pedro Antonio Gines of Spain came third scoring six points.
  • In the ninth and last round, Gukesh drew with Cuba’s GM Martinez Duany.
  • With the win, Gukesh took his FIDE rating to 2693. 
  • If he crosses the Elo rating of 2700, Gukesh could well become the sixth Indian to do so after Viswanathan Anand, Krishnan Sasikiran, P. Harikrishna, Vidit Gujarati and B. Adhiban.
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