Indian GM Arjun Erigaisi wins Abu Dhabi Masters

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Category : Sports Published on: August 29 2022

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Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi clinched the 28th Abu Dhabi Masters chess tournament, beating Spain's David Anton Guijjaro.
Javokhir Sindarov (UZB) and Jorden van Foreest (NED) claimed second and third place scoring 7/9 and 6.5/9 each respectively.
Six out out of top ten places were claimed by Indians.
The remaining five secured sixth to tenth position. They are - Nihal Sarin, Sethuraman S P, Aditya Samant, Karthikeyan Murali and Aryan Chopra.
Aditya Samant is the sole IM among the top 20 finishers.
He also earned his maiden GM-norm. Kushagra Mohan is the latest International Master of India.

Indian GM Arjun Erigaisi wins Abu Dhabi Masters