More Sports Chess Chess Nihal Sarin wins Serbia Open, claims second straight title The 16-year-old Indian chess player Nihal Sarin won the Serbia Open on Thursday and recorded his second consecutive tournament victory in Serbia. Rakesh Rao NEW DELHI 08 July, 2021 19:10 IST Indian star Nihal Sarin has now entered the FIDE Chess World top-100 players with a live rating of 2655. - K. K. Mustafah Rakesh Rao NEW DELHI 08 July, 2021 19:10 IST Grandmaster Nihal Sarin warmed up for the upcoming World Cup with his second title in nine days when he topped the field in the Serbia Open in Belgrade on Thursday.Fresh from winning the Silver Lake title, eighth seed Nihal scored 7.5 points from nine rounds to emerge as champion. BREAKING!Nihal Sarin wins the Serbia Open with an unbeaten 7.5/9.This is @NihalSarin second consecutive tournament victory in Serbia Nihal has now entered the @FIDE_chess World Top 100 players with a live rating of 2655 (+35 elo in Serbia) #Akshayakalpa pic.twitter.com/Vbl6Zjye9e— Chess.com - India (@chesscom_in) July 8, 2021 Rated 2620 as per latest ratings, Nihal has gained 35 points from the last two events to reach a live rating of 2655. Arjun Erigaisi and Aditya Mittal (seven each) shared the second spot with seven others. Read more stories on Chess. For more updates, follow Sportstar on :