Arjun seventh in Sharjah Masters, Iranian Daneshvar wins the trophy
With a four-way tie at the top of the tables on 6.5 points each, Daneshvar pipped everyone to clinch his maiden title here with his best tiebreak score.
Published : May 23, 2024 20:09 IST , SHARJAH - 1 MIN READ
FILE - India’ Arjun Erigaisi finished seventh. | Photo Credit: The Hindu/VEDHAN M
Top seeded Grandmaster Erigaisi Arjun played out a draw with eventual winner Bardiya Daneshvar of Iran in the ninth and final round to finish in the top 10 at the Sharjah Masters International chess tournament here.
With a four-way tie at the top of the tables on 6.5 points each, Daneshvar pipped everyone to clinch his maiden title here with his best tiebreak score.
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Volodar Murzin of Russia ended second ahead of Sam Shankland of the United States, while Uzbek’s Shamsiddin Vakhidov had to be content with fourth place.
It was an eight-way tie for the fourth players and Arjun emerged as the only Indian finishing in the top ten on six points. For the records, the Indian ended with four wins, four draws and a lone loss in one of the strongest open in the world.
Leading the event solely after the sixth round on five points, GM Aravindh Chithambaram could only manage a half point in the last three to end in a tie for 13th spot alongside Indian counterparts Abhimanyu Puranik and P Iniyan.