Last Updated: February 24, 2023, 21:44 IST
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P Iniyan collected seven factors from 9 rounds to win the Noisiel International Open
Unbeaten all through the match, Indian Grandmaster P Iniyan gained the Noisiel International Open 2023 held right here, amassing seven factors from 9 rounds.
The 20-year previous participant from India completed some extent away from the sphere, scoring 5 wins aside from 4 attracts. He remained unbeaten by the 9 rounds.
After eight rounds, each Iniyan and compatriot N R Vignesh had been tied on factors. Iniyan drew his closing spherical sport in opposition to Toni Lazov late on Thursday to emerge winner whereas the 25-year previous GM Vignesh misplaced to Alexander Oye-Stromberg (Norway) and needed to be glad with second place on 6.5 factors.
Another Indian GM Karthik Venkataraman took the fourth place with 6.5 factors and P Shyam Nikhil ended seventh (5.5 factors).
Iniyan was both sharing the lead or was in sole lead all through the match. He started with a win over Gaetan Roque and subsequently scored over Tristan Niermann and Arthur Macon earlier than Vignesh held him to a draw within the fourth spherical.
After defeating Stromberg within the fifth spherical, Iniyan drew with Venkataraman in spherical six, gained within the seventh spherical earlier than sharing factors together with his opponents in rounds eight and 9.
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