The Gariahat Chess Club is an open-air space beneath the Gariahat flyover where kings and queens have been strategically manoeuvred and conquered for years. The club was formalised in 2006 with Bengal’s first Open Air Chess Tournament and was successfully given a facelift in 2018 with 13 tables bearing laminated chess boards.
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The 16-year-old Praggnanandhaa finished half a point ahead of his nearest rival, Alexandr Predke, a Russian player competing under the flag of FIDE, the sport's world governing body, in the Open A section of the event.
India is set to host the 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad in Chennai from July 28 to August 10 this year and in a bid to promote the sport across the country, the Chess Olympiad torch relay is being organised across 75 cities in India.
Gukesh, 15, who went into the final round with his tally of seven points, managed to defeat Mikhalevski with white pieces to finish with 8.0 points from nine rounds to top his field comprising of 193 players in total.
The fifth-youngest person ever to achieve the title of Grandmaster, Praggnanandhaa, playing with black pieces against the 31-year-old Carlsen, won in 39 moves in a Tarrasch variation game. He thus halted Carlsen's run of three consecutive victories.
Sarin the second highest-ranked player in the Open Grandmaster section of this chess festival which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year
