Gukesh finishes a full point ahead
Gukesh scored an unbeaten 8.0/9, finished a full point ahead of the competition to win the tournament. Three players - GM Marc Narciso Dublan (ESP), IM Diego Espineira Gonzalez (ESP) and Xulio Del Prado Rodriguez (ESP) finished at 7.0/9. They were placed second to fourth according to tie-breaks. Gukesh's father Dr. Rajini Kanth also played in this event where he scored 5.0/9, finished 20th overall and gained 41.6 Elo rating points.
On Saturday 4th September, Gukesh played Simultaneous Exhibition matches against 16 players. He also played two blitz games against Xulio del Prado and won both of them.
Gukesh scored seven wins and two draws. He finished the tournament with a nice victory against Henrique Rey Malde.
Gukesh - Henrique, Round 9
14...Qc8 creates an opportunity for White. Find out what it is. Gukesh struck and forced a resignation in another eight moves.
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If you are wondering what's next for Gukesh, we must tell you that he is playing Norway Chess Open 2021 at Stavanger in the same venue as Carlsen, Nepomniachtchi, Rapport, Firouzja, Karjakin and Tari are playing. Yesterday, he took words of inspiration from the greatest female chess player of all time, Judit Polgar.
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Final Standings
| Pos. | Ran. | Tit. | Name | Fed. | Pts. | DirE | APRO | BucT | Buc1 | FIDE | Nat. | Origin | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | GM | Gukesh D | IND | 8.0 | 0.0 | 2065.9 | 52.0 | 48.5 | 2599 | 0 | Sub16 | |
| 2 | 3 | GM | Narciso Dublan, Marc | ESP | 7.0 | 1.0 | 2075.1 | 55.0 | 50.5 | 2528 | 2526 | VAS | |
| 3 | 5 | IM | Espineira Gonzalez, Diego | ESP | 7.0 | 1.0 | 2023.4 | 52.0 | 47.5 | 2310 | 2348 | GAL | |
| 4 | 7 | Del Prado Rodriguez, Xulio | ESP | 7.0 | 1.0 | 1947.3 | 52.0 | 48.0 | 2279 | 2281 | GAL | Sub14 | |
| 5 | 4 | GM | Larino Nieto, David | ESP | 6.0 | 0.0 | 1986.0 | 48.5 | 44.0 | 2447 | 2432 | GAL | |
| 6 | 9 | Arauz Alonso, Fernando | ESP | 6.0 | 0.0 | 1889.7 | 45.0 | 41.5 | 2132 | 2157 | MAD | ||
| 7 | 18 | Cacheiro Blanco, Diego | ESP | 6.0 | 0.0 | 1750.4 | 45.0 | 42.0 | 1875 | 1834 | GAL | Sub14 | |
| 8 | 6 | FM | Gomez Dieguez, David | ESP | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 49.0 | 44.5 | 2293 | 2289 | GAL | |
| 9 | 8 | Rey Malde, Henrique | ESP | 5.5 | 0.0 | 1961.5 | 47.5 | 43.5 | 2263 | 2244 | GAL | ||
| 10 | 15 | Cereijo Suarez, Alejandro | ESP | 5.5 | 0.0 | 1841.1 | 44.5 | 41.5 | 1918 | 1923 | GAL | Sub14 |
