Amonatov wins Delhi International Chess meet

New Delhi, Jan 16: Top seeded Grandmaster Farrukh Amonatov of Tajikistan won the 15th edition of the Delhi International Chess tournament after settling for a draw with Grandmaster Diptayan Ghosh in the 10th and final round here on Monday.

Scoring 8.5 points out of a possible ten, Amanotov stayed a half point ahead of Ghosh and Dzhumaev Marat of Uzbekistan, who both tied for the second spot on eight points but the former was declared the runners-up based on his better tiebreak.

Among others, local boy Aradhya Garg defeated Grandmaster Nilotpal Das in what was a fine display of attacking chess.

Aradhya sacrificed a piece in the early stages of the middle game and got a handful of pawns as the game progressed. Making the most of opportunities provided, Aradhya went on to score a memorable victory.

Arpita Mukherjee, who ended up with a Women's International Master norm for her performance here, played a draw with R.A. Harikrishna in her final round game.

Meanwhile in group C, Suhaib Ahmad of Uttar Pradesh won the first prize with nine points out of a possible ten.