Indian GM Dibyendu emerges champions in GM Chess Tournament
Dhaka, Aug 30 (UNB)- Indian GM Dibyendu Barua became champions in the 9th United Insurance & United Leasing Grandmasters Chess Tournament with 7.5 points after beating GM Rustam Khusnutdinov of Kazakistan in the 10th and last round match at the NSC Tower Auditorium yesterday.
GM Mchedlishvili Mikheil and GM Gagunashvili Merab of Georgia earned 7 points each. In tie breaking system, Mchedlishvili became runner-up and Gagunashvili became third.
Mehdi Hasan Parag of Biman, Igor Rausis of Czech Republic and GM Tejas Bakre earned 6.5 points each. Parag became 4th, Rausis became 5th and Bakre became 6th in tie-breaking system.
Seven players earned 6 points each and got the 7th to 13th positions.
They are:Bitan Banerjee GM Reefat Bin Sattar of Biman, Praveen Kumar and GM Neelotpal Das of India, GM Rustam Khusnutdinov of Kazakistan, GM Enamul Hossain Razib (Destiny) and GM Abdullah Al Rakib (Biman) of Bangladesh.
In the day’s 10th round matches, Dibyendu beat Khusnutdinov, Gagunashvili drew with Rausis, Mechedlishvili drew with Rakib, Parag beat GM Anuar Ismagambetov of Kazakistan, Bakre beat Reefat, Praveen drew with Neelotpal, Bitan drew with IM Atanu Lahiri of India, Razib beat Debaraj Chatterjee of Destiny.
Commerce Minister Muhammad Faruk Khan distributed prizes among the winners.
Champions Dibyendu Barua received US$ 1600, runner-up Mchedlishvili and 3rd Gagunashvili US$ 800 each. Parag, Rausis and Bakre got US$ 333 each, Bitan, Reefat, Praveen, Neelotpal, Khisnutdinov, Razib and Rakib earned US$ 114 each.
A total of 40 players, including eleven GMs, two IMs, eleven FMs from 6 countries took part in 10 round Swiss-League system meet.
Syed Aziz Ahmad, Director, United Insurance Limited Company and Vice-President of Bangladesh Chess Federation were present at function.
GM Mchedlishvili Mikheil and GM Gagunashvili Merab of Georgia earned 7 points each. In tie breaking system, Mchedlishvili became runner-up and Gagunashvili became third.
Mehdi Hasan Parag of Biman, Igor Rausis of Czech Republic and GM Tejas Bakre earned 6.5 points each. Parag became 4th, Rausis became 5th and Bakre became 6th in tie-breaking system.
Seven players earned 6 points each and got the 7th to 13th positions.
They are:Bitan Banerjee GM Reefat Bin Sattar of Biman, Praveen Kumar and GM Neelotpal Das of India, GM Rustam Khusnutdinov of Kazakistan, GM Enamul Hossain Razib (Destiny) and GM Abdullah Al Rakib (Biman) of Bangladesh.
In the day’s 10th round matches, Dibyendu beat Khusnutdinov, Gagunashvili drew with Rausis, Mechedlishvili drew with Rakib, Parag beat GM Anuar Ismagambetov of Kazakistan, Bakre beat Reefat, Praveen drew with Neelotpal, Bitan drew with IM Atanu Lahiri of India, Razib beat Debaraj Chatterjee of Destiny.
Commerce Minister Muhammad Faruk Khan distributed prizes among the winners.
Champions Dibyendu Barua received US$ 1600, runner-up Mchedlishvili and 3rd Gagunashvili US$ 800 each. Parag, Rausis and Bakre got US$ 333 each, Bitan, Reefat, Praveen, Neelotpal, Khisnutdinov, Razib and Rakib earned US$ 114 each.
A total of 40 players, including eleven GMs, two IMs, eleven FMs from 6 countries took part in 10 round Swiss-League system meet.
Syed Aziz Ahmad, Director, United Insurance Limited Company and Vice-President of Bangladesh Chess Federation were present at function.
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