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The Times of India
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Amit Sampat | TNN

Tamil Nadu's Rohith holds Belarus GM to win Maharashtra Grandmasters Chess Open

NAGPUR: Tamil Nadu's 20th seeded International Master (IM) Rohith Krishna played out a 39-move draw with Belarus GM Aleksej Aleksandrov to clinch the second Maharashtra International Grandmasters Open at the Naivedhyam Northstar hall, Koradi Road, on Friday.

A day after securing a one point clear lead, 18-year-old Rohith was just a draw away from emerging champion in his third consecutive international rating tournament. Replying to the Queen pawn opening of Aleksandrov, Rohith opted for the Nimzo-Indian defence with his black pieces and took just 39 moves to split the point.

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