Mysuru’s IM M.S. Thejkumar (ELO 2482), taking part in the 1st International Chess Open of the Basque Coast, Bayonne, France, May 25-28 finished runner-up with 6 points from 7 rounds yesterday.
GM Nikolai Ninov of Bulgaria won the tournament with 6.5 points from 7 rounds. Thejkumar had wins over Max Neol (France), Romain Lahaderne (France), Charlie Gacogne (France), Sebastian Aout (France) and K. Rouben (France). He drew with GM Nikolai Ninov (Bulgaria) and GM G. Salvador (Spain).
Final Placing: 1. GM Nikolai Ninov (Bulgaria-6.5), 2.IM M.S. Thejkumar (India-6), 3.G.Salvador (Spain-5.5), 4. Rouben Kasapetian (France-5-30), 5. IM Velislav Kukov (Bulgaria-5-29.5).
This post was published on May 29, 2017 6:36 pm