Mysuru lad M.P. Ajith and Shivamogga’s S.M. Ajay tied with 5.5 points from seven rounds, but the former’s better tie-break score of 21.75 to the latter’s 19.50 helped Ajith to clinch the title in the Karnataka State Open Rapid Chess Tournament-2019 held at Chitradurga yesterday.
Final Placings
- M.P. Ajith (5.5-21.75), 2. S.M. Ajay (5.5-19.50), 3. Syed Rizwan (5-21), 4. G. Akash (5-18), 5. J. Thippeswamy (5-18), 6. K.V. Sripad (4.5-20.50), 7. H.M. Bharat Raj (4.5-16), 8. R. Dinesh (4.5-17), 9. Abhishek Gangar (4-15.50) and 10. Vinayak B. Hariwal (4-14.50).
This post was published on September 23, 2019 4:03 pm