Baskaran Adhiban wins chess title in Reykjavik

Chennai: India's Baskaran Adhiban clinched the title in the 33rd Reykjavik Open with an impressive performance that saw him win five of the nine games.

"It is a special win for me and I am happy with the way I played," he told about the triumph.

Adhiban, who was in top form in the



tournament, drew his final round against Mustafa Yilmaz to finish with 7.5 points. He registered five wins, which included those against two Grandmasters Alejandro Ramirez and Maxime Lagarde.

Adhiban became only the second Indian after Abhijeet Gupta (in 2016) to win the prestigious Reykjavik Open.