Iniyan qualifies for World Cup
The Hindu
Grandmaster P. Iniyan kept his tryst with destiny and sealed the lone qualifying berth available by winning the penultimate round of the AICF World Cup qualifier on Sunday.Seeded seven, Iniyan won the
Grandmaster P. Iniyan kept his tryst with destiny and sealed the lone qualifying berth available by winning the penultimate round of the AICF World Cup qualifier on Sunday. Seeded seven, Iniyan won the first two rounds on Sunday to reach an unsurpassable tally of 12.5 points from 16 rounds. In the final round, he could not focus enough and lost to Deep Sengupta. But the result did not harm Iniyan even after D. Gukesh won his final round to match the winning tally. Since Iniyan had scored over Gukesh in their 14th round encounter on Saturday, he was awarded the title, worth a spot in the World Cup beginning in Sochi Russia on July 10.More Related News