Karthikeyan scripts Chess Gurukul's title-triumph
4 years, 7 months ago

Karthikeyan scripts Chess Gurukul's title-triumph

The Hindu  

Two-time National champion Murali Karthikeyan did the star turn for Chess Gurukul before teammate R. Praggnanandhaa put the finishing touches to a 4-3 triumph against Superkids in the Superfinal of the inaugural Sukooon Resorts Indian Chess.com League on Sunday. With only a few seconds remaining of his allotted playing time, Praggnanadhaa came up with brilliant defensive skills to hold a dominating Nihal Sarin and take Chess Gurukul to title victory. That’s the reason our board order went by ratings, without trying to be clever about it.” Talking of Karthikeyan’s superlative display, Ramesh said, “From the start, Karthikeyan was confident of the team doing well. Of course, he played very well after coming in when we were down by two points.” The final, involving elimination rounds, beginning from the Board 5 players from both teams, saw Karthikeyan turn the tide Gurukul’s way by eliminating four Superkids players, while contributing 3.5 points.

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