After Abhijeet Gupta’s five-hour search for a win ended in a draw against Sayantan Das, overnight leader Karthik Venkataraman became the National chess champion at the Indira Gandhi Stadium here on Tuesday. He topped a four-way tie at 9.5 points to finish runner-up Karthik, winner of the 2018 National junior title at the same venue, collected the winner’s share of …
