Sandipan ends on high note

KOLKATA, SEPT. 2 International Master, Sandipan Chanda of Goodricke National Chess Academy emerged as the champion in the International Schlosspark Open chess tournament at Wiesbaden in Germany, according to the reports reached here.

Chanda, who scored 7.5 points out of a possible 9, beat Denys Kovalev in the final round. There was a four-way tie for the second to fifth places on 7 points. GM Mihail Saltaev was placed second while IM Viesturs Meijers was declared third. Top seed, GM Viacheslov Ikkonikov and IM Leonid Milov took the fourth and fifth places respectively.

Despite winning the championship, Chanda could not get a GM norm as he faced only one GM in the meet. Sandipan already has two GM norms to his credit. Chanda will be playing in a series of tournaments in Germany till October. He will also play for the German team Solingen S.G. in the German team championship.

- Our Special Correspondent

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