Gukesh convincingly defends Menorca Open title, Pranav Venkatesh second - ChessBase India

It is not everyday we get to see a 2700+ playing an open tournament, let alone win it for two years in-a-row. GM D Gukesh won the inaugural edition last year and became World no.80. Heading into the second edition, he was World no.20 who had 2730 Elo rating points. After nine rounds, he scored an unbeaten 7/9, defeated Pranav Venkatesh 1.5-0.5 in the Blitz Playoffs to retain his Menorca Open title. Although ten players finished with the same score 7/9, it was Gukesh and Pranav who had all three of their tie-break scores exactly the same. After penultimate round, Gukesh was World no.17 in the live ratings and he still is. The teenager is gaining two Elo rating points. In one year, Gukesh climbed from World no.80 to 17 and he did not forget his path towards becoming the Elite. Pranav V secured runner-up, Aryan Chopra fourth and once again GM Koustav Chatterjee secured tenth place.

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2nd Menorca Open R1-3: Dhulipalla Bala Chandra Prasad defies World no.20 Gukesh - ChessBase India

ChessBase India on X: The battle between two Indian youngsters ended peacefully! In the 6th round of Menorca Open, GMs Pranav Venkatesh and D Gukesh drew a very interesting game. Gukesh tried

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2nd Menorca Open R1-3: Dhulipalla Bala Chandra Prasad defies World no.20 Gukesh - ChessBase India

Gukesh convincingly defends Menorca Open title, Pranav Venkatesh second - ChessBase India

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Gukesh convincingly defends Menorca Open title, Pranav Venkatesh second - ChessBase India

Gukesh convincingly defends Menorca Open title, Pranav Venkatesh second - ChessBase India

Mikhalchishin on pattern recognition and planning: A review - ChessBase India

Gukesh convincingly defends Menorca Open title, Pranav Venkatesh second - ChessBase India

2nd Menorca Open R1-3: Dhulipalla Bala Chandra Prasad defies World no.20 Gukesh - ChessBase India

Gukesh convincingly defends Menorca Open title, Pranav Venkatesh second - ChessBase India

2nd Menorca Open R1-3: Dhulipalla Bala Chandra Prasad defies World no.20 Gukesh - ChessBase India