Abhijeet Wins Hoogeveen Chess Tournament

IAS Prelims 2023

Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta created history at the Hoogeveen International chess tournament by becoming the first player ever to win the title twice in a row.

Abhijeet scored 7.5 points ahead of second placed Grandmaster Sandipan Chanda.

It was an Indian sweep as the third and fourth places were also bagged by GM M R Lalith Babu and GM M Shyam Sundar.