Mangaluru: Chess players from Magaluru emerged at the top in chess tournament held in Paris and Pardubice, Czech Republic. The event was held from July 8 to July 30.
With the initial seed of 23rd and 41st Viani and Gahan increased their rating constantly. Viani secured sixth place and won the first prize in his category on the basis of ranking.
In Blitz Marathon event both Viani and Gahan secured their places. Gahan ended up with fifth rank and Viani ended up with eleventh rank.
The Blitz event was won by Indian team named as Indian Knight Riders which had other two participants from Maharashtra also. Interestingly Viani and Gahan managed to defeat many grandmasters during their victory lap.
Many international masters also saluted the credibility of these two and accepted the defeat. The main classical event consisted of more than forty grand masters. Viani increased his raing to fifth rank where as Ganhan missed out the opportunity by just a half point.
Overall it was a great performance by the young lads of our country and city. They successfully upheld the prestige of this soil.