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The Indian GM scored the famous win in round eight of Tata Steel Chess India blitz event.
Keralites Nihal Sarin and S L Narayanan finished on four and three points respectively.
Fellow Malayali GM, Nihal Sarin, also remained unbeaten on day one.
World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen is the star attraction of the event.
The Grandmaster finished first in both the classic and blitz events in Spain.
The Kerala-based Grandmaster remained unbeaten in the nine-round tournament.
The 25-year-old Grand Master from Thiruvananthapuram climbed up the rungs of success in the game of sixty-four squares, capturing many international titles and earning a spot in the India 'A' team.
The Indian GM shocked super GM Fabiano Caruana in their eighth-round clash.
GM D Gukesh continued his fine form notching up his seventh straight win.
Union Sports Minister Thakur inaugurated the opening round by making the first move on Vidit Gujrathi's board.
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