Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta had a splendid run in the Dubai International Chess Open. Only that, he fell at the final hurdle. Having led consistently at the start of the nine round tournament, Gupta fell behind as the tournament progressed. Still, a podium finish was within his grasp while playing the ninth and final round. Defeat in that game meant that Gupta had to be content with a fourth place finish.
It wasn’t all bad for the Indians though, as Grandmaster Adhiban won silver at the Asian Continental Chess Championship that was held in Sharjah. By virtue of this finish, Adhiban gains entry to the World Chess Cup 2015 to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan.
