Overview

• Lalit Babu captured the Grandmaster title with eight points, defeating Levan Pantsulaia in the final round and winning on a 54.5-54 tie-break.
• Madhesh Kumar topped the junior section with eight points by overcoming Vyom Malhotra in his last-round match.
• The Rs 40 lakhs prize fund awarded Rs 4 lakh to Babu and Rs 2 lakh to Madhesh Kumar for their victories.
• Mamikon Gharibyan’s upset of Aleksej Aleksandrov in round seven set the stage for a senior-section tie on points.
• Advik Agrawal secured the junior runner-up spot with 7.5 points; Aansh Nerurkar finished third with 7.