BIEL: India's young Grandmaster
Nihal Sarin
posted four wins and two draws to finish second in the Rapid section of the Biel International
Chess
Festival here.
The 17-year-old Sarin (Elo rating 2620) held GM
Gata Kamsky
(Elo 2658) to a creditable draw, ending the American player's five-match winning run.
He ended with 10 points out of a possible 14 from seven rounds in the Rapid event which concluded late on Sunday.
The Indian GM posted wins over Kiril Alekseenko (Russia), veteran Israeli GM
Boris Gelfand
,
Vincent Keymer
and
Maxime Lagarde
. He drew with
Alan Pichot
and Kamsky while going down to Swiss GM
Noel Studer
.
Kamsky got off to a very good start with five straight wins before Sarin halted the streak. In the seventh and final round, Keymer pulled off an upset over the American veteran.
The eight players will also participate in the Classical event being held as part of the Grandmaster Triathlon beginning on Tuesday. The Blitz section will be held on July 31.
Sarin will begin his campaign in the Classical event with a game against Alekseenko.
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