Scoring 8.5 points out of a possible ten, Amanotov stayed a half point ahead of Ghosh and Dzhumaev Marat of Uzbekistan who both tied for the second spot on eight points but the former was declared the runners up based on his better tiebreak.
While Amonatov got richer by Rs. 4 lakh Diptayan got Rs. 3 lakh and Dzhumaev took Rs. 2 lakh from the total kitty of over Rs 51 lakh prize money split over three categories.
Aradhya sacrificed a piece in the early stages of the middle game and got a handful of pawns as the game progressed. Making the most of opportunities provided, Aradhya went on to score a memorable victory.
Another norm was gained by Arpita Mukherjee who ended up with a Women's IM norm from her performance here. Arpita drew with RA Harikrishna in her final round game.
Meanwhile in the 'C' group, Suhaib Ahmad of Uttar Pradesh won the first prize with nine points out of a possible ten. It was a four way tie at the top between R P Baisakh, S Satyanarayan, Bishal Basak on nine points apiece in the event and Ahmad had the best tiebreak to back him.
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