CHESS#1308

Indian rules were popular until the 1970s in Calcutta. Since few know the rules nowadays, it's interesting to state the differences

Wesley So won the Leuven leg of the Grand Chess Tour. Sergey Karjakin produced a splendid burst in the blitz section. So lost in the last round and needed in his own words, a “minor miracle”. So scored 22 points — 14/18 in the rapids, which he won easily (he scored 7/9 but the rapids had double-weight). In the blitz, So scored only 8/18 and Karjakin, who scored 11.5 in the blitz and 10 in rapids, almost caught up. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (also 21.5 — with 11 in rapids) tied with Karjakin for second-third.
 
So lost to Hikaru Nakamura (21)