A 12-year old India kid Kumar Gaurav claimed the second Dhrubatara Open International Chess Tournament here today.
Kumar who marked a wonderful Nepal tour with a scalp of Nepal champion FIDE Master Manish Hamal in the fifth round accumulated 7.5 points to claim the trophy. The title made him reach by Rs 32,000. The title race went wide open when Kumar lost to local boy Prakash Nepal in the eighth round but he bounce back in the final round to shock another local player Rajan Subedi. Former Nepal champions Surbir Lama of GoldenGate Int'l College and Badri Lal Nepali finished second and third respectively.
All top three players were tied on 7.5 points and the winner was decided applying the progressive tie break method. Surbir got Rs 20,000 and Badri La earned Rs 15,000.
Surbir registered double victories defeating Bibek Lama and Prakash, while Badri Lal fought back strong to beat Hera Kaji Maharjan and Madan Krishna Kayastha. Bibek, Saurav Anand of India, Madan, Manish, and another Indian player Raunak Mandal rounded up in the top 10 finishes.
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