Reyaansh venkat

All India Chess Masters: Karnataka's 20-year-old Avani Udipi emerged triumphant in the All India Chess Masters tournament, a FIDE-rated classical chess tournament which ended in Mumbai at the Mumbai Chess Centre, Russian House on Saturday.

Avani, who picked up the top prize of Rs 30,000, finished with an identical seven points to Maharashtra’s second-placed Mayuresh Parkar in the well-contested tournament. Parkar secured Rs 20,000 for his second place.

Avani, whose FIDE rating was 1669 before the start of the event, was declared the winner based on her superior tiebreaker score ahead of the 1757 rating of Mayuresh Parkar.