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China's Grandmaster Wei Yi Wins 'Wimbledon Of Chess'

By IANS News January 29, 2024 • 09:44 AM View: 568

Tata Steel Chess Tournament: Chinese grandmaster Wei Yi claimed the Tata Steel Chess Tournament title for the first time in the Netherlands on Sunday, beating Gukesh Dommaraju from India in a sensational tiebreak decider.

It was the 86th edition of the prestigious chess tournament held at Wijk aan Zee, a village on the Dutch west coast.

In the final, the 24-year-old grandmaster Wei, 16th in the FIDE world ranking, defeated Gukesh with a draw with the black pieces and a victory with white.

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