Sasikiran dominating in Pamplona

Internacional Ciudad de Pamplona, 22-29th December

Indian Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran convincingly won the 28th Internacional Ciudad de Pamplona that finished this Sunday. Sasikiran, who was also top-seeded player in the tournament, secured the trophy with three consecutive wins in rounds 4-6, against Caruana, Vallejo Pons and Roiz respectively.

Francisco Vallejo Pons, who played five decisive games out of seven rounds, and Vladimir Malakhov are tied on the second place. Italian star Fabiano Caruana finished on 50%, while Spanish junior champion Ivan Salgado Lopez couldn't achieve more against the impressive opposition.

Krishnan Sasikiran

Round 7 results:
Michael Roiz 2677 ISR ½ - ½ Francisco Vallejo Pons 2664 ESP
Aleksander Delchev 2632 BUL ½ - ½ Krishnan Sasikiran 2694 IND
Vladimir Malakhov 2675 RUS ½ - ½ Fabiano Caruana 2640 ITA
Ian Nepomniachtchi 2616 RUS 1 - 0 Ivan Salgado Lopez 2556 ESP

Final standings:
1. Krishnan Sasikiran 2694 IND - 5.0
2-3. Francisco Vallejo Pons 2664 ESP and Vladimir Malakhov 2675 RUS - 4.0
4-5. Aleksander Delchev 2632 BUL and Fabiano Caruana 2640 ITA - 3.5
6-7. Michael Roiz 2677 ISR and Ian Nepomniachtchi 2616 RUS - 3.0
8. Ivan Salgado Lopez 2556 ESP - 2.0

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