GM Sayantan Das of India won the 1st SOA International GM Chess Tournament held Jan. 28 to Feb. 4 at the SOA Campus 2 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. Das finished first alone with 8 points out of 10 rounds. Visit chess-results.com for round by round standings and final results and to download games.
Indians dominated the field of 96 players. Joining the top 10 were Jethro Dino Aquino of the Philippines (below) and IM Ranidu Dilshan Liyanage of Sri Lanka. Visit official site.
