Historic feat! GM Abhijeet Gupta clinches fourth title at 21st Delhi International Open Chess Tournament 2025

Indian Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta won his record fourth title at the 21st Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament 2025, scoring 8.5 points out of 10. The tournament, organised by Delhi Chess Association, featured over 2,500 players from more than 20 countries and offered a prize pool of Rs 1.21 crore.Gupta, 36, remained unbeaten throughout the tournament's 10 rounds. His crucial victory came in Round 9 against Belarusian GM Mihail Nikitenko, followed by a draw with IM Aronyak Ghosh in the final round to secure the championship.Belarusian GM Mihail Nikitenko claimed second place with 8 points, while Indian GM Diptayan Ghosh secured third position based on tiebreak calculations.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!IM Aronyak Ghosh and GM Aditya S Samant finished fourth and fifth respectively, both scoring 8 points.Vietnamese GM Nguyen Duc Hoa took sixth place with 7.5 points, with India's top seed GM SL Narayanan following in seventh position.

Armenian Grandmasters Mamikon Gharibyan and Manuel Petrosyan secured eighth and ninth places respectively. Kyrgyzstan's IM Tologon Tegin Semetei completed the top 10, all three finishing with 7.5 points.

The tournament attracted 24 Grandmasters among its participants, establishing itself as Asia's most prestigious open chess event.

The Category C section, held at Tivoli Gardens, Chattarpur, featured 1,250 players competing for a total prize pool of Rs 35 lakhs.Tamil Nadu's Dinesh Kumar H emerged victorious in Category C, earning the top prize of Rs 4,00,000.Naitik Sethi secured second place with a prize of Rs 3,00,000, while Sibi M finished third, receiving Rs 2,00,000.Gitanesh Phogat, Sai Krishna S., and AGM Yogesh Kumar Gupta were among other notable prize winners in the tournament.This prestigious chess event showcased both established professionals and emerging talents, reinforcing India's position in international chess competition.