Menuires International Chess Championship was held in Menuires, France

Menuires International Chess Championship was held in Menuires, France

¨     Menuires International Chess Championship was held in Menuires, France.

¨     Grandmaster S. Rohith Krishna of Tamil Nadu won the gold medal in the Open event.

¨     Grandmaster Raja Rithvik of Telangana won the silver medal in the Open event.

¨     The tournament was part of the 1st Open International d’Échecs des Menuires.

¨     It was conducted at Le Break des Menuires in the French Alps.

¨     The event featured 86 players from different countries.

¨     The championship followed a nine-round Swiss-system format.

¨     S. Rohith Krishna and Raja Rithvik both scored 7 points from 9 rounds and remained unbeaten throughout the tournament.

¨     Rohith Krishna secured the gold medal with a tie-break score of 43.

¨     Raja Rithvik finished with a tie-break score of 41.5.

¨     Raja Rithvik was the fourth seed in the tournament.

¨     He finished with five wins and four draws.

¨     In the final round, Raja Rithvik defeated French Grandmaster Maxime Lagarde.

¨     FIDE (Fédération Internationale des Échecs) is the international governing body for chess.

¨     The Grandmaster (GM) title is the highest over-the-board chess title awarded by FIDE.

¨     Most classical chess tournaments use the Swiss-system pairing format.

¨     Common tie-break systems in chess include Buchholz, Sonneborn-Berger, and Direct Encounter.