Antonio Viani wins 5th Liffré Open International
IM Antonio Viani D'cunha scored an unbeaten 7.0/9 to win 5th Liffré Open International. He defeated strong Indian GM Sundararajan Kidambi in the final round to win the tournament.
Antonio also won the Blitz event with a score of 8.0/9, suffering only one loss in the third round of the tournament. He finished a full point ahead of the runner-up Rafael Lemasle.
Antonio's best win was against compatriot IM P Konguvel in round 7. The eventual champion played the rook endgame correctly which eventually made Konguvel commit an unforced error which helped him secure the full point.
Antonio - Konguvel, round 7
In the final round, Antonio faced another compatriot in the form of strong GM Sundararajan Kidambi.
Kidambi - Antonio, round 9
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Fun Fact
All four Indian players finished in top 10. In all five editions of the tournament, Indian players have always participated in this event. With the exception of the year 2018, all previous editions were won by Indians, 2015 - Stany, 2016 - Thejkumar and 2017 - Venkatesh.
Final Standings in the Open A section
