Aravindh pips Praggnanandhaa on tiebreak to win Stepan Avagyan Memorial 2025
In the final round, Aravindh - playing with black pieces - beat local player Aram Hakobyan. Praggnanandhaa beat Armenia's Robert Hovhannisyan with white pieces.
At the end of the round-robin stage consisting of 10 players in the classical event, both Indians were tied for the first place with 6.5. points apiece. Aravindh prevailed due to the Sonneborne-Berger, a tiebreak system which factors in the strength of opponents each player has defeated.
Aravindh ended up with $7,993 for finishing first while Praggnanandhaa won $4,770 for his second-place finish. Germany's Dmitrij Kollars secured the third place while American Sam Sevian finished fourth.
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