Hyderabad: Telangana’s Sri Sai Baswanth, with a FIDE rating of 1929, has emerged winner of the 41st Maestro Closed Classical Chess Tournament at Maestro Chess Academy, Attapur, Hyderabad recently.
He scored five points out of six rounds. In the final round, he drew with Srujan Keerthan Solleti to seal the title in the tournament that saw 24 players compete for the top honours. He received Rs 6,000 as cash reward and a trophy.