Alekseenko wins Sitges, Niemann over 2700

Kirill Alekseenko won the first 7 games and the drew the final 3 to claim clear first place in the Chessable Sunway Sitges Open with 8.5/10. It came down to the wire as Hans Niemann had winning chances against Kirill in the final round, but his 8/10 means he’ll now officially be a 2700 player on January 1st. Amin Tabatabaei lost out to Hans in a tiebreak for 3rd, but still stormed back after forfeiting the 1st game.

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Alekseenko wins Sitges, Niemann over 2700

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Grand Swiss 1: Caruana and Firouzja strike

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