(Group photo before final battle - some sadly absent without zero start enforced - and so still at breakfast)
But for young Chithambaram, it was also a fantastic result as with the draw the 14 year old IM elect remained unbeaten and also achieved his second GM title norm.
So in first place is Tiviakov with 7/9, and in second to eighth places on 6.5/9 are Chithambaram, the also unbeaten M.K. Venkatesh, Nguyen Duc Hoa, Dzhumaev Marat, Haridas Pascua, Nguyen Anh Dung and Andika Pitra.
For Pascua, this result was his third and final norm to complete the requirements of International Master while for Pitra it was his second International Master title norm.