Severino secures second in Chinese Taipei Chess Open

FIDE Master Sander Severino secured second place in the Chinese Taipei Chess Association International Open on Tuesday by drawing with Grandmaster Joey Antonio in the final round.

Severino finished undefeated with seven points, including five wins and four draws, just half a point behind champion GM Saytantan Das of India despite having a higher tiebreak score.

Antonio along with Jasper Rom and Darry Bernardo tied for third place with 6.5 points each but were ranked fourth, fifth, and sixth respectively after tiebreaks.

Other notable finishers included Hungarian GM Gergely Aczel in third place, Spain's Aitor Garcia-Ruiz Fuentes in eighth place, and Australian WGM Zhang Jilin, Filipino FM Roel Abelgas, and Japanese IM Ryosuke Nanjo rounding out the top 10.