Shenzhen Masters 2019, What Happened There?
Anish Giri won the $20,000 first prize at the Shenzhen Masters in China after beating Dmitry Jakovenko in the final round and seeing tournament leader Pentala Harikrishna losing his game to Ding Liren. Exactly two years after winning the Reykjavik Open Giri took first place in Shenzhen. He scored both victories on April 27, which happens to be King's Day in the Netherlands. While Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands turned 52, Giri became King of Shenzhen for a day. We're picking up the tournament at half-time, when Pentala Harikrishna of India was leading with 3.5/5 ahead of Giri who had 3/5. After a first-round draw and losing to the Dutchman, "Hari" had bounced back with three straight wins. After the rest day, Harikrishna increased his winning streak to four games, beating Dmitry Jakovenko in another fine endgame. These days you don't often get the chance to play a game like this against the Berlin. Giri agreed that the achievement of his main ri...