Short denies Sasikiran a podium finish

Yifan, who had led the tournament going in to the final game, played out a hard-fought draw with Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan to set up the tiebreaker with Short, which the Chinese lost by 0.5-1.5 margin after two games. For his efforts Short won the winner`s purse of 20000 Pounds Sterling (Rs. 16 Lacs Appr.). He also won 5000 Pounds for being the best player among Commonwealth countries in this event.

Meanwhile, despite her superlative performance right through the tournament, Yifan had to be content with the second spot and was awarded 22000 Pounds in all that included the best woman prize. It was a four way tie for the third spot and finishing on 7.5 points were Mamedyarov, Michael Adams of England, Viktor Bologan of Moldova and Emil Sutovsky of Israel.