Iran's Tabatabaei finishes runner-up in London Chess Classic

In the ninth and final round of the competition, Tabatabaei, with a rating of 2692, drew with his French opponent Jules Moussard with a rating of 2635 to reach to the second position in the sporting event.

Previously, Tabatabaei drew with his American opponent Hans Niemann with a rating of 2667, defeated his opponent from England Nikita Vitiugov with a rating of 2704, and shared the spoils with his Indian opponent Gukesh Dommaraju with a rating of 2720.

The 13th edition of the London Chess Classic was held in London, England from December 1-10 as a 10-player single round-robin with classical time control.

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