Indian Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta won the London Chess Classic's Open Section

Indian Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta won the London Chess Classic's open section, with a hard-earned victory over Grandmaster Keith Arkell of England. Abhijeet, a former world junior champion and reigning national champion, scored eight points in all. The chess tournament was held  from 3 December 2011 to 12 December 2011.

Another Indian, International Master Sahaj Grover pulled himself to the second spot after defeating English Grandmaster Peter Wells in the final round of the event. Sahaj, who scored 7.5 points in all.