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...Romanian champion GM Vladislav Nevednichy in the final round, Sivanandan became one of the youngest players to avoid defeat against a grandmaster in a competitive game, at six days younger than when future GM David...
...With his Fide international rating of 2719, Vitiugov ranks ahead of David Howell (2676), Michael Adams (2662) and the currently inactive Matthew Sadler (2694)....
...Outright English victories are rare, although David Howell won last year’s event, played online due to Covid....
...The three-time British champion David Howell, who lives in Sussex, is the favourite....
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