Aryan Chopra, the handsome Indian GM, was the one Devi managed to steal half a point from in the first round of the tournament. The man started the tournament pretty slow, getting two draws in a row against two lower-level opponents. Hell, in just two rounds, he lost 14 ELO rating already, and those were all coming from draws, not a single defeat.
However, after that, the man bounced back higher than ever, beating everyone black and blue. While yes, his next two rounds were still against easy opponents, starting from the fifth round, the man finally showed his worth, beating all the IMs and GMs who were heading to his face.
Hell, in his journey here, the man beat three GMs in a row, starting from the Chinese experienced player Liu Yan, then Nikita Meshkovs from Latvia, whose rating was 2565, and lastly the leader of the pack and also the top-seeded of the tournament, Bu Xiangzhi, keeping the tournament as close as possible.
