Winning, while playing with the black pieces in his final match, caused Amir Mahadeo to top the rankings in the Under-18 Open category of the T&T National Youth Chess Championship, on Sunday.
Mahadeo entered the seventh and final round of the tournament ranked second tied on four points with six other competitors.
However, with his victory over Rayshard Hosein, Mahadeo finished the tournament tied on five points with three others but based on the tie break rules he came out on top.
