The Kings fought two nerve-wracking matches to stun the Anish Giri-led Knights 9-7 with white pieces and followed it up with a 13-7 victory with black in the second.
Rutter agreed a five-year contract with the Seagulls as he moves from the Championship to the Premier League.
The Serbian's decision to be absent from the tournament automatically opens up the final three places to Casper Ruud, Alex de Minaur and Andrey Rublev.
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Present in the meeting were Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President P T Usha, representatives from National Sports Federations (NSFs), and National Sports Promotion Organisations (NSPOs).
Russian Beterbiev got the better of compatriot Bivol in the first undisputed title fight in the division since 2002. It was the first time all four major world titles, WBO,