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Shiven Khosla |
Shiven Khosla Beats Sai Krishna, In Joint
Lead
By Arvind Aaron Press Officer
- AICF
Shiven Khosla of Maharashtra played a spectacular rook sarcifice to defeat
National Under-9 champion G.V.Sai Krishna of Andhra Pradesh in the fourth
round and be among the nine leaders in the National Under-11 Championship
at Chennai on November 6.
Sahaj Grover of Delhi planted a passed pawn on the seventh rank to win an
easy bishop ending against Pratik Patil of Maharashtra. Sahaj, Shiven,
Fenil Shah (Guj), D.Yashas (Kar), Vishwanathan Prasad (AP), C.Majumdar
(Ben), Niraj Saripalli (Goa), Vishnu Gopakumar (Ker) and S.Sridev (TN) are
leading with
full four points in the 212 player 11-round Swiss.
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Priyanka Kumari |
J.Sahari
(AP), Priyanka Kumari (Jha) and P.Sujitha (TN) are in the joint lead in
the Girls section with full four points. While Priyanka pinned a bishop
and won the game, Sahari won a close opposite colour bishop ending. In an
advantageous position, Sujitha of Coimbatore capitalised on the queen
blunder of her opponent to win and share the lead.
Players on whom overage complaints were received were sent for medical
tests on Monday and the results are expected to be received on Tuesday. In
the opening ceremony, D.V.Sundar, Hon Secretary of the AICF had threatened
severe action against over aged players competing in any of the National
Age Group Championships.
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Published on : 07.11.2006
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