India Take 1-2-3 In Lanka Open

India Take 1-2-3 In Lanka Open

By Arvind Aaron

India recorded a fantastic score when IM Dinesh Kumar Sharma of LIC, won the Mora Kings International Rating Chess Tournament at Sri Lanka.

Sharma beat Akshat Kamparia in the final round for the title, a gold medal and Rs.40,000 cash prize. The tournament was conducted by the University of Moratuwa at the Library from Aug 23-29 in Sri Lanka.

Dinesh Kumar Sharma scored 8/9 to win the event. Eight players tied for the second place on seven points. Top seed IM P. Karthikeyan of Chennai took second place and Kamparia took third. A tital of 160 players took part.

More details can be seen on www.lankachess.com



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