MUMBAI: IM Visakh N R, 17, scored an upset win over
GM Amonatov Farrukh
in a marathon 5-hour match to join overnight leader
GM Diptayan Ghosh
at the top of the leader board at the end of the 9th round of Mumbai Mayor International Open Chess Tournament.
The game between GM Diptayan Ghosh and GM Grachev Boris, which started in the Sicilian defense ended in an early draw with just 27 moves on the board, as both the players played safe avoiding any risks. Top Results: GM Ghosh Diptayan 2562 drew GM Grachev Boris (RUS) 2639; IM Visakh N R 2400 bt GM
Amonatov Farrukh
(TJK) 2614;
GM Gleizerov Evgeny
(RUS) 2506 drew Gusain Himal 2440; GM Laxman R.R 2379 drew GM Swapnil S. Dhopade 2504; IM Kulkarni Vikramaditya 2278 bt IM Shyaamnikhil P 2415; IM
Girish Kaushik
2406 bt Prajesh R 1976.
Vidhi, Amulya in 2nd roundNagpur girls
Vidhi Athilkar
and
Amulya Lanjewar
secured convincing wins in the girls under 13 group to enter the second round of the 1st Maharashtra sub-junior state selection badminton tournament. Vidhi beat Thane's
Ishita Korgaonkar
15-8, 15-7 while, Amulya defeated
Akshaya Ramakrishnan
15-2, 15-12.
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