Choksi shocks Prakash

SANGLI, May 12: Teenager Manthan Choksi of Gujarat 2 scored an upset win over second seed GB Prakash 1 of Tamil Nadu in the second round of traditional SK Valdya Memorial International Rating chess tournament in progress at Sangli today.Top seeded international Master P Konguvel 2 of ONGC Chennai scored an emphatic win over his city-mate TV Subramanian 1.

Manthan was lucky to upset Prakash in 48 moves of French defence today. In a clearly superior position, Prakash blundered into a lost position and as soon as he realised that he was helpless to stop Manthan8217;s pawns from queening, he surrendered immediately. Konguvel was in nis element against Subramaian8217;s Sicilian Defence. The top seed penetrated the black position with his army of pawns. Subramanian resigned on 39th move.International Master Ravi Hegde8217;s 2 enterprising pawn gambit trapped NR Raghuraman8217;s King in the centre. Thereafter Ravi8217;s active pieces forced a checkmate in 37 moves King8217;s Indian Defence. N Sudhakar Babu 2 accounted for Wajid Ali Khan 1 of UP in 32 moves of Sicllian Defence.

RESULTS Round 2

P Konguvel 2 bt TV Subramanian 1, Manthan Choksi 2 bt GB Prakash 1 TS Ravi 2 bt Prasad Deshmukh 1, P Mangal 1 lost to N Sudharkar Babuu 2, V Sarvanan 2 bt WA Khan 1, R Shridharan 1.5 drew with Sharad Tilak 1.5, V Koshy 2 bt JC Pant 1 NR Raghuraman 1 lost to Ravi Hegde 2, CJ Arvind 1.5 drew with Jayant Gokhale 1.5, Rupankar Nath 1 lost to Anup Deshmukh 2