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Kunte defeats Neelotpal DasDhaka: International Master Abhijit Kunte defeated compatriot Neelotpal Das in a third round match for his sec...

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Kunte defeats Neelotpal Das

Dhaka: International Master Abhijit Kunte defeated compatriot Neelotpal Das in a third round match for his second straight win in the United Insurance chess tournament here today. Today8217;s back-to-back win put Kunte, double GM normholder, back into contention after he lost the first match. IM Abdullal Al Rakib 3 of Bangladesh took sole lead after beating A Wojtkejwicz of Poland. English grandmaster Nigel Short and Belarussian GM Yuri Shulman were in joint second position with 2.5 points each.

Swati triumphs

Mumbai: International Woman Master Swati Ghate drew her final round tie to win the all-India open FIDE-rating chess tournament with 9.5 points here today. IM Sharad Tilak and Ravikumar tied with 8.5 points each but the former was declared runner-up on better progressive score. Final position: Swati Ghate 9.5, Sharad Tilak 8.5, Ravikumar 8.5, K Gunasekhara 8, V Kamble 8, G Banerjee 8, Sushant Banerjee 8, Ashish Thatte 7.5, D Ravishankar 7.5,Venkatesh Rao 7.5, Sajan Joshi 7.5.

Assam qualify

New Delhi: Assam thrashed Madhya Pradesh 5-0 to qualify for the quarter-final league of the 21st Sub-junior U-16 National Football Championship here today. Completing the last eight line-up was Mizoram, who beat Chandigarh 4-0.

Holder Bengal along with UP, Tamil Nadu and AP have been clubbed in Group I for the quarter-final league. Group II includes Bihar, Assam, Delhi and Mizoram.

 

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