Kavitha, Nazia spring surprises

KOZHIKODE, FEB 12: Top seed Swati Ghate LIC continued her miserable form in the junior field, fourth seed Baisakhi Das West Bengal fought in her opponent8217;s territory and sixth seed MR Sangeetha TN looked out of sorts in a technical finish as reputation was dented in the second round of the 14th National Junior Girls Chess Championship on Saturday.

Topboard results 2nd round: JE Kavitha AICF 2 bt Swati Ghate LIC 1; Nisha Mohota W Ben 1.5 drew with Anuradha Beniwal Har 1.5; M Kasturi TN 1 lost to Meenakshi Capa 2; Baisakhi Das WB 1 lost to Nazia Nona Kerala 2;Thelma Gopal Kerala 1 lost to CV Rajalakshmi Chrompet 2; MR Sangeetha TN 1 lost to H Nilavoli Capa 2; Monalisa Malakar WB 1 lost to Pazha Sivakami TN 2: Lakshmi Priya TN 0.5 lost to Eesha Karvade Mah 1.5; Sasinas Haritha Ker 1.5 bt Navya Kerala 0.5; Fullmoon TN 1.5 bt Isai Amudhu Chrompet 0.5; Anoori Shah Guj 0.5 drewwith Prajeesha Ker 0.5; Iswarya Shobana TN 0 lost to Rucha Karvade Mah 1.