Parimarjan bounces back

NEW DELHI, AUGUST 16: Parimarjan Negi of Amity International bounced back with a win over Akshat of Sardar Patel in the fourth round of the inaugural chess championship organised by 64 Squares Chess Academy at G.H.P.S India Gate. Parimarjan Negi, the youngest participant at six years, participating in the medallist section registered three consecutive wins after his first round loss. On the top table, Kabir Punde of Mother8217;s International 3 points played a fighting game before losing to Anoop Jairaj of D.T.E.A. 4. R. Srinivasan 3.5, another highly-talented player from Rai School, accounted for Anirudh Aggarwal 2.5 of D.P.S R.K. Puram.

Other results: Varun Sharma Ramjas, R.K. Puram 2.5 drew with Manish Uniyal Arvachin 2.5, Manumadan Modern Barakhamba 3 bt Sanchit Aggarwal Manav Sthali 2, Avijit Mishra N.P.S. Sahibabad 3 bt Samarth Modwal D.P.S., R.K.Puram 2, Niventhee Jairaj D.T.E.A. 2 drew with Ashutosh Sharma Ryan International 2, Shounaq Singh Sardar Patel 1.5 lost to Himanshu Bhati D.A.V. 2, Kunal Gupta J.D. Tytler 2 bt Ashish Mohan St. Paul 1, Sankalp Modwal D.P.S. East of Kailash 2 bt Vikram Aggarwal Modern Barakhamba 1, Anirudh Maniyan Sardar Patel 1 lost to Virat Satyam N.P.S. Sahibabad 2. Non Medallists: Shyam Subramaniyam Sardar Patel 3 drew with Shipra Aggarwal C.J.M. 3.5, Jaydeep Sharma Ramjas Pusa Road 3.5 bt Himanshu Sharma G.B.S.S. 2.5, Ashiven Purshottam Sardar Patel 2.5 lost to Awin Kowal K.V. Andrewsganj 3.5, Vijay Laxmi Sarvodaya 2 lost to Hemant Sharma Ramjas Daryaganj 3, Dhara Gupta Salwan School 3 bt Gokul Bakshi Mirambik 2, Vivek Juneja Open School lost toSidharth Shah Sardar Patel 3, Achint Gupta C.C.D.S. bt Milan Nigam D.P.S, R.K.Puram 2, Keshav Dhar Sardar Patel 2.5 bt J. Aditya Shounaq R.S.J.M.S. 1.5.