Short Corner 8212; Chandigarh

Chanda wins
Sandipan Chanda, 15, needing a draw scored a brilliant victory over K Vishweshwaran to emerge triumphant in the International Rating Open Chess Tournament at the Andheri Sports Complex. Chanda finished with nine points and the clear winner. The other two contenders for the title, TS Ravi of Indian Oil and P Mitrakanth settled for a 14-move draw.

Paes-Bhupathi win
Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi came through a tough three-setter against the Spanish pair of Luis Lobo and Javier Sanchez 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 6 to enter the doubles final of the Super-9 Italian Open tennis championships at the Foro Italico. With this, they have won 22 of the 25 matches they played so far.

Lewis recalled
All-rounder Chris Lewis, out of favour with the England selectors since turning up late for a Test match two years ago, has been included in the 14-man squad for the one-day series against South Africa.

Indians get bronze
Pentala Harikrishna and Deepan Chakravarthy of India bagged a bronze medal each as the Asian Age Group Chess Championship concluded in Rasht Iran today. Harikrishna won the third place in the under-14 boys8217; section in a tie-break while Deepan emerged a clear third in the under-12 boys8217; category.

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