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This is an archive article published on September 15, 1999
Vijaylakshmi, Sasi move into top spot
VUNG TAU CITY VIETNAM, SEPT 14: Top seeded Indians K Sasikiran and S Vijayalakshmi won their matches to jointly lead their respective s...
Written by Ambika Kutty
September 15, 1999 12:00 AM IST
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VUNG TAU CITY VIETNAM, SEPT 14: Top seeded Indians K Sasikiran and S Vijayalakshmi won their matches to jointly lead their respective sections at the Asian Junior boys and girls chess championship for the Vung Tau Cup 8217;99 today.
Last edition8217;s runner-up IWM Vijayalakshmi, who won her first round match against ninth seeded Babalaeva Indira of Kazakhstan last night, employed Scotch-4 knight variation against her compatriot Pallavi Shah and beat her after taking an early advantage.
Pallavi had a disadvantage in the opening itself and Viji, with the double bishop advantage, snatched victory with ease to snatch her second point of the championship.
Grandmaster-norm holder Sasikiran 2 won his second round game against Vietnam8217;s Ngoc Thach Traiv today after he and other four Indians had won their respective first round games last night.
National A champion Sasikiran was sharing the lead with Iran8217;s E Ghaem Maghami and Laylo Darwin of the Philippines.
Defending champion Tejas Bakre 1.5, who is seededfourth here, drew his second round game against Malaysia8217;s Lim Chuin Hoong 1 to remain in contention for the crown he won in Rasht Iran last year.
In the girls8217; section, M R Sangeeta got a valuable point from a rated player in the first round but lost her next one to Vietnam8217;s second seed Le T Ph Lievi. Sangeetha found herself in a precarious position in the middle game of Nimzo Indian could not recover.
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