Kunte, Prasad score wins

BIEL, JULY 31. International master R.B. Ramesh maintained his joint lead after a quick 20-move draw against GM Mihail Kobalija of Russia in the 7th round of Biel chess masters here on Tuesday.

GM Abhijit Kunte scored a resounding victory over Russian IM Alexander Cherniaev to remain in the fight for top honours with 5 points behind Ramesh, who alongwith five others including Kobalija, IM Arizmendi of Spain, GM Solak Dragon of Yugoslavia, GM Boris Avrukh and GM Victor Mikhalevski of Israel, has 5.5 points.

Equally impressive was GM aspirant D.V. Prasad who defeated GM Mark Tseitlin and moved to 5 points.

The hero of the day from the Indian perspective was undoubtedly Abhijit Kunte who scored a scintillating victory with a brilliant attack in the advance variation of the French defence.

IM P. Konguvel lived up to expectations and drew against GM Tomasz Markowski of Poland.

Important results: (round 7): M. Kobalija (5.5) drew with R.B. Ramesh (5.5); A. Martinez (5.5) drew with Civitan (5); B. Avrukh (5.5) bt Z. Efimenko (4.5); Yagupov Igor (5) drew with S. Guliev (5); V. Mikhalevsky (5.5) bt N. Rashkovsky (4.5); M. Pavlovic (4.5) lost to Solak Dragon (5.5); Jenni Flogian (4) lost to V. Milos (5); P. Konguvel (4.5) drew with T. Markowski (4.5); A. Kunte (5) bt A. Cherniaev (4); M. Tseitlin (4) lost to D.V. Prasad (5); Aarthie Ramaswamy (3.5) bt A. Thaler (2.5).

- PTI

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