Date:03/07/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/07/03/stories/2008070351792000.htm

Sport - Chess

Mohanapriya maintains lead

Udhagamandalam: Overnight leader Mohanapriya of Kancheepuram drew with C.H. Savetha of Salem and maintained her position at the top after the sixth round in the Tamil Nadu State chess championship at the CSI College of Engineering in Ketti here on Wednesday.

P. Lokesh of Chennai and R. Dinesh Kumar of Salem, with 5.5 points each, shared the lead in the boys’ section. Playing with black, Lokesh, who enjoyed the advantage of two minor pieces for a rook, got past Anandraj of Thiruvallur without much ado. On the top board, Krishnaprasad and Dinesh Kumar of Salem played out a draw in 46 moves arising out of a French defence.

Important results (sixth round): Boys: K.C. Krishna Prasad 5 drew with R. Dinesh Kumaar 5.5; S. Anand Raj 4 lost to P. Lokesh 5.5; J. Bavankumar 4.5 drew with S. Siddharth 4.5; S. Jitendria Vel 4.5 drew with S.S. Manigandan 4.5; G. Yogesh 4.5 drew with Akash P. Iyer 4.5; T.K.S. Arjun 3.5 lost to Harihara Sudan 4.5; Ramalingam Karthik 4.5 bt M. Mukesh 3.5; Vasantha Ruba Varman 4 drew with K. Sai Prahlad 4; J. Nishvin 3.5 lost to M. Vijairam 4.5; B. Gokul 4 drew with V.S. Sakthivel Pandian 3.5; Tejas Ravichandran 4 bt Kavin Sundaranath 3; P. Ganesh 4 bt K. Natessa Maran 3; K.S. Kamal Shankar 3.5 drew with P. Uma Maheswaran 3.5; N. Rajkumar 3.5 drew with K. Anshuman 3.5; V. Gautham 3.5 drew with R. Ganesh 3.5.

Girls: C.H. Savetha 5 drew with J. Mohana Priya 5.5; P. Priya Sandhya 4.5 lost to R. Visalatchi 5; J.G. Nivedhitha 4 lost to V. Janu 5; N. Akshaya 4.5 bt L. Prathipa 3.5; J. Saranya 4.5 bt P. Balakannamma 3; A. Akshaya 4 bt R. Abirami 3; A. Poonkuzhali 3.5 drew with S. Anushya 3.5; B. Suwathy 3 lost to U. Ashwini 4; R. Bhuvaneshwari 4 bt Srinidhi Sridharan 3; J. Janani 3.5 bt B. Jayasree 2.5. — Sports Reporter