Date:09/08/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/08/09/stories/2008080956601900.htm

Sport - Chess

Nirmal maintains lead

KOZHIKODE: E.P. Nirmal, with 6.5 points, maintained his lead at the end of the seventh round of the State ‘A’ chess championship here on Friday.

Important results (seventh round): E.P. Nirmal 6.5 drew with O.T. Anil Kumar 5.5; K.A. Younus 5 lost to P.K. Suresh 6; M.B. Muralidharan 5.5 bt C. Shyjith 4.5; P. Sreekumar 5.5 bt Nimmy A. George 4.5; P.V. Gireesh 5 drew with K.R. Madhusoodanan 5; K.K. Praveen Kumar 5.5 bt Joy Lazer 4.5; P.K. Arjun 4 lost to A.K. Jagadeesh 5; Amir 4 lost to U.C. Mohanan 5; V.P. Rajeevan 5 bt Sen Babu 4.