Date:04/10/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/10/04/stories/2008100456852200.htm

Sport - Chess

Wajih in lead

NEW DELHI: Nassir Wajih, with seven points, led after seven rounds in the inter-ministry chess tournament at the NIrman Bhawan Hall here on Friday.

The results (seventh round):

Sunil Prabhat (5) lost to Nassir Wajih (7); D.K. Chopra (5) lost to A.K. Kalshyan (6); Rajeev Vasudev (5) drew with J.P. Srivastava (5); Pradeep Kumar (4.5) lost to P. Chakrapani (5.5).

Manish Vats (5.5) bt U.P. Choudhary (4.5); S.P. Mahto (5) w/o Rajiv Kumar Mudgil (4); Rakesh Kumar (4) lost to Rajesh Kumar (5); M. Jena (5) bt J.M. Baisakh (4).

Sanjay Khurana (5) bt Vivek Mishra (4); A.K. Sahu (4) lost to Khakai Zou (5); Dinesh Kochhar (3.5) w/o Rajiv Kumar (4.5); A.K. Chopra (3.5) lost to Ashish Yadav (4.5); Raman Kumar (3.5) lost to Satbir Singh (4.5).