Date:01/01/2009 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2009/01/01/stories/2009010160402200.htm

Sport - Chess

Guha opens with a win

Nagpur: Top seeds Mitrabh Guha of Bengal in boys and Bansi Prathima of Andhra in girls scored opening round wins in the National under-7 chess championship at the Agrasen Bhavan here on Wednesday.

Leading results: round one: Boys: Manish Kumar (AP) lost to Mitrabh Guha (Ben), Aaditya V. Anand (Ker) lost to Manoj Kulkarni (Mah), Shashi Agarwal (Mah) lost to Aayush Karwar (MP).

Girls: Mafruza Rarooqui (U.P.) lost to Bansi Prathima (AP), Aamna Munjal (Del) lost to S. Monika (TN), Neeti Tatiya (Mah) bt Aarushi Jhawar (Mah). — Arvind Aaron