Date:07/06/2009 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2009/06/07/stories/2009060760681800.htm

Sport - Chess

Easy for top seeds

Chennai: Top seeds had an easy opening round in the first Manali International FIDE-rating chess tournament in Manali on Saturday.

Former National ‘B’ Champion and top seed, IM R. Balasubramaniam (ICF) scored an easy win over M.G. Arun with the white pieces. The event, sponsored by Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited, has attracted 227 players from many parts of India.

Important results (round one): R. Balasubramaniam bt M.G. Arun, N. Gopikrishna lost to K. Gunasekaran, P. Phoobalan bt G. Arvind, S. Arvind lost to R.A. Pradeep Kumar, A. Sankar bt Aswath Balaji, Aswin Raam lost to Linda Rangarajan. — Arvind Aaron