NEW DELHI, Nov 2:
Top-seeded Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa posted a crucial win over compatriot Koustav Chatterjee in the eighth round of the Open section to jump into sole lead of the Asian Continental Chess Championship, here on Wednesday.
The 53-move victory put Praggu half a point ahead of the field and in a good position to claim the top position.
Five players- Harsha Bharathakoti, S L Narayanan, B Adhiban and Karthik Venkataraman (all India)- and Shamsiddin Vokhidov (Uzbekistan) are on six points.
Grandmaster Bharathakoti was held to a draw by Vokhidov in 30 moves.
Meanwhile, there were wins for Narayanan, Adhiban and Venkataraman. Narayanan scored over Saparmyrat Atabayev (Turkmenistan), the experienced Adhiban beat young GM Leon Luke Mendonca and Venkataraman outlasted Maksat Atabayev, another Turkmenistan player. (PTI)
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