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Harikrishna starts with a win

ABU DHABI, AUG 15. Grandmaster P. Harikrishna started his campaign with a fine victory against compatriot WGM Nisha Mohota in the first round of the Masters' section of the US $16000 14th Abu Dhabi chess festival here.

GM R.B. Ramesh beat Iran's Atousa Pourkashiyan.

The results: round 1 (Indians unless specified): Evgeny Vladimirov (Kaz) drew with Sergey Kayumov (Uzb); Alexander Raetsky (Rus) lost to Mikhail Kobalia (Rus); Artyom Timofeev (Rus) drew with Kivanc Haznedaroglu (Tur); Zeinab Mamediarova (Aze) lost to Pavel Kotsur (Kaz); P. Harikrishna beat Nisha Mohota; Abdullah Hassan (UAE) lost to Mikhail Ulibin (Rus); Konstantin Chernyshov (Rus) beat Firuza Velikhanli (Aze); Nezad Husein Aziz (Qat) drew with Artashes Minasian (Arm); Ashot Anastasian (Arm) beat Nabil Saleh (UAE); Aarthie Ramaswamy lost to Dmitry Bocharov (Rus); Hichem Hamdouchi (Mar) drew with Adina-Maria Bogza (Rom); Elshan Moradiabadi (Iri) drew with Ghaem Maghami Ehsan (Iri); Saidali Iuldachev (Uzb) beat Jasim A.R. Saleh (UAE); Evgeny Gleizerov (Rus) beat Illijin Neboisa (Rom); Marat Dzhumaev (Uzb) beat Jasper Lauridsen (Den); Tahir Vakhidov (Uzb) beat Eesha Karavade; Tejas Bakre beat Tania Sachdev; Bistric Faruk (Bih) beat Suhail Tayeb (UAE); Ramil Hasangatin (Rus) beat Shadi Paridar (Iri); R.B. Ramesh beat Atousa Pourkashiyan (Iri); Safin Shukhrat (Uzb) beat Amer Mohamed (Egy); Taleb Moussa (Uae) beat Julia Mashinskaya (Rus); Mahjoob Morteza (Iri) beat James Coleman (Eng); Sundararajan Kidambi beat Mohamed Hossein (UAE); Hakki Imad (Syr) beat Al-Tamimi Hamad (Qat); Neelotpal Das drew with Saleh Najueb (Uae); Yahya Mohamed Saleh (UAE) lost to Gozzoli Yannick (Fra); Tissir Mohamed (Mar) beat Khalil Ibrahim (UAE). — PTI

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