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Chanda holds Shirov

Gibraltar: Grandmaster Sandipan Chanda continued with his impressive run as he held the top seeded Alexei Shirov of Spain to a creditable draw in the fifth round of the Gibtele.com Masters chess tournament at Caleta hotel here.

Important results: Round five (Indians unless specified): Mikhail Kobalia (Rus, 4) drew with Viktor Korchnoi (Sui, 4); Martinez Arimendi (Esp, 4) lost to Kiril Georgiev (Bul, 4.5); Mikhail Gurevich (Tur, 3.5) lost to Jonathan Speelman (Eng, 4.5); Alexi Shirov (Esp, 3.5) drew with Sandipan Chanda (3.5); Abhijit Kunte (3.5) drew with Vladimir Akopian (Arm, 3.5); Antoaneta Stefanova (Bul, 3.5) drew with Alexander Areshchenko (Ukr, 3.5); Pontus Carlsson (Swe, 3) lost to Viktor Bologan (Mda, 4); Juan Bellon Lopez (Esp, 3) lost to Sergey Volkov (Rus, 4); Zoltan Gyimesi (Hun, 4) beat Arakhamia-Grant Ketevan (Geo, 3); Saptarshi Roy Chowdhury (3.5) drew with Evgenij Agrest (Swe, 3/5); Kevin Spraggett (Can, 3) lost to Anton Aaberg (Swe, 4); Nigel Short (Eng, 3.5) beat Natalia Zhukova (Ukr, 2.5); Surya Shekhar Ganguly (2.5) lost to Nicholas Speck (Aus, 3.5); Adam Ashton (Eng, 2.5) lost to S. Kidambi (3.5); Milos Pavlovic (Scg, 2.5) lost to Nisha Mohota (3.5); Tejas Bakre (3.5) beat Harald Borchgrevink (Nor, 2.5); Nimmy George (2) lost to Gerard Welling (Ned, 3); Swati Ghate (3) beat Anthony Fox (Irl, 2); Bernd Schramm (Ger, 2.5) drew with Kruttika Nadig (2.5); Peter Straub (Ger, 2.5) drew with Mary Ann Gomes (2.5); Margarida Coimbra (Por, 2.5) drew with Bhagyashree Thipsay (2.5); Julia Almer (Swe, 2) lost to Anupama Gokhale (3). — PTI

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