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Indians lead in six sections

NEW DELHI: In keeping with their reputation, Indians led in six of the eight age-categories of the Asian Youth Chess championship at Al-Ain, in United Arab Emirates, on Saturday.

Prasanna Rao (boys u-14), Girish Koushik and Shardhul Gagare (boys u-10), Shivan Srivastav and Revanth Reddy (boys u-8), Padmini Rout (girls u-14), J. Vaishanavi (girls u-12) and B. Pratusha (girls u-10) led their respective sections.

The results (fourth round, involving Indians):

Boys (u-14): S. P. Sethuraman (3) lost to Salem Saleh (UAE, 4); Prasanna Rao (4) bt Ankit Rajpura (2.5); Ulugbek Tilliyaev (Uzb, 3) drew with Mehar Chinna Reddy (2.5); Vidit Gujarathi (2) lost to Jon Aplin Christer (Sin, 3); Pranav She tty 2.5) bt Hamza Al-Argah (Syr, 1.5).

U-12: Sahaj Grover (3) lost to Jahongir Vakhidov (Uzb, 4); Fenil Shah (3.5) bt Shiven Khosla (3); G.V. Sai Krishna (2) lost to Saleh Mirzael (Iri, 2.5); Utkal Sahoo (3) bt Bakai Esenbek (Kgz, 2).

U-10: Girish Koushik (4) bt Le Huu Thai (Vie, 3); Shardul Gagare (4) bt Vaibhav Suri (2); Farbod Pajoum (Iri, 2) lost to Prince Bajaj (3); Shaislam Shabiev (Kgz, 2) lost to M. Satvik (3).

U-8: Revanth Reddy (4) bt Amir Reza Abedian (Iri, 2); S. Swanibash (Sri, 3) lost to Shivam Srivastav (4).

Girls (u-14): Padmini Rout (3.5) bt Altan-Ulzii Enkhtuul (Mgl, 2.5); Shalmali Gagare (2.5) bt Raushan Abylkassymova (Kaz, 1.5); Wo Thi Kim Phung (Kgz, 1.5) lost to J. Mohana Priya 3); Aijarkyn Shangyz Kyzy (Kgz, 1.5) lost to Y.G. Sriha rika (2.5).

U-12: Ch. Sahajasri (2) lost to Ghada Al-Khulafi (Qat, 3.5); Michelle Chatheriana (1.5) lost to Saikhanchimeg Tsogtsaikhan (Mgl, 2.5); J. Vaishanavi (4) bt Priyanka Kumari (3).

U-10: Sweety Patel (2.5) drew with Vu Thi Dieu Ai (Vie, 3); Aishwarya Gorthy (3) lost to B. Pratusha (4); Uurintuya Uurtsaikh (Mgl, 3) bt U. Ashwini (2).

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