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Humpy leads the pack

HYDERABAD, OCT. 14. Woman Grandmaster Koneru Humpy emerged the sole leader with six points at the end of the eighth round in the First Saturday Grandmasters chess tournament being held in Hungary, according to information received here.

The 14-year-old World junior champion, playing white, beat Mahammad-Al-Sayed of Qatar in 48 moves to stay clear of the field.

IM Peter Horvath and IM Attila Jakob, both from Hungary, were joint-second with 5.5 points each.

The Vijayawada girl now needs another 2.5 points from the next three games to get her second GM norm in the men's section.

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