India A beat India B in Asian team chess championship
STAFF WRITER 20:55 HRS IST
Kolkata, Dec 23 (PTI) National Champion IM B Adhiban held GM P Harikrishna to a creditable draw to help India A win against India B in the second round of the Tata Steel Asian Team Chess Championship at Town Hall here today.
After the completion of the round, India A and Indonesia shared the top spot with four points each in men’s section.
On the top board, Adhiban held GM P Harikrishna to a creditable draw in a Slav defence.
Harikrishna made a theoretical piece sacrifice in a well-prepared Slav defence but Adhiban forced a draw by repeation of moves.
The other India A players GM K Sasikiran and GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly won without any difficulty against IM S Satyapragyan and R R Laxman.
GM Parimarjan Negi won a long game against IM Deep Sengupta with the black pieces.
Source: http://www.ptinews.com
A is better than B.