Adhiban stuns Wesley So in Asian Individual Chess
PTI | May 6, 2011, 10.23am IST
MASHHAD (IRAN): Grandmaster B Adhiban of India crashed through the defenses of ace Filipino Wesley So in the fourth round to occupy the joint third position in the Asian Individual Chess championship.
After a sedate start, Adhiban rose in contention for a place in the next World Cup with a masterly display that left his higher ranked opponent shocked.
The victory meant Adhiban is just half a point behind the leaders.
At the top of the tables, Grandmaster P Harikrishna played out a draw with Bu Xiangzhi of China to also inch to three points.
With 3.5 points, Xiangzhi was joined at the top by compatriot Yu Yangyi. The two Chinese will now clash against each other in the next round.
Another Indian in fray, Grandmaster Parimarjan Negi put aside his previous round loss against Xiangzhi and bounced back to beat Wen Yang of China.
Negi and Krishnan Sasikiran, who was held to a draw by Rinat Zumabayev of Kazakhstan, are also amongst those who have three points in their kitty.
The Indian challenge, however, suffered a serious setback in the women’s section when top seed D Harika went down to Munguntuul Batkhuyag of Mongolia.
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Just a one game fluke.