Published Sat, Jun 19 10 06:37 PM
Chennai, June 19 (PTI) International Masters N Srinath and M Shyam Sundar of India led the table with 4.5 points each at the end of the fifth round of the Asian Junior Chess championship here today. Overnight leader Srinath was held to a draw by IM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi in 26 moves in a Queens Indian game. On the second table, Shyam Sundar faced the famous Berlin Wall employed by Anwesh Upadhyaya of India. Shyam Sundar displayed a fine understanding of the nuances of the position and played a fine central pawn sacrifice on his 13th move. He did not hurry to get back the pawn and opted for a double rook ending. Anwesh, playing black, had to exchange one pair of rooks to avoid immediate trouble. But, Shyam was sharp and looked deeper into the position to exchange the remaining rooks to set up a simple winning pawn endgame in 36 moves. On the third table, IM S P Sethuraman faced the Caro Kann defence opted by his opponent and fellow IM M R Lalith Babu. Lalith has so far not managed to defeat Sethuraman even once and this time was no better for him as he went down to his bete-noire in 46 moves. In a major upset of the day, Mehar Chinna Reddy put it across defending champion IM Ashwin Jayaram. In a Kings Indian game, Mehar handled the white powerfully. Mehar sacrificed a couple of pawns and made a beautiful knight sortie on his 21st move. He created a dangerous passer on sixth rank. Good tactics saw him win a piece and he duly converted the advantage to a win in 32 moves. .
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