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Khanty Mansiysk (Russia), Sep 30 (PTI) On a day of mixed fortunes, Indian men thrashed Turkmenistan 3-1 but the women''s team suffered a 0.5-3.5 defeat to Russia One, in the 8th Round of the 39th Chess Olympiad here today. Krishnan Sasikiran scored a fine victory over Amanov Mesgen on the top board to pave the way for India''s victory, before P Harikrishna proved too strong for Meylis Annaberdiev on the second board. G N Gopal and B Adhiban drew on the last two boards. For the Indian women team it was the second loss in the event, the first coming against Bulgaria. D Harika was outdone by Natalia Kosintseva on the top board, Tania Sachdev was outplayed by Nadezhda on the second, while S Meenakshi, on the fourth board, proved no match for an in-form Alisa Galliamova. Eesha Karavade played out a draw with world women champion Alexendra Kosteniuk on the third board. With just three rounds left, Ukraine retained its top position following a draw with Russia One. Russia One shared the second spot with six teams, while India, with 11 points, share the 12th spot. In the women''s section, India slipped from overnight joint second spot to joint fourth after losing to Russia One by a huge margin.
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