02 January,2017 07:35 AM IST | | Agencies
Indian IM Rahul Sangma (2306) had a good outing and went on to register a fine win against 11th seed GM Andrei Deviatkin (2499) of Russia in the sixth round match of the Open event in the 2nd IIFL Wealth Mumbai International Chess Tournament played at the Mount Litera International School
Indian IM Rahul Sangma (2306) had a good outing and went on to register a fine win against 11th seed GM Andrei Deviatkin (2499) of Russia in the sixth round match of the Open event in the 2nd IIFL Wealth Mumbai International Chess Tournament played at the Mount Litera International School in Bandra yesterday.
The Gujarat player Sangma now has 5 points to keep hopes on trying to finish in the top half, while Deviatkin has just 4 points from 6 outings.
Meanwhile, fifth seed GM Vitaliy Bernadskiy of Ukraine scored a decisive victory over Indian IM P Shyaamnikhil in another sixth round match.
The win helped Bernadskiy, with 5.5 points now, join overnight leader and compatriot GM Valeriy Neverov at the top of the heap. Neverov was forced to split a point with India's 18-year-old GM Diptayan Ghosh in another sixth round tie.
