TEAM HERALD
PANJIM: Rohan Ahuja defeated Kumaran B (2258) of Tamil Nadu to move on to 7.5 points after 12 rounds of play at the 51st National Challenger ( National B) chess Championship 2013 being held at Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
He will play the last round tomorrow with IM Rahul Sangma of Railways.
Meanwhile WCM and Geno pharmaceticals brand Ambassador Riya Savant is on 6 points. She defeated today Audhoot Lendhe ( 1749) of Maharashtra.
Niraj Saripalli, M. Barath and Shane Braganza are on 5.5 points. Niraj lost to Akshay Halagannavar, Barath drew with Sabarimuttu (1968) while Shane drew with WCM Tejaswini Sagar (1876) of Maharashtra.
The last and final round will be played tomorrow.
