TEAM HERALD
PANJIM: Dempo goodwill ambassador IM Anurag Mhamal outsmarted Chakravarti Reddy (2148) of Andhra Pradesh to secure 5.5 points at the end of the eight round in the ongoing 52nd National Challenger (National ‘B’) Chess Championship at Himachal Pradesh, on Wednesday.
State champion Rohan Ahuja (five points) drew with GM Sriram Jha (2403) of LIC while Geno Pharmaceuticals goodwill ambassador CM Nitish Belurkar (4.5 points) defeated Samal Ansuman (1804) of Odisa.
Goa Carbon goodwill ambassador WGM Bhakti Kulkarni (4 points) outplayed Hage Lasa Nado (1705). Barath M (3.5 points) defeated Surender Pal (1406) while Rajaryan Kuvelkar (3.5 points) drew with Lawaniya Eshan (1629).
