PANJIM: Dempo goodwill brand ambassador IM Anurag Mhamal (six points) gained the exchange in a middle game combination of the Sicilian defence opening to defeat IM Borisenko Viacheslav of Ukraine (rating 2316) in the 10th round of World Junior chess championship, in Pune, Thursday.
WIM Ivana Furtado (six points) had three pawns for a piece in a Queens Gambit accepted opening encounter with compatriot WFM Rucha Pujari (rating 2113) which finally ended in a draw. Ritviz Parab (five points), who needed a win for an IM norm fought bravely but had to concede defeat in a pulsating battle with FM Arat Ufuk Sezen (rating 2357) of Turkey.
Geno pharmaceuticals brand ambassador, CM Nitish Belurkar (3.5 points) sacrificed a knight for attack but had to settle for a draw in a Queens Fianchetto defence encounter with compatriot Dhulipala Bala Chandra (rating 2118).
