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Sunday, June 26, 2011

AAI GM Chess New Delhi R5: Caruana draws with Laznicka, holds on to lead

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Hi everyone,

The latest chess news from the AAI GM Chess currently on in New Delhi, India is that the talented Italian GM Fabiano Caruana drew a nice game with Czech Republic's Viktor Laznicka to hold on to his half point lead over the others. Meanwhile, current women's world chess champion Hou Yifan opened her account with a draw with Wesley So. Also, Krishnan Sasikiran beat Parimarjan Negi - the former's third win in a row after a bad start. You can access the official tournament website at www.aaichess.com.

Here are the standings after five rounds:

1. Fabiano Caruana 4.0
2. Viktor Laznika 3.5
3. Krishnan Sasikiran 3.0
4. Wesley So 2.5
5. Parimarjan Negi 1.5
6. Hou Yifan 0.5

Here are the games sent to us by www.blackandwhiteindia.com






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