Krishnan Sasikiran and Aronyak Ghosh surged into the lead with five points after five rounds in the Senior National Chess Championship in Guntur. Sasikiran defeated Goutham Krishna, while Aronyak beat Kashish Jain. Other top players, including Ganguly and Iniyan, drew

Hyderabad: Four-time national champion Krishnan Sasikiran and India’s highest-rated IM Aronyak Ghosh of Railways shot into the lead with five points from five rounds in the 62nd Senior National Chess Championship for Men, organised by the Andhra Chess Association, at Vignan University in Guntur.

Sasikiran initially failed to capitalise on the winning chances because of a weak 39th move by Kerala’s young international master H Goutham Krishna, in a Nimzowitsch Larsen Attack game. However, holding on to the slight advantage

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