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Sasikiran holds Krasenkow

Esbjerg (Denmark) July 7. Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran drew with GM Michal Krasenkow of Poland to be on top with three others (two points) after the third round of the 18th North Sea Cup International chess tournament here.

Top seed and hot favourite GM Alexey Dreev of Russia failed to break the solid defence of GM Bruzon Lazaro of Cuba and had to settle for a draw while Luke McShane joined the three overnight leaders with a resounding victory over off-form former World junior girls' champion, GM Koneru Humpy.

The results (round three): K. Sasikiran (2) drew with Michal Krasenkow (1.5, Pol); Alexey Dreev (2, Rus) drew with Bruzon Lazro (2, Cub); Luke McShane (2, Eng) bt Koneru Humpy (0); Peter Heine Nielsen (1.5, Den) bt Lenier Dominguez (1, Cub); Lars Schandorff (1.5, Den) drew with Curt Hansen (1.5, Den). — PTI

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