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Anilkumar in sole lead

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KOCHI: After watching former National `A' player N. Abdul Majeed wilt under time pressure, top-seeded O.T. Anilkumar emerged as the lone leader on the penultimate day of the Airtel Kerala State senior chess championship here on Thursday.

Playing white, Majeed, a four-time Kerala champion, offered a draw on the 33rd move.

"But I rejected the offer. And when Majeed ran into time trouble, I had a pawn on the verge of promotion and also enjoyed a two-pawn advantage," said Anilkumar, a three-time State champion.

Anilkumar, a professional chess player and coach, now has 6.5 points from seven rounds.

Half point behind are Thiruvananthapuram's V. Rajith and Pathanamthitta's Binju Oommen.

Ernakulam's U.C. Mohanan, who shared the lead with Anilkumar last night, lost both his rounds today and moved far away from the title zone.

The results:

Seventh round: N. Abdul Majeed (Kzd, 5) lost to O.T. Anilkumar (Kzd, 6.5), K.R. Madhusoodanan (Kzd, 5) lost to V. Rajith (Tvm, 6), Binju Oommen (Pta, 6) bt U.C. Mohanan (Ekm, 4.5), M.B. Muraleedharan (Ekm, 5) drew with Meenu Rajendran (Tvm, 5), P.V. Gireesh (Ekm, 5.5) bt P.K. Arjun (Wyd, 4.5), Jude Antony Paul (Ekm, 4) lost to K. Alex Thomas (Wyd, 5), M.A. Joy Lazar (Tsr, 5) bt Mohammed Dhilshad (Kzd, 4), T.A. Jayesh (Ksd, 4.5) drew with N.T. Suresh Kumar (Idk, 4.5), K.A. Unas (Ekm, 4) lost to Abdul Khader (Tsr), Harikrishna (Tvm, 4.5) drew with V.M. Rajeev (Tvm, 4.5).

Sixth round: Mohanan lost to Anilkumar, Alex Thomas lost to Binju Oommen, Joy Lazar lost to Madhusoodanan, Salman Farris lost to Abdul Majeed, V.Rajith bt K.A. Unas, P.K. Suresh lost to M.B. Muraleedharan, Mohammed Favas lost to P.V. Gireesh, Meenu Rajendran w/o U.S. Satheesan, P.K. Arjun bt Sumith Balan, N.T. Suresh Kumar bt K.P. Ismail.

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