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Sasikiran in 10th spot

CHENNAI, JULY 26. Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran of ONGC, Chennai won his sixth round game in the Czech Open chess tournament at Pardubice to move to the joint 10th place on Wednesday.

After a draw with the black pieces against Croatian International Master Branko Kutuzovic in the fifth round, the second highest rated Indian player defeated German Steve Berger with the white pieces to take his tally to 4.5 points from six rounds.

A total of 303 players are competing in this tournament. Local star GM Marek Vokac is leading the field with 5.5 points. The nine-round event concludes on July 29.

- Our Chess Correspondent

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