India A now have six points in the seven-round Swiss league event. Low rated Anjas Novita held GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly but Harikrishna, Sasikiran and Deepan won.
Vietnam and Iran trail India A from one point. Vietnam made short work of the India B.
In the women’s section, India A and Vietnam shared the honours to retain their position at the top. Both have five points followed by Iran on four points. Dronavalli Harika and Tania Sachdev won their matches but Eesha Karwade and Soumya Swaminathan went down.
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