Halsagar edges Raju to move into joint lead in the State amateur chess champions

Chincholimath Halsagar beat Raju M to share lead with three others in the Karnataka State Amateur chess championship in Bengaluru on Tuesday.

Close on his heels was Akshay Bharadwaj, who drew with Sameer Ghotane. While, Raghavendra V secured a good win against Gautam JK to stay in contention.

Results: Round 8: Chincholimath Halsagar (7) bt Raju M (6.5); Bharadwaj Akshay (6.5) drew with Sameer Ghotane (6.5); Gautam JK (6) lt to Raghavendra V (7); Sharang MS (6) lt to Varma Shabdhik (7); Sanjay Sindhia (5.5) lt to Kedar Umesh Vaze (7); Ankit Payal (5.5) lt to Jagdish P (5.5); Sugyan Prakash Maharaj (6.5) bt Shree Krishna Pranama (5.5); Deota Snehil (6.5) bt Saket Kumar (5); Iyengar Sharanya (5.5) drew with Nikhilesh M Holla (5.5); Karthikay C (5) lt to Tulsi M (6); Aryagopal (6) bt Shyama Krishna S (5).