<p>Top seeded Akash Thakur (ELO 2299 Railways) shared the lead with 3.0 points after the third round of the first UKCA Cup All India Open FIDE Rated Chess tournament 2012, held at Subrahmanya Sabha in Mangalore on Sunday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>According to a press release, Akash overcame Andhra girl C H Meghna (ELO 1762) in a gritty battle. Singapore star Arjuan Vairavan (ELO 1760) bounced back from Saturday’s defeat, and scored over Aruna Dinakara (ELO1316) of Karnataka.Sharing the lead at 3.0 points with Akash were Ritviz Parab, Rohan Ahuja, Anurag Mhamal, Naik Rishub Naresh, Anirudh Bhat, Niraj Saripalli (all Goa), V Raghavendra, L Vivekananda, Vaibhav Bhat, K Durgesh, Vivekraj (all Karnataka) and Pranav Vijay, A Akshaya (both TN) respectively.<br /><br />Local star Sharan Rao (ELO 1726) of St Theresa’s High School, Mangalore ran veteran Woman International Master Bhagyashree Thipsay (ELO2164) of Maharashtra, close to defeat, in a game that lasted four hours. With fortunes swinging on both sides, the Mumbai star accepted Sharan’s draw offer as she found herself precariously short of time. In another upset, Karnataka lad from Dharmastala, Shabdhik Varma (ELO 1759), studying at SDM English Medium School, Ujire, held third seeded M Kunal of Tamil Nadu to a draw. The opposite coloured bishop ending with an extra pawn offered little chances for Kunal, as Shabdhik Varma defended accurately and snatched half a point after 60 moves.<br /><br />Results of 3rd round<br /><br />C H Meghna (AP) lost to Akash Thakur (Rlys), Anurag Mhamal (Goa) beat Andria D’Souza (Kar), Shabdhik Varma (Kar) drew with M Kunal (TN), Bagyashree Thipsay (Mah) drew with Sharan Rao (Kar), Nisha N Patkar (Kar) lost to Pranav Vijay (TN), V Raghavendra (Kar) beat Pangal Gopalkrishna Nayak (Kar), A Akshaya (TN) beat Akshay V Halagannavar (Kar), Maanas O T (Ker) lost to Vaibhav Bhat (Kar), Niraj Saripalli (Goa) beat Hermon Dain Saldhana (Kar), Shalon Joanne Pais (Kar) lost to Rohan Ahuja (Goa). <br /></p>
<p>Top seeded Akash Thakur (ELO 2299 Railways) shared the lead with 3.0 points after the third round of the first UKCA Cup All India Open FIDE Rated Chess tournament 2012, held at Subrahmanya Sabha in Mangalore on Sunday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>According to a press release, Akash overcame Andhra girl C H Meghna (ELO 1762) in a gritty battle. Singapore star Arjuan Vairavan (ELO 1760) bounced back from Saturday’s defeat, and scored over Aruna Dinakara (ELO1316) of Karnataka.Sharing the lead at 3.0 points with Akash were Ritviz Parab, Rohan Ahuja, Anurag Mhamal, Naik Rishub Naresh, Anirudh Bhat, Niraj Saripalli (all Goa), V Raghavendra, L Vivekananda, Vaibhav Bhat, K Durgesh, Vivekraj (all Karnataka) and Pranav Vijay, A Akshaya (both TN) respectively.<br /><br />Local star Sharan Rao (ELO 1726) of St Theresa’s High School, Mangalore ran veteran Woman International Master Bhagyashree Thipsay (ELO2164) of Maharashtra, close to defeat, in a game that lasted four hours. With fortunes swinging on both sides, the Mumbai star accepted Sharan’s draw offer as she found herself precariously short of time. In another upset, Karnataka lad from Dharmastala, Shabdhik Varma (ELO 1759), studying at SDM English Medium School, Ujire, held third seeded M Kunal of Tamil Nadu to a draw. The opposite coloured bishop ending with an extra pawn offered little chances for Kunal, as Shabdhik Varma defended accurately and snatched half a point after 60 moves.<br /><br />Results of 3rd round<br /><br />C H Meghna (AP) lost to Akash Thakur (Rlys), Anurag Mhamal (Goa) beat Andria D’Souza (Kar), Shabdhik Varma (Kar) drew with M Kunal (TN), Bagyashree Thipsay (Mah) drew with Sharan Rao (Kar), Nisha N Patkar (Kar) lost to Pranav Vijay (TN), V Raghavendra (Kar) beat Pangal Gopalkrishna Nayak (Kar), A Akshaya (TN) beat Akshay V Halagannavar (Kar), Maanas O T (Ker) lost to Vaibhav Bhat (Kar), Niraj Saripalli (Goa) beat Hermon Dain Saldhana (Kar), Shalon Joanne Pais (Kar) lost to Rohan Ahuja (Goa). <br /></p>
