Indian players well placed to win four titles

Chennai, Oct 27 (UNI) With round nine going their way, Indian players were well placed to win four world titles and were in joint lead in the Girls under-18 section through comeback queen Dronavalli Harika in the World Youth chess championship in Georgia, an AICF release said today.

Two more rounds remain in the competition. India's big gain yesterday was in the Girls Under-10 section where Andhra girls Sai Nirupama and Ch Sahajasri moved to joint lead with 7.5 points from nine rounds. Harika of Guntur also won her first game in four rounds to make a comeback and share the lead in the Girls under-18 section.

Under-10 section leader Girish Koushik (8.5) of Mysore played a draw in the ninth round and this allowed Y V Chakravarthi (7) to close in on him and cut the lead from two points to 1.5. Girish needs draw or win from the Friday's penultimate round to win the title with a round to spare.

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