MUSCAT: The second day of the 1st Design Group FIDE INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT was witness to some sensational chess at the Panaroma Mall. Shybi Binof the best female player in Oman upset the applecart of Velavaa Raghavesh.
The morning however belonged to the Omani players who all scored fine victories and the stand out players were Said Al Balushi, Sultan Mohamed Al Habsi. Highest-raked player in the tournament Mr. Basheer Qudaimi, players from Yemen, Philippines & Egypt also doing good.
The afternoon session witnessed some notable triumphs with youngsters Srivatsan Karthikeyan and Krishanu Sai scoring victories over their Omani counterparts Abdul Rehman Al Zadjali and Al Amri Mohad respectively.
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Eight players with three full points after three rounds and leading the table is Mr. Krishanu Sai followed by Napome Emerson, Srivatsan Karthikeyan, Basheer Qudaimi, Hamood Al Busaidi, Sultan Mohamed Al Habsi, Musallam Al Aamri and Yasser Hamdan respectively.
As the tournament enters into day three and fourth round we look forward to an another excited day of chess.
