Bangkok: Twelve players in lead

Twelve players share the lead with 5.0/6 at the 15th Bangkok Chess Club Open, 2015. The two top seeds Chinese GM Wang Hao and Spanish GM Francisco Vallejo drew their sixth round battle to stay in the pack of joint leaders.

Among the Indians, GM Deepan Chakkravarthy, GM Surya Shekhar Ganguly, GM Abhijit Kunte and IM Himanshu Sharma are in the pack of leaders with 5.0/6. Notably, GM Kunte will be playing the seventh round on the first board against the top seed GM Wang Hao.

Indian youngsters are performing admirably well with many players doing well to increase rating points.

You may check out the pairings for Round 7 here: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr169298.aspx?lan=1&art=2&rd=7&flag=30&wi=821

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