The World Amateur Chess Championship 2015 is in progress at Halkidiki, Greece. 120 players have flocked in from all round the globe to participate in the Open section, while the Women’s section has witnessed 19 participants.
Open Section
In Round 3 of the Open Section, top seed Villar Juan of Peru went down against Wlogalski Olivier of Belgium. The latter leads the tournament standings along with four others on 3/3. Among Indians, Manjunath Jain and Abhishek Thomre held their respective higher-rated opponents to draws, while Vivek M. succeeded in overcoming Iatros Aristidis of Greece.
The full pairings for Round 4 can be checked here: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr164371.aspx?lan=1&art=2&rd=4&turdet=YES&flag=30&wi=984
Women’s Section
In Round 3 of the Women’s Section, Indian player Sandhya G., playing on the first board, came out on top against her higher-rated opponent WCM Gitu Paula-Alexandra of Romania. After three rounds, 14th-seeded Sandhya solely leads the tournament table with 3/3.
The full pairings for Round 4 can be checked here: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr164372.aspx?lan=1&art=2&rd=4&turdet=YES&flag=30&wi=984