World Amateur Chess 2015: Sandhya on 4/4!

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After 4 rounds of World Amateur Chess championship, two Turkish players – Dogan Mire Deniz and Onturk Senan Utku – lead the pack with 4/4.  Among notable Indian results, Manjunath Jain defeated a higher-rated player while Abhishek Thomre drew another 1900+ player.

The full pairings for Round 5 can be checked here: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr164371.aspx?lan=1&art=2&rd=5&fed=IND&turdet=YES&flag=30&wi=984

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Indian hope Sandhya G. maintained her perfect score and her sole lead as she won against her higher rated Mongolian opponent Khulan Enkhsaikhan. Meanwhile, Aparajita Gocchikar of India held her higher rated opponent Reis Virginia of Brazil to a draw.

In the fifth round, Sandhya will clash against Koutsogiannopoulou Theodora of Greece, who is on the sole second spot with 3.5/4.

The full pairings for Round 5 can be checked here: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr164372.aspx?lan=1&art=2&rd=5&turdet=YES&flag=30&wi=984

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