Sanjoy crosses 4th round in Anou Memorial Chess
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, June 06 2012:
Top seeded and defending champion Sanjoy is among the lead with 4 points by defeating Gobin Luwang in a tough game in the fourth round of the ongoing 22nd Kh Anou Memorial State Level Open Chess Tournament 2012 .
Sanjoy playing Sicilian Defence put a a lot of pressure on his opponent who made a mistake in the 33rd move and later took the advantage to wind up the game in 53 moves.
With today's win, the defending champion is hopeful to retain the title but tough matches are expected in the next remaining three rounds.
At another table, former champion Premjit defeated Somorendro to earn full point and is hoping to regain the title which he won in 2004 .
In another table, promising player Herojit played a draw against experienced Bhogen.
At the end of the fourth round, Sanjoy Jacky and S Premjit were jointly taking the lead with 4 points each.
With three rounds still left to decide the prize winners, all the players in the top tables have to play cautiously to win the tournament.
The fifth round matches will be played tomorrow morning at 6.30 am.