Good day for Indians
Grandmaster Pravin Thipsay, IMs DV Prasad and V Saravanan and National junior champion S Kidambi opened their accounts with victories in the first round of the International Chess Festival at Biel, Switzerland.

Champion Viji set to storm the male bastion
Male chess competitors better watch out. Subburaman Vijayalakshmi, the three time National `A' women's champion is all set to become the first Indian girl to complete the men's International Masters title.

Brazilians played rough to beat tough field
Brazil's Copa America win on Sunday, their sixth in the history of the tournament, rewarded a ruthless approach imposed by coach Wanderley Luxemburgo.

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