Barua stunned by Ganguly

Barua stunned by Ganguly

UDAIPUR: Grand Master Dibyendu Barua suffered a shock 28-move defeat at the hands of young IM Suryashekhar Ganguly in the third round of the Asian Chess Championship on Wednesday. Bhagyashree Thipsay, who beat the highest rated WGM Ken Kanyang (China) on Tuesday, lost to WGM Memodova Rena.
Important results (3rd round): RB Ramesh bt Timothy Rely (Aus); Zia-ur Rehman (Bangla) bt Sudhakar Babu; Pravin Thipsay drew DV Prasad; S Kidambi drew GB Prakash. Tania Sachdev bt Saheli Dhar Barua; K Sasikiran drew GM Dao Thien Hai.