Sethuraman, Vidit, Aditya Udeshi 3/3 lead Indian fortunes @ World Youth Chess, Turkey

International Masters S P Sethuraman and Vidit Santosh Gujrathi along with Maharashtra boy Aditya Udeshi kept Indian hopes high with cent percent score after three rounds in the U-16 category in the World Youth Chess Championship 2009 at Antalya, Turkey. With Debashis Das (2.5), FMs Priyadharshan, Prasanna Rao (both 2.0) right behind the trio, the start appears to be significant for the Indian boys in Open Under-16 category.

Other strong contenders in various categories are : Bodda Prathyusha, Tejas Ravichandran, M Mahalakshmi, G Lasya, Vaibhav Suri, Girish Koushik 3/3, Rucha Pujari, P V Nandhidhaa, Adhiban Baskaran, Utkal Ranjan Sahoo, Shardul Gagare, Ivana Maria Furtado 2.5/3, Bhakti kulkarni, Pon N Krithika, Shyam Nikhil, Padmini Rout, Sayantan Das 2/3.

LIVE GAMES :

http://wycc2009.tsf.org.tr/content/view/10/11/lang,turkish/

Official Site :

http://wycc2009.tsf.org.tr/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/lang,turkish/

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