IM Satyapragyan shocked by Aniket
Aniket Pawashe (ELO 2060) of Belgaum shocked second seed IM S. Satyapragyan (ELO 2431) in the opening round of the National B Chess Championship being held at the Karnavati Club in Ahmedabad.
Satyapragyan, who holds a GM norm, was unlucky to run into an inform Pawashe who had given a sterling display in the Karnataka State Championship in Bangalore and had finished sixth.
Another major upset witnessed 12 year old WFM Rucha Pujari (ELO 1957) of Maharashtra beat noted coach Gurpreet Pal Singh (ELO 2264) of New Delhi. Singh, who coaches among others World Under 10 Champion Sahaj Grover of New Delhi, found this lass a bit too tough to handle and succumbed eventually.
Satyapragyan, who holds a GM norm, was unlucky to run into an inform Pawashe who had given a sterling display in the Karnataka State Championship in Bangalore and had finished sixth.
Another major upset witnessed 12 year old WFM Rucha Pujari (ELO 1957) of Maharashtra beat noted coach Gurpreet Pal Singh (ELO 2264) of New Delhi. Singh, who coaches among others World Under 10 Champion Sahaj Grover of New Delhi, found this lass a bit too tough to handle and succumbed eventually.
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