Susal, Theekshana, Ranindu record draws to earn half a point each

Asian Continental Hybrid Chess Championship

Susal de Silva, Theekshana Denuwan and Ranindu Dilshan scored half a point each as they drew their fourth round games on day four of the Asian Continental Hybrid Chess Event on Monday.

In the championship played on the Tornelo platform FIDE Master L.M.S.T. de Silva of Nalanda College started off with an early draw against Kazakhstan International Master Assaubayeva Bibisara.

Theekshana Denuwan of Ananda College earned a half a point when he drew with Marticio Jerramy(1695) of Philippines.

National Champion Ranindu Dilshan Liyanage of Ananda College scored half a point against strong Grand Master Batchuluun Tsegme from Mongolia in a marathon game of almost five hours. In the first round also he defeated a Grand Master.

Meanwhile Minul Doluweera suffered defeat at the hands of Women Grandmaster Gulmira Davuleova from Kazakhstan.

This Championship is organized by the Asian Chess Federation and games are played under the hybrid method via the Tornelo platform. At the end of round four, five Grand Masters, Xu Yinglun and Lu Shanglei both from China, Yakubboev Nodribek of Uzbekistan, Temur Kuybokarov of Australia and Gaem Maghami of Iran shared the lead scoring three and half points each. With the better tie-breaks, the Chinese Grand Master secured the top spot.

The fifth round of the championship was scheduled for yesterday.