Indians got a good start in World Junior Chess

Third seeded Indian Grandmaster Parimarjan Negi earned full point after getting a walk over in the opening round of the World Junior Chess Championship. Sagar Shah was the only blot who lost opening game while S P Sethuraman who is fresh from a fine performance at the Czech open, had to settle for a draw. However, M R Lalith Babu, Swapnil Dhopade and Anwesh Upadhyay cruised to fine victories over their respective opponents.

In the girls game, B.Pratyusha caused a mild flutter when she held sixth seed Sopiko Guramishvili of Georgia to draw. Amongst the other two Indian contestants, Padmini Rout got off to a flier against her lower rated opponent in the first round while Bhakti Kulkarni conceded half point.