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    Calcutta Telegraph, India
    June 24 2004

    Indian challenge ends

    Tripoli: Indian challenge ended at the world chess championship as GM
    P. Harikrishna and IM Neelotpal Das bowed out in the second round.
    Harikrishna went out after a valiant effort against European champion
    and 2001 finalist Vassily Ivanchuk of the Ukraine in the second round
    while Das lost in the first set of tie-beak rapid games against
    Armenian Grandmaster Ashot Anastesian.

    Das had earlier held his famous rival to a draw twice in the normal
    time control in the two-game match, but failed to keep the momentum
    ticking in the rapid chess.

    India fielded five players in the championship but stalwarts Krishnan
    Sasikiran, Dibyendu Barua and Surya Shekhar Ganguly crashed out in
    the first round itself and with the ouster of Harikrishna and Das in
    round two the team will return home early.

    Top seed Grandmaster Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria proceeded to the
    third round with back-to-back victories over compatriot Alexander
    Delchev.
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