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    ARMENIAN GM HALTS KOUSHIK'S WINNING RUN

    Rediff
    http://www.rediff.com/sports/report/world-junior-chess-girish-koushik-hovhannisyan/20110811.htm
    Aug 11, 2011
    India

    Armenian GM Robert Hovhannisyan halted giant-killer Girish Koushik's
    winning spree in the ninth round on a day when Fide Masters VAV Rajesh
    of Chennai Kerala's [ Images ] SL Narayanan, and local lass Michelle
    Catherina, obtained their International Master norms with strong
    positive performances in the ongoing World Junior Chess Championships,
    in Chennai.

    Elena Semenova also gained an IM Norms.

    In a Slav game, Karnataka's [ Images ] Girish worked out tactics
    early to launch a rapid kingside play. The Armenian took some time
    to keep things under control on the kingside and he even sacrificed
    an exchange in the process.

    Soon Girish's kingside initiative evaporated and the focus shifted
    to the queenside where the Armenian's pawns started moving forward.

    Girish's extra exchange was of no use against the might of the black
    passed pawns and in the end Girish had to give up a piece to land
    into a lost position in 46 moves.

    With this win, Robert Hovhannisyan moved into the sole lead with
    eight points in 9 games.

    Hovhannisyan is followed in the second place with 7.5 points by
    Armenian GM Ter Sahakyan Samvel (7.5 pts).

    Important results:

    Boys: Girish A.Koushik (Ind-7) lost to Robert Hovhannisyan (ARM-8),
    Axel Rombaldoni (ITA-6.5) drew Swiercz Dariusz (Swe-7), Nils Grandelius
    (SWE-6) drew Vidit Santosh Gujarathi (Ind-6), Milos Roganovic (Srb-6)
    bt Matlakov Maxim (RUS-5), Ter-Sahakyan Samvel (ARM-7.5) bt Ivan Lopez
    Salgado (Esp-6): Durarbeyli Vasif (AZE 6.5) drew B.Adhiban (INnd-6.5),
    Ray Robson (USA-6.5)bt M.Shyam Sundar (Ind-5.5), Piorun Kacper
    (POL-5) lost to S.L.Narayanan n(Ind-6), Sasa Martinovic (CRO-6.5)
    bt Urkedai Frode (Nor-5.5), Anwesh Upadhyaya (Ind-5.5) drew Sanan
    Sjugirov (Rus-5) and V.A.V.Rajesh (Ind?5.5) bt Jorge Cori (Per-4.5).

    Girls: Elena Semenova (Rus-6.5) drew Girya Olga (Rus-7.5), Cori
    T.Deysi (Per-8) bt Nazi Paikidze (Geo-5.5), Irina Bulmaga (Rou-6)
    bt Mammadova Gulnar Marfat Qizi (AZE-6.5), Kulon Klaudia 9Pol-6) drew
    Padmini Rout (Ind-6); Kazimova Narmin Qizi (Aze-5.5) lost to Ozturk
    Kubra (Tur-6.5), Lkhamsuren Uuganbayar (MGL-5.5) lost to Inna Agrest
    (Swe-6), Chandika Divyasree (UInd-5.5) drew Anatasia Savina (Rus-5.5)
    and Michelle Catherina (Ind-6) bt Bhakti Kulkarni (Ind-5).

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