Sandipan scores second win
Fourth ranked IndianGM Chanda Sandipan (ELO 2555) register his second successive win in the EKA IIFWL Investment Mangers 4th Mumbai International GM Chess Tournament 2018 here.
Sandipan playing with the black pieces defeated compatriot FM Srihari L.R. (ELO 2316) on the third board.
Top-ranked GM Aleksandrov Aleksej of Belarus (2590) also finished his second round with a win against Indias Ritviz Parab (2338) on the top board.
Meanwhile, on the second board, third ranked Belarusian GM Stupak Kirill (2557) playing with the white, suffered a shock defeat at the hands of Egyptian IM Ameir Moheb (2327) who is lowly ranked at 42.
Sandipan, along with Aleksej and three other players IM Mohammad Nubairshah Shaikh (IND, 2437), IM Muthaiah Al (IND, 2408), FM Mohammad Fahad Rahman (BAN, 2381), all with two points each, are placed in joint first position.
The tournament is being held at World Trade Centre in South Mumbai.
Results Round 2 (top-10 boards):GM Aleksandrov Aleksej (BLR,