12th Women's World Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Latest Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013
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KATHMANDU: Top players suffered shock defeats as former Nepal national chess champion Punya Man Karmacharya was in the pack of 12 to share third round lead in the NECOS second Nationwide FIDE Rating Chess Tournament with three points here at the Multipurpose Martial Arts Centre today.
Top seeded Badri Lal Nepali, 2131-rated former Nepal champion, lost his third round match against 1947-rated Bhagawati Prasad Sharma, while 1945-rated Prakash Nepal defeated 2050-rated another former Nepal champion Surbir Lama. The shock defeats of former Nepal champions continued when 1974-rated Naveen Tandukar suffered a loss at the hands of 1688-rated Bikram Dhwoj Shrestha.
Defending champion Ganesh Man Duwal suffered back-to-back defeat after the 2002-rated veteran lost to 1761-rated Deepak Maharjan in the second round before being beaten by 1574-rated Mohan Singh Pradhan in the third.
Sharing the third-round lead with Punya Man were Bhagawati, Prakash, Madan Krishna Kayastha (2092), Krishna Thapa (2022), Niraj Niraula (2012), Sudip Bajracharya (1917), Kamal Shrestha (1881), Rajan Puri (1977), Bibek Thing (1881), Dharam Bahadur Lama (1974), Purna Raj Khadka (1969) and Bhuwaneshwor Chaudhary (1777). FIDE Master Bilam Lal Shrestha missed on a chance to share the lead and was at the second spot with 2.5 points after playing a draw with 1820-rated Laba Kumar Shrestha in the second round.
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Hi everyone,
Top seeded Badri Lal Nepali, 2131-rated former Nepal champion, lost his third round match against 1947-rated Bhagawati Prasad Sharma, while 1945-rated Prakash Nepal defeated 2050-rated another former Nepal champion Surbir Lama. The shock defeats of former Nepal champions continued when 1974-rated Naveen Tandukar suffered a loss at the hands of 1688-rated Bikram Dhwoj Shrestha.
Defending champion Ganesh Man Duwal suffered back-to-back defeat after the 2002-rated veteran lost to 1761-rated Deepak Maharjan in the second round before being beaten by 1574-rated Mohan Singh Pradhan in the third.
Sharing the third-round lead with Punya Man were Bhagawati, Prakash, Madan Krishna Kayastha (2092), Krishna Thapa (2022), Niraj Niraula (2012), Sudip Bajracharya (1917), Kamal Shrestha (1881), Rajan Puri (1977), Bibek Thing (1881), Dharam Bahadur Lama (1974), Purna Raj Khadka (1969) and Bhuwaneshwor Chaudhary (1777). FIDE Master Bilam Lal Shrestha missed on a chance to share the lead and was at the second spot with 2.5 points after playing a draw with 1820-rated Laba Kumar Shrestha in the second round.
From Alexandra Kosteniuk's
www.chessblog.com
Also see her personal chess blog
at www.chessqueen.com
Don't miss Chess Queen™
YouTube Channel
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