India's Vaishali wins gold in Asian Blitz Chess Championship
- India’s R. Vaishali won the women’s title with eight points from nine
rounds in the Asian continental Blitz chess championship at Chengdu,
China.
- She was at her best in the Blitz event, winning seven games and posting two draws in the nine-round event.
- Padmini Rout finished third with seven points after a last round victory over Yuxin Song of China.
- Soumya Swaminathan (5.5) took the 12th spot, while Mary Ann Gomes finished 16th.
- In the open section, Tamil Nadu’s Aravind Chithambaram finished fourth with a tally of seven points.
- He won six games, drew two and lost one.
- M.R.
Lalith Babu (6.5 points), Vidit Santhosh Gujrathi (6.5 points) and B.
Adhiban (6 points) finished seventh, eighth and 10th respectively.
- Surya Shekhar Ganguly was 22nd, while Sandipan Chanda and S.P. Sethuraman were 24th and 25th.
