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Nationwide Chess C’Ships: Visakh, Shyam Sundar held as underdogs make Grandmasters battle

The rising depth of Indian chess made its presence felt as some Grandmasters, with rankings starting from 5th seed N R Visakh’s 2544 to 45th ranked Sriram Jha’s 2337, dealing with various levels of issue earlier than being held within the second spherical of the Nationwide chess championship right here. High seed S. P. Sethuraman headed a pack of 32 gamers who posted their second successive victory.