Debashis wins game at World Youth Chess Olympiad

Promising Orissa boy Debashis Das won his game to enable second seed India crush ninth seed England 4-0 in the second round of the World Youth (u-16) Chess Olympiad at Turkey today. K Priyadharshan, Girisk Koushik and Deepthamsh Reddy won the other three games for two-time champions India. According to All India Chess Federation, India blanked Sri Lanka 4-0 earlier in the opening round. K Priyadharshan, Aditya Udeshi, Girish Koushik and Preethamsh Reddy won the four games, while Debashis was rested. In the 22-team competition, India and fifth seed Georgia shared the lead with full eight points. The two countries face each other in the third round later today. The nine-round Youth Olympiad offers a maximum of 36 points. Four players from one nation face four players from another in each round. Top seed Russia is struggling on 5.5 points. India, which had won the title at Singapore in 2007 and at Turkey in 2008, is now hoping for a hat-trick. PHOTO: Debashis Das plays at the World Youth Chess Olympiad in Turkey on Sept 26, 2009.