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December 7, 2001
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Humpy scores second winFresh from a creditable draw against top seeded Grandmaster Jozsef Horvath of Hungary in the fourth round, World junior chess champion Koneru Humpy scored an emphatic victory over Hungarian IM Albert Bokros in the fifth round at the First Saturday GM tournament, in Budapest, Hungary on Friday. Humpy is now placed joint sixth with 2.5 points. Yugoslavian Grandmaster Zlatko Ilincic (2521), who was the sole leader till the fourth round, tasted defeat in fifth, losing to IM Czebe Attila of Hungary. Ilincic now shares the lead with two other Hungarians, GM Ferenc Berkes (2541) and IM Czebe Attila (2491), with 3.5 points each. IM Tejas Bakre (2446) of India and IM Schenk Andreas (2443) of Germany are placed joint fourth with 3 points. In the sixth round, Humpy will play with black against IM Czebe Attila (2491) of Hungary.
The moves: The standings after the fifth round:
1. Zlatko Ilincic (Yugoslavia), Ferenc Berkes (Hungary) and Czebe Attila (Hungary) - 3.5 points
Related reports: Source: www.koneruhumpy.com
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