Ashirwad, Rakesh share top spot

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Cuttack, April 4: Ashirwad Swain and Rakesh Kumar Nayak are leading the pack with four points each after the completion of the fourth round of the Srusti Chess festival here Saturday. Four players – FM Rakesh Kumar Jena, Rajesh Nayak, Vaibhav Mishra and Srinivas Mishra are in joint second with 3.5 points each. Eight players are on tied third with three points each.

Ashirwad outwitted Ankush Sahoo, while Rakesh Kumar stamped his authority over Ansuman Samal. Vaibhav and Srinivas also registered easy wins against Sritam Birtia and OM Mishra respectively.