Humpy loses match and lead

World junior chess champion Koneru Humpy lost her sixth round match and her overnight lead after losing to Woman Grandmaster Trang Hoang of Vietnam in the First Saturday Grandmasters tournament in Budapest, Hungary, on Thursday.

The defeat saw 14-year-old ace, who played with white, slip to third place in the 12-team tournament, with four points to her credit.

International Master Horvath Peter of Hungary, with five points, and IM Jakab Attila (4.5 points), also from Hungary, are placed first and second respectively.

In the seventh round, Humpy will play Horvath with black pieces.

The points tally after six rounds:
1. Peter Horvath (Hungary) 5 points
2. Attila Jakab Attila (Hungary) 4.5
3. Koneru Humpy (India) 4
4. Trang Th. Hoang (Vietnam) 3.5
5. Goran Todorovic (Yugoslavia), Tibor Fogarasi (Hungary), Goran Kosanovic (Yugoslavia), Satea Husari (Syria) 3.
6. Yelena Dembo (Hungary), Mahamad Al-Sayed (Qatar) 2
7. Liuben Spassov (Bulgaria), Sandor Biro (Romania) 1.

The First Saturday GM tournament, which began on October 6, ends on October 17. Twelve players from various countries like Hungary, Yugoslavia, Syria, Qatar, Vietnam, Bulgaria and India are participating.

Source: (www.koneruhumpy.com).

Thursday's report
Humpy draws but keeps lead
Wednesday's report

Humpy emerges sole leader
Tuesday's report:
Humpy in sole possession of second place
Monday's report
Humpy in joint second place

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