2016 ANU Open - Day 1

IM Andrew Brown leads the 2016 ANU Open after starting with 4 straight wins on day 1. Closely behind is IM Junta Ikeda, on 3.5, with a group of players a further half point back. Brown finished the day with a win over WIM Emma Guo, while Ikeda was held to a third round draw by Soumya Thakurta. Brown and Ikeda meet in tomorrow mornings round, with the result likely to determine the eventual tournament winner.
In the Under 1600 event, Mark Patterson leads with 4/4. Mitchel Jones is on 3.5, and there are another 6 players on 3/4.
Tomorrow sees the final 3 rounds of the tournament, with the first round starting at 9 am. You can find tournament crosstables and links to the dgt coverage of the top 4 boards at http://tournaments.streetchess.net/anu2016/


Yin,Wenlin - Jones,Richard [C86]
2016 ANU Open Canberra (2.2), 30.07.2016

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