KATHMANDU, Aug 6: Nepal's national champion and 2118-rated Keshab Shrestha earned fourth draw in a row in the Asian Continental Chess Championship being held in the UAE.
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Keshab earns second draw against GM
Candidate Master Keshab, who played draw in previous three rounds, again shared point with Abdul Rakib, 2473-rated Grand Master from Bangladesh, on Thursday.
With the draw, Keshab collected two points from four rounds. Keshab started in an offensive note but his approach did not work as Abdul's defense kept him at bay. Keshav finally accepted Abdul's appeal to share point in the 22nd move. Keshab will face 2426-rated International Master NP Kartik of India in the fifth round on Friday.
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