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Negi Keeps Flying High

07.08.06: Parimarjan Negi maintained his winning streak with easy victories in the first two rounds of the Hogeschool Zeeland International Chess tournament in Vlissingen, Netherlands . In the first round, Negi played with black pieces and had an easy outing against De Hert Oliver of Holland in a Noteboom variation game. In the second round, Negi won with white pieces against Geralt Serdijn. The other Indians participating in the tournament are Grandmaster Dibyendu Barua, International Masters Saptarshi Roy Chowdhury and Saptarshi Roy, and Roktim Bandyopadhyay – and all of them managed to get off with a flier in this International chess tournament. The Hogeschool Zeeland International Chess tournament began on 6 th August and is to be played on a Swiss league basis. The tournament carries a first prize of Euros 2000 .