Montenegrin chess player Predrag Nikač defeated Polish player Michal Racis and remained in the race for a high ranking after the seventh round at the World Individual Championship for people with and without visual impairments in Rzeszów, Poland.
This is Nikac's fourth triumph at the championship, after he won in the first three rounds against Frenchman Olivier Deville, Romanian Mihai Dima and Pole David Falkowski.
He also recorded three draws and after seven rounds he collected five and a half points.
In the duel between competitors who had the same performance until this round, the Sicilian Defense was played.
The young Polish competitor succumbed in a few moves to the Montenegrin champion, who had white pieces.
The round was marked by a draw between the leaders until this round, Spaniard Daniel Eduardo Pulvet and Pole Marcin Tazbir.
This outcome allowed Pulvet to maintain the leading position with six points, while Nikač and Tazbir are tied for second place with half a point less.
Nikac is defending his silver medal from the Rhodes Championships and is seeded fifth.
The championship in Rzeszów is played according to the Swiss system, in nine rounds.
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