Having played two grueling rounds on the 1st day and, with double rounds also scheduled on the 3rd day the top Grandmasters decided to play safe in the 3rd round of the Parsvnath Commonwealth Chess Championship 2007 held today at Sirifort Sports Auditorium. On the top board GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly, playing Black, took a short draw with Akshat Khamparia in just 18 moves from the game arising out of tthe Benko Gambit Opening. GM Parimarjan Negi could also not break the stubborn defense of IM Chandrasekhar Gokhale and had to be content with a draw in 24 moves of the Phildor’s Defense on the 2nd board. Less