Arnav and Aayush Share Lead
Mumbai, Apr 10 (PTI) Fourth seeded Arnav Kherdekar and 10th seed Aaysuh Shirodkar broke away from the rest of the field by registering five consecutive wins in as many rounds of the All India FIDE Rating Chess Tournament, here on Monday. Playing on board 2, Arnav defeated Shanmukha Pulli from the black side while Aayush beat sixth seeded Guru Prakash, and have now emerged favourites to win the title. Also Read | DC vs MI, Dream11 Team Prediction IPL 2023: Tips to Pick Best Fantasy Playing XI for Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians, Indian Premier League Season 16 Match 16. Meanwhile, on the top board, seventh seeded Yohan Boricha created a bit of a flutter by holding second seed Sauravh Khherdekar to a draw. Both these players now are in joint second place with a score of 4.5, and they were joined by top seeded International Master Vikramaditya Kulkarni and youngster Ishan Tendolkar. A group of 12 players are occupying the third spot with a score of 4/5, which includes nine-year-old Nirvaan Shah, who got the better of fifth seeded Sanjeev Mishra. PTI AH Also Read | Smriti Mandhana Takes Admission for BCom at Sanjay Ghodawat University in Kolhapur. (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)
Monday, April 10, 2023 at 11:22 am