Sports News | Five in the Lead After Round 6; Aansh, Madhesh Lead Juniors
Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. After six rounds, five players are tied at 5.5/6, setting up a thrilling race to the finish.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 22 (ANI): Overnight leaders, GM Lalit Babu (India) and IM Arsen Davtyan (Armenia) could gain no supremacy over the other and ended their match in a balanced draw, leaving the door open for others to climb into the lead after Round 6 of the Rs 40 lakh prize money Aurionpro International Grandmaster and Junior Chess Tournament at the World Trade Centre.
After six rounds, five players are tied at 5.5/6, setting up a thrilling race to the finish, as per a press release.
In one of the biggest upsets of the tournament, IM Nayaka Buddhidharma (Indonesia), held top seed GM Levan Pantsulaia (Georgia) to a well-earned draw.
In other matches, GM Manuel Petrosyan (Armenia) took full advantage, winning a fine game with the White pieces against Alexander Slizhevsky (Russia), while GM Aleksej Aleksandrov (Belarus) also made a statement by defeating GM Luka Paichadze (Georgia) in convincing fashion.
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In the Under-13 section, both FM Aansh Nandan Nerurkar and CM Madhesh Kumar maintained their unbeaten records after a hard-fought draw on the top board. They continue to share the lead with 5.5/6 points apiece.
A tight chase pack of six players on 5.0/6 -- including CM Madhvendra Sharma, Shaunak Badole, Aadik Lenin, Adhiraj Mitra, Advik Agrawal, and Ramanuja Mishra -- keeps the competition fierce heading into the final three rounds. (ANI)
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