Overnight sole leader Palaash Mapara (5 points) saw his winning run come to a grinding halt as he suffered a defeat against Shreyansh Somaiya (5.5 points) in a Round-6 match of the All India Chess Masters (Season 3) Mumbai FIDE Classical Tournament 2026.
Shreyansh Somaiya
Playing on the top board with white pieces, Palaash was unable to counter Shreyansh’s clever tactical maneuvers and suffered his first loss at the Mumbai Chess Centre, Pedder Road on Thursday.
Shreyansh along with Shriram Mhasane and AGM Rajveer Nahar, all with 5.5 points each, jointly share the lead.
Results – Round 6 (top-10): Palaash Mapara (5) lost to Shreyansh Somaiya (5.5) – 0-1;
Pratik Yadnik (4.5) lost to Shriram Mhasane (5.5) – 0-1;
AGM Rajveer Nahar (5.5) beat Yashraj Rathi (4.5) – 1-0;
Amay Dandekar (4) lost to Tanuj Dayal (5) – 0-1;
Arjun Singh (5) beat Dhruv Muthe (4) – 1-0;
Naitikk Mane (4) lost to Deepak Soni (5) – 0-1;
Kathit Shelar (5) beat Preyas Waghmare (4) – 1-0;
AIM Aakashkumar (4) lost to Prisha Margaj (5) – 0-1;
Anirudh Iyer (4.5) drew with AFM Sohum Pawar (4.5) – 0.5-0.5;
Arin Bhatavadekar (5) beat Akshay Chachad (4) – 1-0.