Woman Candidate Master (WCM) Kirti Patel, playing with the black pieces, delivered a commanding performance to defeat Dhairya Yadav in the ongoing All India Chess Masters FIDE Rating Chess Championship at the Mumbai Chess Centre, Russian House, Pedder Road.
On other top boards, Chris Isaiah outplayed Janhavi Soneji in a well-contested match, while Darsh Shetty and Yash Kapadi registered convincing victories over Parv Hakani and Dhruv Patel, respectively.
Three of the top 10 board encounters ended in closely fought draws, highlighting the competitive spirit of the tournament.
Round Results (Top Boards):
Dhruv Patel (ILO 1674) 0 lost 1 Yash Kapadi (ILO 1879)
Parv Hakani (ILO 1671) 0 lost 1 Darsh Shetty (ILO 1833)
Chris Isaiah (ILO 1659) 1 beat 0 Janhavi Soneji (ILO 1796)
Vageesh Swaminathan (ILO 1763) .5 drew with .5 Shraddha Padvekar (ILO 1609)
Deepak Soni (ILO 1753) 1 beat 0 Dodhiya Punit (ILO 1606)
Tvesha Ashish (ILO 1619) 0 lost 1 Shreyas Kaushik (ILO 1736)
Ravi Vihaan (ILO 1567) .5 drew with .5 Goyal Hridaya (ILO 1704)
Dhairya Yadav (ILO 1541) 0 lost 1 WCM Kriti Patel (ILO 1695)
Shravana Agraval (ILO 1688) 1 beat 0 Atharva Kadam (ILO 1540)
Om Gada (ILO 1814) .5 drew with .5 Gangwal Ambar (ILO 1617)