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GM Iniyan Pa Shares Lead In Masters As 13-Year-Old Madhvendra Sharma Stays Perfect In Juniors At Chess Festival
24htopnews | June 13, 2026 11:08 AM CST

At the 360 ONE Global Chess Festival, GM Iniyan Pa leads a four-way tie in the Masters category with 2 points after Round 2, alongside GM Alexey Federov, IM Audi Ameya and IM Alexander Sizhevsky. Federov scored a notable upset over Mihail Nikitenko. In juniors, 13-year-old Madhvendra Sharma continues perfect, jointly leading both Junior and Challenger sections as multiple players remain unbeaten.

National Champion and top seed, GM Iniyan Pa of TN led a group of four players at the top, with 2 points each, after the 2nd round in the Masters Category of the Rs 60 lakh prize money 360 ONE Global Chess Festival, being played at the World Trade Centre.

Joining Iniyan at the top in the 56 player field were GM Alexey Federov ranked 28th, IM Audi Ameya, ranked 20th and IM Alexander Sizhevsky ranked 46th. Federov created the biggest upset of the day by defeating fellow Belarussian Mihail Nikitenko seeded seventh. 

Teen Borgaonkar had another good day, with a draw against higher rated IM Suresh Harsh, while Daaevik Wadhawan also had a good outing by holding GM Luka Paichadze to a draw.

13-year-old Madhvendra Pratap Sharma the top seed in both the Challengers and the Junior Masters continued his impressive run to jointly lead in both the Categories with a perfect score. 


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