GM Iniyan Pa returned to winning ways by defeating Aakash Sharadchandra Dalvi in Round 7 of the 360 ONE Global Chess Festival in Mumbai. The victory took Iniyan to 6.5 points, giving him a 1.5-point lead in the Masters Section with only two rounds remaining. Meanwhile, the Challenger and Junior Masters categories remain closely contested heading into the final stages.
Mumbai, June 17: G M Iniyan Pa got back to his winning ways in the seventh round, defeating Aakash Sharadchandra Dalvi for his sixth win in the Master’s Section of the 360 ONE Global Chess Festival in progress at the World Trade Centre, Mumbai.
With just two rounds remaining in this Swiss League tournament, Iniyan, with 6.5 points, is a clear 1.5 points ahead of the five-player pack of Dalvi, Boris Savchenko, Apoorv Kamble, Harsh Suresh and Soham Kamotra.
Viresh Sharnath had been going great guns in the Challenger section with six successive victories, but he was held to a draw in the seventh round by Nithin Babu. He has tallied 6.5 points and has six other players following behind with 6 points each. This category is still wide open, with the players bunched so closely together.
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