MUMBAI, AUG 21 (PTI): Guru Prakash stunned the recently crowned Asian Junior Rapid champion FM Vivaan Vishal Shah in the second round of the Asian Junior Open and Girls Classical Chess Championships here on Friday.
Round two witnessed several upsets as the battle for honours intensified with the 2113-rated Prakash defeating Shah (2339) and Manav Kumar beating the higher-rated FM Arun Kataria in the Open section.
Hardik Shah held FM Amanmuhammet Hommadov of Turkmenistan to a draw, while Mehul Sondhi shared the point with FM Madhvendra Pratap Sharma.
Top seed IM Mayank Chakraborty maintained his perfect start by defeating Vivaan Sardana to move to 2/2. IM Artem Pingin, IM Apoorv Kamble and IM Aaditya Dhingra also registered victories to remain among the leaders with perfect scores.
The Girls section also produced its share of surprises, with Sunetra Dey holding the higher-rated FM Prishita Gupta to a draw. Tripurambika V defeated WCM Anushka Bapu Kutwal, while Pranavasri S registered an impressive victory over Uzbekistan’s WFM Begmuratova Sarvinoz.
Top seed WFM Pratitee Bordoloi continued her winning run to reach 2/2. Kazakhstan’s WFM Mariya Kholyavko and Turkmenistan’s WFM Shohradova Lala also maintained perfect scores with victories in the second round.
The championship is being organised by the Maharashtra Chess Association on behalf of the All India Chess Federation and the Asian Chess Federation.
