Woman Candidate Master (WCM) Kriti Mayur 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 0 lost 1 Yash Kapadi
Parv Hakani 0 lost 1 Darsh Shetty
Chris Isaiah1 beat 0 Janhavi Soneji
Vageesh Swaminathan 5 drew with 5 Shraddha Padvekar
Deepak Soni 1 beat 0 Dodhiya Punit
Tvesha Ashish 0 lost 1 Shreyas Kaushik
Ravi Vihaan 5 drew with 5 Goyal Hridaya
Dhairya Yadav 0 lost 1 WCM Kriti Patel
Shravana Agraval 1 beat 0 Atharva Kadam
Om Gada 5 drew with 5 Gangwal Ambar
