Dahisar: 17 players lead state schools chess championship after four rounds

Seventeen young players remained unbeaten after four rounds of the SBI Life Maharashtra State Schools Chess Championship at Rustomjee Cambridge International School in Dahisar West on Thursday.

The Under-7 Open section has a five-way lead: Ivaan Dubey, Advik Verma, Aarush Abhishek Malkar, Aksh Shrivastava and Yuvansh Nimja are all on four points. Liyaa Krishnan and Tanishka Bhandari lead the Under-7 Girls section.

In Under-11 Open, Agastya N. Kasat, Priyansh Ajay Jain, AFM Shivansh Amit Karia and Kaushik Ajinkya Rayate share top spot. Tvesha Ashish Jain and Aashvi Ankit Agarwal lead the girls’ category.

Vihaan Anupam Agrawal and Yuvraj Avadhesh Pratap Singh have four points in Under-15 Open, with Samvid Pasbola, AFM Rayan Merchant and Varad More on 3½. Khanak Paharia and Mahua Vighnesh Deshpande lead Under-15 Girls, while top seed AFM Mysha Perwez is on three points.

The championship’s first phase features 417 players across six FIDE-rated sections.