Nine share lead in Brilliant Trophy chess

Nine junior players, including Gowtham Manchukonda and Pranagn Reddy, share the lead with three points after three rounds at the Brilliant Trophy chess tournament. P. Karyasheel and K. Perumallu co-lead the Open field

Hyderabad: Nine players—Gowtham Manchukonda, Pranagn Reddy, Abhimaan Deshpande, G. Ritesh, Y. Bharath, S. Utkarsh, R. Sai Nigam, Ch. Sree Charan, and T. Shreyas—shared the joint lead with three points from three rounds in the Juniors category of the Brilliant Trophy Chess Tournament at Brilliant Grammar High School, Dilsukhnagar.

Meanwhile, Mohammed Shabbir Ahmed, MVK Koushik, Abhinav, MVK Goutham, Eshwar Cheekati, Ivaan Jain, and Mohammed Sahir Ahmed occupy the second spot with 2.5 points each.

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In the Open category, P. Karyasheel, K. Perumallu, and Lella Devansh shared the lead with three points each out of three rounds, while Akshaj Kumar Vuppu, Y. Murali Mohan, C.S. Rao, and Rushikesh follow closely in the second spot with 2.5 points.

Important Results (Round 3):

Juniors Category
Mohammed Sahir Ahmed (2.5) drew with Mohammed Shabbir Ahmed (2.5)

Pranagn Reddy (3) beat Jiya Koka (2)

Rehansh Turai (2) lost to Abhimaan Deshpande (3)

Abhinav (2.5) drew with MVK Gowtham (2.5)

Advaitha Gadipelli (2) lost to G. Ritesh (3)

Open Category
P. Karyasheel (3) beat Police Sathwik Reddy (2)

K. Perumallu (3) beat Koushik Kota (2)

Akshaj Kumar Vuppu (2.5) drew with Y. Murali Mohan (2.5)

Vamshika Boga (2) lost to Lella Devansh (3)

C.S. Rao (2.5) beat Sai Prashul (1.5)