Andhra’s Sravyasree Bheemarasetty shocked GM N.R. Vignesh with a brilliant win in the Ruy Lopez game at the 62nd National Chess Championship. Meanwhile, GM Sasikiran, GM Abhijeet Gupta, and others continue to lead after round seven in Guntur
The sixth round of the 62nd National Chess Championship in Guntur saw a four-way tie at the top, with Abhijeet Gupta and 15-year-old IM-elect Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy joining overnight leaders Sasikiran Krishnan and Aronyak Ghosh at 5.5 points.
Krishnan Sasikiran and Aronyak Ghosh surged into the lead with five points after five rounds in the Senior National Chess Championship in Guntur. Sasikiran defeated Goutham Krishna, while Aronyak beat Kashish Jain. Other top players, including Ganguly and Iniyan, drew
Sai Dinesh, a veteran chess coach, was denied entry to the FIDE trainers exam in Vijayawada despite paying the fee, alleging Telangana Chess Association bias due to his involvement in TDCA reforms
