In Open category, S Chidvilas Sai, Gade Saranya, Krithik Reddy Nandyala, Satyanarayana Murthy have secured 3 points out of 3 rounds to stay in the lead
The top-seeded men, boasting of a strong all-Grandmaster line-up, including teenage stars D Gukesh, the Indian No.1, and R Praggnanandhaa, finished behind Iran.
Kartavya Anadkat scored 11 points out of 12 rounds for the top honours. Prawin with 10.5 points and Asish Chaudhari with 10 points finished in second and third respectively
Aditya Choube scored 10 points out of 12 rounds for the top honours. Suryakumara Sridatta and Arnav Gupta got second and third places with 9.5 points each