All India Chess Masters: Yash Kapadi, Darsh Shetty Remain In Joint Lead After Round 7 Draw

Yash Kapadi and Darsh Shetty retained their joint lead at the All India Chess Masters FIDE Rating Championship after their highly anticipated Round 7 encounter ended in a hard-fought draw. The tournament is currently being held at the Mumbai Chess Centre, Russian House, Pedder Road.

Kapadi, playing with the white pieces on the top board, engaged in a tightly contested battle with Shetty that went down to the wire. Following the draw, both players continue to lead the tournament standings with 6.5 points each.

In another notable result, 10-year-old Parv Hakani delivered an impressive performance to defeat Shreyas Kaushik and secure a full point. With this win, Hakani now has five points and shares third place alongside five other contenders.

Results:

Yash Kapadi 5 drew with 5 Darsh Shetty

Om Gada 1 beat 0 Vageesh Swaminathan

Mayuresh Parkar 1 beat 0 WCM Kriti Patel

Deepak Soni 5 drew with Dhruv Muthe

Parv Hakani 1 beat 0 Shreyas Kaushik

Avani Udipi 1 beat 0 Nirvaan Shah

Vansh Jajoo 0 lost 1 Reyaansh Venkat

Yuti Patel 0 lost 1 Daksh Jagesia

Kashyap Alva 0 lost 1 Kush Agarwal

Abhishek Patil 0 lost 1 AIM Krish Butala

Yash Kapadi 5 drew with 5 Darsh Shetty

Om Gada 1 beat 0 Vageesh Swaminathan

Mayuresh Parkar 1 beat 0 WCM Kriti Patel

Deepak Soni 5 drew with Dhruv Muthe

Parv Hakani 1 beat 0 Shreyas Kaushik

Avani Udipi 1 beat 0 Nirvaan Shah

Vansh Jajoo 0 lost 1 Reyaansh Venkat

Yuti Patel 0 lost 1 Daksh Jagesia

Kashyap Alva 0 lost 1 Kush Agarwal

Abhishek Patil 0 lost 1 AIM Krish Butala