Round 4:
On the top board in boy’s section, IM Neelash Saha played Catalan against Phillipine’s Labog. They reached the double bishop versus double knight endgame where Neelash showed his endgame technique to score a win.
On board 2, IM Avinash was paired with his own city mate IM Harshavardhan. They played the scotch game. Avinash had a good advantage but on move 24 he went wrong with Re4, Harsha seized the opportunity with Nxf4 and went on to win the game
IM Raahul lost to IM Gan-Erdene from Mongolia
In the Girl’s section,
WIM Rakshitta surprised WFM Bhagyashree with a sideline in the Caro-Kann defense. It helped Rakshitta to obtain a superior position when her opponent misplayed the position in the opening and she converted it into a full point.
Femil upsets a higher-rated Filippino Sadey Rinoa
FIDE Global Conference on Chess in Society and Education opens in KIIT University ,Bhubaneshwar from 14-16 January 2026 
Final Report of SNA Seminar & Exam held in Madurai on 27 & 28 December 2025 
Certificate :National Under 19 Chess Championship in Ranchi from 16-24 Dec 2025 
SNA Seminar & Exam in Ranchi,Jharkhand on 21 & 22 Feb 2026 
SNA Seminar & Exam in Mohali ,Punjab on 31 Jan & 01 Feb 2026