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IM Harshavardhan beats Utsab in the sharp Najdorf 6.Bg5 variation to take the sole lead after round 7.
IM Neelash Saha suffered a loss against the Iranian FM Hakemi Arman.
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In Girl’s section,
WIM Rakshitta beats WFM Mitra of Iran on the top board to get into the joint lead along with Vietnamese WIM Bach
Femil saved her game to a draw against Nurgali in a completely worse position.
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