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.
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.
21-year-old Aaryan Varshney from Delhi has become India’s 92nd Chess Grandmaster 
Certificate of 14th NATIONAL SCHOOL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP-2025 in Guwahati from 27-31 Dec 2025 
AICF ARBITER REFRESHER COURSE 2026-2027 
Final report of SNA Seminar & Exam in Ahmedabad on 02 & 03 January 2026 
Final report of SNA seminar & Exam in Bhopal on 10 & 11 January 2026 
Live link of ODISHA OPEN (THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTERS CHESS FESTIVAL 2025-26