The third seed player Harshad S of Tamil Nadu held for draw by lower rated Paarth Salvi of Goa. They both played a marathon game of 121 moves. Harshad failed to convert his 2 pawn advantage into win. Other seedd like IM Pranav V, IM Pranesh M, Rohit S registered their win. 6th seed CM Mayank Chakraborty of Assam also shared his point with Arun Kataria of Rajasthan.
In Girls section top 2 board settle for draw, Sachi Jain of Del and Pournami S of Ker forced their higher seeded opponents to share the points, namely Sarayi Vellpulla of Telangana and Mrittika Mallik of West Bengal. Other seeded players won their respective games.
Important Results (Round-3) :-
Open Round 3
| Bo. | White | Pts | Res. | Pts | Black | ||
| 1 | Daksh Goyal | 2 | 0 – 1 | 2 | IM | Pranav V | |
| 2 | IM | Pranesh M | 2 | 1 – 0 | 2 | Jihan Tejas Shah | |
| 3 | Paarth P Salvi | 2 | ½ – ½ | 2 | FM | Harshad S | |
| 4 | Rohit S | 2 | 1 – 0 | 2 | Md Bashiq Imrose | ||
| 5 | CM | Mayank Chakraborty | 2 | ½ – ½ | 2 | Arun Kataria | |
| 6 | CM | Mrithyunjay Mahadevan | 2 | 0 – 1 | 2 | Colaco Reuben | |
| 7 | Nandish V S | 2 | 0 – 1 | 2 | Aditya Varun Gampa | ||
| 8 | Bagwe Gaurang | 2 | ½ – ½ | 2 | Ruturaj Rushikesh Dhotre | ||
| 9 | Nirnay Garg | 2 | 1 – 0 | 2 | Garv Rai | ||
| 10 | Dandekar Anuj | 2 | 0 – 1 | 2 | Shaik Sumer Arsh |
Girls Round 3
| Bo. | White | Pts | Res. | Pts | Black | |||
| 1 | Sachi Jain | F | 2 | ½ – ½ | 2 | Velpula Sarayu | F | |
| 2 | Mrittika Mallick | F | 2 | ½ – ½ | 2 | Pournami S | F | |
| 3 | Tejaswini G | F | 2 | 1 – 0 | 2 | Saparya Ghosh | F | |
| 4 | Boramanikar Tanisha S | F | 2 | 1 – 0 | 2 | Kulkarni Siya Jayant | F | |
| 5 | Dakshita Kumawat | F | 2 | 1 – 0 | 2 | Anushka Gupta | F | |
| 6 | Swara Lakshmi S Nair | F | 2 | ½ – ½ | 2 | Yashavishree N | F | |
| 7 | Vakcheri Mohitha | F | 2 | 1 – 0 | 2 | Tejasvee Naresh Singh | F | |
| 8 | Charvi Patidar | F | 2 | 0 – 1 | 2 | WCM | Kriti Mayur Patel | F |
| 9 | Priya Yadav | F | 2 | 0 – 1 | 2 | AFM | Shubhi Gupta | F |
| 10 | Tejaswi R | F | 2 | ½ – ½ | 2 | Kalyani Sirin | F |





Senior National Arbiter (SNA) Seminar & Exam on October 24 & 25, 2026, at the Rotary Club, The Mall, Shimla.
Western Asian Junior/ Girls Chess Championship – 2026 from 22nd to 31st October 2026 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Western Asian Youth Chess Championships – 2026 in Ahmedabad ,Gujarat from 22-31 October 2026
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