Former National Champion Grandmaster Murali Karthikeyan and Grandmaster Daneshvar Bardiya (Iran) continued to be in the top position by scoring smooth victories over Aleksey Grebnev (Russia) & P. Iniyan in the 5th round of the open section of Asian Individual Chess Championships being held at Danat Resort, Al Ain, UAE. The top seed Nihal Sarin suffered a setback at hands of Sergie Lobanov of Russia.
In the Women’s section, WGM Srija Sheshadri joined Bodnaruk Anastasia & Mungunzul Bat-Erdene in the lead with a crushing victory over Xeniya Balabayeya of Russia. National Women’s Champion P. V. Nandhidhaa & Olympiad Gold Medalist Vantika Agrawal are in second spot with 4 points each, just half a point behind Srija, Anastasia and Mungunzul.


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