G Akash Leads Karmadevi Memorial National U-17 Chess

Kanpur: G Akash of Tamil Nadu is leading the Karmadevi Memorial 23rd National Under-17 Open Chess Championship after seven rounds. He has six points. Right behind are Rishi Sardana, Vaibhav Suri, Shashank DS, CM Prince Bajaj and Patil Pratik — all with 5.5 points each. In the girls’ section, Pratyusha Bodda leads with six points, whereas Micelle Catherina P, Saranya J, Bala Kannamma P are right behind with 5.5 points each.

Standings after seven roundsOpen:G Akash (6 pts), Rishi Sardana , Vaibhav Suri, ShashaankD S, CM Prince Bajaj, Patil Pratik (all 5.5 pts), Padhya Saumil, DhulipalaBala Chandra Prasad, Manan Rai, Krishna Teja, Chandak Shivam, MohmmadNubairshah Shaikh ( all 5 pts)Girls:Pratyusha Bodda (6 pts), Micelle Catherina P, WFM Saranya J,Bala Kannamma P (all 5.5 pts), Rathore Sonakshi, Sunyasakta Satpathy, WFM Srija Seshadri, Varshini V (all 5 pts).