Playing with the black pieces, Janhavi displayed excellent composure in a tense strategic battle and capitalized on her opportunities in the middlegame to hand Reyaansh his first defeat of the tournament. The victory moved Janhavi into joint lead contention and became the biggest talking point of the round.
Mumbai, May 27: Round 7 of the All India Chess Masters – Season 4 produced thrilling results on the top boards as Janhavi Soneji (1792) defeated tournament leader Reyaansh Venkat (1906) in a crucial encounter, throwing the title race wide open heading into the final round at the Mumbai Chess Centre, hosted at the Russian Centre for Science and Culture, Pedder Road, Mumbai.
Playing with the black pieces, Janhavi displayed excellent composure in a tense strategic battle and capitalized on her opportunities in the middlegame to hand Reyaansh his first defeat of the tournament. The victory moved Janhavi into joint lead contention and became the biggest talking point of the round.
Former leader AGM Rajveer Pinkesh Nahar (1801) bounced back strongly with an important victory over top seed Shreyansh Somaiya (1973), while Mayuresh Parkar (1781) defeated higher-rated Shardul Kadam Aditya (1917) in another major result on the top boards.
A closely fought encounter between Kush Ajay Agarwal (1835) and Samvid Pasbola (1729) ended in a draw, keeping both players in contention going into the final round.
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