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Defending champion P.V. Nandhidhaa maintained her sole lead after beating Arshiya Das in the ninth round of the National women’s chess championship at Durgapur on Thursday. She is on 8.5 points, half-a-point more than Shubhi Gupta, who defeated G. Shivamshika.
Mary Ann Gomes is in third place with 7.5 points, followed half-a-point behind by Srishti Pandey. Two rounds remain.
The results (ninth round): P.V. Nandhidhaa 8.5 bt Arshiya Das 6.5; Shubhi Gupta 8 bt G. Shivasmshika 6.5; Mary Ann Gomes 7.5 bt Ganta Kheerthi 6; Srishti Pandey 7 bt Arpita Mukherjee 6; V. Varshini 6.5 drew with Sakshi Chitlange 6; Ananya Raman 5.5 lost to Velpula Sarayu 6.5; Rebecca Jesumarian 6 drew with Srija Seshadri 5.5; Kalyani Sirin 6.5 bt Saparya Ghosh 5.5; Sneha Halder 5.5 lost to V.C. Nivedita 6.5; Nisha Mohota 6.5 bt Maitreyi Mondal 5.5.
Published – December 11, 2025 08:07 pm IST
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Nandhidhaa beats Arshiya, stays on top of the standings
