R. Shadhursshaan from Virudhunagar defeated S.A. Sarvesh Hinduja from Salem to take the lead with five points from five rounds in the boys’ category in the State-level under-9 chess championship (boys and girls) here on Friday.
Important results (fifth round):Boys: Thrish Karthik 4.5 drew with S. Rohit 4.5; Harsh Suresh 4.5 drew with S. Roshan 4.5; R. Shadhursshaan 5 bt S.A. Sarvesh Hinduja 4; B.Y. Sooriya 4.5 bt V.S. Nandish 3.5; S. Aswath 3.5 lost to G. Ashvin Venkat 4.5; Mrithyunjay Mahadevan 3 lost to A.R. Ilamparthi 4; R. Roshan Abendhra 3 lost to M. Subacharan 4; V.P. Hari 4 bt Ananth Ramdas 3; Ashwin Sairam 4 bt Krishna Kalyanasundaram 3; M. Rohan 4 bt P. Muthu 3.
Girls: S.S. Mridubashini 4 lost to B. Savitha Shri 5; K. Ratnapriya 5 bt S. Vasundhra 4; H.G. Pragnya 4 drew with B. Sruthi Naya 4.5; S.S. Anunithi 3 lost to S. Sreeja 4.5; N. Yashavishree 4 bt R. Mridulashree 3; C. Kanishkaa 4 bt A. Raveena Shree 3; R. Tejaswi 3.5 drew with S. Rithika 3.5; Akshaya Rajaraman 4 bt M. Rithika 3; R. Aswinika Mani 4 bt G. Srinithi Meenakshi 3; B. Rianna Netta 4 bt S. Daksha 3.
Important results (fifth round):Boys: Thrish Karthik 4.5 drew with S. Rohit 4.5; Harsh Suresh 4.5 drew with S. Roshan 4.5; R. Shadhursshaan 5 bt S.A. Sarvesh Hinduja 4; B.Y. Sooriya 4.5 bt V.S. Nandish 3.5; S. Aswath 3.5 lost to G. Ashvin Venkat 4.5; Mrithyunjay Mahadevan 3 lost to A.R. Ilamparthi 4; R. Roshan Abendhra 3 lost to M. Subacharan 4; V.P. Hari 4 bt Ananth Ramdas 3; Ashwin Sairam 4 bt Krishna Kalyanasundaram 3; M. Rohan 4 bt P. Muthu 3.
Girls: S.S. Mridubashini 4 lost to B. Savitha Shri 5; K. Ratnapriya 5 bt S. Vasundhra 4; H.G. Pragnya 4 drew with B. Sruthi Naya 4.5; S.S. Anunithi 3 lost to S. Sreeja 4.5; N. Yashavishree 4 bt R. Mridulashree 3; C. Kanishkaa 4 bt A. Raveena Shree 3; R. Tejaswi 3.5 drew with S. Rithika 3.5; Akshaya Rajaraman 4 bt M. Rithika 3; R. Aswinika Mani 4 bt G. Srinithi Meenakshi 3; B. Rianna Netta 4 bt S. Daksha 3.