Asian Junior Chess Championships 2021 Indians still ahead, WIM Priyanka and Rahul leading

VS Rahul (2387) of India drew with Sri Lanka’s promising Youth Chess player Susal De Silva of Nalanda College to maintain his lead in the Open points table, a position he claimed when he beat all four GMs earlier in the event. 
Indian International Master GB Harshawardhana beat Indian IM Vardaan Nagpal to close the gap with Rahul to ½ a point with 6 ½ points to his basket. 

Mitrabha also came back strongly by beating Indian International Master Shrihari Ragunandan in the 8th round to score 6 points to stay in 3rd place. Mitrabha is the Indian National Chess Champion and is also selected to participate in the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2021.

Sanudula Dahamdi of Musaeus College came out strongly in the eigth and penultimate round but Indian Women International Master K Priyanka leads the Girls’ points table. With a win against Women FIDE Master of UAE, AL Maamaria she came to 6 ½ points having better tie breaker. Savitha is also in 6 ½ points as number two. 
The Asian Junior Chess Championships 2021 which is conducted by the Asian Chess Federation is organized by the Chess Federation of Sri Lanka. A total of 54 players, 32 in Open and 22 in Women are participating in this event which is in progress from 17th to 23rd December 2021 at Citrus Hotel, Waskaduwa according to the Swiss System in 9 rounds.