All india fide rating chess

Fourth seeded Arnav Kherdekar (ELO 1722) and 10th seed Aaysuh Shirodkar (1533) broke away from the rest of the field by registering five consecutive wins in as many rounds of the SBI Life All India FIDE Rating Chess Tournament, here on Monday.

Playing on board 2, Arnav defeated Shanmukha Pulli (ELO 1545) from the black side while Aayush defeated 6th seeded Guru Prakash (ELO 1691), and have now emerged favorites to win the title.