Mumbai, April 2 Shreyansh Somaiya defeated Palaash Mapara, ending his run as the sole leader in the sixth round of the All India Chess Masters tournament here on Thursday.
Somaiya now shares the lead with Shriram Mhasane and AGM Rajveer Nahar, all with 5.5 points each in the FIDE Classical Tournament.
Playing on the top board with white pieces, Palaash was unable to counter Shreyansh's clever tactical maneuvers and suffered his first loss of the competition.
Results (top 10): Palaash Mapara (5) lost to Shreyansh Somaiya (5.5) - 0-1; Pratik Yadnik (4.5) lost to Shriram Mhasane (5.5) - 0-1; AGM Rajveer Nahar (5.5) beat Yashraj Rathi (4.5) - 1-0; Amay Dandekar (4) lost to Tanuj Dayal (5) - 0-1; Arjun Singh (5) beat Dhruv Muthe (4) - 1-0; Naitikk Mane (4) lost to Deepak Soni (5) - 0-1; Kathit Shelar (5) beat Preyas Waghmare (4) - 1-0; AIM Aakashkumar (4) lost to Prisha Margaj (5) - 0-1; Anirudh Iyer (4.5) drew with AFM Sohum Pawar (4.5) - 0.5-0.5; Arin Bhatavadekar (5) beat Akshay Chachad (4) - 1-0.