Sakshi Chitlange defeated former champion Mary Ann Gomes in 43 moves and Divya Deshpande n. She shared the lead with 4.5 points in five rounds of the MPL National Women’s Chess Championship after beating Priyanka in 74 moves.
Important Results: Fifth Round: R. Vaishali (4) draws with Arpita Mukherjee (4); Sakshi Chitlange (4.5) bt Mary Ann Gomes (3.5); Sreeja Seshadri (4) draws with Soumya Swaminathan (4); Divya Deshpande (4.5) bt n. Priyanka (3.5); Srishti Pandey (3) lost to Bhakti Kulkarni (4); b Mounika Akshay (4) bt PV Nandidha (3); Padmini Raut (4) bt Swati Ghat (3); AG Nimmi (3) lost to Pratyusha Bodda (4); Savita Sri (3.5) drew with Bristi Mukherjee (3.5); P. Bala Kannamma (3) lost to Isha Sharma (4); Of. Priyanka (4) bt Michelle Katharina (3); L Jyotsna (3.5) drew with Paranali Dharia (3.5); V. Saryu (4) Bt V. Varshini (3); Saina Salonika (4) Bt C. Lakshmi (3).
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