The game that lasted 79 moves saw many twists and turns. But in the end, Deepan pulled off a crucial victory and moved to a score of 6/6, which puts him in firm control with only three more rounds to go, a media release issued here said.
Iran’s Parham Maghsoodloo is the only player close on Deepan’s heels with 5.5/6.
In the junior group, the field has opened up widely following a draw between Aaryan Varshney and Nikhil Magizhnan on the top-board in round six.
Gukesh D, Pranav V and Srihari LR notched up victories in their respective games, thus joining Aaryan and Nikhil in lead with 5.5/6.
A total of 600 players from 25 countries are participating across the two sections of this tournament which has a cumulative prize fund of Rs 20 lakh
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