13 Indians win two in-a-row
Kavish Palaniappan K, Hriday Garg, Narayani Umesh Marathe, Bijesh Divi, Aadik Theophane Lenin, Ayaan Garg, Pratitee Bordoloi, Siddhi Rao, Pavithra R V, Viresh Sharnarthi, Shreya G Hipparagi, CM Velavaa Ragavesh and Rajanya Datta have won both of their games in their respective category.
Under-8 Open
Kavish Palaniappan K (1551) stunned the top seed Sarbartho Mani (1733). The former showed a fine positional understanding. His opponent, forcing various breaks only made things worse. Hriday Garg (1554) won against Yangming Zhang (CHN).
Round 3 pairings
| Rd. | Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | No. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 4 | 16 | ACM | Kavish Palaniappan K | 1551 | 2 | 2 | Altair Almir | 1586 | 7 | ||||
| 3 | 5 | 8 | Sidikov Shohjahon | 1583 | 2 | 2 | Hriday Garg | 1554 | 15 | |||||
| 3 | 8 | 26 | Erkinov Bakhodir | 1483 | 1½ | 1 | ACM | Mani Sarbartho | 1733 | 1 | ||||
| 3 | 21 | 38 | Erkinboev Sayfuddin | 0 | ½ | ½ | Saathvik Chakravarthy Ramayanam | 1414 | 33 |
Under-8 Girls
Narayani Umesh Marathe (1416) won against Vu Bao Chau Nguyen (VIE, 1541) to move to 2/2. Nakshatra Gumudavelly also scored a win against Varvara Volkova.
Round 3 pairings
| 3 | 4 | 15 | Narayani Umesh Marathe | 1416 | 2 | 2 | Peng Litan Elena | 0 | 33 | |||||
| 3 | 7 | 2 | Nguyen Vu Bao Chau | 1541 | 1 | 1½ | Nakshatra Gumudavelly | 0 | 31 |
Under-10 Girls
Aaradhya Das (1762) was held to a draw by Chenzhuo Liang (CHN, 1595). Kiyana Parihar (1559) drew with Ider Tselmuun (MGL, 1681). Bijesh Divi (1639) defeated Mai Phuong Vo (VIE, 1550).
Round 3 pairings
| 3 | 4 | 16 | Sholpanbek Zhansaya | 1621 | 2 | 2 | Divi Bijesh | 1639 | 11 | |||||
| 3 | 5 | 20 | Kiyana Parihar | 1559 | 1½ | 1½ | Aaradhya Das | 1762 | 3 | |||||
| 3 | 13 | 39 | Nematjonova Zarina | 1434 | 1 | 1 | Samhita Pungavanam | 1596 | 17 | |||||
| 3 | 19 | 43 | Amanova Alisha | 0 | 1 | ½ | Pooja Shree R | 1647 | 10 |
Under-12 Open
Ayaan Garg (1861) and Aadik Theophane Lenin (1852) again won their respective games against Nguyen Le Nguyen (VIE, 1673) and Akarys Zhandos (KAZ, 1724). Siddhanth Poonja (1958) bounced back Seyam Khaled (JOR, 1624).
Round 3 pairings
| 3 | 2 | 4 | Pir Mehdi | 2015 | 2 | 2 | AIM | Aadik Theophane Lenin | 1852 | 15 | ||||
| 3 | 6 | 14 | Ayaan Garg | 1861 | 2 | 2 | Mai Duc Kien | 1723 | 35 | |||||
| 3 | 15 | 6 | Siddhanth Poonja | 1958 | 1 | 1 | Akhmetov Alan K | 1653 | 48 |
Under-12 Girls
Pratitee Bordoloi (1796), Pavithra R V (1614) and Siddhi Rao (1601) once again scored a full point each against Ezozakhon Khasanova (UZB, 1658), Mokhinur Xitmatkhonova (UZB, 1706) and Eliza Tereshchenko (1694) respectively. Pratitee for the second consecutive game got a substantial advantage early in the middlegame and had no trouble converting it into a full point.
Round 3 pairings
| 3 | 1 | 2 | Pratitee Bordoloi | 1796 | 2 | 2 | Kim Doyeon B | 1658 | 16 | |||||
| 3 | 2 | 22 | Siddhi Rao | 1601 | 2 | 2 | Tran Le Vy | 1755 | 5 | |||||
| 3 | 3 | 12 | Amanzhol Khanzada | 1685 | 2 | 2 | Pavithra R V | 1614 | 21 |
Under-14 Open
Raghav V (1959) held FM Nikolay Averin (KAZ, 2250) to a draw. Viresh Sharnarthi (2076) and Sriram Adarsh Uppala (2163) defeated Muhammad Abdillah Fatih Winartha (INA, 1923) and Alisher Oskinbay (KAZ, 1864) respectively.
Round 3 pairings
| 3 | 2 | 10 | Sharnarthi Viresh | 2076 | 2 | 2 | FM | Bogdanov Artyom | 2265 | 3 | ||||
| 3 | 6 | 6 | Sriram Adarsh Uppala | 2163 | 1½ | 1½ | Raghav V | 1959 | 19 |
Under-14 Girls
Shreya G Hipparagi (1833) won her second game in-a-row against Kausar Ali (KAZ, 1717).
Round 3 pairings
| 3 | 1 | 12 | Shreya G Hipparagi | 1833 | 2 | 2 | Gao Muziyan | 1943 | 3 |
Under-16 Open
CM Velavaa Ragavesh (1987) defeated Asman Bayantas (KAZ, 2140) to score his second consecutive win. Daksh Goyal (1948) bounced back with a victory over Ditsapat Niramitpattanakoson (THA, 1773).
Round 3 pairings
| 3 | 4 | 26 | CM | Velavaa Ragavesh | 1987 | 2 | 2 | FM | Dumanuly Sultanbeibarys | 2123 | 15 | |||
| 3 | 14 | 22 | Samyak Dharewa | 2022 | 1 | 1 | Daulet Alikhan | 1877 | 39 | |||||
| 3 | 15 | 24 | Pranay Akula | 2015 | 1 | 1 | Manuwaruna Sethun Neththaru | 1819 | 43 | |||||
| 3 | 18 | 50 | Wang Puxuan | 1740 | 1 | 1 | Daksh Goyal | 1948 | 31 |
Under-18 Open
Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy (2163) drew against CM Khuong Duy Dau (VIE, 2380). Swayham P Das (1853) and FM Gaurang Bagwe (2300) defeated IM Harsh Suresh (2426) and Rasulbek Abdullaev (UZB, 1948) respectively.
Round 3 pairings
| 3 | 7 | 11 | Jiang Haochen | 2290 | 1½ | 1½ | FM | Bagwe Gaurang | 2300 | 8 | ||||
| 3 | 8 | 33 | Swayham P Das | 1853 | 1½ | 1½ | Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy | 2163 | 18 | |||||
| 3 | 11 | 9 | FM | Krishnan Ritvik | 2297 | 1 | 1 | Siva Kumar Nirish Kumar | 1902 | 30 | ||||
| 3 | 19 | 39 | Wongbenjarat Supakrit | 1727 | 1 | ½ | IM | Harsh Suresh | 2426 | 2 |
Under-18 Girls
Rajanya Datta (1766) defeated WCM K M Dahamdi Sanudula (SRI, 1934).
Round 3 pairings
| 3 | 4 | 21 | Rajanya Datta | 1766 | 2 | 1½ | WFM | Imomkuzieva Nilufarkhon | 1993 | 8 | ||||
| 3 | 10 | 15 | WFM | Edithso Samantha | 1897 | 1 | 1 | Rajarajeshwari Yogesh Deshmukh | 1628 | 30 |
