Eight players in lead after five rounds

Bengaluru: Viani Antonio Dcunha defeated Dhanush Ram M with the black pieces on the top board in the fifth round to share the lead with seven others in the Akshayakalpa Organic-State Open FIDE-rated chess championship here on Sunday.Dilip Kumar Pedda, Sharan Rao, Apoorv Kamble, Augustin A, Parthasarathy R, Niranjan J Warrier and Gavi Siddayya shared the lead with Dcunha.On the second board, Siddhant Poonja held Grandmaster Thejkumar MS, playing white, to a draw. In another surprise result, Dilip Kumar Pedda defeated WIM Isha Sharma with the black pieces.Elsewhere, Niranjan J Warrier surprised higher-rated Balkishan A with the black pieces.Important results (Round 5): Dhanush Ram M (4) lost to Viani Antonio Dcunha (5); Thejkuamr MS (4.5) drew with Siddhant Poonja (4.5); Isha Sharma (4) lost to Dilip Kumar Pedda (5); Ramachandra Bhat (4) lost to Sharan Rao (5); Apoorv Kamble (5) bt Ajith MP (4); Augustin A (5) bt Atharva Kale (4); Aaditya Ranjan Sahu (4) lost to Parthasarathy (5); Balkishan A (4) lost to Niranjan J Warrier (5); Gavi Siddayya (5) bt Abhay Chetty (4).
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