Lakhisarai: After the completion of the eighth round of Bihar State Senior Chess Championship organized by Lakhisarai District Chess Association at Nagar Bhawan, Lakhisarai under the aegis of All Bihar Chess Association, Ryan Mohammad is alone at the top with eight points.
Playing with black pieces on board number one today, Ryan defeated Rahul of Patna and maintained his lead in the competition with 100 percent points. At the same time, on board number two and three respectively, Maryam Fatima of Muzaffarpur defeated Piyush of Patna and Tabashir Alam of Patna defeated Ashutosh of Patna and jointly occupied the second position with 6.5 points.
The five players who are at the third position with six points have also maintained their claim for a place in the team. Despite losing to Ryan on the first board, Rahul of Patna was jointly at third position with six points. While on board number four, Divyansh of Kishanganj, playing with black pieces, defeated the top seeded player of the tournament, Sameer Kumar, on board number six, Kishan of Begusarai defeated Shubham of Khagaria, on board number seven, Vijay of Patna defeated Shashi Nanda of Patna and on board number eight, Himanshu Harsh defeated Devansh Keshari and are jointly at third position with six points.
Points tally after the eighth round:
1. Ryan Mohammed, Patna-8 points
2. Maryam Fatima-Muzaffarpur-6.5 points
3. Mohd. Tabashir Alam-Patna-6.5 points
4.Rahul Kumar-Patna-6 points
5.Divyansh Kumar Singh-Kishanganj-6 points
6.Vijay Kumar-Patna-6 points
7.Himanshu Harsh-Patna-6 points
8.Kishan Kumar-Begusarai-6 points
9.Piyush Kumar-Patna-5.5 points
10.Sudhir Kumar Sinha-Patna-5.5 points
