Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Pratitee Bordoloi, Mayank Chakraborty Near Asian Junior Titles
Pratitee Bordoloi won her eighth game in the girls’ chess championship.
She now has 7 points out of 8 games.
Her closest rivals have 6 points, so she is one point ahead.
Mayank Chakraborty also won his eighth-round game in the Open Championship.
He has 7 points and is leading that event too.
Artem Pingin is second in the Open Championship with 6.5 points.
One final round is left to decide both championships.
The games are being played in Mumbai.
WFM Pratitee Bordoloi defeated FM Prishita Gupta in the eighth round to lead the Girls’ Championship with 7/8.
WCM Shohradova Leyla drew with WCM Dakshita Kumawat and trails Bordoloi by one point on 6/8.
WFM Mariya Kholyavko and WCM Sravyasree Bheemarasetty also reached 6 points in the girls’ event.
GM-elect Mayank Chakraborty defeated Daksh Goyal to lead the Open Championship with 7/8.
IM Artem Pingin defeated IM Vignesh Advaith Vemula and moved to 6.5 points, while one round remains.
- Who
- WFM Pratitee Bordoloi leads the Girls’ Championship, while GM-elect Mayank Chakraborty leads the Open Championship.
- What
- Both top seeds won their eighth-round games and moved closer to the Asian Junior Classical Chess Championship titles.
- When
- In the eighth and penultimate round; the articles do not specify a calendar date.
- Where
- ITC Maratha Sheraton in Mumbai.
- Why
- Bordoloi’s win gave her a one-point lead, while Chakraborty’s victory kept him ahead with 7/8 before the final round.
- Girls’ leader
- WFM Pratitee Bordoloi
- Girls’ score
- 7 points from 8 rounds
- Girls’ lead
- One point over the nearest challengers
- Open leader
- GM-elect Mayank Chakraborty
- Open score
- 7 points from 8 rounds
- Open challenger
- IM Artem Pingin has 6.5 points
- Rounds remaining
- One final round
- Venue
- ITC Maratha Sheraton, Mumbai
