Ayapov Alimzhan of Kazhakistian along with IM Molenda Marcin of Poland are jointly leading the points table with 6 points at the end of 7th round of 24th World IPCA Chess Championship 2025 being held at International Centre, Goa. The tournament has entered an interesting stage and the penultimate round tomorrow will be watched with interest.
On the 1st board, FM Sargissyan Sargin of Armenia drew with IM Molenda Marcin of Poland in a Sicilian opening manouvre which lasted 29 moves. On the secoond board, Dzenisenia Mikhail of Russia lost to Ayapov Alimzhan of Kazakhstan in a Caro kann opening game in 40 moves while on the third board,AIM Sundi Sonam of Mongolia lost to IM Andrei Gurbanov of Israel in a London system opening in 35 moves.
FM Sargissyan Sargis of Armenia, FM Lipilin Llia of Russia and IM Andrei Gurbanov of Israel are following close behind with 5.5 points. Among the Indian players, CM Samarth Rao is in contention with 5 points.
