Young gun Ishaan Tendolkar's run of stunning results ended and the event looked headed for a close finish as topsy-turvy results were witnessed in Rounds 7 and 8 of the SBI Life All India FIDE Rating Chess Tournament in progress at the Cultural Center of Russia, here.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The day witnessed the end of young Ishaan Tendolkar's fine run (ELO 1238) in Round 7 as he was comprehensively beaten by Arnav Kherdekar (ELO 1722). This was followed by the shock defeat of top-seeded International Master Vikramaditya Kulkarni (ELO 2251) at the hands of Aayush Shirodkar (ELO 1533).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Thus, Kherdekar and Shirodkar once again shared the lead at the start of Round 8. However, Shanmukha Pulli (ELO 1545) defeated Aayush Shirodkar and Arnav Kherdekar was held to a draw by Darsh Shetty (ELO 1534).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Meanwhile, Ishaan lost his 2nd consecutive game to Guru Prakash (ELO 1691) to end his championship aspirations.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
These results have thrown the championship wide open with Kherdekar and Shanmukha emerging as joint leaders with a score of 7\/8. The leaders are followed by a pack of five players; Vikramaditya, Sauravh, Guru Prakash Darsh and Shirodkar with a score of 6.5\/8. While a further group of five players are occupying the third spot with a score of 6\/8.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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