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Palaash Mapara takes sole lead with five straight wins in All India Chess Masters

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Palaash Mapara Takes Sole Lead With Five Straight Wins In All India Chess Masters

By IANS News April 01, 2026 • 22:48 PM View: 417

All India Chess Masters: Palaash Mapara (5 points) continued his dominant run, scoring his fifth consecutive victory to emerge as the sole leader after Round 5 of the All India Chess Masters (Season 3), being played at the Mumbai Chess Centre, in Mumbai on Wednesday.

Playing with the black pieces on the top board, Palaash displayed sharp tactical understanding to outplay Punit Dodiya (4 points).

A strong chasing pack of five players—Shriram Mhasane, Pratik Yadnik, Yashraj Rathi, AGM Rajveer Nahar, and Shreyansh Somaiya—are close behind in joint second place with 4.5 points each.

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