Chess championship
Top Seeds Dominate Opening Round Of All India Chess Masters In Mumbai
Dakash Jagesia, playing with the black pieces, defeated Mayan Jha 1-0 on the top board. On the second board, Yash Kapadi, with the white pieces, defeated Sandeep Arth. The 16-year-old Daksh Jagesia from Mumbai has entered the tournament as the top seed and with a commendable FIDE rating of 1882.
The other winners are Darsh Shetty, Om Gada, Jahavi Soneji, Abhishek Patil, Sidharth Kumar, Swaminathan Vageesh, and Mayuresh Parkar.
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