With no solo leader in all categories, a fierce fight is expected in the last round of the Asian Amateur Chess Championship organized by the Al Ain Mind Games and Chess Club under the auspices of FIDE and the Asian Chess Federation.
In the penultimate round, local bet CM Saeed Laily Mohamed of the UAE beat Dandel Fernandez of the Philippines while Mukhmmadrizo Umarov of Uzbekistan kept pace by beating Pankaj Sharma of India to share the lead with 6.5 points each after 8 rounds.
Visit chess-results.com for round by round results and standings and to download games.
Watch live games at Chess.com 
and Links for Standard Competiton on LiChess:
https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/PzqkWUmh Asian Amateurs Chess Championship 2024 | Open U2000
https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/I4ubwBZe Asian Amateurs Chess Championship 2024 | Women U2000
https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/KdmAaiIR Asian Amateurs Chess Championship 2024 | Open U1700
https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/iV23dGMu Asian Amateurs Chess Championship 2024 | Women U1700
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Four players share the lead with 6 points each in the Asian Amateur Men’s U1700.
Three players share the lead with 6 points each in the Asian Amateur Women’s U2000.
Two players share the lead with 6.5 points each in the Asian Amateur Women’s U1700.
