IM G.B. Harshavardhan of India beat upcoming Eric Labog, Jr of the Philippines to stay a full point ahead of the second running players after the penultimate round of the Asian Juniors and Girls Chess Championships at the Knights Templar Hotel in Tagaytay City, Philippines. Harshavardhan faces IM Sugar Gan-Erdene of Mongolia in tomorrow’s 9th and final round.
Gar-Erdene and four other players follow with 5.5 points each, see table below. Visit chess-results.com for round by round results and to download games. Watch live games at Chess24 for the juniors and girls.
Watch these crucial games in tomorrow’s 9th round
In the Girls division, WIM Bach Ngoc Thuy Duong of Vietnam and WIM Ravi Rakshitta of India beat their respective 8th round opponents to maintain their co-leadership with 6.5 points each of the Asian Girls Chess Championship.
WIM Mitra Asgharzadeh of Iran beat WIM Nazerke Nurgali of Kazakhstan to follow alone with 6 points. See table of top standings
Watch these crucial games in tomorrow’s final round.
