WFM Mitra Asgharzadeh of Iran beat erstwhile co-leader WIM Bach Ngoc Thuy Duong of Vietnam to grab solo lead with 5 points after 6 rounds of the Asian Girls Chess Championship at the Knights Templar Hotel in Tagaytay City, Philippines. Visit chess-results.com for round by round results and to download games. Watch live games at Chess24 for the juniors and girls.
Asgharzadeh used the Reti Opening to launch a fierce kingside sacrificial attack and force resignation in 37 moves (see diagram below).
Three players are a half point behind with 4.5 points each, see below.
IM Saha Neelash (IND) Utsab Chatterjee (IND) G.B. Harshavardhan (IND) Im Sugar Gan-Erdene (MGL)
In the junior division, untitled Utsab Chatterjee of India crushed the Sicilian Defense of Ramadhan Dziththauly of Indonesia in 28 moves to barge into a tie with three others, namely IM Saha Neelas and IM G.B. Harshavardhan of India and IM Sugar Gan-Erdene of Mongolia at 4.5 points each after 6 rounds.
