Seventeen-year-old Pawar Harshit of India upset top seed GM Abhimanyu Mishra (2627) from the USA in the opening round of the World Juniors Chess Championship in Gujarat, India. Twelve players share early lead with 2 points each after as many rounds. Visit chess-results.com for round by round results and standings and to download games.
Among the girls, top seed IM Divya Desmukh of India and 18 others share the lead with 2 points apiece.
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