Chess News: World Youth Chess Championships 2019

India's Grand Master R Praggnanandhaa slipped to the second position after settling for a quick draw against top seed Sargsyan Shant of Armenia. Joint overnight leader Iran’s Aryan Gholami won and moved half-a-point ahead at six points. The country’s other Grandmaster P Iniyan too played out a draw to be within striking distance of the lead trio. Among the under-18 girls, Vantika Agarwal carved out a win to share the second spot at 5.5 points, half a point behind Russian leader Polina Shuvalova.