Patna: The Diamant Cup FIDE Rating Chess Tournament, being held at Hotel Diamant Inn on Gola Road, Patna, has reached an exciting stage, with five players jointly leading after four rounds. These leaders, each with a perfect score of four points, have displayed remarkable skill and determination.
In the fourth round, 13 players who were tied on three points faced off in a highly competitive session. Among them, only five players managed to secure victories and maintain their lead, while the rest, including the top three boards, ended in draws.
The leaders advancing to the next round are Vicky Vishal and Saurabh Roop from Patna, Ram Charan from East Champaran, and Dhiman Mitra and Ranjit Maiti from Bengal. Their victories were as follows:
- Vicky Vishal (Patna) defeated Aman Balna (Rajasthan)
- Ram Charan (East Champaran) defeated Mani Shankar (Patna)
- Saurabh Roop (Patna) defeated Surabhi Bhattacharya (Bengal)
- Dhiman Mitra (Bengal) defeated Nirav Vishal (Ara)
- Ranjit Maiti (Bengal) defeated Piyush Mishra (Patna)
On the top three boards, all matches concluded in draws:
- Sujeet Kumar Sinha (Patna) vs Sikandar Anees (Jharkhand) on Board 1
- Aniket Ranjan (Begusarai) vs Sudhir Kumar Sinha (Patna) on Board 2
- Kishan Kumar (Begusarai) vs Rangit Majumdar (Bengal) on Board 3
In the fifth round, the competition will intensify with these key pairings:
- Board 1: Vicky Vishal vs Saurabh Roop
- Board 2: Dhiman Mitra vs Ram Charan
- Board 3: Sudhir Kumar Sinha vs Ranjit Maiti
The tournament continues to captivate chess enthusiasts, promising more thrilling matches in the rounds ahead.
