Hyderabad: B. Anand Naik of Kodad emerged sole leader with four points from four rounds in the AP State rapid chess championship organised by Hyderabad District Chess Association on Thursday.
Scores: Third round: B. Anand Naik (4) bt G. Srinivas (3); K. Nikhil Reddy (2) lost to N. Venu Madhav (3.5); K. Manohar (3) drew with U. V. Diwakar (2.5); Abhiram (3) bt Susheel Reddy (2); Sandeep Reddy (2) lost to Sriram (3).