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Mehul Sondhi shared the point with FM Madhvendra Pratap Sharma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mayank Chakraborty maintains perfect start<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Top seed IM Mayank Chakraborty continued his winning run with a victory over Vivaan Sardana, taking his score to 2\/2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IM Artem Pingin, IM Apoorv Kamble and IM Aaditya Dhingra also won their second-round games to remain among the leaders with perfect scores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Upsets in Girls section<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Girls section also saw several higher-rated players tested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sunetra Dey held FM Prishita Gupta to a draw, while Tripurambika V defeated WCM Anushka Bapu Kutwal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pranavasri S scored another upset by defeating Uzbekistan\u2019s WFM Begmuratova Sarvinoz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Top seed WFM Pratitee Bordoloi maintained her winning start and moved to 2\/2. 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