The India IM shares the lead with four others after the sixth round in the Asian Junior chess championship.
'He was like a sponge. He soaked up everything we taught him -- and when it came time to play, he'd squeeze out exactly what was needed on the board during tournaments.'
Ukraine's Alexander Areshchenko clinched the Mayor's Cup International Chess title on Sunday after winning the tie-break with three others, including Indian Grand Masters Koneru Humpy and Magesh Chandran, after the quartet finished level on points.
They scored contrasting victories in the 8th round of the Asian Junior chess championships.
International Master Magesh Chandran and Woman International Master Dronavalli Harika continued to hold fort in Sri Lanka.
Marcin Dziuba of Poland, Leonid and Guseinov, all with 3.5 points apiece, shared the lead.
The Indian Grandmaster led the boys' field by 0.5 points after the third round in the World Junior chess championship.
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