The two Indians have a half point lead over second placed S Vijayalakshmi in the Asian women's chess championship.
The Serb set up the breakaway PTPA on the eve of the US Open in September and resigned as head of the player council but last month he confirmed that he had been nominated by his fellow professionals for the current elections which he accepted.
The third seed held defending champion and S Vijayalakshmi to win the National 'A' women's chess title.
The Grandmaster won on time basis against Prathamesh Mokal to emerge sole leader in the men's National 'A' chess championship.
The top seeded woman Grandmaster beat second seed Zhao Xue to take the lead at the end of the seventh round in the Asian women's chess championship.
S Vijayalakshmi, Nisha Mohta and R Aarthie share the lead in the women's section in the National A chess championship.
The top seeded Indian GM settled for a short draw with Wang Yu of China in the sixth round of the 19th World junior girls' chess championship.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
Grandmaster and former world junior champion Abhijeet Gupta won the Commonwealth Chess Championship after settling for a draw with Indian national title holder G Akash in the 11th and final round that concluded here at the Boardwalk.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Saturday
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