Durgapur, Dec. 5 -- Major upsets was witnessed in the 3rd round of the 51st National Women Chess Championship being played here as at the top board WFM Bristy Mukherjee of West Bengal held top seed WIM Arpita Mukherjee to a draw.
At the end of the 3 rounds eight players are leading with a perfect score even after WFM Bristy Mukherjee held top seed WIM Arpita Mukherjee to a draw.
The defending champion, WGM Nandhidhaa P V (Tamil Nadu) was also held to a draw by the reigning West Bengal State Women 2025 Champion, 12-years-old Maitreyi Mondal.
WFM Nivedita V C (TN) scored a big win over the Commonwealth 2025 Women Gold medalist - WGM Srija Seshadri (TN).
Experienced WGM Swati Ghate (LIC) lost to Kerala's budding talent - WCM Divi Bijesh.
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