GM Sundararajan Kidambi (2433) drew with compatriot IM Shardul Gagare (2425) to maintain both their leads, moving to 7.0/8.
Among the other Indians, IM Diptayan Ghosh (2523) will take on IM Swapnil Dhopade (2453) both standing at 5.5/8. CM Abhimanyu Puranik (2328) managed to upset GM Shyam Sundar M. (2492) while IM Sayantan Das (2444) suffered a loss, both of them also standing at 5.5/8.
Check the Round 9 pairings here.