Chess Chess National Women's Chess Championship: Mary, Mahalakshmi share lead Mary Ann Gomes and M. Mahalakshmi shared the lead at the end of the ninth round of the National Women's Chess Championship held in Jaipur. Rakesh Rao JAIPUR 24 November, 2018 19:09 IST File photo: Bhakti Kulkarni (left) lost to Mary Ann Gomes on Saturday. - P. K. Ajith Kumar Rakesh Rao JAIPUR 24 November, 2018 19:09 IST Former champion Mary Ann Gomes defeated overnight leader Bhakti Kulkarni and M. Mahalakshmi stopped Cathrina Michelle to share the lead at 7.5 points after the ninth round of National women chess championship here on Saturday.Bhakti (7) slipped to the third spot but remained half a point aheadof S. Vijayalakshmi, Priyanka Kumari, Catherina, Arpita Mukherjee, J.Saranya, P. V. Nandhidhaa and S. Meenakshi. Two more rounds remain.The results: Ninth round: Mary Ann Gomes (7.5) bt Bhakti Kulkarni (7); M.Mahalakshmi (7.5) bt Catherina Michelle (6.5); Arpita Mukherjee (6.5) drew with Priyanka Kumari (6.5); B. Mounika Akshaya (6) lost to P. V. Nandhidhaa (6.5); S. Vijayalakshmi (6.5) bt S. Harini (5.5); Swati Ghate (5.5) lost to S. Meenakshi (6.5); A. G. Nimmy (6) drew with Srija Seshadri (6); Aarthie Ramaswamy (5.5) lost to J. Saranya (6.5). Subscribe to our daily newsletter Get your daily dose of Sportstar with handpicked stories delivered right to your inbox! SUBSCRIBE Please enter a valid email address. Dugout videos