More Sports Chess Chess Youth Chess Championships: Mahalakshmi in lead In the Under-12 event, Saina Salonika was in the third spot with five points, one point adrift of the leader Carissa Yip of the United States. In the Under-10 championship, Divya Deshmukh (5.5) shared the lead with Bat-Erdene Mungunzul of Mongolia. P. K. Ajith Kumar Kozhikode 01 November, 2015 19:13 IST Nihal Sarin and Divya Deshmukh are among the many Indians doing well at the World youth chess championship in Halkidiki, Greece. - P.K. Ajith Kumar P. K. Ajith Kumar Kozhikode 01 November, 2015 19:13 IST M. Mahalakshmi snatched the sole lead from fellow-Indian V. Varshini in the sixth round of the World Under-18 girls’ chess championship in Halkidiki, Greece. With five rounds left, she has 5.5 points, half-a-point more than Varshini. In the Under-14 event, top seed R. Vaishali was joined in the lead by Olga Badelka of Belarus; they have 5.5 points apiece. Akanksha Hagawane is the best-placed Indian in the Under-16 section, at the 17th position with four points, 1.5 behind the leader Bakhora Abdusattorova of Uzbekistan. In the Under-12 event, Saina Salonika was in the third spot with five points, one point adrift of the leader Carissa Yip of the United States. In the Under-10 championship, Divya Deshmukh (5.5) shared the lead with Bat-Erdene Mungunzul of Mongolia. In the Under-8 event, B. Savitha Shri maintained her lead with six points. Another Indian, Prathivya Gupta was in the second place, with 5.5 points. In the Under-10 boys’ championship, Raunak Sadhwani and R. Pragnananda were in the lead with 5.5 points each. In the Under-8 event, Dev Shah was in sole lead with six points, while H. Bharath Subrahmaniyam was in the second position with 5.5. In the Under-12 championship, Nihal Sarin was in the fifth slot with five points, half-a-point behind the leader Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan. In the Under-14 section, Raja Harshit was placed 12th with 4.5 points, one point behind the leader Sergei Lobanov of Russia. Al Muthiah was in the 12th position in the Under-16 section with 4.5 points, one behind the leader Adham Fawzy of Egypt. In the Under-18 championship, top seed Vaibhav Sury was in the 16th position with four points, two behind the sole leader Masoud Mosadeghpour of Iran. Read more stories on Chess. For more updates, follow Sportstar on :