Top seed Guru Prakash and second seed <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/darsh-upsets-top-seed-paras-23320786" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Darsh Shetty</a> secured pivotal victories in the penultimate round to set up a title in the final round of the 360 One Wealth Junior <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/abu-dhabi-gp-max-verstappen-wins-15th-race-of-the-year-23256604" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Grand Prix</a> Chess Series at the Russian Centre in Mumbai.
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In the confrontation between the overnight leaders, Guru, taking on the black pieces, strategically employed the dynamic Sicilian Defense against Prathamesh&rsquo;s king-pawn opening. Seizing the advantage early on, Guru capitalised on his opponent&rsquo;s inaccuracies, leading to a decisive victory in a mere 17 moves.&nbsp;
A comparable mistake unfolded in the second board encounter between Darsh and Kush Agarwal, as the latter conceded a potent outpost to Darsh&rsquo;s knight. This error proved costly, leading to Kush&rsquo;s defeat in just 23 moves. In pursuit of the leaders are three formidable contenders, Atharv Soni, Kshaunish Jaiswal, and Ishaan Tendolkar.
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Seizing the advantage early on, Guru capitalised on his opponent’s inaccuracies, leading to a decisive victory in a mere 17 moves. 

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