In the ninth round, she will be playing with top seeded IM Tania Sachdev (2413) of Air India.
WIM Ivana Furtado lost to Michelle Catherina P. (2220) of Tamil Nadu to remain on 5.5 points and moved from sixth position to the 13th.
WFM Vaishali R (2276) of Tamil Nadu is leading with seven points followed by IM Tania Sachdev seven points on higher tie-breaker.
Goa’s State Women Champion Nandini Saripalli remained on four points whereas Swera Braganca moved to four points on winning her match against Malika Handa of Punjab. Sakshi Naik and Faiziya Khan are on three points.
