JOIN USUnseeded Vibhuv, who had beaten top seed Pranav Reddy in the third round, outwitted Aditya Kalyani of Hubli to maintain a clean slate. Raghunandan beat Ashwin J in his fifth round tie and will clash with Vibhuv in a crucial sixth round contest on Wednesday.
In the girls section, Swathi Bhat is in sole lead with four points after the fourth round.
Results: Under-9, round V: Boys: Ashwin J (4) lt to Raghunandan KS (5); Vibhuv Reddy P (5) bt Aditya B Kalyani (3.5); Ashwin Rao MA (3) lt to Pranav G Reddy (4); Vasishta S (4) bt Shreyas MN (3); Daniel Marc D'Souza (3) lt to Shet Prajwal P (4); Dhruva (3) lt to Chirag K Chitpady (4); Pranjal Adappa (3) lt to Jagadish P (4); Ankit Varun J (3.5) bt Subramanya PJ (3); Siddharth Beedu (3.5) bt Akhilesh Rao B (2.5); Kshitij Kadam (3.5) bt Shathaayu B Patil (2.5)
Girls, round IV: Swathi Bhat KM (4) bt Hanan Rouf (3); Aditi B Rao (3) bt Viola Lewis (2); Rakshitha M (2) lt to Ashmita Kirana Raju (3); Ojasi Gopikrishna (3) bt Sherlita Monterio (2); Prerana CS (2.5) t drew Ashwija Bharanya (2.5).