Sixteen-year old Indian Grandmaster Leon Luke Mendonca shot into the sole lead in the Open section after the third round of the Asian Continental Chess Championship here on Friday.
The Goa player beat Mongolia’s Tsegmed Batchuluun in 49 moves in the third round to move ahead of the field with three points. A bunch of players including top-seeded Indian R Praggnanandhaa are in second place with 2.5 points.
GM Praggnanandhaa, who began with a draw, posted his second straight win, getting the better of International Master M Pranesh in a 40-move encounter.
