GM M.S. Thejkumar (Rating 2458) was held to a draw by WIM V. Varshini (TN) in the seventh round of the Commonwealth Chess Championship 2019 being held at Delhi yesterday. After 7 rounds, GM Thejkumar has secured 4 points and is placed 31st in the rankings. GM Abhijeet Gupta of Delhi leads the points table with 6 points from seven rounds.

Six players — GM C. Aravindh (TN), GM S.L. Narayanan (Kerala), GM Swapnil S. Dhophade (Mah), GM M.R. Lalith Babu (AP), GM Debashis Das (Odisha) and GM Deepan Chakravarthy (TN) — are tied with 5.5 points each and are placed from 2nd to 7th in the placing.