Leading the field with Gagare were International Masters Swapnil S Dhopade and Stany GA, all with 4 points each.
Following the trio were seven other players including IMs Nitin S, Ravi Teja S, Akshat Khamparia, Dinesh K Sharma, Himanshu Sharma, Anup Deshmukh among others, all with 3.5 points each.
Meanwhile, top seed Mohammad Fahad Rahman (3 points) shared the lead after the third round of the Mumbai International Juniors Tournament, being held concurrently.
This 171 player nine round International Junior event has the participation of players from six countries and runs till 5th February. This nine round Swiss tournament has a total prize money of Rs 7.5 lakhs with the winner standing to get richer by Rs 1.5 lakhs, the highest in the world for a Junior event.
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Results:
Seniors (Round 4): Gagare Shardul (4) bt Bharambe Bhavik C (3), Himanshu Sharma (3) lost to Swapnil S Dhopade (4), Stany G A (4) bt Likhit Chilukuri (3), Gusain Himal (3.5) drew with Nitin S (3.5), Abhishek Das (2.5) lost to Ravi Teja S (3.5), Akshat Khamparia (3.5) bt Kulkarni Vinayak (2.5), Audi Ameya (2.5) lost to Sharma Dinesh K (3.5), Muthaiah A L (3.5) bt Snehal Bhosale (2.5), Anup Deshmukh (3.5) bt Akshay V Halagannavar (2.5), Manush Shah (2.5) drew with Navalgund Niranjan (2.5).