In the seventh round, Nikesh was defeated by Danuska M.A.N (rated 1968) and by Amarsena (rated 1914) in the 8th round. Monalisa lost to Lankan players Cooray Sakuni and Abeywickrana in 7th and 8th rounds.
Asian Zonal chess championship from March 18
Lamichhane claimed that the cooperative fraud case was used as a pretext to launch political retaliation against the party, which intensified after the Nepali Congress-led government came to power.