Indian grandmaster G.N. Gopal has taken the sole lead at the Bavarian Chess Championship in Gmund am Tegernsee, reaching 5½/6 points after defeating 15-year-old German IM Hussain Besou on Thursday. Twelve players follow half a point behind, including top seed Frederik Svane, who defeated Polish IM Klaudia Kulon. | Photo: Finn Engesser