Velammal AICF WGM 2024 R5-6: Mary sacs her queen to slay Sarayu
22/03/2024 -WGM Mary Ann Gomes defeated V Rindhiya and Sarayu Velpula to increase her sole lead at Velammal AICF WGM Round-Robin 2024. Mary showed her positional understanding beating Rindhiya in Round 5. In the sixth round, Mary made a nice queen sacrifice which did not give her an immediate upper hand. However, her position was relatively easier to play and eventually she went on to win against Sarayu. Mary is now at 5.5/6. IM Elena Sedina (ITA) and WIM Sakshi Chitlange are the only two on her trail at 4/6 each. Sakshi made two short draws against WIM Mounika Akshaya and Elena. Round 7 starts at 10 a.m. IST. Photos: FI Niklesh Jain