Suryapratap Singh in pursuit
A total of 51 players have been selected to take part in this prestigious FIDE-rated National championship. Players who have represented India in the world are also taking part in this event. The winner of this championship is crowned as National Champion. AICFB will also select players for IBCA World Individual Chess Championship for the Blind and Visually Impaired and Asian Para Games.
Subhendu - Kishan, Round 3
It is evident that Black has the upper hand due to his better placed minor pieces and advanced king. Finding the defense for White was not an easy task. The counter-intuitive 31.Bh7 was the only way to keep the game going for White. 31.Bb1 Bb3 32.Ke2 Ka4 33.Nf1 Ka3 34.Kd2 Kb2 and soon White's position fell apart.
Kishan - Aryan, Round 4
Kishan Gangolli (2113) spotted the tactic correctly after his opponent Aryan Joshi (MAH, 1874) blundered 18...a5. Find out why it is a big mistake.
Soundarya - Darpan, Round 4
Find out the winning combination for White which the defending champion Soundarya Kumar Pradhan (1880) executed against Darpan Inani (GUJ, 2027) after 21...Kh8.
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A total of 51 players are taking part from various states across India. The tournament is organized by All India Chess Federation for the Blind (AICFB) from 13th to 18th March 2023 at Bhayander, Maharashtra. The nine-round Swiss league tournament has a time control of 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.
Replay Round 1-4 games
Round 4 results
| Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | No. | PGN | ||
| 1 | 1 | Kishan, Gangolli | 2113 | 3 | 1 - 0 | 3 | Aryan, B Joshi | 1874 | 4 | PGN | ||
| 2 | 3 | Soundarya, Kumar Pradhan | 1880 | 3 | 1 - 0 | 2½ | Darpan, Inani | 2027 | 2 | PGN | ||
| 3 | 9 | Makwana, Ashvin K | 1670 | 2½ | ½ - ½ | 2½ | Saikrishna, S. T. | 1757 | 6 | PGN | ||
| 4 | 15 | Mayank, Sharma | 1501 | 2½ | ½ - ½ | 2½ | Swapanil, Shah | 1689 | 8 | PGN | ||
| 5 | 38 | Singh, Surypratap | 1268 | 2½ | 1 - 0 | 2 | Patra, Subhendu Kumar | 1775 | 5 | PGN | ||
| 6 | 29 | Akediwala, Prince D | 1314 | 2 | 0 - 1 | 2 | Samant, Milind | 1632 | 10 | PGN | ||
| 7 | 13 | Marimuthu, K | 1599 | 2 | 1 - 0 | 2 | Sanjiv, Kar | 1320 | 26 | PGN | ||
| 8 | 25 | Venkat, Reddy S | 1334 | 2 | 1 - 0 | 2 | Shashidhar, K M | 1522 | 14 | PGN | ||
| 9 | 35 | Sourabh, Mishra | 1284 | 2 | 0 - 1 | 2 | Somender, B L | 1500 | 16 | PGN | ||
| 10 | 45 | Mohammed Salih, PK | 1221 | 2 | 0 - 1 | 2 | Hariharan, Gandhi | 1428 | 18 | PGN |
Round 5 pairings
| Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
| 1 | 3 | Soundarya, Kumar Pradhan | 1880 | 4 | 4 | Kishan, Gangolli | 2113 | 1 | |||
| 2 | 4 | Aryan, B Joshi | 1874 | 3 | 3½ | Singh, Surypratap | 1268 | 38 | |||
| 3 | 6 | Saikrishna, S. T. | 1757 | 3 | 3 | Mayank, Sharma | 1501 | 15 | |||
| 4 | 8 | Swapanil, Shah | 1689 | 3 | 3 | Venkat, Reddy S | 1334 | 25 | |||
| 5 | 16 | Somender, B L | 1500 | 3 | 3 | Makwana, Ashvin K | 1670 | 9 | |||
| 6 | 10 | Samant, Milind | 1632 | 3 | 3 | Hariharan, Gandhi | 1428 | 18 | |||
| 7 | 20 | Deshmukh, Dnyaneshwar | 1402 | 3 | 3 | Marimuthu, K | 1599 | 13 | |||
| 8 | 2 | Darpan, Inani | 2027 | 2½ | 2½ | Shidad, M | 1425 | 19 | |||
| 9 | 42 | Madhukesh, Ram | 1236 | 2½ | 2½ | Patil, Shirish | 1622 | 11 | |||
| 10 | 14 | Shashidhar, K M | 1522 | 2 | 2½ | Shaibu, T | 1385 | 23 |
