Onward Technologies 16th AICFB National R5-6: Kishan and Soundarya still at the top

by Shahid Ahmed - 17/03/2023

Kishan Gangolli and Soundarya Kumar Pradhan maintain their lead at the conclusion of Round 6 of Onward Technologies presents 16th AICFB National Chess Championship for Visually Challenged 2023. The fifth round encounter between them ended in a draw after 17 moves. They are now at 5.5/6 each, a half point ahead of the nearest competition, Somender B L. The 20-year-old from Delhi, Somender is making strong comeback after suffering a loss in the second round against Kishan. He went on to win the next four games including wins over Ashvin Makwana and Swapanil Shah. He will face the defending champion Soundarya in Round 6 which starts today at 9:30 a.m. IST. Photo: IA Manjunatha M

Somender wins four in-a-row

Aryan Joshi (MAH), Hariharan Gandhi (TN) and Venkat Reddy S (AP) are at 4.5/6 each.

Both Kishan Gangolli and Soundarya Kumar Pradhan maintain their lead with a score of 5.5/6 each | Photo: IA Manjunatha M

Round 6: Swapanil Shah (MAH) - Somender B L (DEL): 0-1 | Photo: IA Manjunatha M

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 5 games

Round 6 results

Bo.	No.	Name	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.	Name	Rtg	No.
1	1	Kishan, Gangolli	2113	4½	1 - 0	4	Saikrishna, S. T.	1757	6
2	13	Marimuthu, K	1599	4	0 - 1	4½	Soundarya, Kumar Pradhan	1880	3
3	18	Hariharan, Gandhi	1428	4	½ - ½	4	Aryan, B Joshi	1874	4
4	8	Swapanil, Shah	1689	3½	0 - 1	4	Somender, B L	1500	16
5	25	Venkat, Reddy S	1334	3½	1 - 0	3½	Singh, Surypratap	1268	38
6	20	Deshmukh, Dnyaneshwar	1402	3	0 - 1	3	Darpan, Inani	2027	2
7	23	Shaibu, T	1385	3	0 - 1	3	Patra, Subhendu Kumar	1775	5
8	9	Makwana, Ashvin K	1670	3	1 - 0	3	Deshpande, Amit	1389	22
9	26	Sanjiv, Kar	1320	3	0 - 1	3	Samant, Milind	1632	10
10	11	Patil, Shirish	1622	3	0 - 1	3	Akediwala, Prince D	1314	29

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Standings after Round 6

Rk.	SNo	Name	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	1	Kishan, Gangolli	IND	2113	KAR	5,5	23	26	23,25
2	3	Soundarya, Kumar Pradhan	IND	1880	ODI	5,5	21	23	20,25
3	16	Somender, B L	IND	1500	DEL	5	19,5	22,5	17,00
4	4	Aryan, B Joshi	IND	1874	MAH	4,5	22	25,5	17,75
5	18	Hariharan, Gandhi	IND	1428	T N	4,5	20,5	22	14,25
6	25	Venkat, Reddy S	IND	1334	A P	4,5	18,5	19,5	13,25
7	10	Samant, Milind	IND	1632	MAH	4	19	21,5	12,50
8	6	Saikrishna, S. T.	IND	1757	T N	4	18,5	21	12,25
9	9	Makwana, Ashvin K	IND	1670	GUJ	4	18	20	11,00
10	2	Darpan, Inani	IND	2027	GUJ	4	18	20	10,75

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Round 7 pairings

Bo.	No.	Name	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.	Name	Rtg	No.
1	16	Somender, B L	1500	5		5½	Soundarya, Kumar Pradhan	1880	3
2	18	Hariharan, Gandhi	1428	4½		5½	Kishan, Gangolli	2113	1
3	4	Aryan, B Joshi	1874	4½		4	Darpan, Inani	2027	2
4	5	Patra, Subhendu Kumar	1775	4		4½	Venkat, Reddy S	1334	25
5	6	Saikrishna, S. T.	1757	4		4	Marimuthu, K	1599	13
6	29	Akediwala, Prince D	1314	4		4	Makwana, Ashvin K	1670	9
7	10	Samant, Milind	1632	4		4	Madhukesh, Ram	1236	42
8	19	Shidad, M	1425	3½		3½	Kavlekar, Sanjay R.	1730	7
9	38	Singh, Surypratap	1268	3½		3½	Swapanil, Shah	1689	8
10	41	Rafik, S	1237	3½		3½	Prachurya, Kumar Pradhan	1608	12

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Tournament Info

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