26th Asian Youth R7: Narayani and Velavaa maintain their lead

by Shahid Ahmed - 17/06/2024

Narayani Umesh Marathe conceded her first draw of the event against Levgeeva Elzyata Nik. She maintains her sole lead 6.5/7 in Under-8 Girls. Under-8 Open: Hriday Garg and Kavish Palaniappan K are trailing the sole leader by a full point at 5.5/7 each. Under-10 Girls: Bijesh Divi lost her lead. She is now at sole second place 6/7. Under-12 Open: Aadik Theophane Lenin drew his game. He is now at 5.5/7, a full point behind the sole leader. Under-12 Girls: Pratitee Bordoloi is relentless in her pursuit. She scored her second hat-trick of the event to move to 6/7. Under-16 Open: CM Velavaa Ragavesh maintained his lead 5.5/7. He is now joined by one more player than the previous round, in the quest for the Gold. Round 8 starts tomorrow at 11 a.m. local time, 11:30 a.m. IST. Photos: Shahid Ahmed

Hriday, Kavish, Bijesh, Aadik and Pratitee in pursuit

Under-8 Open

Second seeded, Rizat Ulan (KAZ, 1733) increased his sole lead by completely decimating the top seed - Sarbartho Mani (1733). Kavish Palaniappan K (1551) drew with Mohammad Taha Malaknezhad (IRI, 1655). Hriday Garg defeated Thanh San Nguyen (VIE, 1453). Both Kavish and Hriday are at a full behind Rizat at 5.5/7 each.

Kavish Palaniappan K - Mohammad Taha Malaknezhad (IRI): 0.5-0.5

Hriday Garg navigated a Queen vs Rook endgame to win against Thanh San Nguyen (VIE)

Round 8 pairings

Rd.	Bo.	No.		Name	Rtg	Pts.	Pts.		Name	Rtg	No.
8	2	3		Malaknezhad Mohammad Taha	1655	5½	5½		Hriday Garg	1554	15
8	3	29		Nguyen Thanh San	1453	5	5½	ACM	Kavish Palaniappan K	1551	16
8	5	1	ACM	Mani Sarbartho	1733	5	4½		Sidikov Shohjahon	1583	8
8	20	33		Saathvik Chakravarthy Ramayanam	1414	3	3		Yeo Si Xu Shane	0	52

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Under-8 Girls

Narayani Umesh Marathe (1416) survived a massive scare against Levgeeva Elzyata Nik. She maintains her sole lead 6.5/7.

Narayani Umesh Marathe conceded her first draw of the event against Levgeeva Elzyata Nik

Round 8 pairings

8	1	4			Balakanova Azaliya	1533	5		6½		Narayani Umesh Marathe	1416		15
8	3	31			Nakshatra Gumudavelly	0	5		5		Chen Qinran	1451		9

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Under-10 Girls

Bijesh Divi (1639) lost her lead to Alisa Genrietta Yunker (1735). Bijesh drew with Ngoc Nga Duong (VIE, 1674). She missed a tactic which could have fetched her a full point. Alisa defeated Zhansaya Sholpanbek (KAZ, 1621) to gain sole lead 6.5/7. Bijesh is trailing by a half point at 6/7.

Ngoc Nga Duong (VIE) - Bijesh Divi: 0.5-0.5

Round 8 pairings

8	2	11	Divi Bijesh	1639	6	5	WCM	Berikkyzy Alanna	1871	1
8	4	3	Aaradhya Das	1762	4½	5		Duong Ngoc Nga	1674	8
8	5	5	Peng Jingyi(Gd)	1718	4½	4½		Samhita Pungavanam	1596	17
8	6	15	Zhumambayeva Aliya	1625	4½	4½		Pooja Shree R	1647	10
8	7	20	Kiyana Parihar	1559	4½	4½		Smirnova Oksana Andr	1635	12

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Under-12 Open

Aadik Theophane Lenin (1852) drew against Haoxuan Zhang (CHN, 1907). He is now a full point behind the sole leader, CM Ramtin Kakavand (IRI, 2059).

Aadik Theophane Lenin - Haoxuan Zhang (CHN): 0.5-0.5

Round 8 pairings

8	3	15	AIM	Aadik Theophane Lenin	1852	5½	5½	Sanches-Shananin Adrian	1863	13
8	4	19		Primbetov Nurassyl	1811	5	5	Siddhanth Poonja	1958	6
8	5	24		Tuvshintulga Tumurchudur	1787	5	5	Ayaan Garg	1861	14

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Under-12 Girls

Pratitee Bordoloi (1796) stays on the sole leader Le Vy Tran's (VIE, 1755) heels. She scored her second hat-trick of wins, this time against Khanzada Amanzol (KAZ, 1685). Le Vy maintains her perfect score 7/7. Pratitee remains the sole player at 6/7.

Pratitee Bordoloi - Khanzada Amanzhol (KAZ): 1-0

Round 8 pairings

8	2	3	Diaskyzy Daliya	1793	4½	6		Pratitee Bordoloi	1796	2
8	4	21	Pavithra R V	1614	4½	4½	WCM	Nguyen Minh Chi	1832	1
8	6	7	Tursunalieva Nurelina	1737	4½	4½		Siddhi Rao	1601	22
8	24	42	Aayat Asmi	1478	2	2		Divya Gowrisankar	0	46

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Under-16 Open

CM Velavaa Ragavesh (1987) drew against FM Daniyal Sapenov (KAZ, 2339) to maintain his lead 5.5/7. Minh Duy Tran Ngoc (VIE, 2017) and FM Miras Assylov (KAZ, 2337) are also at 5.5/7 each.

CM Velavaa Ragavesh - FM Daniyal Sapenov (KAZ): 0.5-0.5

Round 7 pairings

7	2	26	CM	Velavaa Ragavesh	1987	5	4½	FM	Sapenov Daniyal	2339	2
7	6	22		Samyak Dharewa	2022	4	4		Maslovskiy Vladimir	2293	7
7	10	24		Pranay Akula	2015	3½	3½	CM	Suslov Dmitrii	2105	16
7	12	20		Khanjani Rastin	2062	3½	3½		Daksh Goyal	1948	31

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