32nd National under 9 round 7: Ilamparthi and Indira in sole lead

by Shahid Ahmed - 20/09/2018

Ilamparthi A R and Indira Priyadharshini Subbu maintain sole lead with a perfect score of 7.0/7 after winning their 7th round game in 32nd National under 9 being held in Ranchi, Jharkhand. Top seed in the open category, Ilamparthi A R is the 7th highest rated player in the world in under 9 age category. A staggering 424 players comprising of 273 boys and 151 girls are taking part in this event. Total 2 lacs prize money is up for grabs consisting of 1 lakh in each category. In this report we bring photos, video and games from round 7 of the tournament. Photos: Shahid Ahmed

Ilamparthi and Indira remain undefeated at the conclusion of round 7

Focused Ilamparthi en route his victory in the 7th round

Ilamparthi was completely lost after 28.Qxc6. Aakash managed to capitalize but could not hold the advantage as he blundered

Despite getting advantage in the middle game, Ilamparthi A R made a huge blunder which his opponent managed to identify. However it was not Aakash's day as he missed a wonderful winning opportunity which would have pummeled him into the championship fray. Both hails from the same state of Tamil Nadu.

Indira made a short work of her opponent Manasvi in just 25 moves

In an already terrible position, Manasvi played 17.e5 which made things worse for her

Manasvi of Karnataka did not handle the Scotch Opening quite well as she lost several tempos and that eventually lead to huge lack in development of her pieces. Indira of Tamil Nadu took advantage of her opponent's mistakes and clinically punished her opponent's mistakes and checkmated in just 25 moves.

Yash Bharadia of Rajasthan missed multiple opportunities despite dominating the most of the endgame

Find out the way to finish things here for White which Yash missed

It's Maharashtra vs. Maharashtra: Advait realized that draw is the maximum that can be attained in the final position but...

...before that Advait missed a brilliant combination against his state buddy Kush. Can you find out what did he miss?

In a game where momentum kept shifting often, Palak of Odisha got the better of Pournami of Kerala

Photo and Video Gallery:

That moment when you realize that you forgot to do your homework

The face you make after you narrowly escape a flag fall loss

Poised does not necessarily mean that you cannot pose

Do you really want to continue this?

Chief Arbiter IA and FI Paul Arokia Raj S explains the situation

Time (zone) difference?

The small wonders need to stand to reach them all

Tounament Hall 1: It is full of Carlsen and Anand's posters and inspirational quotes

Tournament Hall 2: It is full of posters and quotes just like Hall 1

Final moments: Ilamparthi A R maintains sole lead by defeating state mate Aakash G in the 7th round of 32nd National under 9

Results of Round 7 in Open category

Bo.	No.	Name	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Rtg	Club/City	No.
1	1	Ilamparthi A R	1926	Tamil Nadu	6	1 - 0	5½		Aakash G	1673	Tamil Nadu	2
2	9	Bharadia Yash	1525	Rajasthan	5½	½ - ½	5½		Mayank Chakraborty	1655	Assam	4
3	16	Abhyuday Santhosh	1393	Karnataka	5½	1 - 0	5		Priansh Das	1594	Odisha	6
4	3	Sadbhav Rautela	1670	Uttaranchal	5	½ - ½	5		Jaiveer Mahendru	1365	Maharashtra	21
5	29	Daakshin Arun	1326	Tamil Nadu	5	0 - 1	5		Apoorv Kamble	1502	Karnataka	10
6	45	Md Imran	1249	Andhra Pradesh	5	½ - ½	5		Raghu Ram Reddy Seelam	1445	Telengana	12
7	15	Sparsh Bisht	1396	Haryana	5	½ - ½	5		Sriansh Das	1347	Odisha	24
8	7	Kshatriya Nitin Vekhande	1574	Maharashtra	4½	1 - 0	4½		Wanjari Krupal	1307	Maharashtra	35
9	39	Advait Prashant Patil	1278	Maharashtra	4½	½ - ½	4½	CM	Bhagat Kush	1539	Maharashtra	8
10	11	Borgaonkar Akshay	1484	Maharashtra	4½	0 - 1	4½		Arshpreet Singh	1291	Haryana	36

Results of Round 7 in Girls category

Bo.	No.		Name	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Rtg	Club/City	No.
1	12		Sanikommu Manasvi	1164	Karnataka	5½	0 - 1	6		Indira Priyadharshini Subbu	1178	Tamil Nadu	10
2	17		Pournami S	1126	Kerala	5	0 - 1	5		Palak Mohapatra	1267	Odisha	2
3	3		Panchal Hiya	1267	Gujrat	5	1 - 0	5		Mehak Mathur	1056	Chhattisgarh	33
4	5		Sneha Halder	1245	Bengal	5	½ - ½	5		Debapriya Manna	1036	Bengal	38
5	104		Patil Disha	0	Maharashtra	5	0 - 1	5	WCM	Suhaani Lohia	1235	Maharashtra	6
6	7	WCM	Shefali A N	1224	Karnataka	5	1 - 0	5		Dhaaniya T	1018	Pondicherry	43
7	23		Sarvani Cheedella	1101	Andhra Pradesh	4½	0 - 1	4½	WCM	Shriyana S Mallya	1278	Karnataka	1
8	67		Behera Snehayukta	0	Odisha	4½	1 - 0	4½		Sani Deshpande	1219	Maharashtra	8
9	25		Srishanthi G	1090	Telangana	4½	½ - ½	4½		Devaki Nandana	1110	Andhra Pradesh	20
10	11		Hasmitha Jt	1176	Tamil Nadu	4	½ - ½	4½		Mukherjee Shreya	1036	Maharashtra	39

Pairings of Round 8 in Open category of 2018/09/20 at 3.30 p.m.

Bo.	No.	Name	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	Result	Pts.	Name	Rtg	Club/City	No.
1	16	Abhyuday Santhosh	1393	Karnataka	6½		7	Ilamparthi A R	1926	Tamil Nadu	1
2	10	Apoorv Kamble	1502	Karnataka	6		6	Bharadia Yash	1525	Rajasthan	9
3	4	Mayank Chakraborty	1655	Assam	6		5½	Sadbhav Rautela	1670	Uttaranchal	3
4	2	Aakash G	1673	Tamil Nadu	5½		5½	Shankhodip De	1315	Bengal	33
5	36	Arshpreet Singh	1291	Haryana	5½		5½	Kshatriya Nitin Vekhande	1574	Maharashtra	7
6	12	Raghu Ram Reddy Seelam	1445	Telengana	5½		5½	Panda Hrishikesh	1223	Odisha	51
7	60	Sawalakhe Jay	1195	Maharashtra	5½		5½	Sparsh Bisht	1396	Haryana	15
8	21	Jaiveer Mahendru	1365	Maharashtra	5½		5½	Md Imran	1249	Andhra Pradesh	45
9	24	Sriansh Das	1347	Odisha	5½		5½	Agarwal Mukund H	1095	Gujrat	105
10	28	Suhaas A	1327	Telengana	5½		5½	Dhyey Agarwal	1187	Gujrat	61

Pairings of Round 8 in Girls category on 2018/09/20 at 3.30 p.m.

Bo.	No.		Name	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Rtg	Club/City	No.
1	10		Indira Priyadharshini Subbu	1178	Tamil Nadu	7		6		Panchal Hiya	1267	Gujrat	3
2	2		Palak Mohapatra	1267	Odisha	6		6	WCM	Shefali A N	1224	Karnataka	7
3	6	WCM	Suhaani Lohia	1235	Maharashtra	6		5½		Sneha Halder	1245	Bengal	5
4	1	WCM	Shriyana S Mallya	1278	Karnataka	5½		5½		Sanikommu Manasvi	1164	Karnataka	12
5	38		Debapriya Manna	1036	Bengal	5½		5½		Behera Snehayukta	0	Odisha	67
6	16		Arushi Srichandan	1132	Odisha	5		5		Mehak Mathur	1056	Chhattisgarh	33
7	34		Asmita Avijit Ray	1048	Goa	5		5		Pournami S	1126	Kerala	17
8	20		Devaki Nandana	1110	Andhra Pradesh	5		5		Kukreja Suguna	1026	Delhi	41
9	22		Patil Divya	1107	Maharashtra	5		5		Dhaaniya T	1018	Pondicherry	43
10	24		Sri Harini A	1090	Karnataka	5		5		Saara Jain	1016	Jharkhand	44