32nd National under 9 round 8: Hiya beats Indira to get into joint lead, Ilamparthi maintains sole lead
Overnight leader Ilamparthi A R of Tamil Nadu maintained his sole lead with a perfect score by defeating Abhyuday Santosh of Karnataka. However, the sole leader of the girls' section, Indira Priyadharshini Subbu of TN lost to Panchal Hiya of Gujarat. Thus Hiya joining the previous round leader Indira at the conclusion of round 8. In the open section, only two players are trailing at 7.0/8 whereas in the girls section, there is four-way tie at 6.5/8 points at the second spot. In this report, we bring you photos and games from round 8. Photos: Shahid Ahmed
Ilamparthi maintains perfect score, Indira suffers loss against Hiya
Abhyuday Santosh of Karnataka managed to get a slight edge arising out of Sicilian Moscow variation, however he blundered a pawn when he played 21. Bh4. Later missed an opportunity to finish off the game quickly.
In a game which was seemingly equal throughout the game, Indira blundered a piece and the game. Hiya managed to capitalize on her opponent's only mistake and won the game comfortably.
Yash got a winning Knight ending after Apoorv made a mistake, however Yash gave some chances to his opponent to equalize and maybe salvage a draw, but unfortunately Apoorv was unable to pounce on those opportunities.
Aakash G was completely lost in the late middlegame, however he did not give up. He showed his tenacity and equalized the position. Then he tested his opponent, Shankodip De's patience and got the better of it.
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Results of Round 8 in Open category
Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | Club/City | No. | ||
1 | 16 | Abhyuday Santhosh | 1393 | Karnataka | 6½ | 0 - 1 | 7 | Ilamparthi A R | 1926 | Tamil Nadu | 1 | ||
2 | 10 | Apoorv Kamble | 1502 | Karnataka | 6 | 0 - 1 | 6 | Bharadia Yash | 1525 | Rajasthan | 9 | ||
3 | 4 | Mayank Chakraborty | 1655 | Assam | 6 | 1 - 0 | 5½ | Sadbhav Rautela | 1670 | Uttaranchal | 3 | ||
4 | 2 | Aakash G | 1673 | Tamil Nadu | 5½ | 1 - 0 | 5½ | Shankhodip De | 1315 | Bengal | 33 | ||
5 | 36 | Arshpreet Singh | 1291 | Haryana | 5½ | 0 - 1 | 5½ | Kshatriya Nitin Vekhande | 1574 | Maharashtra | 7 | ||
6 | 12 | Raghu Ram Reddy Seelam | 1445 | Telengana | 5½ | ½ - ½ | 5½ | Panda Hrishikesh | 1223 | Odisha | 51 | ||
7 | 60 | Sawalakhe Jay | 1195 | Maharashtra | 5½ | 0 - 1 | 5½ | Sparsh Bisht | 1396 | Haryana | 15 | ||
8 | 21 | Jaiveer Mahendru | 1365 | Maharashtra | 5½ | 0 - 1 | 5½ | Md Imran | 1249 | Andhra Pradesh | 45 | ||
9 | 24 | Sriansh Das | 1347 | Odisha | 5½ | 0 - 1 | 5½ | Agarwal Mukund H | 1095 | Gujrat | 105 | ||
10 | 28 | Suhaas A | 1327 | Telengana | 5½ | 1 - 0 | 5½ | Dhyey Agarwal | 1187 | Gujrat | 61 |
Results of Round 8 in Girls category
Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | Club/City | No. | ||
1 | 10 | Indira Priyadharshini Subbu | 1178 | Tamil Nadu | 7 | 0 - 1 | 6 | Panchal Hiya | 1267 | Gujrat | 3 | ||
2 | 2 | Palak Mohapatra | 1267 | Odisha | 6 | ½ - ½ | 6 | WCM | Shefali A N | 1224 | Karnataka | 7 | |
3 | 6 | WCM | Suhaani Lohia | 1235 | Maharashtra | 6 | 0 - 1 | 5½ | Sneha Halder | 1245 | Bengal | 5 | |
4 | 1 | WCM | Shriyana S Mallya | 1278 | Karnataka | 5½ | 1 - 0 | 5½ | Sanikommu Manasvi | 1164 | Karnataka | 12 | |
5 | 38 | Debapriya Manna | 1036 | Bengal | 5½ | 1 - 0 | 5½ | Behera Snehayukta | 0 | Odisha | 67 | ||
6 | 16 | Arushi Srichandan | 1132 | Odisha | 5 | 1 - 0 | 5 | Mehak Mathur | 1056 | Chhattisgarh | 33 | ||
7 | 34 | Asmita Avijit Ray | 1048 | Goa | 5 | 0 - 1 | 5 | Pournami S | 1126 | Kerala | 17 | ||
8 | 20 | Devaki Nandana | 1110 | Andhra Pradesh | 5 | 1 - 0 | 5 | Kukreja Suguna | 1026 | Delhi | 41 | ||
9 | 22 | Patil Divya | 1107 | Maharashtra | 5 | 1 - 0 | 5 | Dhaaniya T | 1018 | Pondicherry | 43 | ||
10 | 24 | Sri Harini A | 1090 | Karnataka | 5 | ½ - ½ | 5 | Saara Jain | 1016 | Jharkhand | 44 |
Pairings of Round 9 in Open category of 2018/09/21 at 3.30 p.m.
Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | Club/City | No. | ||
1 | 1 | Ilamparthi A R | 1926 | Tamil Nadu | 8 | 7 | Mayank Chakraborty | 1655 | Assam | 4 | |||
2 | 7 | Kshatriya Nitin Vekhande | 1574 | Maharashtra | 6½ | 7 | Bharadia Yash | 1525 | Rajasthan | 9 | |||
3 | 105 | Agarwal Mukund H | 1095 | Gujrat | 6½ | 6½ | Aakash G | 1673 | Tamil Nadu | 2 | |||
4 | 15 | Sparsh Bisht | 1396 | Haryana | 6½ | 6½ | Suhaas A | 1327 | Telengana | 28 | |||
5 | 45 | Md Imran | 1249 | Andhra Pradesh | 6½ | 6½ | Abhyuday Santhosh | 1393 | Karnataka | 16 | |||
6 | 31 | Arnav Pradhan | 1322 | Telengana | 6 | 6 | CM | Bhagat Kush | 1539 | Maharashtra | 8 | ||
7 | 51 | Panda Hrishikesh | 1223 | Odisha | 6 | 6 | Apoorv Kamble | 1502 | Karnataka | 10 | |||
8 | 39 | Advait Prashant Patil | 1278 | Maharashtra | 6 | 6 | Raghu Ram Reddy Seelam | 1445 | Telengana | 12 | |||
9 | 17 | Barnil Kumar Das | 1379 | Assam | 6 | 6 | Pranav K P | 1312 | Tamil Nadu | 34 | |||
10 | 19 | Aryan Mohapatra | 1374 | Odisha | 6 | 6 | Nirnay Garg | 1325 | Haryana | 30 |
Pairings of Round 9 in Girls category of 2018/09/21 at 3.30 p.m.
Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | Club/City | No. | ||
1 | 3 | Panchal Hiya | 1267 | Gujrat | 7 | 6½ | WCM | Shriyana S Mallya | 1278 | Karnataka | 1 | ||
2 | 7 | WCM | Shefali A N | 1224 | Karnataka | 6½ | 7 | Indira Priyadharshini Subbu | 1178 | Tamil Nadu | 10 | ||
3 | 5 | Sneha Halder | 1245 | Bengal | 6½ | 6½ | Palak Mohapatra | 1267 | Odisha | 2 | |||
4 | 38 | Debapriya Manna | 1036 | Bengal | 6½ | 6 | WCM | Suhaani Lohia | 1235 | Maharashtra | 6 | ||
5 | 39 | Mukherjee Shreya | 1036 | Maharashtra | 6 | 6 | Arushi Srichandan | 1132 | Odisha | 16 | |||
6 | 17 | Pournami S | 1126 | Kerala | 6 | 6 | Patil Divya | 1107 | Maharashtra | 22 | |||
7 | 104 | Patil Disha | 0 | Maharashtra | 6 | 6 | Devaki Nandana | 1110 | Andhra Pradesh | 20 | |||
8 | 18 | Jayashri M | 1124 | Tamil Nadu | 5½ | 6 | Lakshana Subramanian | 1024 | Tamil Nadu | 42 | |||
9 | 44 | Saara Jain | 1016 | Jharkhand | 5½ | 5½ | Sani Deshpande | 1219 | Maharashtra | 8 | |||
10 | 12 | Sanikommu Manasvi | 1164 | Karnataka | 5½ | 5½ | Jasmaira Gumber | 1012 | Uttaranchal | 46 |