The 100% girl starts off with 3/3
The top seed of the Girls section, Sharvaanica AS (1430, TN) is fondly called as the 100% girl, as she won multiple tournaments with a perfect score. She has started with 3 wins in a row!
The biggest result of the day in the Girls category was Akshaya Narahari (1032, TEL) defeating Bhumika Waghle (1270, MAH).
Akshaya - Bhumika, Round 2 Girls
An early mistake in the game cost Bhumika dearly - Akshaya gave no chances, kept growing her advantage and converted the game confidently into a win. After the game, Akshaya mentioned in the post-game interview that her coach is one of India's most prolific trainers, N. Ramaraju!
Samhita Pungavanam (1345, TEL) kept grinding in an equal endgame for a long time, and her opponent Leah R Joseph (1146, KAR) blundered spectacularly in their 3rd round matchup.
Samhita - Leah, Round 3 Girls
...Kxh3 turned out to be the decisive error in the equal Queen ending, as Samhita managed to trade queens with 88.Qh1+. The resulting King and pawn ending is a win - check out the last few moves to see how Samhita won the game:
In the Open section, the biggest upset of the day was Chirag Lahoti (1247, MAH) taking down the tournament top seed, Safin Safarullakhan (1716, KER). Chirag had already got a slightly better position with the Black pieces, but the decisive blunder came a bit later:
Safin - Chirag, Open Round 3
Re5 is the just blundering material - after 25...Qxe4+ followed by Qxd3, Chirag went on to win the game with ease. In the post-game interview with ChessBase India, Chirag mentioned this is the highest-rated player he has beaten so far!
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Open Round 3 results
| o. | No. | Name | Bdld | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Bdld | Rtg | Club/City | No. | ||
| 1 | 1 | AFM | Safin Safarullakhan | 1716 | Kerala | 2 | 0 - 1 | 2 | Chirag Lahoti | 1254 | Maharashtra | 34 | |||
| 2 | 35 | Arav Vinod | 1244 | Kerala | 2 | 0 - 1 | 2 | Rahul Ramakrishnan | 1531 | Puducherry | 2 | ||||
| 3 | 3 | Narendra Agarwal | 1505 | West Bengal | 2 | 1 - 0 | 2 | Pratyush Kumar | 1235 | Uttar Pradesh | 38 | ||||
| 4 | 37 | Joshua Mark Telles | 1235 | Goa | 2 | 1 - 0 | 2 | Aarit Kapil | 1469 | Delhi | 4 | ||||
| 5 | 39 | Vyan Banchhor | 1235 | Karnataka | 2 | 1 - 0 | 2 | Avyaay Garg | 1418 | Maharashtra | 8 | ||||
| 6 | 9 | Mani Sarbartho | 1418 | West Bengal | 2 | ½ - ½ | 2 | Raghav Renuk Pawade | 1220 | Maharashtra | 46 | ||||
| 7 | 41 | Veer Rakeshkumar Patel | 1231 | Gujarat | 2 | ½ - ½ | 2 | Rishaan Jain | 1412 | Rajasthan | 10 | ||||
| 8 | 11 | Abhinav Anand | 1395 | Karnataka | 2 | 0 - 1 | 2 | Dhruv Gupta | 1191 | Delhi | 54 | ||||
| 9 | 43 | Akshaya Vignesh M | 1227 | Tamil Nadu | 2 | 0 - 1 | 2 | Vairaj Sogerwal | 1395 | Haryana | 12 | ||||
| 10 | 13 | Advik Amit Agrawal | 1368 | Maharashtra | 2 | 1 - 0 | 2 | Isshaan Arun | 1186 | Karnataka | 56 |
Standings after Round 3
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | FED | Rtg | Bdld | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | 2 | Rahul Ramakrishnan | IND | 1531 | Puducherry | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6,00 | |||
| 2 | 3 | Narendra Agarwal | IND | 1505 | West Bengal | 3 | 4 | 5,5 | 5,50 | |||
| 31 | Saksham Upadhyay | IND | 1266 | Maharashtra | 3 | 4 | 5,5 | 5,50 | ||||
| 4 | 12 | Vairaj Sogerwal | IND | 1395 | Haryana | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5,00 | |||
| 19 | ACM | Sri Shiva Tejo Karthikeya K | IND | 1333 | Telangana | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5,00 | |||
| 22 | AFM | Venkata Naga Karthik Malladi | IND | 1317 | Karnataka | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5,00 | |||
| 54 | Dhruv Gupta | IND | 1191 | Delhi | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5,00 | ||||
| 95 | Mithun R | IND | 1103 | Maharashtra | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5,00 | ||||
| 9 | 34 | Chirag Lahoti | IND | 1254 | Maharashtra | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4,00 | |||
| 39 | Vyan Banchhor | IND | 1235 | Karnataka | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4,00 | ||||
| 11 | 23 | Nirvaan Nirav Shah | IND | 1290 | Maharashtra | 3 | 3,5 | 5 | 5,50 | |||
| 12 | 49 | Sattwik Swain | IND | 1208 | Odisha | 3 | 3,5 | 4,5 | 5,00 | |||
| 13 | 13 | Advik Amit Agrawal | IND | 1368 | Maharashtra | 3 | 3,5 | 4,5 | 4,50 | |||
| 14 | 97 | Mohd Ismail Siddiqui | IND | 1096 | Uttar Pradesh | 3 | 3,5 | 4,5 | 3,50 | |||
| 15 | 37 | Joshua Mark Telles | IND | 1235 | Goa | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4,00 |
Round 4 pairings
| Bo. | No. | Name | Bdld | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Bdld | Rtg | Club/City | No. | ||
| 1 | 2 | Rahul Ramakrishnan | 1531 | Puducherry | 3 | 3 | Saksham Upadhyay | 1266 | Maharashtra | 31 | |||||
| 2 | 34 | Chirag Lahoti | 1254 | Maharashtra | 3 | 3 | Narendra Agarwal | 1505 | West Bengal | 3 | |||||
| 3 | 12 | Vairaj Sogerwal | 1395 | Haryana | 3 | 3 | Joshua Mark Telles | 1235 | Goa | 37 | |||||
| 4 | 39 | Vyan Banchhor | 1235 | Karnataka | 3 | 3 | Advik Amit Agrawal | 1368 | Maharashtra | 13 | |||||
| 5 | 54 | Dhruv Gupta | 1191 | Delhi | 3 | 3 | ACM | Sri Shiva Tejo Karthikeya K | 1333 | Telangana | 19 | ||||
| 6 | 22 | AFM | Venkata Naga Karthik Malladi | 1317 | Karnataka | 3 | 3 | Sattwik Swain | 1208 | Odisha | 49 | ||||
| 7 | 58 | ACM | Thavish S | 1180 | Tamil Nadu | 3 | 3 | Nirvaan Nirav Shah | 1290 | Maharashtra | 23 | ||||
| 8 | 97 | Mohd Ismail Siddiqui | 1096 | Uttar Pradesh | 3 | 3 | Rishen Jilowa | 1287 | Rajasthan | 27 | |||||
| 9 | 10 | Rishaan Jain | 1412 | Rajasthan | 2½ | 3 | Mithun R | 1103 | Maharashtra | 95 | |||||
| 10 | 6 | Nidhish Shyamal | 1464 | Telangana | 2½ | 2½ | Shreyas Mani | 1215 | Tamil Nadu | 47 |
Girls Round 3 results
| Bo. | No. | Name | Bdld | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Bdld | Rtg | Club/City | No. | PGN | ||
| 1 | 18 | Tvesha Ashish Jain | 1154 | Maharashtra | 2 | 0 - 1 | 2 | Sharvaanica A S | 1430 | Tamil Nadu | 1 | PGN | ||||
| 2 | 2 | Samhita Pungavanam | 1345 | Telangana | 2 | 1 - 0 | 2 | Leah R Joseph | 1146 | Karnataka | 19 | PGN | ||||
| 3 | 22 | Deepthaashri Ravi Ganesh | 1114 | Tamil Nadu | 2 | 0 - 1 | 2 | Dishita Dey | 1263 | Jharkhand | 5 | PGN | ||||
| 4 | 6 | Alankrita Sharma | 1260 | Jammu Kashmir | 2 | ½ - ½ | 2 | Rashi Warudkar | 1081 | Chhattisgarh | 23 | PGN | ||||
| 5 | 26 | Aryahi Bhattacharya | 1062 | West Bengal | 2 | 0 - 1 | 2 | Pooja Shree R | 1249 | Tamil Nadu | 7 | PGN | ||||
| 6 | 8 | Janaki S D | 1236 | Kerala | 2 | 1 - 0 | 2 | Sankhla Ananya | 1057 | Rajasthan | 28 | |||||
| 7 | 9 | Aanya Gupta | 1234 | Delhi | 2 | 0 - 1 | 2 | Vanshika Rawat | 1056 | Delhi | 29 | |||||
| 8 | 10 | Kiyana Parihar | 1233 | Rajasthan | 2 | 1 - 0 | 2 | Ankita Raj | 1044 | Bihar | 33 | |||||
| 9 | 30 | Skyla Rodrigues | 1049 | Goa | 2 | 0 - 1 | 2 | Aaradhya Das | 1198 | Tripura | 11 | |||||
| 10 | 12 | Bhavanya Panchumarthi | 1192 | Andhra Pradesh | 2 | 1 - 0 | 2 | Akshaya Narahari | 1032 | Telangana | 39 |
Standings after Round 3
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | FED | Rtg | Bdld | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | 2 | Samhita Pungavanam | w | IND | 1345 | Telangana | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6,00 | ||
| 7 | Pooja Shree R | w | IND | 1249 | Tamil Nadu | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6,00 | |||
| 113 | Vaishnavi Anand | w | IND | 0 | Tamil Nadu | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6,00 | |||
| 4 | 5 | Dishita Dey | w | IND | 1263 | Jharkhand | 3 | 4 | 5,5 | 5,50 | ||
| 11 | Aaradhya Das | w | IND | 1198 | Tripura | 3 | 4 | 5,5 | 5,50 | |||
| 6 | 1 | Sharvaanica A S | w | IND | 1430 | Tamil Nadu | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5,00 | ||
| 12 | Bhavanya Panchumarthi | w | IND | 1192 | Andhra Pradesh | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5,00 | |||
| 14 | Divi Bijesh | w | IND | 1170 | Kerala | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5,00 | |||
| 9 | 10 | Kiyana Parihar | w | IND | 1233 | Rajasthan | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4,00 | ||
| 10 | 29 | Vanshika Rawat | w | IND | 1056 | Delhi | 3 | 3,5 | 4,5 | 5,00 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Janaki S D | w | IND | 1236 | Kerala | 3 | 3,5 | 4,5 | 4,50 | ||
| 12 | 16 | Manya Abhishek Drolia | w | IND | 1161 | Gujarat | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4,00 | ||
| 13 | 23 | Rashi Warudkar | w | IND | 1081 | Chhattisgarh | 2,5 | 4,5 | 4,5 | 3,25 | ||
| 14 | 3 | Aaradhya Upadhyay | w | IND | 1271 | Rajasthan | 2,5 | 4 | 5 | 3,75 | ||
| 15 | 38 | Potnuru Satvika | w | IND | 1033 | Andhra Pradesh | 2,5 | 4 | 4 | 2,75 |
Round 4 pairings
| Bo. | No. | Name | Bdld | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Bdld | Rtg | Club/City | No. | ||
| 1 | 1 | Sharvaanica A S | 1430 | Tamil Nadu | 3 | 3 | Bhavanya Panchumarthi | 1192 | Andhra Pradesh | 12 | |||||
| 2 | 11 | Aaradhya Das | 1198 | Tripura | 3 | 3 | Samhita Pungavanam | 1345 | Telangana | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 5 | Dishita Dey | 1263 | Jharkhand | 3 | 3 | Divi Bijesh | 1170 | Kerala | 14 | |||||
| 4 | 7 | Pooja Shree R | 1249 | Tamil Nadu | 3 | 3 | Manya Abhishek Drolia | 1161 | Gujarat | 16 | |||||
| 5 | 29 | Vanshika Rawat | 1056 | Delhi | 3 | 3 | Janaki S D | 1236 | Kerala | 8 | |||||
| 6 | 113 | Vaishnavi Anand | 0 | Tamil Nadu | 3 | 3 | Kiyana Parihar | 1233 | Rajasthan | 10 | |||||
| 7 | 3 | Aaradhya Upadhyay | 1271 | Rajasthan | 2½ | 2½ | Alankrita Sharma | 1260 | Jammu Kashmir | 6 | |||||
| 8 | 23 | Rashi Warudkar | 1081 | Chhattisgarh | 2½ | 2½ | Potnuru Satvika | 1033 | Andhra Pradesh | 38 | |||||
| 9 | 45 | Aahna Ajish | 0 | Tamil Nadu | 2 | 2 | AFM | Waghle Bhumika | 1270 | Maharashtra | 4 | ||||
| 10 | 9 | Aanya Gupta | 1234 | Delhi | 2 | 2 | Gyana Anwita Boddu | 1029 | Andhra Pradesh | 40 |
