49th National Women 2023 R1: Suryanshi denies Isha a full point

by Shahid Ahmed - 01/07/2023

14-year-old Suryanshi Sharma (HP) held WIM Isha Sharma (KAR) to a draw in the first round of 49th National Women 2023. The teenager could have pushed for a win in the double rook and opposite color bishop endgame. However, she traded the rooks and drew the resultant opposite color bishop endgame comfortably. The defending two-time National Women and the newly crowned Asian Women 2023 champion - IM Divya Deshmukh is the top seed. Since 2018, every champion won it for two consecutive years before a new champion got crowned. Will Divya win for the third consecutive time, just like previous winners of the last decade - IM Padmini Rout and WGM Mary Ann Gomes, or are we going to witness a new champion? Round 2 starts today at 10 a.m. IST Photos: Ankit Dalal

A smooth start for the top seeds

The eleven-round Swiss League tournament witnesses the participation of over 150 players including 6 IMs, 6 WGMs and 10 WIMs. This time the eligibility has been increased to any rated player. The event is organized by Gujarat State Chess Association from 30th June to 10th July 2023. Total prize fund is ₹3000000. The top three prizes are ₹700000, ₹550000 and ₹450000 each.

Suryanshi Sharma (HP) denied WIM Isha Sharma (KAR) a winning start

Suryanshi - Isha

Position after 27...a6

Suryanshi Sharma (HP, 1403) should have gone for 28.b4 idea a4, b5 and created a passed pawn on the b-file. Instead, she captured on c4 28.bxc4 Rxc4 29.Rxc4 Rxc4 30.Rxc4 Bxc4 the game liquidated into an opposite color bishop endgame and it ended in a draw eventually.

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The defending two-time National Women and newly crowned Asian Women 2023 champion IM Divya Deshmukh is the top seed

Former four-time National Women champion - IM Padmini Rout

The previous two-time National Women champion - IM Bhakti Kulkarni

Asian Women 2023 Silver medalist - WGM Mary Ann Gomes

IM Eesha Karavade won her game comfortably

Former National Women champion - IM Soumya Swaminathan

Inauguration Ceremony

The tournament hall at Karnavathi Club in Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Replay Round 1 games

Round 1 results

Bo.	No.		Name	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Rtg	Club/City	No.	PGN
1	80	AFM	Shanmathi, Sree S	1425	TN	0	0 - 1	0	WGM	Divya, Deshmukh	2389	MAH	1	PGN
2	2	IM	Padmini, Rout	2353	PSPB	0	1 - 0	0		Kirthika, B	1422	TEL	81	PGN
3	82		Kale, Shruti	1421	MAH	0	0 - 1	0	IM	Kulkarni, Bhakti	2315	GOA	3	PGN
4	4	WGM	Gomes, Mary Ann	2315	PSPB	0	1 - 0	0		Yuti, Mayur Patel	1421	MAH	83	PGN
5	84		Advika, Sarupria	1418	RAJ	0	0 - 1	0	IM	Karavade, Eesha	2293	PSPB	5	PGN
6	6	IM	Soumya, Swaminathan	2293	PSPB	0	1 - 0	0		Arya, G Mallar	1407	KER	85	PGN
7	86		Suryanshi, Sharma	1403	HP	0	½ - ½	0	WIM	Sharma, Isha	2267	KAR	7	PGN
8	8	WGM	Pratyusha, Bodda	2250	AP	0	1 - 0	0		Gade, Sharanya	1399	TEL	87	PGN
9	88		Jigna, Joshi	1398	GUJ	0	0 - 1	0	WIM	Mahalakshmi, M	2242	RSPB	9	PGN
10	10	WGM	Srija, Seshadri	2226	TN	0	1 - 0	0		Falak, Joni Naik	1391	GUJ	89	PGN

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Standings after Round 1

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	Gr	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5
1	156		Sudha, G		w	N	IND	0	AND	1	0	0	0,50	0	0
2	1	WGM	Divya, Deshmukh	U18	w	N	IND	2389	MAH	1	0	0	0,00	0	1
	2	IM	Padmini, Rout		w	N	IND	2353	PSPB	1	0	0	0,00	0	1
	3	IM	Kulkarni, Bhakti		w	N	IND	2315	GOA	1	0	0	0,00	0	1
	4	WGM	Gomes, Mary Ann		w	N	IND	2315	PSPB	1	0	0	0,00	0	1
	5	IM	Karavade, Eesha		w	N	IND	2293	PSPB	1	0	0	0,00	0	1
	6	IM	Soumya, Swaminathan		w	N	IND	2293	PSPB	1	0	0	0,00	0	1
	8	WGM	Pratyusha, Bodda		w	N	IND	2250	AP	1	0	0	0,00	0	1
	9	WIM	Mahalakshmi, M		w	N	IND	2242	RSPB	1	0	0	0,00	0	1
	10	WGM	Srija, Seshadri		w	N	IND	2226	TN	1	0	0	0,00	0	1
	11	WIM	Chitlange, Sakshi		w	N	IND	2225	MAH	1	0	0	0,00	0	1
	12	WIM	Salonika, Saina	U20	w	N	IND	2223	ODI	1	0	0	0,00	0	1
	13	IM	Mohota, Nisha		w	N	IND	2185	PSPB	1	0	0	0,00	0	1
	14	WIM	Vishwa, Vasnawala	U18	w	S	IND	2181	GUJ	1	0	0	0,00	0	1
	15	WIM	Arpita, Mukherjee		w	N	IND	2160	WB	1	0	0	0,00	0	1
	16	WFM	Dhyana, Patel	U18	w	N	IND	2155	GUJ	1	0	0	0,00	0	1
	17	WFM	Nimmy, A.G.		w	N	IND	2151	KER	1	0	0	0,00	0	1
	18	WGM	Varshini, V		w	N	IND	2120	TN	1	0	0	0,00	0	1
	19	WIM	Bommini, Mounika Akshaya	U20	w	N	IND	2094	AP	1	0	0	0,00	0	1
	20	WFM	Saranya, J		w	N	IND	2050	TN	1	0	0	0,00	0	1

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Round 2 pairings

Bo.	No.		Name	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Rtg	Club/City	No.
1	1	WGM	Divya, Deshmukh	2389	MAH	1		1		Marium, Fatima	1703	BIH	44
2	43	WCM	Arushi, Kotwal	1704	JK	1		1	IM	Padmini, Rout	2353	PSPB	2
3	3	IM	Kulkarni, Bhakti	2315	GOA	1		1		Swara, Lakshmi S Nair	1680	KAR	46
4	47		Kanishka, S	1676	TN	1		1	WGM	Gomes, Mary Ann	2315	PSPB	4
5	5	IM	Karavade, Eesha	2293	PSPB	1		1		Anishka, Vikram	1675	DEL	48
6	49		Sachi, Jain	1675	DEL	1		1	IM	Soumya, Swaminathan	2293	PSPB	6
7	51		Kalyani, Sirin	1660	KER	1		1	WGM	Pratyusha, Bodda	2250	AP	8
8	9	WIM	Mahalakshmi, M	2242	RSPB	1		1	AFM	Shubhi, Gupta	1667	UP	50
9	53		Dakshita, Kumawat	1649	RAJ	1		1	WGM	Srija, Seshadri	2226	TN	10
10	11	WIM	Chitlange, Sakshi	2225	MAH	1		1		Rout, Yashita	1655	ODI	52

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Links

Tournament Details

Gujarat State Chess Association: Official site

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