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.
Photo Gallery
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 |
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 |
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 |
Links
Gujarat State Chess Association: Official site
