Five in pursuit
Sarayu Velpula (TEL), Sneha Halder (WB) and Kashthuri Bhai R (AND) held WIM Mounika Akshaya Bommini (AP), IM Eesha Karavade (PSPB) and WIM Vishwa Vasnawala (GUJ) to a draw each respectively.
Bhakti - Mary: 0.5-0.5
IM Bhakti Kulkarni (Goa, 2315) has defeated WGM Mary Ann Gomes (PSPB, 2315) only twice out of their 13 rated game encounters against each other. The former won only twice. 11 out of 13 games were played in National championships. The last time Bhakti defeated Mary in a tournament was February 2013. She got a very good opportunity to register her third win over Mary.
Black has to make a critical choice. Where should the king move - up or down? 43...Kd6?? is a mistake as 44.fxg4 hxg4 45.Rh6+ Kd5 46.Rxa6 and White is winning. White missed this and opted for 45.Rg7 Rc5 46.Rg6+ Ke7 47.Rxa6 Rxc3 48.b4? One last chance to push for a win was 48.Ra8. The game continued 48...Rc4 49.Ra8 Kd6 and Black managed to salvage a draw in another ten moves.
A total of 156 players including 6 IMs, 6 WGMs and 10 WIMs are taking part from various states and units across the country in this eleven-day eleven-round Swiss League National Women Rating tournament. The tournament is organized by Gujarat State Chess Association at Rajpath Club in Ahmedabad, Gujarat from 30th June to 10th July 2023. The time control of the event is 90 mins/40 moves + 30 mins/end + 30 seconds increment from move no. 1.
Replay Round 8 games
Round 8 results
| Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | Club/City | No. | ||
| 1 | 3 | IM | Kulkarni, Bhakti | 2315 | GOA | 6½ | ½ - ½ | 6 | WGM | Gomes, Mary Ann | 2315 | PSPB | 4 |
| 2 | 9 | WIM | Mahalakshmi, M | 2242 | RSPB | 6 | ½ - ½ | 5½ | IM | Soumya, Swaminathan | 2293 | PSPB | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | IM | Padmini, Rout | 2353 | PSPB | 5½ | 1 - 0 | 5½ | WGM | Varshini, V | 2120 | TN | 18 |
| 4 | 21 | WGM | Kiran, Manisha Mohanty | 2049 | LIC | 5½ | 0 - 1 | 5½ | WGM | Srija, Seshadri | 2226 | TN | 10 |
| 5 | 23 | WIM | Mrudul, Dehankar | 2030 | MAH | 5½ | 1 - 0 | 5½ | WIM | Tejaswini, Sagar | 1931 | GUJ | 28 |
| 6 | 19 | WIM | Bommini, Mounika Akshaya | 2094 | AP | 5 | ½ - ½ | 5½ | Velpula, Sarayu | 1845 | TEL | 34 | |
| 7 | 5 | IM | Karavade, Eesha | 2293 | PSPB | 5 | ½ - ½ | 5 | Sneha, Halder | 1807 | WB | 36 | |
| 8 | 7 | WIM | Sharma, Isha | 2267 | KAR | 5 | 1 - 0 | 5 | Mrittika, Mallick | 1948 | WB | 27 | |
| 9 | 39 | Rindhiya, V | 1764 | TN | 5 | 0 - 1 | 5 | WGM | Pratyusha, Bodda | 2250 | AP | 8 | |
| 10 | 11 | WIM | Chitlange, Sakshi | 2225 | MAH | 5 | 1 - 0 | 5 | Rebecca, Jesumarian | 1750 | TN | 40 |
Standings after Round 8
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | Gr | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | |
| 1 | 3 | IM | Kulkarni, Bhakti | w | N | IND | 2315 | GOA | 7 | 39,5 | 43,5 | 37,00 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2 | 10 | WGM | Srija, Seshadri | w | N | IND | 2226 | TN | 6,5 | 39,5 | 43,5 | 33,75 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | 4 | WGM | Gomes, Mary Ann | w | N | IND | 2315 | PSPB | 6,5 | 39,5 | 43 | 33,50 | 0 | 5 | |
| 4 | 9 | WIM | Mahalakshmi, M | w | N | IND | 2242 | RSPB | 6,5 | 38 | 41,5 | 32,50 | 0 | 5 | |
| 5 | 23 | WIM | Mrudul, Dehankar | U20 | w | N | IND | 2030 | MAH | 6,5 | 37 | 40,5 | 31,25 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | IM | Padmini, Rout | w | N | IND | 2353 | PSPB | 6,5 | 35 | 39 | 31,00 | 0 | 6 | |
| 7 | 34 | Velpula, Sarayu | U18 | w | S | IND | 1845 | TEL | 6 | 39 | 43,5 | 32,00 | 0 | 4 | |
| 8 | 6 | IM | Soumya, Swaminathan | w | N | IND | 2293 | PSPB | 6 | 39 | 43 | 31,00 | 0 | 5 | |
| 9 | 11 | WIM | Chitlange, Sakshi | w | N | IND | 2225 | MAH | 6 | 36,5 | 40,5 | 28,25 | 0 | 5 | |
| 10 | 8 | WGM | Pratyusha, Bodda | w | N | IND | 2250 | AP | 6 | 35,5 | 39,5 | 27,00 | 0 | 6 | |
| 11 | 7 | WIM | Sharma, Isha | w | N | IND | 2267 | KAR | 6 | 33,5 | 36,5 | 26,50 | 0 | 5 | |
| 12 | 25 | WGM | Swati, Ghate | w | N | IND | 2008 | LIC | 6 | 30 | 33,5 | 26,00 | 0 | 6 | |
| 13 | 19 | WIM | Bommini, Mounika Akshaya | U20 | w | N | IND | 2094 | AP | 5,5 | 39,5 | 43 | 27,50 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | 18 | WGM | Varshini, V | w | N | IND | 2120 | TN | 5,5 | 39,5 | 42,5 | 26,50 | 0 | 4 | |
| 15 | 1 | WGM | Divya, Deshmukh | U18 | w | N | IND | 2389 | MAH | 5,5 | 37,5 | 41,5 | 26,75 | 0 | 5 |
| 16 | 28 | WIM | Tejaswini, Sagar | w | N | IND | 1931 | GUJ | 5,5 | 37,5 | 40 | 23,75 | 0 | 5 | |
| 17 | 15 | WIM | Arpita, Mukherjee | w | N | IND | 2160 | WB | 5,5 | 35,5 | 38,5 | 24,75 | 0 | 5 | |
| 18 | 20 | WFM | Saranya, J | w | N | IND | 2050 | TN | 5,5 | 35 | 39 | 25,25 | 0 | 5 | |
| 19 | 51 | Kalyani, Sirin | U14 | w | N | IND | 1660 | KER | 5,5 | 35 | 38,5 | 25,00 | 0 | 5 | |
| 20 | 5 | IM | Karavade, Eesha | w | N | IND | 2293 | PSPB | 5,5 | 34,5 | 38,5 | 25,50 | 0 | 3 |
Round 9 pairings
| Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | Club/City | No. | ||
| 1 | 2 | IM | Padmini, Rout | 2353 | PSPB | 6½ | 7 | IM | Kulkarni, Bhakti | 2315 | GOA | 3 | |
| 2 | 4 | WGM | Gomes, Mary Ann | 2315 | PSPB | 6½ | 6½ | WIM | Mrudul, Dehankar | 2030 | MAH | 23 | |
| 3 | 10 | WGM | Srija, Seshadri | 2226 | TN | 6½ | 6½ | WIM | Mahalakshmi, M | 2242 | RSPB | 9 | |
| 4 | 6 | IM | Soumya, Swaminathan | 2293 | PSPB | 6 | 6 | WIM | Chitlange, Sakshi | 2225 | MAH | 11 | |
| 5 | 8 | WGM | Pratyusha, Bodda | 2250 | AP | 6 | 6 | WIM | Sharma, Isha | 2267 | KAR | 7 | |
| 6 | 34 | Velpula, Sarayu | 1845 | TEL | 6 | 6 | WGM | Swati, Ghate | 2008 | LIC | 25 | ||
| 7 | 36 | Sneha, Halder | 1807 | WB | 5½ | 5½ | WGM | Divya, Deshmukh | 2389 | MAH | 1 | ||
| 8 | 28 | WIM | Tejaswini, Sagar | 1931 | GUJ | 5½ | 5½ | IM | Karavade, Eesha | 2293 | PSPB | 5 | |
| 9 | 37 | WFM | Potluri, Supreetha | 1796 | AP | 5½ | 5½ | WIM | Arpita, Mukherjee | 2160 | WB | 15 | |
| 10 | 49 | Sachi, Jain | 1675 | DEL | 5½ | 5½ | WFM | Nimmy, A.G. | 2151 | KER | 17 |
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