Open Section

On the top board, FM Madhesh Kumar defeated Christy George with the black pieces. Shaunak Badole scored another impressive win against Parambrata Sarkar on the second board with the black pieces. In the 9th round, both players will face each other.

Christy George vs. Madhesh Kumar S (0-1)

Parambrata Sarkar vs. Shaunak Badole (0-1)

Madhesh is co-leading with Shaunak Badole at 7.5/8

Shaunak Badole is playing some excellent chess and will play on the top board against Madhesh Kumar in the 9th round

Aarit Kapil is also closing the gap as he is on 7/8 points

Open Round 8 Results

Bo.

White

Rtg

Club/City

Pts.

Result

Pts.

Black

Rtg

Club/City

1

AIM

Christy George

2069

Kerala

6½

0 - 1

6½

FM

Madhesh Kumar S

2327

Puducherry

2

AFM

Parambrata Sarkar

2192

West Bengal

6½

0 - 1

6½

Badole Shaunak

2100

Maharashtra

3

Mridav M

2128

Tamil Nadu

6

½ - ½

6

FM

Advik Amit Agrawal

2351

Maharashtra

4

FM

Aarit Kapil

2335

Delhi

6

1 - 0

6

Ishaan Bhansali

2084

Karnataka

5

Niladri Banerjee

2149

West Bengal

6

1 - 0

6

Advaith Asokumar

1898

Kerala

6

CM

Challa Saharsha

2095

Telangana

6

½ - ½

6

Pranav Sai Ram R S

2140

Tamil Nadu

7

CM

Divith Reddy Adulla

2086

Telangana

6

½ - ½

5½

FM

Jval Saurin Patel

2421

Gujarat

8

Rejath Renjith

2085

Kerala

5½

0 - 1

5½

FM

Madhvendra Pratap Sharma

2389

Madhya Pradesh

9

CM

Sattwik Swain

2058

Odisha

5½

½ - ½

5½

FM

Adhiraj Mitra

2318

Jharkhand

10

Kartikeya Chunchu

2042

Telangana

5½

0 - 1

5½

CM

Vivaan Vijay Saraogi

2223

Maharashtra

Details

Open Pairings Round 9

Bo.

White

Rtg

Club/City

Pts.

Result

Pts.

Black

Rtg

Club/City

1

FM

Madhesh Kumar S

2327

Puducherry

7½

7½

Badole Shaunak

2100

Maharashtra

2

Niladri Banerjee

2149

West Bengal

7

7

FM

Aarit Kapil

2335

Delhi

3

FM

Madhvendra Pratap Sharma

2389

Madhya Pradesh

6½

6½

Mridav M

2128

Tamil Nadu

4

FM

Advik Amit Agrawal

2351

Maharashtra

6½

6½

CM

Andalamala Hemal Varshan

2097

Andhra Pradesh

5

CM

Vivaan Vijay Saraogi

2223

Maharashtra

6½

6½

CM

Challa Saharsha

2095

Telangana

6

CM

Sherla Prathamesh

2093

Maharashtra

6½

6½

AFM

Parambrata Sarkar

2192

West Bengal

7

CM

Divith Reddy Adulla

2086

Telangana

6½

6½

CM

Krishay Jain

2187

West Bengal

8

Pranav Sai Ram R S

2140

Tamil Nadu

6½

6½

AIM

Christy George

2069

Kerala

9

FM

Adhiraj Mitra

2318

Jharkhand

6

6½

Soni Atharv

1950

Maharashtra

10

FM

Jval Saurin Patel

2421

Gujarat

6

6

Armaan Singh Bakshi

2001

Uttarakhand

Details

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Girls Section

In the girls section, Prishita scored an important win over Nihira Koul on the top board to maintain her half-point lead. On the second board, Maitreyi Mondal defeated Sai Vijaysinh Patil.

WIM Prishita Gupta is leading with 7.5/8

Maitreyi Mondal is on 7/8, and she will be facing WIM Prishita Gupta on the top board in the 9th round

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Girls Round 8 Result

Bo.

White

Rtg

Club/City

Pts.

Result

Pts.

Black

Rtg

Club/City

1

FM

Prishita Gupta

2129

Delhi

6½

1 - 0

6

WCM

Nihira Koul

2031

Maharashtra

2

WFM

Maitreyi Mondal

2100

West Bengal

6

1 - 0

6

Sai Vijaysinh Patil

1884

Maharashtra

3

Aahna Gulati

1852

Haryana

5½

½ - ½

5½

WFM

Nivedita V C

2119

Tamil Nadu

4

Srinika S

1805

Tamil Nadu

5½

1 - 0

5½

Shivamshika G

2086

Telangana

5

Pavithra R V

1889

Tamil Nadu

5½

0 - 1

5½

WFM

Shanmathi Sree S

2063

Tamil Nadu

6

WCM

Aadhya Jain

2025

Delhi

5½

1 - 0

5½

WFM

Archita Agrawal

1990

Uttar Pradesh

7

Vitasta Koul

1775

Haryana

5½

0 - 1

5½

WCM

Sunetra Dey

2021

West Bengal

8

WCM

Sravyasree Bheemarasetty

2020

Andhra Pradesh

5½

1 - 0

5½

WCM

Pooja Shree R

1915

Tamil Nadu

9

AFM

Akshaya Narahari

1654

Telangana

5½

0 - 1

5½

WCM

Aaradhya Das

2005

Tripura

10

AFM

Gorli Nyna

1996

Andhra Pradesh

5½

1 - 0

5½

AFM

Mysha Perwez

1885

Maharashtra

Details

Girls Pairing Round 9

Bo.

White

Rtg

Club/City

Pts.

Result

Pts.

Black

Rtg

Club/City

1

WFM

Maitreyi Mondal

2100

West Bengal

7

7½

FM

Prishita Gupta

2129

Delhi

2

WFM

Shanmathi Sree S

2063

Tamil Nadu

6½

6½

AFM

Gorli Nyna

1996

Andhra Pradesh

3

WCM

Sunetra Dey

2021

West Bengal

6½

6½

WCM

Aadhya Jain

2025

Delhi

4

WCM

Aaradhya Das

2005

Tripura

6½

6½

WCM

Sravyasree Bheemarasetty

2020

Andhra Pradesh

5

WFM

Nivedita V C

2119

Tamil Nadu

6

6½

Srinika S

1805

Tamil Nadu

6

WCM

Nihira Koul

2031

Maharashtra

6

6

Aahna Gulati

1852

Haryana

7

WCM

Aadya Ranganath

1827

Karnataka

6

6

WFM

Saranya Devi Narahari

2018

Andhra Pradesh

8

AIM

Waghle Bhumika

1810

Maharashtra

6

6

AIM

Tripurambika V

1907

Andhra Pradesh

9

Yati Agarwal

1759

Gujarat

6

6

WCM

Pal Vedika

1884

Rajasthan

10

Sai Vijaysinh Patil

1884

Maharashtra

6

6

Indusheetala Natarajan

1701

Karnataka

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Venue: Subham Convention Centre, Hyderabad

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Playing Schedule

Round

Date

Time

1

2026/10/12

15:00 Hrs

2

2026/10/13

10:00 Hrs

3

2026/10/13

15:30 Hrs

4

2026/10/14

10:00 Hrs

5

2026/10/15

10:00 Hrs

6

2026/10/15

15:30 Hrs

7

2026/10/16

10:00 Hrs

8

2026/10/17

10:00 Hrs

9

2026/10/18

10:00 Hrs

10

2026/10/19

10:00 Hrs

11

2026/10/20

10:00 Hrs

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