52nd National Junior Open and 37th National Junior Girls 2023 are poised for an exciting finish
The coleaders of the Girls event, Shubhi Gupta (UP) and Dhanashree Khairmode (MAH) have already squared off in the seventh round. It ended in a draw. In the final round, it will be WFM Bhagyashree Patil (MAH) vs Shubhi and Dhanashree vs Kanishka S (TN).
Kartavya - Alekhya
Alekhya Mukhopadhyay (WB, 2149) offered an incorrect queen exchange against Kartavya Anadkat (GUJ, 2177). 29.Qxd4 exd4 30.Nd5 Nxd5 31.exd5 Bc5 now White needed to go 32.a4 to maintain a firm grip on the same color bishop endgame. 32...Kf8 33.a5 Ke7 34.a6 now Kd6 loses immediately to 35.Ba3. So 34...Kd7 35.Ba3 Ba7 36.g4 Kc7 37.Kf1 Kb6 38.d6 ensures White does not lose either of the passed pawns. The game continued 32.Kf1 and White eventually won the game.
Girls: Shubhi - Sneha
Sneha Halder's (WB, 1835) position was quite unpleasant to play. 20...Nxc5? A desperate sacrifice to get a couple of pawns for the knight, did not help her case against Shubhi Gupta (UP, 1761).
A total of 223 players including 2 IMs in the Open and 129 players including 2 WIMs in the Girls tournament are taking part. The tournaments are organized by Gujarat State Chess Association. They are taking place at Karnavati Club in Ahmedabad, Gujarat from 20th to 28th September 2023. The eleven-round Swiss league tournament has a time control of 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1
Replay Open Round 10 games
Replay Girls Round 10 games
Open Round 10 results
| Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | Club/City | No. | PGN | ||
| 1 | 26 | Gaikwad, Manas | 1866 | MAH | 8 | ½ - ½ | 8½ | CM | Adireddy, Arjun | 2057 | TEL | 11 | PGN | |
| 2 | 4 | Srihari, L | 2207 | PUD | 7 | ½ - ½ | 7½ | IM | Manish, Anto Cristiano F | 2372 | TN | 2 | PGN | |
| 3 | 8 | Anadkat, Kartavya | 2177 | Gujarat | 7 | 1 - 0 | 7 | Alekhya, Mukhopadhyay | 2149 | WB | 10 | PGN | ||
| 4 | 1 | Sanket, Chakravarty | 2381 | WB | 6½ | ½ - ½ | 7 | Bharadia, Yash | 2000 | RAJ | 12 | PGN | ||
| 5 | 31 | Bhoir, Paras Dilip | 1841 | MAH | 6½ | ½ - ½ | 6½ | FM | Harshad, S | 2236 | TN | 3 | PGN | |
| 6 | 32 | Daaevik, Wadhawan | 1839 | Delhi | 6½ | 0 - 1 | 6½ | Apoorv, Kamble | 2201 | KAR | 5 | PGN | ||
| 7 | 34 | Kalyani, Sirin | 1838 | KER | 6½ | 0 - 1 | 6½ | Dhyey, Agarwal | 2178 | Gujarat | 7 | PGN | ||
| 8 | 44 | Sharnarthi, Viresh | 1764 | MAH | 6½ | ½ - ½ | 6½ | Lad, Mandar Pradip | 1959 | Goa | 15 | PGN | ||
| 9 | 21 | Dinesh, Rajan M | 1908 | TN | 6½ | 0 - 1 | 6½ | Vrandesh, Parekh | 1839 | Gujarat | 33 | PGN | ||
| 10 | 23 | Kartik, Kumar Singh | 1901 | MAH | 6½ | + - - | 6½ | Daksh, Goyal | 1738 | Delhi | 55 | |||
Standings after Round 10
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | Rtg | Club/City | TB1 | |
| 1 | 11 | CM | Adireddy, Arjun | IND | 2057 | TEL | 9 | ||
| 2 | 26 | Gaikwad, Manas | IND | 1866 | MAH | 8,5 | |||
| 3 | 2 | IM | Manish, Anto Cristiano F | IND | 2372 | TN | 8 | ||
| 8 | Anadkat, Kartavya | IND | 2177 | Gujarat | 8 | ||||
| 5 | 4 | Srihari, L | IND | 2207 | PUD | 7,5 | |||
| 5 | Apoorv, Kamble | IND | 2201 | KAR | 7,5 | ||||
| 7 | Dhyey, Agarwal | IND | 2178 | Gujarat | 7,5 | ||||
| 12 | Bharadia, Yash | IND | 2000 | RAJ | 7,5 | ||||
| 23 | Kartik, Kumar Singh | IND | 1901 | MAH | 7,5 | ||||
| 24 | Sriram, Adarsh Uppala | IND | 1883 | TEL | 7,5 | ||||
| 33 | Vrandesh, Parekh | IND | 1839 | Gujarat | 7,5 | ||||
| 12 | 1 | Sanket, Chakravarty | IND | 2381 | WB | 7 | |||
| 3 | FM | Harshad, S | IND | 2236 | TN | 7 | |||
| 10 | Alekhya, Mukhopadhyay | IND | 2149 | WB | 7 | ||||
| 15 | Lad, Mandar Pradip | IND | 1959 | Goa | 7 | ||||
| 20 | Mukund, Hemant Agarwal | IND | 1917 | Gujarat | 7 | ||||
| 31 | Bhoir, Paras Dilip | IND | 1841 | MAH | 7 | ||||
| 35 | Nandish, V S | IND | 1835 | TN | 7 | ||||
| 38 | CM | Mrithyunjay, Mahadevan | IND | 1818 | TN | 7 | |||
| 39 | Jval, Saurin Patel | IND | 1814 | Gujarat | 7 |
Round 11 pairings
| Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | Club/City | No. | ||
| 1 | 11 | CM | Adireddy, Arjun | 2057 | TEL | 9 | 8 | Anadkat, Kartavya | 2177 | Gujarat | 8 | ||
| 2 | 2 | IM | Manish, Anto Cristiano F | 2372 | TN | 8 | 8½ | Gaikwad, Manas | 1866 | MAH | 26 | ||
| 3 | 23 | Kartik, Kumar Singh | 1901 | MAH | 7½ | 7½ | Srihari, L | 2207 | PUD | 4 | |||
| 4 | 5 | Apoorv, Kamble | 2201 | KAR | 7½ | 7½ | Vrandesh, Parekh | 1839 | Gujarat | 33 | |||
| 5 | 12 | Bharadia, Yash | 2000 | RAJ | 7½ | 7½ | Sriram, Adarsh Uppala | 1883 | TEL | 24 | |||
| 6 | 7 | Dhyey, Agarwal | 2178 | Gujarat | 7½ | 7 | Nandish, V S | 1835 | TN | 35 | |||
| 7 | 48 | Sathvik, Adiga | 1754 | KAR | 7 | 7 | Sanket, Chakravarty | 2381 | WB | 1 | |||
| 8 | 3 | FM | Harshad, S | 2236 | TN | 7 | 7 | Mukund, Hemant Agarwal | 1917 | Gujarat | 20 | ||
| 9 | 10 | Alekhya, Mukhopadhyay | 2149 | WB | 7 | 7 | Sharnarthi, Viresh | 1764 | MAH | 44 | |||
| 10 | 15 | Lad, Mandar Pradip | 1959 | Goa | 7 | 7 | CM | Mrithyunjay, Mahadevan | 1818 | TN | 38 |
Girls Round 10 results
| Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | Club/City | No. | PGN | ||
| 1 | 15 | AFM | Shubhi, Gupta | 1761 | UP | 7½ | 1 - 0 | 7½ | Sneha, Halder | 1835 | WB | 10 | PGN | |
| 2 | 21 | Dakshita, Kumawat | 1690 | RAJ | 7 | 0 - 1 | 7½ | Khairmode, Dhanashree | 1616 | MAH | 27 | PGN | ||
| 3 | 19 | Kanishka, S | 1716 | TN | 7 | 1 - 0 | 7 | Ishvi, Aggarwal | 1748 | HAR | 17 | PGN | ||
| 4 | 18 | Anupam, M Sreekumar | 1721 | KER | 6½ | 0 - 1 | 7 | WFM | Bhagyashree, Patil | 1879 | MAH | 7 | PGN | |
| 5 | 16 | Sachi, Jain | 1756 | Delhi | 6½ | 1 - 0 | 6½ | WFM | Kheerthi, Ganta | 2148 | TEL | 1 | PGN | |
| 6 | 22 | Kashthuri, Bhai R | 1689 | AND | 6½ | 0 - 1 | 6½ | Marium, Fatima | 1715 | Bihar | 20 | PGN | ||
| 7 | 2 | WIM | Mrudul, Dehankar | 2059 | MAH | 6 | 0 - 1 | 6½ | Rajanya, Datta | 1654 | WB | 26 | PGN | |
| 8 | 36 | Jain, Ashita | 1564 | Gujarat | 6 | 0 - 1 | 6 | Mrittika, Mallick | 2059 | WB | 3 | PGN | ||
| 9 | 63 | Asmita, Avijit Ray | 1397 | Goa | 6 | 0 - 1 | 6 | Tejaswini, G | 1905 | TN | 6 | PGN | ||
| 10 | 45 | Drishtee, Ghosh | 1495 | KAR | 6 | ½ - ½ | 6 | Arshiya, Das | 1596 | TRI | 31 | PGN |
Standings after Round 10
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | Rtg | Club/City | TB1 | |
| 1 | 11 | CM | Adireddy, Arjun | IND | 2057 | TEL | 9 | ||
| 2 | 26 | Gaikwad, Manas | IND | 1866 | MAH | 8,5 | |||
| 3 | 2 | IM | Manish, Anto Cristiano F | IND | 2372 | TN | 8 | ||
| 8 | Anadkat, Kartavya | IND | 2177 | Gujarat | 8 | ||||
| 5 | 4 | Srihari, L | IND | 2207 | PUD | 7,5 | |||
| 5 | Apoorv, Kamble | IND | 2201 | KAR | 7,5 | ||||
| 7 | Dhyey, Agarwal | IND | 2178 | Gujarat | 7,5 | ||||
| 12 | Bharadia, Yash | IND | 2000 | RAJ | 7,5 | ||||
| 23 | Kartik, Kumar Singh | IND | 1901 | MAH | 7,5 | ||||
| 24 | Sriram, Adarsh Uppala | IND | 1883 | TEL | 7,5 | ||||
| 33 | Vrandesh, Parekh | IND | 1839 | Gujarat | 7,5 | ||||
| 12 | 1 | Sanket, Chakravarty | IND | 2381 | WB | 7 | |||
| 3 | FM | Harshad, S | IND | 2236 | TN | 7 | |||
| 10 | Alekhya, Mukhopadhyay | IND | 2149 | WB | 7 | ||||
| 15 | Lad, Mandar Pradip | IND | 1959 | Goa | 7 | ||||
| 20 | Mukund, Hemant Agarwal | IND | 1917 | Gujarat | 7 | ||||
| 31 | Bhoir, Paras Dilip | IND | 1841 | MAH | 7 | ||||
| 35 | Nandish, V S | IND | 1835 | TN | 7 | ||||
| 38 | CM | Mrithyunjay, Mahadevan | IND | 1818 | TN | 7 | |||
| 39 | Jval, Saurin Patel | IND | 1814 | Gujarat | 7 |
Round 11 pairings
| Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | Club/City | No. | ||
| 1 | 11 | CM | Adireddy, Arjun | 2057 | TEL | 9 | 8 | Anadkat, Kartavya | 2177 | Gujarat | 8 | ||
| 2 | 2 | IM | Manish, Anto Cristiano F | 2372 | TN | 8 | 8½ | Gaikwad, Manas | 1866 | MAH | 26 | ||
| 3 | 23 | Kartik, Kumar Singh | 1901 | MAH | 7½ | 7½ | Srihari, L | 2207 | PUD | 4 | |||
| 4 | 5 | Apoorv, Kamble | 2201 | KAR | 7½ | 7½ | Vrandesh, Parekh | 1839 | Gujarat | 33 | |||
| 5 | 12 | Bharadia, Yash | 2000 | RAJ | 7½ | 7½ | Sriram, Adarsh Uppala | 1883 | TEL | 24 | |||
| 6 | 7 | Dhyey, Agarwal | 2178 | Gujarat | 7½ | 7 | Nandish, V S | 1835 | TN | 35 | |||
| 7 | 48 | Sathvik, Adiga | 1754 | KAR | 7 | 7 | Sanket, Chakravarty | 2381 | WB | 1 | |||
| 8 | 3 | FM | Harshad, S | 2236 | TN | 7 | 7 | Mukund, Hemant Agarwal | 1917 | Gujarat | 20 | ||
| 9 | 10 | Alekhya, Mukhopadhyay | 2149 | WB | 7 | 7 | Sharnarthi, Viresh | 1764 | MAH | 44 | |||
| 10 | 15 | Lad, Mandar Pradip | 1959 | Goa | 7 | 7 | CM | Mrithyunjay, Mahadevan | 1818 | TN | 38 |
