National Junior 2023 R10: Arjun Adireddy stays ahead, Shubhi and Dhanashree race towards the title

by Shahid Ahmed - 28/09/2023

CM Arjun Adireddy (TEL) was held to a draw by Manas Gaikwad (MAH) in the penultimate round of 52nd National Junior 2023 Open. Srihari L (PUD) also drew his game against IM Manish Anto Cristiano F (TN). Thus, Arjun mantained his sole lead 9/10. Kartavya Anadkat (GUJ) defeated Alekhya Mukhopadhyay (WB) to move to 8/10. He will face Arjun in the final round. Manas is the only one trailing the leader by a half point at 8.5/10. In the Girls section, Shubhi Gupta (UP) and Dhanashree Khairmode (MAH) defeated Sneha Halder (WB) and Dakshita Kumawat (RAJ) respectively to maintain their lead 8.5/10. Final Round 11 starts today from 10 a.m. IST. Photos: FA FI Juily Kulkarni

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).

Manas Gaikwad (MAH) - CM Arjun Adireddy (TEL): 0.5-0.5

Kartavya - Alekhya

Position after 28...Qd4

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.

Kartavya Anadkat (GUJ) defeated Alekhya Mukhopadhyay (WB) to move to 8/10

The top two boards in the Open section ended in draws

Girls: Shubhi - Sneha

Position after 20...Nxc5?

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).

Shubhi Gupta (UP) maintains her lead with Dhanashree Khairmode (MAH) 8.5/10

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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