National Junior 2023 R6-7: Sneha Halder maintains her perfect score 7/7

by Shahid Ahmed - 25/09/2023

Sneha Halder (WB) continues her fantastic form at 37th National Junior Under-19 Girls Championship 2023. She defeated Anishka Vikram (DEL) and Mrittika Mallick (WB) in Round 6 and 7, to increase her lead by a full point 7/7. Ishvi Aggarwal (HAR) is the only girl trailing her by a full point at 6/7. Alekhya Mukhopadhyay (WB) defeated Sathvik Adiga (KAR) to gain sole lead 6/6. However, in the seventh round, IM Manish Anto Cristiano F (TN) won against him to emerge as the new leader 6.5/7. Manish defeated the defending champion, Vrashank Chouhan (RAJ) in the previous round. CM Arjun Adireddy (TEL) defeated Srihari L in Round 7 to join Manish in the lead 6.5/7. They will inevitably face each other in Round 8. It starts today from 1:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Prashant Raval

Manish and Arjun Adireddy are the new leaders in the Open

In the Open event, five players are trailing the leaders by a half point at 6/7 each. They are - Alekhya Mukhopadhyay (WB), Yash Bharadia (RAJ), Mandar Pradip Lad (Goa), Manas Gaikwad (MAH) and Arshpreet Singh (HAR).

Sneha Halder (WB) is having a superb run 7/7

Alekhya - Sathvik, Round 6

Position after 15...Qb4+

Alekhya Mukhopadhyay (WB, 2149) could have finished things much earlier if he had played 16.Qd2 Qe4+ 17.Qe2 gaining an exchange. The game continued 16.c3 Qe4+ 17.Qe2 and White did not have wait too long as his opponent Sathvik Adiga (KAR, 1754) blundered his bishop for free in another nine moves.

Alekhya Mukhopadhyay (WB) gained sole lead 6/6

Manish - Vrashank

Position after 29...Nd2+?

IM Manish Anto Cristiano F (2372) could have opted for 30.Qxd2 Qxd2 31.Rxc8+ Kd7 32.Rc3 and that would have reduced Black's chances to fight back. Instead, 30.Ka1 Nc2+ 31.Rxc2 Rxc2 allowed Black to stay in the game. 32.Bxh8 Nb3+? put White in control again.

IM Manish Anto Cristiano F (TN) defeated the defending champion Vrashank Chouhan (RAJ)

Manish - Alekhya, Round 7

Position after 26.fxe5+

Manish decided to sacrifice an exchange and gain positional advantage. 26...Ke6 27.exd6 gxh5 28.Rh1 and slowly White outplayed Black to win the game using his passed d-pawn.

Srihari L - Arjun Adireddy

Position after 31...Ra2

32.f4 was the correct continuation for Srihari L (PUD, 2207). However, he opted for 32.Qb7? Rxf2 and a desperate sacrifice 33.Rxe5? did not work out due to Kxe5 and Arjun Adireddy (TEL, 2057) went on to win the game.

Round 7 Open: Top 3 boards in action

Girls Round 6: Anishka - Sneha

Position after 29...Kg8

30.Bf6 needed to be played first as it prevents black king's escape and she would have had no choice but to go for a draw via perpetual check. 30.Rb8? allowed Black to gain decisive advantage Nxf4+ 31.Kf3 now Kg7 was possible. However, 31...Ne5+ was played and the win got prolonged.

Sneha Halder (WB) scored a double hat-trick of wins

Sneha - Mrittika, Round 7

Position after 26...Kh7

White needed to play 27.e5 first before going h5. The difference is 27...dxe5 28.a3 Na6 and now 29.h5. 27.h5 Rxf6 28.Rxf6 Black misplayed Qe5? 29.hxg6+ and White won the game eventually.

Round 7 Girls: Top two boards

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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 7 results

Bo.	No.		Name	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Rtg	Club/City	No.	PGN
1	2	IM	Manish, Anto Cristiano F	2372	TN	5½	1 - 0	6		Alekhya, Mukhopadhyay	2149	WB	10	PGN
2	4		Srihari, L	2207	PUD	5	0 - 1	5½	CM	Adireddy, Arjun	2057	TEL	11	PGN
3	37		Arshpreet, Singh	1822	HAR	5	1 - 0	5	FM	Md, Imran	2197	AP	6	PGN
4	12		Bharadia, Yash	2000	RAJ	5	1 - 0	5	CM	Mrithyunjay, Mahadevan	1818	TN	38	PGN
5	15		Lad, Mandar Pradip	1959	Goa	5	1 - 0	5		Tirth, Jayeshkumar Parmar	1500	Gujarat	116	PGN
6	48		Sathvik, Adiga	1754	KAR	5	0 - 1	5		Gaikwad, Manas	1866	MAH	26	PGN
7	29		Priansh, Das	1846	ODI	5	½ - ½	5	AFM	Sureka, Akshat	1730	KAR	58	PGN
8	3	FM	Harshad, S	2236	TN	4½	1 - 0	4½		Sriram, Adarsh Uppala	1883	TEL	24	PGN
9	7		Dhyey, Agarwal	2178	Gujarat	4½	1 - 0	4½		Bhoir, Paras Dilip	1841	MAH	31	PGN
10	55		Daksh, Goyal	1738	Delhi	4½	0 - 1	4½		Anadkat, Kartavya	2177	Gujarat	8	PGN

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Standings after Round 7

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	FED	Rtg	Club/City	TB1
1	2	IM	Manish, Anto Cristiano F			IND	2372	TN	6,5
	11	CM	Adireddy, Arjun			IND	2057	TEL	6,5
3	10		Alekhya, Mukhopadhyay			IND	2149	WB	6
	12		Bharadia, Yash			IND	2000	RAJ	6
	15		Lad, Mandar Pradip			IND	1959	Goa	6
	26		Gaikwad, Manas			IND	1866	MAH	6
	37		Arshpreet, Singh			IND	1822	HAR	6
8	3	FM	Harshad, S			IND	2236	TN	5,5
	7		Dhyey, Agarwal			IND	2178	Gujarat	5,5
	8		Anadkat, Kartavya			IND	2177	Gujarat	5,5
	13		Vrashank, Chouhan			IND	1985	RAJ	5,5
	21		Dinesh, Rajan M			IND	1908	TN	5,5
	29		Priansh, Das			IND	1846	ODI	5,5
	58	AFM	Sureka, Akshat			IND	1730	KAR	5,5
15	1		Sanket, Chakravarty			IND	2381	WB	5
	4		Srihari, L			IND	2207	PUD	5
	5		Apoorv, Kamble			IND	2201	KAR	5
	6	FM	Md, Imran			IND	2197	AP	5
	17		Swarna, Nihal			IND	1935	AP	5
	20		Mukund, Hemant Agarwal			IND	1917	Gujarat	5

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Round 8 pairings

Bo.	No.		Name	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Rtg	Club/City	No.
1	11	CM	Adireddy, Arjun	2057	TEL	6½		6½	IM	Manish, Anto Cristiano F	2372	TN	2
2	10		Alekhya, Mukhopadhyay	2149	WB	6		6		Lad, Mandar Pradip	1959	Goa	15
3	26		Gaikwad, Manas	1866	MAH	6		6		Bharadia, Yash	2000	RAJ	12
4	7		Dhyey, Agarwal	2178	Gujarat	5½		6		Arshpreet, Singh	1822	HAR	37
5	29		Priansh, Das	1846	ODI	5½		5½	FM	Harshad, S	2236	TN	3
6	8		Anadkat, Kartavya	2177	Gujarat	5½		5½		Dinesh, Rajan M	1908	TN	21
7	58	AFM	Sureka, Akshat	1730	KAR	5½		5½		Vrashank, Chouhan	1985	RAJ	13
8	1		Sanket, Chakravarty	2381	WB	5		5		Jval, Saurin Patel	1814	Gujarat	39
9	38	CM	Mrithyunjay, Mahadevan	1818	TN	5		5		Srihari, L	2207	PUD	4
10	43		Jaidambareesh, N R	1771	TN	5		5		Apoorv, Kamble	2201	KAR	5

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Girls Round 7 results

Bo.	No.		Name	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Rtg	Club/City	No.	PGN
1	10		Sneha, Halder	1835	WB	6	1 - 0	5½		Mrittika, Mallick	2059	WB	3	PGN
2	1	WFM	Kheerthi, Ganta	2148	TEL	5	½ - ½	5		Kanishka, S	1716	TN	19	PGN
3	27		Khairmode, Dhanashree	1616	MAH	5	½ - ½	5	AFM	Shubhi, Gupta	1761	UP	15	PGN
4	17		Ishvi, Aggarwal	1748	HAR	5	1 - 0	5		Dakshita, Kumawat	1690	RAJ	21	PGN
5	7	WFM	Bhagyashree, Patil	1879	MAH	4½	1 - 0	4½		Sachi, Jain	1756	Delhi	16	PGN
6	20		Marium, Fatima	1715	Bihar	4½	½ - ½	4½	WCM	Bristy, Mukherjee	1858	WB	8	PGN
7	25		Anushka, Gupta	1675	WB	4½	1 - 0	4½	WCM	Sasvatha, A	1783	TN	12	PGN
8	35		Kale, Shruti	1567	MAH	4½	0 - 1	4½		Anishka, Vikram	1773	DEL	13	PGN
9	32		Divyabharathi, Masanam	1596	TN	4	½ - ½	4	WIM	Mrudul, Dehankar	2059	MAH	2	PGN
10	5		Rindhiya, V	1918	TN	4	½ - ½	4	AFM	Gade, Sharanya	1507	TEL	44	PGN

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Standings after Round 7

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	FED	Rtg	Club/City	TB1
1	10		Sneha, Halder		w	IND	1835	WB	7
2	17		Ishvi, Aggarwal		w	IND	1748	HAR	6
3	1	WFM	Kheerthi, Ganta		w	IND	2148	TEL	5,5
	3		Mrittika, Mallick		w	IND	2059	WB	5,5
	7	WFM	Bhagyashree, Patil		w	IND	1879	MAH	5,5
	13		Anishka, Vikram		w	IND	1773	DEL	5,5
	15	AFM	Shubhi, Gupta		w	IND	1761	UP	5,5
	19		Kanishka, S		w	IND	1716	TN	5,5
	25		Anushka, Gupta		w	IND	1675	WB	5,5
	27		Khairmode, Dhanashree		w	IND	1616	MAH	5,5
11	6		Tejaswini, G		w	IND	1905	TN	5
	8	WCM	Bristy, Mukherjee		w	IND	1858	WB	5
	20		Marium, Fatima		w	IND	1715	Bihar	5
	21		Dakshita, Kumawat		w	IND	1690	RAJ	5
	26		Rajanya, Datta		w	IND	1654	WB	5
	45		Drishtee, Ghosh		w	IND	1495	KAR	5
	50	AFM	Goddeti, Hima Tejaswini		w	IND	1454	AP	5
18	2	WIM	Mrudul, Dehankar		w	IND	2059	MAH	4,5
	5		Rindhiya, V		w	IND	1918	TN	4,5
	11		Rebecca, Jesumarian		w	IND	1811	TN	4,5

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Round 8 pairings

Bo.	No.		Name	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Rtg	Club/City	No.
1	17		Ishvi, Aggarwal	1748	HAR	6		7		Sneha, Halder	1835	WB	10
2	15	AFM	Shubhi, Gupta	1761	UP	5½		5½	WFM	Kheerthi, Ganta	2148	TEL	1
3	19		Kanishka, S	1716	TN	5½		5½		Mrittika, Mallick	2059	WB	3
4	7	WFM	Bhagyashree, Patil	1879	MAH	5½		5½		Anushka, Gupta	1675	WB	25
5	13		Anishka, Vikram	1773	DEL	5½		5½		Khairmode, Dhanashree	1616	MAH	27
6	6		Tejaswini, G	1905	TN	5		5		Drishtee, Ghosh	1495	KAR	45
7	21		Dakshita, Kumawat	1690	RAJ	5		5	WCM	Bristy, Mukherjee	1858	WB	8
8	26		Rajanya, Datta	1654	WB	5		5		Marium, Fatima	1715	Bihar	20
9	50	AFM	Goddeti, Hima Tejaswini	1454	AP	5		4½		Rindhiya, V	1918	TN	5
10	2	WIM	Mrudul, Dehankar	2059	MAH	4½		4½		Kale, Shruti	1567	MAH	35

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