National Junior 2023 R9: Dhanashree and Shubhi join Sneha in the lead

by Shahid Ahmed - 27/09/2023

Alekhya Mukhopadhyay (WB) lost to CM Arjun Adireddy (TEL) in Round 9 of 52nd National Junior 2023 Open. The former made the final mistake in a back and forth battle. Arjun is now the sole leader 8.5/9. Manas Gaikwad (MAH) won against Akshat Sureka (KAR) to stay in pursuit at 8/9. Second seeded IM Manish Anto Cristiano F (TN) is the only boy at 7.5/9. In the Girls section, Sneha Halder (WB) drew against WFM Bhagyashree Patil (MAH) to maintain her lead 7.5/9. Dhanashree Khairmode (MAH) and Shubhi Gupta (UP) defeated Ishvi Aggarwal (HAR) and WIM Tejaswini G (TN), to join Sneha at the top at 7.5/9 each. Round 10 starts today from 1:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Prashant Raval

Arjun Adireddy still in sole lead, Manas maintains his pursuit

Manas Gaikwad (MAH) is the sole player trailing CM Arjun Adireddy (TEL) by a half point. He is on a seven-game winning streak.

52nd National Junior Open: CM Arjun Adireddy (TEL) and Manas Gaikwad (MAH) - both players won their games with the black pieces

Alekhya - Arjun

Position after 56...Rg3

After a back and forth battle, it was Alekhya Mukhopadhyay (WB, 2149) who made the last mistake against CM Arjun Adireddy (TEL, 2057). It was incredibly difficult to find 57.Qc1 which not only provides support to the a3-pawn after Rb3+, but also controls the c-file to prevent the black queen invading from there. 57.Be2?? Rb3+ 58.Ka2 Qc7 59.Rf1 Rc3 and White's position started falling apart.

Girls: Dhanashree - Ishvi

Position after 12...Qd7?

Ishvi Aggarwal (HAR, 1748) made a paltry mistake 12...Qd7? 13.Bxf6 gxf6 14.Nxe5 dxe5 15.Qxh5 exd4 16.Nf3 and White eventually went on to win the game.

Dhanashree Khairmode (MAH) defeated Ishvi Aggarwal (HAR) to become one of the three leaders 7.5/9

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 9 results

Bo.	No.		Name	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Rtg	Club/City	No.	PGN
1	10		Alekhya, Mukhopadhyay	2149	WB	7	0 - 1	7½	CM	Adireddy, Arjun	2057	TEL	11	PGN
2	58	AFM	Sureka, Akshat	1730	KAR	6½	0 - 1	7		Gaikwad, Manas	1866	MAH	26	PGN
3	2	IM	Manish, Anto Cristiano F	2372	TN	6½	1 - 0	6½		Dhyey, Agarwal	2178	Gujarat	7	PGN
4	15		Lad, Mandar Pradip	1959	Goa	6	½ - ½	6		Sanket, Chakravarty	2381	WB	1	PGN
5	3	FM	Harshad, S	2236	TN	6	½ - ½	6		Dinesh, Rajan M	1908	TN	21	PGN
6	22		Jani, Kushal R	1904	Gujarat	6	0 - 1	6		Srihari, L	2207	PUD	4	PGN
7	5		Apoorv, Kamble	2201	KAR	6	½ - ½	6		Kartik, Kumar Singh	1901	MAH	23	PGN
8	37		Arshpreet, Singh	1822	HAR	6	0 - 1	6		Anadkat, Kartavya	2177	Gujarat	8	PGN
9	12		Bharadia, Yash	2000	RAJ	6	1 - 0	6		Priansh, Das	1846	ODI	29	PGN
10	33		Vrandesh, Parekh	1839	Gujarat	6	½ - ½	5½		Vrashank, Chouhan	1985	RAJ	13	PGN

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Standings after Round 9

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	FED	Rtg	Club/City	TB1
1	11	CM	Adireddy, Arjun			IND	2057	TEL	8,5
2	26		Gaikwad, Manas			IND	1866	MAH	8
3	2	IM	Manish, Anto Cristiano F			IND	2372	TN	7,5
4	4		Srihari, L			IND	2207	PUD	7
	8		Anadkat, Kartavya			IND	2177	Gujarat	7
	10		Alekhya, Mukhopadhyay			IND	2149	WB	7
	12		Bharadia, Yash			IND	2000	RAJ	7
8	1		Sanket, Chakravarty			IND	2381	WB	6,5
	3	FM	Harshad, S			IND	2236	TN	6,5
	5		Apoorv, Kamble			IND	2201	KAR	6,5
	7		Dhyey, Agarwal			IND	2178	Gujarat	6,5
	15		Lad, Mandar Pradip			IND	1959	Goa	6,5
	21		Dinesh, Rajan M			IND	1908	TN	6,5
	23		Kartik, Kumar Singh			IND	1901	MAH	6,5
	24		Sriram, Adarsh Uppala			IND	1883	TEL	6,5
	31		Bhoir, Paras Dilip			IND	1841	MAH	6,5
	32		Daaevik, Wadhawan			IND	1839	Delhi	6,5
	33		Vrandesh, Parekh			IND	1839	Gujarat	6,5
	34		Kalyani, Sirin		w	IND	1838	KER	6,5
	44		Sharnarthi, Viresh			IND	1764	MAH	6,5

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Round 10 pairings

Bo.	No.	Name	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Rtg	Club/City	No.
1	26	Gaikwad, Manas	1866	MAH	8		8½	CM	Adireddy, Arjun	2057	TEL	11
2	4	Srihari, L	2207	PUD	7		7½	IM	Manish, Anto Cristiano F	2372	TN	2
3	8	Anadkat, Kartavya	2177	Gujarat	7		7		Alekhya, Mukhopadhyay	2149	WB	10
4	1	Sanket, Chakravarty	2381	WB	6½		7		Bharadia, Yash	2000	RAJ	12
5	31	Bhoir, Paras Dilip	1841	MAH	6½		6½	FM	Harshad, S	2236	TN	3
6	32	Daaevik, Wadhawan	1839	Delhi	6½		6½		Apoorv, Kamble	2201	KAR	5
7	34	Kalyani, Sirin	1838	KER	6½		6½		Dhyey, Agarwal	2178	Gujarat	7
8	44	Sharnarthi, Viresh	1764	MAH	6½		6½		Lad, Mandar Pradip	1959	Goa	15
9	21	Dinesh, Rajan M	1908	TN	6½		6½		Vrandesh, Parekh	1839	Gujarat	33
10	23	Kartik, Kumar Singh	1901	MAH	6½		6½		Daksh, Goyal	1738	Delhi	55

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Girls Round 9 results

Bo.	No.		Name	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Rtg	Club/City	No.	PGN
1	10		Sneha, Halder	1835	WB	7	½ - ½	6½	WFM	Bhagyashree, Patil	1879	MAH	7	PGN
2	27		Khairmode, Dhanashree	1616	MAH	6½	1 - 0	7		Ishvi, Aggarwal	1748	HAR	17	PGN
3	6		Tejaswini, G	1905	TN	6	0 - 1	6½	AFM	Shubhi, Gupta	1761	UP	15	PGN
4	3		Mrittika, Mallick	2059	WB	6	0 - 1	6		Dakshita, Kumawat	1690	RAJ	21	PGN
5	11		Rebecca, Jesumarian	1811	TN	5½	0 - 1	6		Kanishka, S	1716	TN	19	PGN
6	1	WFM	Kheerthi, Ganta	2148	TEL	5½	1 - 0	5½	WCM	Arushi, Kotwal	1677	J & K	24	PGN
7	5		Rindhiya, V	1918	TN	5½	0 - 1	5½		Kashthuri, Bhai R	1689	AND	22	PGN
8	26		Rajanya, Datta	1654	WB	5½	1 - 0	5½		Anishka, Vikram	1773	DEL	13	PGN
9	25		Anushka, Gupta	1675	WB	5½	0 - 1	5½		Sachi, Jain	1756	Delhi	16	PGN
10	32		Divyabharathi, Masanam	1596	TN	5½	0 - 1	5½		Anupam, M Sreekumar	1721	KER	18	PGN

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Standings after Round 9

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	FED	Rtg	Club/City	TB1
1	10		Sneha, Halder		w	IND	1835	WB	7,5
	15	AFM	Shubhi, Gupta		w	IND	1761	UP	7,5
	27		Khairmode, Dhanashree		w	IND	1616	MAH	7,5
4	7	WFM	Bhagyashree, Patil		w	IND	1879	MAH	7
	17		Ishvi, Aggarwal		w	IND	1748	HAR	7
	19		Kanishka, S		w	IND	1716	TN	7
	21		Dakshita, Kumawat		w	IND	1690	RAJ	7
8	1	WFM	Kheerthi, Ganta		w	IND	2148	TEL	6,5
	16		Sachi, Jain		w	IND	1756	Delhi	6,5
	18		Anupam, M Sreekumar		w	IND	1721	KER	6,5
	20		Marium, Fatima		w	IND	1715	Bihar	6,5
	22		Kashthuri, Bhai R		w	IND	1689	AND	6,5
	26		Rajanya, Datta		w	IND	1654	WB	6,5
14	2	WIM	Mrudul, Dehankar		w	IND	2059	MAH	6
	3		Mrittika, Mallick		w	IND	2059	WB	6
	6		Tejaswini, G		w	IND	1905	TN	6
	31		Arshiya, Das		w	IND	1596	TRI	6
	35		Kale, Shruti		w	IND	1567	MAH	6
	36		Jain, Ashita		w	IND	1564	Gujarat	6
	45		Drishtee, Ghosh		w	IND	1495	KAR	6

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Round 10 pairings

Bo.	No.		Name	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Rtg	Club/City	No.
1	15	AFM	Shubhi, Gupta	1761	UP	7½		7½		Sneha, Halder	1835	WB	10
2	21		Dakshita, Kumawat	1690	RAJ	7		7½		Khairmode, Dhanashree	1616	MAH	27
3	19		Kanishka, S	1716	TN	7		7		Ishvi, Aggarwal	1748	HAR	17
4	18		Anupam, M Sreekumar	1721	KER	6½		7	WFM	Bhagyashree, Patil	1879	MAH	7
5	16		Sachi, Jain	1756	Delhi	6½		6½	WFM	Kheerthi, Ganta	2148	TEL	1
6	22		Kashthuri, Bhai R	1689	AND	6½		6½		Marium, Fatima	1715	Bihar	20
7	2	WIM	Mrudul, Dehankar	2059	MAH	6		6½		Rajanya, Datta	1654	WB	26
8	36		Jain, Ashita	1564	Gujarat	6		6		Mrittika, Mallick	2059	WB	3
9	63		Asmita, Avijit Ray	1397	Goa	6		6		Tejaswini, G	1905	TN	6
10	45		Drishtee, Ghosh	1495	KAR	6		6		Arshiya, Das	1596	TRI	31

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