Surya Sekhar Ganguly eyes his seventh National title
GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly (PSPB) - IM Aronyak Ghosh (RSPB): 0.5-0.5
GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly (PSPB) - IM Aronyak Ghosh (RSPB) | Video: ChessBase India
Sethuraman - Neelash
Position after 26...Kc7
GM Sethuraman S P (PSPB, 2571) needed to play 27.d5 right away to threaten Qa7+. However, he went 27.Bf3 Bxg3 now 28.d5 was met with Bf2 preventing Qa7+ 29.d6+ Kd7 30.Qa3 Rh8 and Black went on to win the game.
GM Sethuraman S P (PSPB) - IM Neelash Saha (RSPB) | Video: ChessBase India
IM Neelash Saha (RSPB) handed the defending champion, GM Sethuraman S P (PSPB) his first loss of the event
GM Shyaam Nikhil P (RSPB) - GM Diptayan Ghosh (RSPB): 0.5-0.5
GM Karthik Venkataraman (AP) - IM Ajay Karthikeyan (TN) | Video: ChessBase India
GM Karthik Venkataraman (AP) - IM Ajay Karthikeyan (TN): 0.5-0.5
IM Sammed Shete (MAH) - GM Mitrabha Guha (RSPB): 0.5-0.5
IM Himal Gusain (RSPB) played a nice attacking game to beat Utkal Ranjan Sahoo (ODI)
Nitin - Lalit
Position after 15...Qxf4
IM Nitin S (RSPB, 2341) captured a bishop on f7 15.Nxf7. GM Lalit Rohit (PSPB, 2494) responded by capturing the f4-pawn 15...Qxf4 16.Nxh8 Nxd4 17.Be2 Be7 18.Qd3?? Ne5 19.Qxh7 Bh4+ 20.Kd1 Bg5 21.Ke1 g6 and Black won.
IM Nitin S (TN) lost to GM Lalit Rohit (PSPB) in a 21-move miniature
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Round 10 results
| Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | Club/City | No. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | GM | Ganguly, Surya Shekhar | 2583 | PSPB | 8 | ½ - ½ | 7½ | IM | Aronyak, Ghosh | 2535 | RLY | 9 |
| 2 | 3 | GM | Sethuraman, S.P. | 2571 | PSPB | 7 | 0 - 1 | 7 | IM | Neelash, Saha | 2470 | RLY | 16 |
| 3 | 18 | IM | Shyaam, Nikhil P | 2442 | RLY | 7 | ½ - ½ | 7 | GM | Ghosh, Diptayan | 2568 | RLY | 4 |
| 4 | 5 | GM | Karthik, Venkataraman | 2568 | AP | 7 | 1 - 0 | 7 | IM | Ajay, Karthikeyan | 2401 | TN | 22 |
| 5 | 24 | IM | Sammed Jaykumar, Shete | 2386 | MAH | 7 | ½ - ½ | 7 | GM | Mitrabha, Guha | 2537 | RLY | 8 |
| 6 | 13 | IM | Gusain, Himal | 2511 | RLY | 7 | 1 - 0 | 7 | Sahoo, Utkal Ranjan | 2300 | ODI | 32 | |
| 7 | 27 | IM | Nitin, S. | 2341 | RLY | 7 | 0 - 1 | 7 | GM | Lalit, Babu M R | 2494 | PSPB | 14 |
| 8 | 10 | GM | Vignesh, N R | 2526 | RLY | 6½ | 1 - 0 | 7 | GM | Sriram, Jha | 2309 | LIC | 30 |
| 9 | 26 | GM | Neelotpal, Das | 2355 | PSPB | 6½ | 0 - 1 | 6½ | GM | Gupta, Abhijeet | 2583 | PSPB | 2 |
| 10 | 7 | GM | Sankalp, Gupta | 2546 | MAH | 6½ | 1 - 0 | 6½ | GM | Laxman, R.R. | 2328 | RLY | 28 |
Standings after Round 10
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | FED | RtgI | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | n | w | we | w-we | K | rtg+/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | GM | Ganguly, Surya Shekhar | IND | 2583 | PSPB | 8,5 | 63 | 68,5 | 57,25 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 8,5 | 6,93 | 1,57 | 10 | 15,7 | |
| 2 | 5 | GM | Karthik, Venkataraman | IND | 2568 | AP | 8 | 64,5 | 69 | 53,75 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 7,20 | 0,80 | 10 | 8 | |
| 3 | 9 | IM | Aronyak, Ghosh | IND | 2535 | RLY | 8 | 63 | 69 | 53,75 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 7,03 | 0,97 | 10 | 9,7 | |
| 4 | 16 | IM | Neelash, Saha | IND | 2470 | RLY | 8 | 63 | 68,5 | 52,00 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6,69 | 1,31 | 10 | 13,1 | |
| 5 | 13 | IM | Gusain, Himal | IND | 2511 | RLY | 8 | 57 | 60,5 | 47,50 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 8,14 | -0,14 | 10 | -1,4 | |
| 6 | 14 | GM | Lalit, Babu M R | IND | 2494 | PSPB | 8 | 56 | 60,5 | 47,75 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7,90 | 0,10 | 10 | 1 | |
| 7 | 4 | GM | Ghosh, Diptayan | IND | 2568 | RLY | 7,5 | 64,5 | 69,5 | 50,25 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 7,5 | 7,52 | -0,02 | 10 | -0,2 | |
| 8 | 19 | GM | Swapnil, S. Dhopade | IND | 2433 | RLY | 7,5 | 62 | 66,5 | 48,25 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 7,5 | 7,18 | 0,32 | 10 | 3,2 | |
| 9 | 7 | GM | Sankalp, Gupta | IND | 2546 | MAH | 7,5 | 62 | 66,5 | 48,00 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 7,5 | 8,21 | -0,71 | 10 | -7,1 | |
| 10 | 10 | GM | Vignesh, N R | IND | 2526 | RLY | 7,5 | 59,5 | 64 | 47,50 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 7,5 | 8,61 | -1,11 | 10 | -11,1 |
Round 11 pairings
| Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | Club/City | No. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | IM | Gusain, Himal | 2511 | RLY | 8 | 8½ | GM | Ganguly, Surya Shekhar | 2583 | PSPB | 1 | |
| 2 | 9 | IM | Aronyak, Ghosh | 2535 | RLY | 8 | 8 | GM | Lalit, Babu M R | 2494 | PSPB | 14 | |
| 3 | 8 | GM | Mitrabha, Guha | 2537 | RLY | 7½ | 8 | GM | Karthik, Venkataraman | 2568 | AP | 5 | |
| 4 | 16 | IM | Neelash, Saha | 2470 | RLY | 8 | 7½ | IM | Sammed Jaykumar, Shete | 2386 | MAH | 24 | |
| 5 | 2 | GM | Gupta, Abhijeet | 2583 | PSPB | 7½ | 7½ | GM | Vignesh, N R | 2526 | RLY | 10 | |
| 6 | 4 | GM | Ghosh, Diptayan | 2568 | RLY | 7½ | 7½ | GM | Sankalp, Gupta | 2546 | MAH | 7 | |
| 7 | 6 | GM | Iniyan, Pa | 2547 | TN | 7 | 7½ | GM | Visakh, N R | 2517 | RLY | 11 | |
| 8 | 12 | GM | Sengupta, Deep | 2516 | PSPB | 7 | 7½ | IM | Shyaam, Nikhil P | 2442 | RLY | 18 | |
| 9 | 22 | IM | Ajay, Karthikeyan | 2401 | TN | 7 | 7½ | GM | Swapnil, S. Dhopade | 2433 | RLY | 19 | |
| 10 | 41 | Koustuv, Dash | 2124 | ODI | 7 | 7 | GM | Sethuraman, S.P. | 2571 | PSPB | 3 |
