Arnav and Samyak score IM-norms
Champion - FM Arnav Maheshwari 7/9 | Photo: Tamil Nadu State Chess Association
Runner-up - FM Samyak Dharewa 7/9
Top 3 (L to R): 2nd FM Samyak Dharewa 7/9, 1st FM Arnav Maheshwari 7/9 and 3rd GM Evgenij Podolchenko 6.5/9 | Photo: Tamil Nadu State Chess Association
Carlomagno - Arnav, Round 2
Position after 28.Rh3
FM Arnav Maheshwari (2281) decided to trade his queen for a rook, bishop and pawn 28...Bxe3 29.Rxh6 Bxh6 Black did not get anything immediately but he managed to eventually gain more material and win against IM Carlomagno Oblitas (PER, 2379).
FM Arnav Maheshwari scored an unbeaten 7/9, performed at 2488 to earn an IM-norm and gained 46.8 Elo rating points
Samyak - Jorge Marcos, Round 9
Position after 22.Ra4
22...Re3 23.Bxa6 Bxa6 24.Rxa6 the passed a-pawn played a key role in FM Samyak Dharewa (2283) earning a win over IM Jorge Marcos Gomez Sanchez (CUB, 2272).
FM Samyak Dharewa scored an unbeaten 7/9, performed at 2488, scored his second IM-norm and increased his Elo rating by 46 points
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Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | FM | Arnav, Maheshwari | IND | 2281 | 7 | 0 | 27,25 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2 | 8 | FM | Samyak, Dharewa | IND | 2283 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 3 | |
| 3 | 4 | GM | Podolchenko, Evgeniy | BLR | 2321 | 6,5 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 1 | |
| 4 | 6 | FM | Madhesh, Kumar S | IND | 2304 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 2 | |
| 5 | 3 | FM | Jai, Sankar Subramanian | IND | 2275 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 2 | |
| 6 | 9 | IM | Gomez Sanchez, Jorge Marcos | CUB | 2272 | 3,5 | 1 | 12,5 | 2 | 0 | |
| 7 | 1 | IM | Oblitas, Carlomagno | PER | 2379 | 3,5 | 2 | 14,25 | 1 | 0 | |
| 8 | 10 | IM | Claverie, Raul | ARG | 2184 | 2,5 | 0 | 7,25 | 1 | 0 | |
| 9 | 5 | IM | Palencia Morales, Wilson Guillermo | COL | 2206 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| 10 | 7 | WFM | Sunyuktha, C M N | w | IND | 2187 | 2 | 2 | 8,75 | 1 | 1 |
