Asian Junior 2022 R1-7: Harshavardhan and Rakshitta in the lead

by Shahid Ahmed - 23/11/2022

IM Harshavardhan G B defeated IM Utsab Chatterjee to emerge sole leader at Asian Junior Chess Championship 2022 Open after round 7. WIM Rakshitta Ravi won against WFM Mitra Asgharzadeh (IRI) to join the lead with WIM Ngoc Thuy Duong Bach (VIE). Both are at 5.5/7 each. Three players are trailing Harshavardhan with a 5/7 score. WFM Bhagyashree Patil and IM Avinash Ramesh won Silver and Bronze medal in the Rapid event in Under-18 Girls and Open category respectively. Harshavardhan will face Eric Labog Jr. (PHI) and Rakshittta will face compatriot Femil Chelladurai in the penultimate round. Round 8 starts tomorrow at 9 a.m. local time, 11:30 a.m. IST. Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Bhagyashree Silver and Avinash Bronze in Under-18 Rapid

Asian Junior Chess Championships 2022 started with the Rapid event. The National Under-17 and Under-18 Girls champion, Asian Youth and Western Asia Under-18 Girls double Gold medalist, WFM Bhagyashree Patil scored 4.5/7 to secure in the Under-18 Girls category. IM Avinash Ramesh scored 4/7 to win a Bronze medal in Under-18 Open category.

IM Harshavardhan G B is the sole leader 5.5/7 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

WIM Rakshitta Ravi shares the lead with WIM Ngoc Thuy Duong Bach (VIE) | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Harshavardhan - Eldiar, Round 3

Position after 38...e5

38...Bd4/Qe3 would have been fine for Black. Find out why 38...e5 is a blunder. Harshavardhan spotted in correctly and won the game in the next few moves.

Harshavardhan - Utsab, Round 7

Position after 22...Qh5

White could have taken the e6-pawn right away. 23.Nxe6 Bxe6 24.Rxe6 Nf2 25.Qc3+ Kb8 26.Rd4 and White probably would have finished the game much earlier.

Rakshitta - Anousha, Round 2

Position after 37.Qf2

37.Qf2 works due to the fact that Black's back rank is quite weak. 37...Qc8 38.Nf3 Rd8 39.Rc1 Rc7 40.Rh5+ Kg8 41.Rxc2 Rxc2 42.Qg3+ and White went on to win the game.

Rakshitta - Asgharzadeh, Round 7

Position after 31...Kh7

32.b6 works right away as Rxc3 33.Rc8 and White wins. White took a cautious approach 32.Nd1 Ng5 33.Be2 Nxe4 34.b6 Na6? 35.Ra8 and Black can no longer save the game.

Silver in Rapid Under-18 Girls - WFM Bhagyashree Patil 4,5/7

Bronze in Rapid Under-18 Open - IM Avinash Ramesh 4/7 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

The Indian contingent with coaches GM FT Akash G and WIM FI Mrunaini Kunte | Photo: Akash G

Inauguration Ceremony | Photo: Akash G

A total of 32 players including 8 IMs in the Open and 20 players including 5 WIMs are taking part from Guam, Indonesia, India, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysis, Mongolia, Philippines and Vietnam. The tournament is organized by Asian Chess Federation. It is taking place at Knights Templar Hotel in Tagaytay, Philippines from 19th to 25th November 2022.

Replay Round 1-7 Open games

Replay Round 1-7 Girls games

Round 7 Open results

Rd.	Bo.	No.		Name	Gr	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Gr	Rtg	No.
7	1	2	IM	Harshavardhan G B		2426	4½	1 - 0	4½		Utsab Chatterjee		2349	6
7	2	5	FM	Hakemi Arman		2412	4	1 - 0	4½	IM	Neelash Saha		2436	1
7	6	15		Daluz Christian Mark		2010	3½	1 - 0	3½	IM	Avinash Ramesh	U18	2338	8
7	7	17		Dau Khuong Duy	U16	1993	3½	½ - ½	3½	IM	Raahul V S		2311	11

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Round 8 pairings

Rd.	Bo.	No.		Name	Gr	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Gr	Rtg	No.
8	1	14		Labog Eric Jr.		2138	5		5½	IM	Harshavardhan G B		2426	2
8	3	1	IM	Neelash Saha		2436	4½		4½		Daluz Christian Mark		2010	15
8	5	6		Utsab Chatterjee		2349	4½		4		Dau Khuong Duy	U16	1993	17
8	7	11	IM	Raahul V S		2311	4		4		Dziththauly Ramadhan		2194	12
8	9	20		Santiaguel Jerico M.		1646	3½		3½	IM	Avinash Ramesh	U18	2338	8

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Round 7 Girls results

7	1	2	WIM	Rakshitta Ravi	2219	4½	1 - 0	5	WFM	Asgharzadeh Mitra	2001	8
7	3	4	WIM	Nurgali Nazerke	2197	4	½ - ½	4½		Femil Chelladurai	1657	15
7	6	9	WFM	Bhagyashree Patil	1921	3	1 - 0	2½		Sadey Rinoa Mariel	1819	12
7	10	19		Layog Keira Hailey	0	2	1 - 0	2		Susmita Bhowmick	1331	17

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Round 8 Girls pairings

8	1	15		Femil Chelladurai	1657	5	5½	WIM	Rakshitta Ravi	2219	2
8	4	9	WFM	Bhagyashree Patil	1921	4	4½	WIM	Kairbekova Amina	2212	3
8	8	17		Susmita Bhowmick	1331	2	3	WCM	Chua Jia-Tien	1858	10

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Final standings in Rapid Open

Rk.	SNo		Name	Gr	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5
1	7	IM	Concio Michael Jr.	U18	PHI	2260	6,5	25,5	26,5	0	1955	6
2	10	FM	Orozbaev Eldiar	U16	KGZ	2244	5,5	27,5	30,5	0	2011	5
3	14		Dziththauly Ramadhan		INA	2094	5	29	30	0	2086	4
4	3	IM	Harshavardhan G B		IND	2333	5	24	27	0	2135	4
5	5	IM	Gan-Erdene Sugar		MGL	2319	5	23,5	26,5	0	2038	5
6	1	IM	Quizon Daniel	U18	PHI	2354	4,5	25,5	28,5	0	2158	4
7	4	FM	Sapenov Daniyal	U16	KAZ	2331	4,5	23,5	26	0	1982	4
8	9		Utsab Chatterjee		IND	2245	4	30	32	0	2184	3
9	8	FM	Hakemi Arman		IRI	2245	4	27,5	29,5	0	2096	4
10	12	IM	Raahul V S		IND	2233	4	27	29	0	2006	4

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Final standings in Rapid Girls

Rk.	SNo		Name	Gr	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5
1	5	WFM	Zahedifar Anahita		IRI	1996	5,5	27,5	30,5	0	1943	5
2	3	WIM	Nurgali Nazerke	U18	KAZ	2069	5,5	24,5	27,5	0	1827	5
3	4	WIM	Bach Ngoc Thuy Duong		VIE	2064	5	25,5	29	0	1904	5
4	2	WIM	Serikbay Assel		KAZ	2081	5	25	28	0	1928	4
5	8	WFM	Bhagyashree Patil	U18	IND	1881	4,5	29	30	0	1853	4
6	1	WIM	Kairbekova Amina	U18	KAZ	2119	4,5	27	30	0	1934	4
7	6	WFM	Mahdian Anousha		IRI	1981	4	27	30	0	1891	3
8	7	WFM	Asgharzadeh Mitra		IRI	1959	3,5	25,5	27,5	0	1757	3
9	15		Femil Chelladurai	U18	IND	1462	3,5	22,5	23,5	0	1764	3
10	13		Tan Mary Joy		PHI	1640	3,5	22,5	22,5	0	1752	3

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