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World Junior 2024 R8: Divya on a roll, Rakshitta maintains her pursuit

by Shahid Ahmed - 11/06/2024

IM Divya Deshmukh got back to winning ways by scoring a full point against Kseniya Norman in Round 8 of FIDE World Junior 2024 Girls. Divya got an advantage out of the opening and she outplayed her opponent after that. WIM Mariam Mkrtchyan (ARM) and WGM Rakshitta Ravi are trailing the sole leader by a half point at 6.5/8 each. Four girls including two Indians - WFM Rindhiya V and WFM Sachi Jain are at 6/8 each. In the Open event, GM Aleksey Grebnev drew against GM Kazybek Nogerbek (KAZ). GM Jose Gabriel Cardoso Cardoso (COL), IM Rudik Makarian and GM Mamikon Gharibyan (ARM) scored a win each to join Kazybek and make it a four-way lead 6.5/8. Round 9 starts today at 3 p.m. IST. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

Open: Rudik, Jose and Mamikon join Kazybek in the lead

IM Anuj Shrivatri scored a 133-move marathon victory over GM Gleb Dudin (HUN). Anuj could have won much earlier but he could not find it. His opponent needed to survive five more moves to be eligible to claim 50-move draw.

IM Divya Deshmukh outplayed Kseniya Norman to maintain her sole lead

Divya - Norman

Position after 10...e6

IM Divya Deshmukh (2456) got a pleasant position out of the opening. Her opponent, Kseniya Norman (2134) erred 10...e6 11.dxe6 fxe6 12.0-0 d5 13.Na4 b6 14.Be5 Rb7 15.Bc3 Qe7 16.Ne5 Bd7 17.c5 and White is positionally winning. She converted her advantage into a full point eventually.

Final moments: IM Divya Deshmukh vs Kseniya Norman | Video: ChessBase India

IM Divya Deshmukh outplayed Kseniya Norman after getting a good position out of the opening

WIM Mariam Mkrtchyan (ARM) maintains her pursuit 6.5/8 as she defeated Narmin Abdinova (AZE)
Final moments: WFM Ayaulym Kaldarova (KAZ) vs WGM Rakshitta Ravi | Video: ChessBase India

WGM Rakshitta Ravi capitalized on her advantage against WFM Ayaulym Kaldarova (KAZ)

WIM Xeniya Balabayeva - WCM Swara Lakshmi S Nair: 0.5-0.5

WFM Rindhiya V and...

...WFM Sachi Jain are now at 6/8 each

Shubhi - Tejaswini

Position after 30...Qf5??

WIM Tejaswini G (2059) blundered 30...Qf5?? Find out the winning continuation for White which WFM Shubhi Gupta (1943) played in the game.

WFM Shubhi Gupta capitalized on her opponent WIM Tejaswini G's tactical error in the endgame

The reigning Asian Junior champion, GM Aleksey Grebnev drew with GM Kazybek Nogerbek (KAZ)

Three players joined GM Kazybek Nogerbek (KAZ) in the lead. They are - IM Rudik Makarian, GM Jose Gabriel Cardoso Cardoso (COL) and GM Mamikon Gharibyan (ARM).

GM Jose Gabriel Cardoso Cardoso (COL) en route his victory over GM Pranav Anand

IM Rudik Makarian outplayed GM Luka Budisavljevic (SRB)

GM Mamikon Gharibyan (ARM) - GM Emin Ohanyan (ARM): 1-0

Mayank - Ethan

Position after 24...Rfe8?

24...Rfe8? by IM Ethan Vaz (2420) created a great opportunity for IM Mayank Chakraborty (2425) 25.Nxg6 hxg6 26.fxg7 Kxg7 Black is forced to take it else Qh6, Qh8# is the threat. 27.Qxf7+ Kh6 after a few checks White captured the knight 30.Bxe4 dxe4. However, he did not follow through correctly. Find out the winning plan which White missed.

IM Mayank Chakraborty missed a winning opportunity against IM Ethan Vaz

Gleb - Anuj

Position after 88...Rxb7

IM Anuj Shrivatri (2390) could have won the game much earlier against GM Gleb Dudin (HUN, 2532). However, a few missed opportunities later the game arrived at a rook vs rook and bishop endgame. Black has 50 moves to win the game, he won it in 45.

IM Anuj Shrivatri might have taken slightly longer but most importantly he managed to win his game eventually against GM Gleb Dudin (HUN)

For more photos, please click at the following links: Part 1 and Part 2.

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Round 8 results in Open

Bo.No. NameFEDRtgPts.ResultPts.NameFEDRtg No.PGN
12
GMGrebnev AlekseyFID25405½½ - ½6IMNogerbek KazybekKAZ2502
9PGN
211
GMCardoso Cardoso Jose GabrielCOL24975½1 - 05½GMPranav AnandIND2540
3PGN
36
IMMakarian RudikFID25245½1 - 05½GMBudisavljevic LukaSRB2468
18PGN
415
GMGharibyan MamikonARM24925½1 - 05½GMOhanyan EminARM2501
10PGN
517
GMSamant Aditya SIND24695½ - ½5½IMQuizon DanielPHI2448
20PGN
637
IMDe Silva L M S TSRI23645½ - ½5IMKoelle TobiasGER2470
16PGN
724
IMMayank ChakrabortyIND24255½ - ½5IMVaz EthanIND2420
26PGN
825
IMStribuk ArtiomFID242251 - 05IMPanda SambitIND2363
38PGN
94
GMDudin GlebHUN25324½0 - 14½IMAnuj ShrivatriIND2390
30PGN
1023
GMPrraneeth VuppalaIND24364½½ - ½4½IMSiddharth JagadeeshSGP2525
5PGN

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Standings after Round 8

Rk.SNo NameFEDRtgPts. TB1  TB2  TB3  TB4  TB5 RpKrtg+/-
19
IMNogerbek KazybekKAZ25026,5038,5434526301013,5
26
IMMakarian RudikFID25246,503740452607108,7
311
GMCardoso Cardoso Jose GabrielCOL24976,5035,5393526301015,1
415
GMGharibyan MamikonARM24926,5030,53446241410-1
52
GMGrebnev AlekseyFID2540603640442557102,8
620
IMQuizon DanielPHI2448603436,5442504108
725
IMStribuk ArtiomFID24226031,534452387103,1
824
IMMayank ChakrabortyIND24255,5039,5434425121011,3
93
GMPranav AnandIND25405,5037,54145251510-1,4
1010
GMOhanyan EminARM25015,5034,537,544243910-3,3

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Round 9 pairings

Bo.No. NameFEDRtgPts.ResultPts.NameFEDRtg No.
19
IMNogerbek KazybekKAZ25026½6½IMMakarian RudikFID2524
6
215
GMGharibyan MamikonARM24926½6½GMCardoso Cardoso Jose GabrielCOL2497
11
320
IMQuizon DanielPHI244866IMStribuk ArtiomFID2422
25
43
GMPranav AnandIND25405½6GMGrebnev AlekseyFID2540
2
510
GMOhanyan EminARM25015½5½IMMayank ChakrabortyIND2425
24
618
GMBudisavljevic LukaSRB24685½5½GMAvila Pavas SantiagoCOL2495
12
726
IMVaz EthanIND24205½5½IMSrihari L RIND2495
14
816
IMKoelle TobiasGER24705½5½FMPham Tran Gia PhucVIE2444
22
930
IMAnuj ShrivatriIND23905½5½GMSamant Aditya SIND2469
17
108
GMRodrigue-Lemieux ShawnCAN251055½IMDe Silva L M S TSRI2364
37

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Round 8 results in Girls

Bo.No. NameFEDRtgPts.ResultPts.NameFEDRtg No.PGN
11
IMDivya DeshmukhIND245661 - 05½Norman KseniyaFID2134
12PGN
215
Abdinova NarminAZE21215½0 - 15½WIMMkrtchyan MariamARM2300
2PGN
318
WFMKaldarova AyaulymKAZ21005½0 - 15½WGMRakshitta RaviIND2271
6PGN
43
WGMKrasteva BeloslavaBUL228951 - 05Sneha HalderIND1958
36PGN
57
WIMBalabayeva XeniyaKAZ22465½ - ½5WCMSwara Lakshmi S NairIND2051
25PGN
637
WCMAgajanova MeryemTKM195550 - 15WIMHryzlova SofiiaSUI2246
8PGN
79
WFMZhurova AnnaFID223950 - 15WFMRindhiya VIND1965
34PGN
830
WFMShohradova LalaTKM200050 - 15WFMSachi JainIND2124
14PGN
95
WIMWikar MartynaPOL22724½1 - 04½Dakshita KumawatIND1928
43PGN
1013
WIMAllahverdiyeva AyanAZE21334½1 - 04½WCMArshiya DasIND1919
44PGN

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Standings after Round 8

Rk.SNo NamesexFEDRtgPts. TB1  TB2  TB3  TB4  TB5 RpKrtg+/-
11
IMDivya DeshmukhwIND2456703942,5462439101
22
WIMMkrtchyan MariamwARM23006,503740,5452297207,8
36
WGMRakshitta RaviwIND22716,5033,537,546223420-2,8
48
WIMHryzlova SofiiawSUI2246603741452255206,4
534
WFMRindhiya VwIND19656036,539,54522432055,8
63
WGMKrasteva BeloslavawBUL228960353945210820-20,8
714
WFMSachi JainwIND2124603335,54421574022
813
WIMAllahverdiyeva AyanwAZE21335,5039,5434522352023,2
915
Abdinova NarminwAZE21215,503942,54521944042
1012
Norman KseniyawFID21345,5037,541,54422044035,2

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Round 9 pairings

Bo.No. NameFEDRtgPts.ResultPts.NameFEDRtg No.
16
WGMRakshitta RaviIND22716½7IMDivya DeshmukhIND2456
1
22
WIMMkrtchyan MariamARM23006½6WIMHryzlova SofiiaSUI2246
8
314
WFMSachi JainIND212466WGMKrasteva BeloslavaBUL2289
3
434
WFMRindhiya VIND196565½WIMAllahverdiyeva AyanAZE2133
13
525
WCMSwara Lakshmi S NairIND20515½5½WIMWikar MartynaPOL2272
5
632
WFMGunawardhana Devindya OshiniSRI19805½5½WIMBalabayeva XeniyaKAZ2246
7
712
Norman KseniyaFID21345½5½WFMKaldarova AyaulymKAZ2100
18
851
WCMAnupam M SreekumarIND18725½5½Abdinova NarminAZE2121
15
94
FMKurmangaliyeva LiyaKAZ228255½WFMShubhi GuptaIND1943
39
1031
WFMKheerthi GantaIND198755WFMZhurova AnnaFID2239
9

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