The event by the numbers
A total of 1537 players are taking part from various states across the country in six different age groups - Under-7, 9, 11, 13, 15 and 17 in Open and Girls sections. A dozen champions will be crowned tomorrow 31st January 2023.
Under-7 Girls
Narayani Umesh Marathe (MAH) and Vamshika Boga (TEL) are the coleaders 6/7. Total participants - 48.
Standings after Round 7
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | RtgI | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | |
| 1 | 25 | Narayani Umesh Marathe | w | 0 | MAH | 6 | 31,5 | 34,5 | 29,50 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2 | 46 | Vamshika Boga | w | 0 | TEL | 6 | 26 | 28,5 | 21,00 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | 5 | Ankita Raj | w | 0 | BIH | 5,5 | 31 | 34 | 25,25 | 0 | 5 | |
| 4 | 1 | Aditi Moharana | w | 0 | ODI | 5,5 | 29,5 | 31,5 | 22,75 | 0 | 5 | |
| 5 | 23 | Nakshatra Gumudavelly | w | 0 | KAR | 5,5 | 24 | 25,5 | 17,50 | 0 | 5 | |
| 6 | 39 | Sukriti Rhea S | w | 0 | TN | 5 | 25,5 | 28,5 | 19,50 | 0 | 4 | |
| 7 | 27 | Nitya Konduri | w | 0 | TEL | 5 | 24 | 26 | 16,50 | 0 | 5 | |
| 8 | 8 | Aryahi Bhattacharya | w | 0 | WB | 5 | 24 | 25 | 14,50 | 0 | 5 | |
| 9 | 30 | Rayna Ajay Patel | w | 0 | GUJ | 5 | 23 | 24,5 | 17,50 | 0 | 5 | |
| 10 | 13 | Chippada Poshana Rithika Akshaya | w | 0 | AP | 4,5 | 28,5 | 29 | 16,00 | 0 | 4 |
Under-7 Open
Divith Reddy Adulla (TEL, 1114) is the sole leader 6.5/7. He is followed by four players at 6/7. Total participants - 109.
Standings after Round 7
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | Rp | |
| 1 | 3 | Divith Reddy Adulla | 1114 | TEL | 6,5 | 28,5 | 32,5 | 30,50 | 0 | 6 | 1422 | |
| 2 | 33 | Hriday Garg | 0 | DEL | 6 | 30,5 | 33 | 27,00 | 0 | 6 | 1344 | |
| 3 | 1 | Ayaan Phutane | 1129 | KAR | 6 | 29,5 | 31,5 | 26,00 | 0 | 6 | 1309 | |
| 4 | 4 | Pranav M | 1060 | TN | 6 | 27,5 | 30,5 | 22,00 | 0 | 6 | 1273 | |
| 5 | 109 | Tejas Tiwari | 0 | UTT | 6 | 27,5 | 30 | 24,50 | 0 | 6 | 1309 | |
| 6 | 105 | Swaraj Mishra | 0 | MAH | 5,5 | 32,5 | 36,5 | 27,75 | 0 | 5 | 1255 | |
| 7 | 21 | Atharv Singh | 0 | HAR | 5,5 | 29 | 32 | 23,75 | 0 | 5 | 1230 | |
| 8 | 18 | Akshith Done | 0 | TEL | 5,5 | 26,5 | 29 | 21,25 | 0 | 5 | 1230 | |
| 9 | 106 | Takkshanth Anand | 0 | TN | 5 | 30 | 33 | 18,50 | 0 | 5 | 1147 | |
| 10 | 54 | Lakshmanan Natesan | 0 | TN | 5 | 29,5 | 32,5 | 21,75 | 0 | 4 | 1174 |
Under-9 Girls
Asian Youth Under-8 Girls Bronze medalist, Samhita Pungavanam (TEL, 1123) is currently leading her group 6.5/7. Two girls are trailing her by a half point at 6/7 each. Total participants - 90.
Standings after Round 7
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | Rtg | RtgI | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | |
| 1 | 6 | Samhita Pungavanam | w | 1123 | 1123 | TEL | 6,5 | 29 | 31 | 29,25 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2 | 8 | Pooja Shree R | w | 1079 | 1079 | TN | 6 | 30,5 | 34,5 | 29,75 | 0 | 5 | |
| 3 | 5 | Narayanan Rishitha | w | 1136 | 1136 | AP | 6 | 27 | 30 | 25,50 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | 1 | Aaradhya Das | w | 1274 | 1274 | TRI | 5,5 | 31 | 34,5 | 25,50 | 0 | 5 | |
| 5 | 4 | Srinika S | w | 1138 | 1138 | TN | 5,5 | 29 | 31 | 23,75 | 0 | 5 | |
| 6 | 3 | Waghle Bhumika | w | 1182 | 1182 | MAH | 5,5 | 26 | 29 | 20,00 | 0 | 5 | |
| 7 | 11 | Tanirika Sahoo | w | 1038 | 1038 | KAR | 5,5 | 25,5 | 27,5 | 21,25 | 0 | 5 | |
| 8 | 45 | Kashika Goyal | w | 0 | 0 | HAR | 5,5 | 25,5 | 27,5 | 20,00 | 0 | 5 | |
| 9 | 33 | Divi Bijesh | w | 0 | 0 | KER | 5 | 33,5 | 36,5 | 22,25 | 0 | 4 | |
| 10 | 2 | Leah R Joseph | w | 1257 | 1257 | KAR | 5 | 29,5 | 31,5 | 18,50 | 0 | 5 |
Under-9 Open
The reigning Haryana State Under-11 Open champion, Vyom Malhotra (1255) has scored a perfect 7/7. His statemate, last year's 10th National School Under-7 Open winner, Sidhant Rana (1188) is the sole player at 6.5/7. Total participants - 196.
Standings after Round 7
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | Rp | |
| 1 | 5 | Vyom Malhotra | 1255 | HAR | 7 | 28,5 | 30 | 30,50 | 0 | 7 | 1912 | ||
| 2 | 15 | Sidhant Rana | 1188 | HAR | 6,5 | 29,5 | 32,5 | 29,50 | 0 | 6 | 1511 | ||
| 3 | 38 | Bagdia Shourya | 1099 | MAH | 6 | 31,5 | 34,5 | 28,25 | 0 | 5 | 1469 | ||
| 4 | 33 | ACM | Venkata Naga Karthik Malladi | 1123 | KAR | 6 | 31 | 32,5 | 26,00 | 0 | 6 | 1498 | |
| 5 | 7 | Vairaj Sogerwal | 1224 | HAR | 6 | 28,5 | 31 | 23,25 | 0 | 5 | 1404 | ||
| 6 | 12 | Reyaansh Venkat | 1196 | MAH | 6 | 27 | 30 | 24,50 | 0 | 6 | 1415 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Vihaan Anupam Agrawal | 1264 | MAH | 5,5 | 29 | 32,5 | 23,75 | 0 | 5 | 1307 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Narendra Agarwal | 1219 | WB | 5,5 | 27 | 29 | 21,25 | 0 | 5 | 1313 | ||
| 9 | 24 | Karthikeya Addanki | 1168 | AP | 5,5 | 26,5 | 29,5 | 23,25 | 0 | 5 | 1318 | ||
| 10 | 39 | Aadhyan Kukudala | 1097 | TEL | 5,5 | 26,5 | 29 | 21,50 | 0 | 5 | 1313 |
Under-11 Girls
A close fight is going on between four girls - Aadya Ranganath (KAR, 1327), Krupha S Ukkali (KAR, 1258), Deekshitha Modipalli (TEL, 1226) and Sravyasree Bheemarasetty (AP, 1225). Except Krupha, the remaining three are undefeated so far. Total participants - 110.
Standings after Round 7
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | Rtg | RtgI | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | |
| 1 | 2 | Aadya Ranganath | w | 1327 | 1327 | KAR | 6 | 30,5 | 33,5 | 27,75 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2 | 10 | Modipalli Deekshitha | w | 1226 | 1226 | TEL | 6 | 30,5 | 33,5 | 27,25 | 0 | 5 | |
| 3 | 7 | Krupha S Ukkali | w | 1258 | 1258 | KAR | 6 | 28,5 | 31 | 25,00 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | 11 | Sravyasree Bheemarasetty | w | 1225 | 1225 | AP | 6 | 26 | 28,5 | 24,50 | 0 | 5 | |
| 5 | 1 | Pal Vedika | w | 1362 | 1362 | MAH | 5,5 | 30,5 | 34 | 25,00 | 0 | 5 | |
| 6 | 6 | Siddhi Rao | w | 1272 | 1272 | KAR | 5,5 | 26 | 26 | 18,50 | 0 | 5 | |
| 7 | 13 | Lasyasree Mattam | w | 1158 | 1158 | AP | 5,5 | 25 | 27 | 20,25 | 0 | 5 | |
| 8 | 86 | Pavithra R V | w | 0 | 0 | TN | 5,5 | 24,5 | 27 | 20,75 | 0 | 5 | |
| 9 | 32 | Ritisha Mayra Rajbongshi | w | 1072 | 1072 | ASM | 5,5 | 24 | 26,5 | 19,50 | 0 | 5 | |
| 10 | 25 | Aamuktha Guntaka | w | 1098 | 1098 | AP | 5 | 27,5 | 30 | 18,50 | 0 | 5 |
Under-11 Open
Madhesh Kumar S (PUD, 1468) is the sole leader at 6.5/7. Six players are in pursuit at 6/7 each. Total participants - 244.
Standings after Round 7
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | Rp | |
| 1 | 6 | Madhesh Kumar S | 1468 | PUD | 6,5 | 30,5 | 33,5 | 30,50 | 0 | 6 | 1636 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Shashveen A K | 1494 | HAR | 6 | 32 | 35 | 26,00 | 0 | 5 | 1545 | ||
| 3 | 32 | Yug Tarun Khiani | 1274 | KAR | 6 | 30,5 | 32 | 26,25 | 0 | 5 | 1601 | ||
| 4 | 7 | AIM | Aadik Theophane Lenin | 1465 | KER | 6 | 30 | 33 | 27,50 | 0 | 5 | 1541 | |
| 5 | 17 | AFM | Pavan Karthikeya Varma Gunturi | 1376 | TEL | 6 | 30 | 30,5 | 25,25 | 0 | 5 | 1679 | |
| 6 | 1 | Vivaan Vishal Shah | 1873 | GUJ | 6 | 29 | 32 | 23,00 | 0 | 6 | 1546 | ||
| 7 | 13 | Rishabh Kumar | 1402 | DEL | 6 | 27 | 30 | 25,00 | 0 | 6 | 1469 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Pranav Sai Ram R S | 1572 | TN | 5,5 | 29,5 | 33 | 25,00 | 0 | 4 | 1468 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Siddhanth Poonja | 1563 | KAR | 5,5 | 29,5 | 32,5 | 24,25 | 0 | 5 | 1495 | ||
| 10 | 10 | Andalamala Hemal Varshan | 1448 | AP | 5,5 | 29 | 32 | 23,25 | 0 | 5 | 1449 |
Under-13 Girls
Saparya Ghosh (WB, 1595), Aadya Gupta (DEL, 1568) and Theephigaa K P (TN, 1369) are in a three-way lead 6/7. They are undefeated so far. Total participants - 108.
Standings after Round 7
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | Rp | |
| 1 | 1 | Saparya Ghosh | w | 1595 | WB | 6 | 30,5 | 33 | 28,00 | 0 | 5 | 1518 | |
| 2 | 2 | AFM | Aadya Gupta | w | 1568 | DEL | 6 | 27,5 | 30,5 | 25,75 | 0 | 5 | 1501 |
| 3 | 8 | AFM | Theephigaa K P | w | 1369 | TN | 6 | 27,5 | 30 | 25,50 | 0 | 5 | 1489 |
| 4 | 13 | Rudra Rajeev | w | 1297 | KAR | 5,5 | 29,5 | 32,5 | 23,75 | 0 | 5 | 1423 | |
| 5 | 20 | ACM | Shanmathi Sree S | w | 1242 | TN | 5,5 | 27,5 | 29,5 | 20,75 | 0 | 5 | 1428 |
| 6 | 4 | Lakshana Subramanian | w | 1466 | TN | 5,5 | 27 | 29,5 | 22,50 | 0 | 4 | 1397 | |
| 7 | 23 | Shriya Patil | w | 1189 | GOA | 5,5 | 24 | 26 | 20,75 | 0 | 4 | 1305 | |
| 8 | 22 | Katari Sajyotsna | w | 1191 | AP | 5,5 | 23,5 | 25 | 18,75 | 0 | 5 | 1415 | |
| 9 | 15 | Akshaya Sathi | w | 1271 | KAR | 5 | 30,5 | 33,5 | 21,75 | 0 | 4 | 1468 | |
| 10 | 12 | Vaishnavi S K | w | 1317 | TN | 5 | 29 | 31 | 19,75 | 0 | 4 | 1419 |
Under-13 Open
Saharsha Challa (TEL, 1498) is the sole leader with a 100% score 7/7. Seven players are in the chase at a full point behind 6/7 each. Total participant - 257.
Standings after Round 7
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | Rp | |
| 1 | 14 | Challa Saharsha | 1498 | TEL | 7 | 31 | 34 | 32,50 | 0 | 7 | 2193 | ||
| 2 | 3 | Vignesh Kannan P | 1738 | TN | 6 | 30,5 | 33,5 | 26,50 | 0 | 6 | 1680 | ||
| 3 | 8 | Saisarvesh S | 1567 | TN | 6 | 29,5 | 32,5 | 25,50 | 0 | 6 | 1670 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy | 1900 | UP | 6 | 29 | 33 | 28,50 | 0 | 6 | 1644 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Aakash G | 1756 | TN | 6 | 28 | 30,5 | 26,25 | 0 | 5 | 1651 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Yashwant B | 1578 | TN | 6 | 27 | 30,5 | 26,00 | 0 | 6 | 1565 | ||
| 7 | 27 | Varun Prabhakaran K S | 1415 | PUD | 6 | 26,5 | 30 | 26,25 | 0 | 5 | 1515 | ||
| 8 | 50 | ACM | Prathamesh Shashikant Deshmukh | 1319 | KAR | 6 | 24,5 | 27,5 | 23,25 | 0 | 5 | 1571 | |
| 9 | 31 | Shravan Sriram | 1404 | TN | 5,5 | 29,5 | 33,5 | 24,25 | 0 | 5 | 1457 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Sherla Prathamesh | 1658 | MAH | 5,5 | 29,5 | 33 | 24,25 | 0 | 5 | 1626 |
Under-15 Girls
The top seed of the group, National School Under-15 and National Under-14 Girls runner-up, Pragnya H G (TN, 1612) and the second seed, the new Karnataka State Under-15 Girls champion, Sanikommu Manasvi (KAR, 1460) are the shared leaders 6/7 each. While the former is undefeated, the latter has lost one game. Total participants - 81.
Standings after Round 7
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | Rp | |
| 1 | 1 | Pragnya H G | 1612 | TN | 6 | 29,5 | 33,5 | 28,00 | 0 | 5 | 1575 | |
| 2 | 2 | AFM | Sanikommu Manasvi | 1460 | KAR | 6 | 29 | 32,5 | 27,00 | 0 | 6 | 1587 |
| 3 | 9 | Gade Sharanya | 1342 | TEL | 5,5 | 30,5 | 33 | 24,00 | 0 | 5 | 1543 | |
| 4 | 7 | Yashvi Jain | 1387 | TEL | 5,5 | 29,5 | 33 | 25,00 | 0 | 4 | 1519 | |
| 5 | 5 | Arya G Mallar | 1408 | KER | 5,5 | 28 | 31,5 | 24,00 | 0 | 5 | 1457 | |
| 6 | 8 | Aswinika Mani R | 1385 | TN | 5,5 | 27 | 30,5 | 23,00 | 0 | 5 | 1507 | |
| 7 | 4 | Pournami S | 1413 | KER | 5 | 29 | 33 | 21,50 | 0 | 5 | 1400 | |
| 8 | 18 | Kavya N | 1230 | TN | 5 | 28,5 | 31,5 | 20,75 | 0 | 4 | 1442 | |
| 9 | 12 | Sugirtha S | 1300 | TN | 5 | 26 | 29 | 19,25 | 0 | 4 | 1372 | |
| 10 | 6 | Sahana Shainsha | 1399 | TN | 5 | 25 | 28 | 19,25 | 0 | 4 | 1288 |
Under-15 Open
Arshpreet Singh (HAR, 1659) is currently the sole leader 6.5/7. Five players are behind him by a half point at 6/7 each. Total participants - 184.
Standings after Round 7
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | Rp | |
| 1 | 9 | Arshpreet Singh | 1659 | HAR | 6,5 | 29 | 32 | 29,50 | 0 | 6 | 1908 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Vignesh Advaith Vemula | 1687 | TEL | 6 | 30,5 | 33,5 | 28,25 | 0 | 5 | 1797 | ||
| 3 | 11 | CM | Mrithyunjay Mahadevan | 1645 | TN | 6 | 28 | 31,5 | 26,25 | 0 | 5 | 1736 | |
| 4 | 15 | Jaidambareesh N R | 1613 | TN | 6 | 27 | 30 | 25,25 | 0 | 5 | 1652 | ||
| 5 | 56 | Shashank K | 1380 | MAH | 6 | 26,5 | 28,5 | 22,50 | 0 | 6 | 1703 | ||
| 6 | 36 | Ajjesh J R | 1468 | TN | 6 | 23,5 | 26,5 | 23,50 | 0 | 6 | 1596 | ||
| 7 | 8 | Gyana Sai Santhosh M | 1673 | AP | 5,5 | 30,5 | 33,5 | 24,00 | 0 | 5 | 1702 | ||
| 8 | 21 | Jai Kamalesh S | 1564 | TN | 5,5 | 28,5 | 31,5 | 22,50 | 0 | 5 | 1627 | ||
| 9 | 16 | Alluri Bhaskara Ratna Shanmukha Reddy | 1612 | AP | 5,5 | 28 | 32 | 23,50 | 0 | 5 | 1678 | ||
| 10 | 17 | ACM | Aatreya Saha | 1605 | WB | 5,5 | 26 | 28,5 | 23,00 | 0 | 4 | 1540 |
Under-17 Girls
Prasiddhi Bhat (KAR, 1302) is the sole leader 6.5/7. She has a 1.5 point lead ahead of the competition and now a win away from clinching the tournament. Total participants - 30.
Standings after Round 7
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | Rp | |
| 1 | 11 | Prasiddhi Bhat | 1302 | KAR | 6,5 | 28 | 31,5 | 29,25 | 0 | 6 | 1771 | |
| 2 | 7 | Dhakshniga T | 1350 | TN | 5 | 27 | 30 | 19,75 | 0 | 4 | 1410 | |
| 3 | 1 | Sneha Halder | 1662 | WB | 5 | 26,5 | 29 | 18,00 | 0 | 5 | 1400 | |
| 4 | 2 | Kashthuri Bhai R | 1457 | A & N | 5 | 26 | 28,5 | 18,75 | 0 | 4 | 1385 | |
| 5 | 12 | Gopika M | 1294 | KAR | 4,5 | 28,5 | 30,5 | 17,25 | 0 | 4 | 1445 | |
| 6 | 8 | Swati M | 1344 | TN | 4,5 | 28 | 30,5 | 17,00 | 0 | 4 | 1378 | |
| 7 | 13 | Shri Shivani G | 1241 | TN | 4,5 | 25 | 28 | 14,00 | 0 | 3 | 1339 | |
| 8 | 6 | Diya Jain | 1367 | TN | 4,5 | 21,5 | 23,5 | 14,25 | 0 | 4 | 1218 | |
| 9 | 5 | Padmini S | 1372 | TN | 4,5 | 21,5 | 22 | 12,50 | 0 | 3 | 1287 | |
| 10 | 9 | AFM | Asudani Ruhani Raj | 1336 | GUJ | 4 | 27 | 29 | 13,75 | 0 | 3 | 1276 |
Under-17 Open
The top seed of the group, Lad Mandar Pradip (Goa, 1776) is the sole leader 6.5/7. He is a full point ahead of two players. Total participants - 71.
Standings after Round 7
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | Rp | |
| 1 | 1 | Lad Mandar Pradip | 1776 | GOA | 6,5 | 30 | 33,5 | 31,00 | 0 | 6 | 1924 | ||
| 2 | 8 | Saravanan J | 1548 | TN | 5,5 | 29,5 | 33 | 23,75 | 0 | 5 | 1662 | ||
| 3 | 6 | Mohammed Tharig S | 1604 | TN | 5,5 | 29 | 32,5 | 23,25 | 0 | 5 | 1676 | ||
| 4 | 7 | Hari Ganesh T | 1570 | TN | 5,5 | 24 | 26,5 | 19,75 | 0 | 5 | 1543 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Jaiveer Mahendru | 1610 | MAH | 5 | 29 | 32,5 | 22,00 | 0 | 4 | 1586 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Gokulakrishna S | 1665 | TN | 5 | 28 | 30,5 | 20,75 | 0 | 3 | 1618 | ||
| 7 | 19 | Nishanth Dsouza | 1419 | KAR | 5 | 26 | 29 | 19,50 | 0 | 5 | 1554 | ||
| 8 | 17 | Pavithran P | 1429 | TN | 5 | 26 | 29 | 18,00 | 0 | 5 | 1502 | ||
| 9 | 20 | Ramakrishnan M R | 1404 | TN | 5 | 25,5 | 28,5 | 19,50 | 0 | 4 | 1518 | ||
| 10 | 9 | Gokula Vishnu R | 1535 | TN | 4,5 | 26,5 | 29,5 | 16,50 | 0 | 4 | 1497 |
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