MPL 34th National U-10 R3-4: 157th seeded Yug Tarun Khiani in the lead

by Shahid Ahmed - 28/04/2022

Madhvendra Pratap Sharma (MP), Mayukh Majumder (WB), Parambrata Sarkar (WB) and Yug Tarun Khiani (KAR) emerged as the four leaders at MPL 34th National Under-10 Open Chess Championship 2022. All four of them showed consistency in their play and scored convincing victories against their opponents. In Round 5, Parambrata will face Madhvendra and Yug Tarun will battle against Mayukh. In the Girls event, National Under-9 Girls 2019 champion Siddhi Rao (KAR) and Maitreyi Mondal (WB) are the coleaders at 4.0/4. They will face each other in Round 5 which starts today at 9:00 a.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Siddhi and Maitreyi are the coleaders in the Girls

Both top board games in Round 4 witnessed well-fought draws. In the Open section, Aansh Nandan Nerurkar (MAH, 1564) was held to a well-fought draw in queen vs double rook endgame by Jagreet Misra (DEL, 1191). Among the Girls, Hanya Shah (GUJ, 1149) halted Charvi A's (KAR, 1267) winning streak in the fourth round.

157th seeded Yug Tarun Khiani (KAR) surprised everyone by emerging as one of the four leaders | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Open Round 3: Shaashvat - Mayukh: 0-1

Mayukh Majumder (WB, 1406) scored an 18-move miniature against Shaashvat Gupta (MAH, 1135).

Final position after 18...f6#

Shaashvat Gupta (MAH) could not get out of the gate against Mayukh Majumder (WB) | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Tanish Raghavan S (TN, 1164) got the better of the second seeded Vivaan Vishal Shah (GUJ, 1665) | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Aansh Nandan Nerurkar (MAH) had a solid draw against Jagreet Misra (DEL) in Round 4 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Girls Round 3: Charudharshini - Charvi: 0-1

Charudharshini R (TN, 1047) was completely winning for the better part of the game against Charvi A (KAR, 1267). Black somehow managed to equalize and then eventually got a winning position.

Position after 78...Kxh3

White had one last attempt to save the game 79.Qg4+ ! There is no way for Black to avoid the stalemate after it.

Charvi A (KAR) won a rollercoaster game against Charudharshini R (TN) | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Maitreyi Mondal (WB) and... | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

...National Under-7 Girls 2019 champion Siddhi Rao (KAR) scored emphatic victories in Round 4 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

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A total of 149 players in the Open and 89 players in the Girls tournament are taking part. It is organized by Crown Trust. Both tournaments are taking place at The Kangra Fort, Barnai, Jammu from 26th April to 1st May 2022. The eleven-round Swiss league tournament has a time control of 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.

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Open Round 4 results

Bo.	No.	Name	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Rtg	Club/City	No.
1	4	Aansh Nandan Nerurkar	1564	Maharashtra	3	½ - ½	3		Jagreet Misra	1191	Delhi	27
2	5	Madhvendra Pratap Sharma	1527	Madhya Pradesh	3	1 - 0	3		Tanish Ragavan S	1164	Tamil Nadu	32
3	7	Mayukh Majumder	1406	West Bengal	3	1 - 0	3		Rudradaman Mertia	1140	Rajasthan	37
4	16	Mehul Sondhi	1288	Delhi	3	0 - 1	3		Parambrata Sarkar	1117	West Bengal	43
5	24	Sai Abhinav Kuchibhotla	1217	Tamil Nadu	3	½ - ½	3		Rudra Kavia	0	Rajasthan	120
6	8	Adhiraj Mitra	1404	Jharkhand	2½	0 - 1	3		Yug Tarun Khiani	0	Karnataka	157
7	30	Ritesh Maddukuri	1170	Telangana	2½	0 - 1	2½		Shashveen A K	1389	Delhi	9
8	34	Mithilesh Ranjithkumar	1151	Tamil Nadu	2½	1 - 0	2½	AFM	Mithun Pranav	1327	Tamil Nadu	11
9	52	Pratiyush Kumar	1076	Bihar	2½	½ - ½	2½		Apaar Saxena	1306	Karnataka	13
10	60	Sairaj Narvenkar	1020	Goa	2½	0 - 1	2½		Niladri Banerjee	1288	West Bengal	17

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Round 5 pairings

Bo.	No.	Name	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	Result	Pts.	Name	Rtg	Club/City	No.
1	43	Parambrata Sarkar	1117	West Bengal	4		4	Madhvendra Pratap Sharma	1527	Madhya Pradesh	5
2	157	Yug Tarun Khiani	0	Karnataka	4		4	Mayukh Majumder	1406	West Bengal	7
3	21	Siddhanth Poonja	1230	Karnataka	3½		3½	Aansh Nandan Nerurkar	1564	Maharashtra	4
4	9	Shashveen A K	1389	Delhi	3½		3½	Sai Abhinav Kuchibhotla	1217	Tamil Nadu	24
5	17	Niladri Banerjee	1288	West Bengal	3½		3½	Mithilesh Ranjithkumar	1151	Tamil Nadu	34
6	27	Jagreet Misra	1191	Delhi	3½		3½	Sanjay Narayanan P S	1286	Tamil Nadu	18
7	13	Apaar Saxena	1306	Karnataka	3		3½	Rudra Kavia	0	Rajasthan	120
8	15	Rishabh Kumar	1299	Delhi	3		3	Rajat Bafna	1137	Assam	38
9	39	Shaashvat Gupta	1135	Maharashtra	3		3	Mehul Sondhi	1288	Delhi	16
10	19	Malvin Joshua	1269	Puducherry	3		3	Sahrudh M P	1087	Andhra Pradesh	50

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Girls Round 4 results

Bo.	No.	Name	Typ	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	Result	Pts.	Name	Typ	Rtg	Club/City	No.
1	2	Charvi A	U10	1267	Karnataka	3	½ - ½	3	Hanya Shah	U10	1149	Gujarat	11
2	6	Maitreyi Mondal	U10	1182	West Bengal	3	1 - 0	3	Ameya A R	U10	1053	Kerala	18
3	8	Anaya Agarwal	U10	1171	Telangana	3	½ - ½	3	Ishani Das	U10	1049	Odisha	19
4	10	Siddhi Rao	U10	1151	Karnataka	3	1 - 0	3	Jyotika Sahoo	U10	0	Odisha	43
5	52	Modipalli Deekshitha	U10	0	Telangana	2½	0 - 1	2½	Banker Reya	U10	1204	Gujarat	4
6	54	Navieka Jaiswal	U10	0	Jharkhand	2½	1 - 0	2½	Tanusri S	U10	1111	Tamil Nadu	13
7	58	Pardeshi Chaturthi	U10	0	Maharashtra	2½	1 - 0	2½	Anshika Dongre	U10	1067	Madhya Pradesh	17
8	37	Divyanshi Khandelwal	U10	0	Maharashtra	2	½ - ½	2	Alankrita Sharma	U10	1451	Jammu And Kashmir	1
9	44	Kavya Agrawal	U10	0	Rajasthan	2	0 - 1	2	Krupha S Ukkali	U10	1223	Karnataka	3
10	14	Pal Vedika	U10	1101	Maharashtra	2	1 - 0	2	Pooja Shree R	U10	0	Tamil Nadu	61

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Round 5 pairings

Bo.	No.	Name	Typ	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	Result	Pts.	Name	Typ	Rtg	Club/City	No.
1	10	Siddhi Rao	U10	1151	Karnataka	4		4	Maitreyi Mondal	U10	1182	West Bengal	6
2	19	Ishani Das	U10	1049	Odisha	3½		3½	Charvi A	U10	1267	Karnataka	2
3	4	Banker Reya	U10	1204	Gujarat	3½		3½	Pardeshi Chaturthi	U10	0	Maharashtra	58
4	11	Hanya Shah	U10	1149	Gujarat	3½		3½	Anaya Agarwal	U10	1171	Telangana	8
5	3	Krupha S Ukkali	U10	1223	Karnataka	3		3½	Navieka Jaiswal	U10	0	Jharkhand	54
6	85	Varniga R	U10	0	Andhra Pradesh	3		3	Pal Vedika	U10	1101	Maharashtra	14
7	18	Ameya A R	U10	1053	Kerala	3		3	Sravyasree Bheemarasetty	U10	0	Andhra Pradesh	72
8	20	Charudharshini R	U10	1047	Tamil Nadu	3		3	Ritisha Mayra Rajbongshi	U10	0	Assam	63
9	22	Aahna Gulati	U10	1014	Haryana	3		3	Tanvee Tokala	U10	0	Telangana	80
10	30	Aishwarya N	U10	0	Telangana	3		3	Vitasta Koul	U10	0	Haryana	86

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