Prishita, Shriyana and Aadhya Jain stay at the top
Top seed of the Open section, Arjun Adireddy (TEL) beat Haridev S (TN) to stay in the hunt along with Vivaan Vijay Saraogi (MAH) at 5.5/6 each.
Open Round 5: Sadbhav - Ethan: 0-1
Sadbhav Rautela (UTT, 1543) perhaps had the best chance against Ethan Vaz (Goa, 1772).
24...Ne8 allows White to launch a devastating attack 25.exf5 gxf5 26.Qh4 Ng7 27.g4. White gets decisive in all variations. However, he opted for 25.Na4 and his advantage slowly dwindled. Eventually White blundered a piece and Ethan scored a win comfortably.
Round 6: Ethan - Reyan: 1-0
Md. Reyan (BIH, 1522) made a huge mistake in a relatively balanced position against Ethan Vaz (Goa, 1772).
23...Qxa2 just ends the game for Black immediately after 24.Rfc1. 23...h6 would have kept slight edge for Black.
Round 5 Girls: Aadhya - Kalyani: 0-1
Aadhya Jain (DEL, 1234) got a fantastic opportunity to win against Kalyani Sirin (KER, 1434).
30.Ng3+ is the first move that comes to mind when glancing at the position. 30...Kg6 now White does not even need to capture the bishop immediately 31.Ke3! Kh6 32.Nxh5 and the resultant pawn ending is completely winning for White. Aadhya missed her opportunity three consecutive times before the game meandered into a draw.
Round 6: Kalyani - Shriyana: 0-1
Kalyani Sirin (KER, 1434) was ahead by a pawn against WCM Shriyana S Mallya (KAR, 1277) in a rook and knight endgame.
Black is threatening Nb3 here to gain an exchange. White has two options Kf1 and Kf3. 61.Kf3 is a mistake because of Ne6 and there is no way for White to save the plethora of tactical threats.
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A total of 237 players in the Open and 134 players in the Girls tournament are taking part. It is organized by Mandya Chess Academy, Mandya District Chess Associationn and New Tumkur District Chess Association. Both tournaments are taking place at Hotel Amaravathi, Mandya, Karnatak from 9th to 14th April 2022. The eleven-round Swiss league tournament has a time control of 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1
Replay Open Round 5-6 games
Replay Girls Round 5-6 games
Open Round 6 results
| Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | Club/City | No. | ||
| 1 | 2 | AIM | Vaz Ethan | 1772 | GOA | 5 | 1 - 0 | 5 | Reyan Md. | 1522 | BIH | 16 | |
| 2 | 22 | Haridev S | 1492 | TN | 5 | 0 - 1 | 4½ | Adireddy Arjun | 1889 | TEL | 1 | ||
| 3 | 8 | Aakash G | 1611 | TN | 4½ | 0 - 1 | 4½ | Vivaan Vijay Saraogi | 1519 | MAH | 17 | ||
| 4 | 27 | Darshan S | 1463 | TN | 4½ | ½ - ½ | 4½ | Goutham Krishna H | 1609 | KER | 9 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Gaikwad Manas | 1698 | MAH | 4 | ½ - ½ | 4½ | Sherla Prathamesh | 1510 | MAH | 19 | ||
| 6 | 6 | Jain Kushagra | 1675 | MAH | 4 | ½ - ½ | 4 | Sidharth Sreekumar | 1418 | KER | 31 | ||
| 7 | 33 | AFM | Vivaan Sachdev | 1400 | KAR | 4 | 0 - 1 | 4 | Aansh Nandan Nerurkar | 1564 | MAH | 11 | |
| 8 | 12 | Sathvik Adiga | 1563 | KAR | 4 | ½ - ½ | 4 | AIM | Muthukumar Mukesh | 1345 | TN | 41 | |
| 9 | 28 | Vignesh Kannan P | 1446 | TN | 4 | 1 - 0 | 4 | Sadbhav Rautela | 1543 | UTT | 14 | ||
| 10 | 92 | Nijesh R | 1148 | TN | 4 | ½ - ½ | 4 | Madhvendra Pratap Sharma | 1527 | MP | 15 |
Round 7 pairings
| Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | Club/City | No. | ||
| 1 | 17 | Vivaan Vijay Saraogi | 1519 | MAH | 5½ | 6 | AIM | Vaz Ethan | 1772 | GOA | 2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Adireddy Arjun | 1889 | TEL | 5½ | 5 | Goutham Krishna H | 1609 | KER | 9 | |||
| 3 | 11 | Aansh Nandan Nerurkar | 1564 | MAH | 5 | 5 | Darshan S | 1463 | TN | 27 | |||
| 4 | 16 | Reyan Md. | 1522 | BIH | 5 | 5 | Haridev S | 1492 | TN | 22 | |||
| 5 | 23 | Adharsh K | 1487 | TN | 5 | 5 | Raihaan Zahid | 1517 | KAR | 18 | |||
| 6 | 19 | Sherla Prathamesh | 1510 | MAH | 5 | 5 | Vignesh Kannan P | 1446 | TN | 28 | |||
| 7 | 25 | Ayushman Mohanty | 1480 | ODI | 5 | 4½ | Aakash G | 1611 | TN | 8 | |||
| 8 | 42 | Sriram Adarsh Uppala | 1345 | TEL | 4½ | 4½ | Gaikwad Manas | 1698 | MAH | 4 | |||
| 9 | 41 | AIM | Muthukumar Mukesh | 1345 | TN | 4½ | 4½ | Tanmay Rajbongshi | 1684 | ASM | 5 | ||
| 10 | 48 | Challa Saharsha | 1316 | TEL | 4½ | 4½ | Jain Kushagra | 1675 | MAH | 6 |
Girls Round 6 results
| Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | Club/City | No. | ||
| 1 | 5 | Kalyani Sirin | 1434 | KER | 4½ | 0 - 1 | 4½ | WCM | Shriyana S Mallya | 1277 | KAR | 11 | |
| 2 | 33 | Vidula Anbuselvan | 1159 | TN | 4½ | 0 - 1 | 4½ | Prishita Gupta | 1417 | DEL | 6 | ||
| 3 | 23 | AFM | Aadya Gupta | 1202 | DEL | 4½ | 0 - 1 | 4½ | Aadhya Jain | 1234 | DEL | 16 | |
| 4 | 18 | Krupha S Ukkali | 1223 | KAR | 4 | 0 - 1 | 4 | AFM | Shubhi Gupta | 1610 | UP | 1 | |
| 5 | 3 | Shreya G Hipparagi | 1552 | MAH | 4 | 1 - 0 | 4 | ACM | Theephigaa K P | 1218 | TN | 20 | |
| 6 | 7 | Saparya Ghosh | 1390 | WB | 4 | 0 - 1 | 4 | Gorli Nyna | 1213 | AP | 21 | ||
| 7 | 9 | Sherali Pattnaik | 1343 | UTT | 4 | 1 - 0 | 4 | AFM | Shanjula Senthil | 1168 | KAR | 30 | |
| 8 | 19 | Kathakali Dey | 1219 | WB | 4 | ½ - ½ | 4 | Charvi A | 1267 | KAR | 12 | ||
| 9 | 39 | Rudra Rajeev | 1141 | KAR | 4 | 0 - 1 | 4 | Dheeptha B | 1236 | PUD | 15 | ||
| 10 | 28 | ACM | Shanmathi Sree S | 1174 | TN | 3½ | 1 - 0 | 3½ | Yasaswi Krishna Bommi | 1357 | AP | 8 |
Round 7 pairings
| Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | Club/City | No. | ||
| 1 | 6 | Prishita Gupta | 1417 | DEL | 5½ | 5½ | WCM | Shriyana S Mallya | 1277 | KAR | 11 | ||
| 2 | 16 | Aadhya Jain | 1234 | DEL | 5½ | 5 | Shreya G Hipparagi | 1552 | MAH | 3 | |||
| 3 | 1 | AFM | Shubhi Gupta | 1610 | UP | 5 | 5 | Dheeptha B | 1236 | PUD | 15 | ||
| 4 | 21 | Gorli Nyna | 1213 | AP | 5 | 5 | Sherali Pattnaik | 1343 | UTT | 9 | |||
| 5 | 19 | Kathakali Dey | 1219 | WB | 4½ | 4½ | Kalyani Sirin | 1434 | KER | 5 | |||
| 6 | 12 | Charvi A | 1267 | KAR | 4½ | 4½ | AFM | Aadya Gupta | 1202 | DEL | 23 | ||
| 7 | 13 | Devaki Nandana | 1266 | AP | 4½ | 4½ | ACM | Shanmathi Sree S | 1174 | TN | 28 | ||
| 8 | 33 | Vidula Anbuselvan | 1159 | TN | 4½ | 4½ | ACM | Nivedita V C | 1230 | TN | 17 | ||
| 9 | 7 | Saparya Ghosh | 1390 | WB | 4 | 4½ | Jahnvi Ashok | 1132 | KER | 43 | |||
| 10 | 40 | Anaishaa Pinkesh Nahar | 1137 | MAH | 4 | 4 | Arshiya Das | 1569 | TRI | 2 |
