MPL 48th National Women R8: Divya dethrones Mary

by Shahid Ahmed - 03/01/2023

WGM Divya Deshmukh showcased her endgame prowess against WGM Mary Ann Gomes in the eighth round of MPL 48th National Women Chess Championship 2022. Divya has taken sole lead 7/8. Mary is the sole player in the chase at 6.5/8. She is closely followed by six players at 6/6. They are - WIM Sakshi Chitlange, WGM Vantika Agrawal, Sunyuktha C M N, IM Soumya Swaminathan, WIM Isha Sharma and WGM Srija Seshadri. Untitled Sunyuktha is having a great event. She defeated WIM Rucha Pujari convincingly and will now face the tournament leader Divya in Round 9 which starts today at 10:30 a.m. Photo: Chess Association Kolhapur

Divya closes in on retaining her crown

Apart from Sunyuktha, Maharashtra's very own Saniya Rafique Tadavi scored a big win over WGM Swati Ghate (LIC). She moved to 5.5/8. Samriddhaa Ghosh (WB) is the only other untitled player at 5.5/8. She was winning against WGM Varshini V (TN). However, she decided to allow a draw by perpetual check.

WGM Divya Deshmukh gains sole lead 7/8 | Photo: Chess Association Kolhapur

Official logo of MPL 48th National Women Chess Championship 2022 | Photo: Chess Association Kolhapur

Divya - Mary: 1-0

Generally, Rook and minor piece endgame even being a pawn down is considered to have very less winning chances. However, the king's position apart from the coordination of the other pieces can also make a huge difference. Something like that is what happened between WGM Divya Deshmukh (MAH, 2347) and WGM Mary Ann Gomes (PSPB, 2320).

Position after 50.Re2

Black has to make a critical choice - Where to move the bishop safely? There are four options - a1, a3, c1 and d4. Which one is the best and why? Try to find out. The game continued 50...Bd4 51.Re4 Bb2 and Black went on to lose the game.

Rucha - Sunyuktha: 0-1

Sunyuktha C M N (TN, 1820) scored a huge win over WGM-elect WIM Rucha Pujari (MAH, 2229).

Position after 49.f5

49.Qe6 Qxe6 50.Rxe6 would have kept the game going. However, 49.f5 turned things in Black's favor Kh7 50.Re6 Bd5 51.Re1 Qc7+ 52.g3 and now White's king is much weaker than Black's.

Sunyuktha C M N (TN) is the sole untitled player at 6/8 | Photo: Chess Association Kolhapur

Varshini - Samriddhaa

Position after 34.Qxg5+

Samriddhaa Ghosh (WB, 1778) was completely winning against WGM Varshini V (TN, 2141). She just needed to run away with the king 34...Kf8 35.Qh6+ Ke8 36.Qe3+ Qe5 White is out of checks and the knight cannot be saved either. Instead, Black allowed perpetual check 34...Kh7 35.Qh5+ Kg8 36.Qg5+ Kh7 37.Qh5+ Kg8 and it ended in a draw.

Samriddhaa Ghosh (WB) is having a great tournament 5.5/8 | Photo: Chess Association Kolhapur

A total of 102 players including 3 IMs, 7 WGMs and 12 WIMs are taking part in this tournament organized by Chess Association Kolhapur. The event is taking place at Sanjay Ghodawat University, Kolhapur, Maharasahtra from 26th December 2022 to 5th January 2023. The 11-round Swiss league tournament has a time control of 90 minutes for 40 moves followed by 30 minutes with an increment of 30 seconds from move no.1

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Round 8 results

Bo.	No.		Name	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Rtg	Club/City	No.	PGN
1	2	WGM	Divya Deshmukh	2347	Maharashtra	6	1 - 0	6½	WGM	Gomes Mary Ann	2320	PSPB	4	PGN
2	9	WIM	Sharma Isha	2212	Karnataka	5½	½ - ½	5½	WIM	Chitlange Sakshi	2213	Maharashtra	8	PGN
3	1	WGM	Vantika Agrawal	2352	Delhi	5½	½ - ½	5	IM	Kulkarni Bhakti	2319	Goa	5	PGN
4	39	WFM	Potluri Supreetha	1823	Andhra Pradesh	5	0 - 1	5	IM	Soumya Swaminathan	2322	PSPB	3	PGN
5	7	WIM	Pujari Rucha	2229	Maharashtra	5	0 - 1	5		Sunyuktha C M N	1820	Tamil Nadu	40	PGN
6	11	WGM	Srija Seshadri	2204	Tamil Nadu	5	1 - 0	5	WIM	Chandreyee Hajra	1779	West Bengal	44	PGN
7	20	WIM	Makhija Aashna	2123	Maharashtra	5	½ - ½	5	IM	Mohota Nisha	2197	PSPB	14	PGN
8	15	WGM	Varshini V	2141	Tamil Nadu	5	½ - ½	5		Ghosh Samriddhaa	1778	West Bengal	45	PGN
9	47		Tejaswini G	1773	Tamil Nadu	4½	½ - ½	4½	WIM	Mahalakshmi M	2257	RSPB	6	PGN
10	35	WFM	Patil Mitali	1877	Maharashtra	4½	½ - ½	4½	WIM	Arpita Mukherjee	2211	West Bengal	10	PGN

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Standings after Round 8

Rk.	SNo		Name	sex	FED	RtgI	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5
1	2	WGM	Divya Deshmukh	w	IND	2347	Maharashtra	7	40	43,5	37,75	0	6
2	4	WGM	Gomes Mary Ann	w	IND	2320	PSPB	6,5	38,5	42,5	32,75	0	6
3	8	WIM	Chitlange Sakshi	w	IND	2213	Maharashtra	6	37,5	40,5	29,00	0	5
4	1	WGM	Vantika Agrawal	w	IND	2352	Delhi	6	36	39,5	28,25	0	4
5	40		Sunyuktha C M N	w	IND	1820	Tamil Nadu	6	35,5	38	27,75	0	5
6	3	IM	Soumya Swaminathan	w	IND	2322	PSPB	6	35	38,5	27,75	0	5
7	9	WIM	Sharma Isha	w	IND	2212	Karnataka	6	34	37,5	26,75	0	5
8	11	WGM	Srija Seshadri	w	IND	2204	Tamil Nadu	6	34	37,5	25,50	0	6
9	20	WIM	Makhija Aashna	w	IND	2123	Maharashtra	5,5	38,5	42	25,75	0	5
10	17	WFM	Shah Vishwa	w	IND	2128	Maharashtra	5,5	36	38,5	23,50	0	5
11	14	IM	Mohota Nisha	w	IND	2197	PSPB	5,5	34,5	38,5	26,00	0	4
12	5	IM	Kulkarni Bhakti	w	IND	2319	Goa	5,5	34,5	38	25,25	0	4
13	21	WFM	Nimmy A.G.	w	IND	2110	Kerala	5,5	34,5	38	23,25	0	4
14	45		Ghosh Samriddhaa	w	IND	1778	West Bengal	5,5	33	35,5	23,00	0	4
15	15	WGM	Varshini V	w	IND	2141	Tamil Nadu	5,5	32	35,5	23,00	0	4
16	62		Saniya Rafique Tadavi	w	IND	1569	Maharashtra	5,5	31,5	34	21,25	0	5
17	10	WIM	Arpita Mukherjee	w	IND	2211	West Bengal	5	36,5	40,5	25,00	0	4
18	6	WIM	Mahalakshmi M	w	IND	2257	RSPB	5	35,5	39,5	23,50	0	3
19	22	WFM	Deodhar Vrushali Umesh	w	IND	2108	Maharashtra	5	35,5	38	20,50	0	5
20	39	WFM	Potluri Supreetha	w	IND	1823	Andhra Pradesh	5	34,5	37	20,25	0	4

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Round 9 pairings

Bo.	No.		Name	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Rtg	Club/City	No.
1	40		Sunyuktha C M N	1820	Tamil Nadu	6		7	WGM	Divya Deshmukh	2347	Maharashtra	2
2	4	WGM	Gomes Mary Ann	2320	PSPB	6½		6	WGM	Vantika Agrawal	2352	Delhi	1
3	3	IM	Soumya Swaminathan	2322	PSPB	6		6	WIM	Sharma Isha	2212	Karnataka	9
4	8	WIM	Chitlange Sakshi	2213	Maharashtra	6		6	WGM	Srija Seshadri	2204	Tamil Nadu	11
5	5	IM	Kulkarni Bhakti	2319	Goa	5½		5½	WIM	Makhija Aashna	2123	Maharashtra	20
6	14	IM	Mohota Nisha	2197	PSPB	5½		5½	WFM	Nimmy A.G.	2110	Kerala	21
7	62		Saniya Rafique Tadavi	1569	Maharashtra	5½		5½	WGM	Varshini V	2141	Tamil Nadu	15
8	45		Ghosh Samriddhaa	1778	West Bengal	5½		5½	WFM	Shah Vishwa	2128	Maharashtra	17
9	6	WIM	Mahalakshmi M	2257	RSPB	5		5	WFM	Potluri Supreetha	1823	Andhra Pradesh	39
10	35	WFM	Patil Mitali	1877	Maharashtra	5		5	WIM	Pujari Rucha	2229	Maharashtra	7

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