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Neelash dominates 30th National under-17 2019

by Shahid Ahmed - 17/07/2019

IM Neelash Saha started the tournament as the second seed and he was one of the favorites to win the tournament. His closest competitor was his state mate, top seed of the tournament CM Aronyak Ghosh who was rated 34 Elo points higher than him. Neelash ran through the competition by winning his first six games consecutively, then he made three consecutive draw which made him unhappy and in the final two rounds he notched up two victories to win his maiden National under-17 title in his final attempt. 44 days before the tournament, he had won State under-17 in his hometown Kolkata. Photo: M Ephrame

Neelash annihilates in National under-17

IM Neelash Saha receives his prize for winning National under-17 open | Photo: M Ephrame

Neelash's fantastic start of 6.0/6 gave him a full point lead. Even though he made three consecutive draws after that. That did not deter him from his path to glory as scored emphatic victories in the last two rounds to finish half point ahead of the runner-up.

Neelash's performance at National under-17 2019

Here is an annotated game by Neelash himself:

An interview was conducted by the author of this article after Neelash returned to his hometown Kolkata

Here is the transcript of the interview:

Shahid Ahmed (SA): Congratulations Neelash for winning 30th National under-17 open. How does it feel to win the tournament?

Neelash Saha (NS): Thank you. Yeah it was okay.

 

SA: Just okay?

NS: I won but I expected to score better than what happened.

 

SA: What was your expected score?

NS: At least 10.0/11

 

SA: You started with six consecutive wins and then you made three consecutive draws which you were unhappy with. Which draw made you unhappy?

NS: Both seventh and ninth round game.

 

SA: Before this you have won State under-17, so you were going into this as a champion in your final attempt. What was your expectation?

Neelash receiving his State under-17 prize | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

NS: Since there was only one player whose rating was near me, others were pretty lower rated by high margin. So I was just focused on rating points. At least 9.5/11 was required to maintain my rating and 10.0/11 was required to gain some. So I expected to score 10.0/11.

 

SA: Who gave you the toughest resistance in the entire tournament?

NS: In the ninth round against Nawin J J of Tamil Nadu. The position was very bad and I was close to losing the game. Somehow I managed to draw that game.

 

SA: Which game was the best one from the tournament?

NS: In round 6 against Utsab Chatterjee of my state.

 

SA: Who was the first person to congratulate you after winning the tournament?

NS: The Chief Arbiter of the tournament.

 

SA: What did your parents say about your accomplishment?

NS: They were very happy but not as happy as me.

 

SA: Are you more happier than them or less?

NS: I would say I was less upset than them.

 

SA: What's next for you?

NS: I have not got much plan for now. Probably the World Junior in October. Nothing else is planned for now.

 

SA: Thank you Neelash for speaking with ChessBase India. I wish you all the best in your future endeavors.

NS: Thank you.

How Champions roll: Immediately after the interview, Neelash along with Samriddhaa and others were found to do Yoga at Alekhine Chess Club | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
(Hindi audio) Neelash's coach Durgaprasad Mahapatra | Video: Shahid Ahmed

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@ 11/03/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
MPL National Junior 2022 R1-2: 103rd seed Yashasva draws with IM Raahul

@ 10/03/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Pranesh and Tanisha clinch MPL National Sub-Junior Open and Girls Chess Championship 2022

@ 09/03/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
MPL National Sub-Junior 2022 R6-7: Pranesh and Tanisha eye the championships

@ 08/03/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
MPL National Sub-Junior 2022 R4-5: Vakcheri Mohitha emerges sole leader 5.0/5

@ 07/03/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
MPL National Sub-Junior 2022 R2-3: Pranav and Pranesh start with a hat-trick

@ 06/03/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
MPL National Sub-Junior 2022 R1: Shraddhaa Bajaj topples third seed Bhillva Nilaya

@ 05/03/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
अर्जुन एरिगासी नें रचा इतिहास बने नेशनल चैम्पियन

@ 04/03/2022 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
18-year-old Arjun Erigaisi conquers MPL 58th National Senior Chess Championship 2022

@ 04/03/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
16-year-old Divya Deshmukh clinches MPL 47th National Women Chess Championship 2022

@ 03/03/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
MPL 58th National Senior R10: Gukesh rejoins Arjun Erigaisi at the top

@ 03/03/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
17 वर्षीय दिव्या देशमुख बनी सीनियर नेशनल चैम्पियन

@ 02/03/2022 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
MPL 58th National Senior R8-9: Arjun Erigaisi gains sole lead 7.5/9

@ 02/03/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Divya Deshmukh on the verge of winning MPL 47th National Women Chess Championship 2022

@ 02/03/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
MPL 47th National Women R6-7: Divya Deshmukh emerges sole leader 6.5/7

@ 01/03/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
MPL 58th National Senior R6-7: Arjun Erigaisi and Gukesh share the lead 6.0/7

@ 01/03/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
नेशनल सीनियर R7: अर्जुन - गुकेश की बढ़त बरकरार

@ 01/03/2022 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
MPL 47th National Women R5: Maharashtra's Sakshi and Divya share the lead

@ 28/02/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
MPL 58th National Senior R5: Lalit, Abhijeet and Koustav score to join five-way lead

@ 28/02/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
नेशनल सीनियर 2022 R5: कौस्तव नें मुरली को दी मात

@ 27/02/2022 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
MPL 47th National Women R3-4: Priyanka Nutakki halts Vaishali's momentum

@ 27/02/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
MPL 58th National Senior R3-4: Koustav Chatterjee shocks Sethuraman

@ 27/02/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
नेशनल सीनियर : चौंथी जीत के साथ अर्जुन 2667 पर पहुंचे

@ 26/02/2022 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
MPL 47th National Women R1-2: Mrittika Mallick stuns Bhakti Kulkarni

@ 26/02/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
MPL 58th National Senior R1-2: Maharashtra's Suyog Wagh and Kashish Jain score big upsets

@ 26/02/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Adhiban gets top billing in MPL 58th National Senior Chess Championship

@ 24/02/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
MPL National Senior Open and Women to start on 25th February 2022

@ 05/02/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Neelash Saha and Debashis Das win 2nd G H Raisoni Memorial Rapid and Blitz Rating Open 2021

@ 11/12/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Vantika Agrawal wins AICF National Senior Women Online 2021

@ 08/08/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Mitrabha Guha dominates AICF National Senior Online Open 2021

@ 07/08/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Savitha Shri wins AICF National Junior Girls Online 2021

@ 01/08/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Raahul V S clinches AICF National Junior Open Online 2021

@ 30/07/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Champions Combat Corona - IM Neelash Saha

@ 28/04/2020 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
नेशनल टीम 2020 - अपराजित पेट्रोलियम स्पोर्ट्स बनी पुरुष महिला दोनों वर्गो की विजेता

@ 14/02/2020 by Nitesh Srivastava (hi)
PSPB makes a hat-trick of National Team wins in Open and Women

@ 13/02/2020 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
PSPB wins National Teams 2020 Open and Women with a round to spare

@ 12/02/2020 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
National Teams 2020 Day 5: PSPB maintains sole lead, AAI closes in

@ 11/02/2020 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
नेशनल टीम 2020ः पेट्रोलियम स्पोर्ट्स की ओपेन व महिला दोनों ही वर्गो में बढ़त बरकरार

@ 11/02/2020 by Nitesh Srivastava (hi)
National Teams 2020 Day 4: PSPB takes sole lead in both Open and Women

@ 10/02/2020 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
हम अधिबन की हार से क्या सीख सकते है ?

@ 10/02/2020 by IM Sagar Shah (hi)
National Teams 2020 Day 3: AAI, Tamil Nadu B and PSPB in the lead

@ 09/02/2020 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
What can we learn from Adhiban's watch incident

@ 09/02/2020 by Sagar Shah (en)
नेशनल टीम 2020 :एयरपोर्ट अथॉरिटी टॉप पर, पट्रोलियम स्पोर्ट्स तीसरे स्थान पर खिसकी

@ 08/02/2020 by Nitesh Srivastava (hi)
Adhiban loses for possessing analog watch in National Teams 2020

@ 08/02/2020 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Adhiban's be(a)st game of the day in round 1 of National Teams 2020

@ 07/02/2020 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Will anyone be able to stop team PSPB?

@ 06/02/2020 by Niklesh Jain (en)
40वीं नेशनल टीम - सितारो से सजी पीएसपीबी होगी दावेदार, क्यूँ आज भी नहीं बढ़ती है पुरूष्कार राशि?

@ 06/02/2020 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
In conversation with the National Senior Champion 2019

@ 06/01/2020 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
Ravi on the rise - Ravi Teja S on his performance at the Indian Championship 2019

@ 28/12/2019 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
Somendra and Megha win National School Championship for the Visually Challenged 2019

@ 22/12/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
अरविंद चितांबरम ने ताज रखा बरकरार, लगातार दूसरी बार बने राष्ट्रीय सीनियर चैम्पियन

@ 20/12/2019 by Nitesh srivastava (hi)
Aravindh Chithambaram wins the National Senior Championship second time in a row

@ 19/12/2019 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
सीनियर नेशनल 2019 : ट्रिपल चैंप अरविंद ने संदीपन को चौकाया, बनाई एकल बढ़त

@ 18/12/2019 by Nitesh srivastava (hi)
The National Senior Championship climaxes in an epic slugfest

@ 18/12/2019 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
Vaibhav halts the Akash juggernaut

@ 17/12/2019 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
G. Akash's brilliant play lights up the National Championships 2019

@ 16/12/2019 by Sagar Shah (en)
सीनियर नेशनल 2019 :आकाश ने अरविंद को चखाया हार का स्वाद, पहुंचे टॉप पर

@ 14/12/2019 by Nitesh srivastava (hi)
Akash soars, Aravindh pulls off a brilliancy

@ 12/12/2019 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
नेशनल सीनियर 2019 - वरीयता प्राप्त खिलाड़ियों का दबदबा

@ 12/12/2019 by Nitesh srivastava (hi)
National Senior Championship R02+03: Nine players lead with perfect score

@ 12/12/2019 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
Shaky first day for Abhijeet and Vaibhav

@ 11/12/2019 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
नेशनल सीनियर 2019: रोमांचक मुक़ाबलों के साथ आरंभ

@ 10/12/2019 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
Over 1000 players participate in the biggest National Schools Championship

@ 10/12/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Who will win the National Championship 2019?

@ 10/12/2019 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
Mayank Chakraborty and Anupam Sreekumar are the National Under-11 Champions

@ 24/11/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Daakshin and Anupam take sole lead at National under-11

@ 19/11/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Aradhya Garg and Srishti Pandey are the National Junior 2019 champions

@ 10/11/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
दिल्ली के आराध्य और महाराष्ट्र की श्रष्टि बने नेशनल जूनियर चैम्पियन

@ 10/11/2019 by Jitendra Choudhary (hi)
Koustav and Srishti take sole lead heading into the final round

@ 09/11/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Aakanksha and Srishti are the joint leaders at 34th National Junior 2019

@ 08/11/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Mitrabha and Akshaya are sole leaders at National Junior 2019

@ 06/11/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Arpita, Srishti, Akshaya and Priyanka are in a four-way lead

@ 05/11/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Mitrabha takes sole lead at 49th National Junior 2019

@ 04/11/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Srihari holds Koustav in 49th National Junior 2019

@ 03/11/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Arushi showcases her 'Never give up' mindset

@ 02/11/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Top seeds make a smooth start at National Juniors 2019

@ 02/11/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Kartavya Anadkat and Fathima Abdeen win National Amateur 2019

@ 01/09/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
राष्ट्रीय खेल दिवस: शतरंज को मिले और सम्मान

@ 29/08/2019 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
गुजरात के कर्तव्य और केरल की फातिमा बनी नेशनल एमेच्यौर शतरंज चैम्पियन

@ 25/08/2019 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
आकाश व विदुला बने अंडर 9 नेशनल चैम्पियन

@ 25/08/2019 by Nitesh srivastava (hi)
Aakash and Vidula win 33rd National under-9 open and girls 2019

@ 20/08/2019 by IA Vijayaraghavan V (en)
When the organizers were under time pressure

@ 10/08/2019 by Sagar Shah (en)
एयर इंडिया की भक्ति फिर बनी नेशनल महिला चैंपियन

@ 29/07/2019 by Nitesh srivastava (hi)
Bhakti goes home richer by Rs.4,00,000, Vantika finishes second and Divya third

@ 28/07/2019 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
Bhakti Kulkarni is the National Women's Champion 2019

@ 26/07/2019 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
National Women's 2019 R09: Chess is a tough game!

@ 26/07/2019 by Sagar Shah (en)
Chettinadu Public School - A chess ambient institution in Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu

@ 25/07/2019 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
National Women's 2019 R08: Bhakti's...Kxd7?! Wow! What sort of a move is that?

@ 25/07/2019 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
National Women's 2019 Round 7: A day of mistakes and missed chances

@ 24/07/2019 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
National Women's 2019 R05+06: Lady luck smiles on Vantika, Bhakti beats Divya

@ 23/07/2019 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
National Women's 2019 Round 4: A bedazzling Bhakti performance!

@ 22/07/2019 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
National Women's 2019 R02+03: A juxtaposition of gala and tussle

@ 21/07/2019 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
Top seeds IM Raja Rithvik and WIM Divya Deshmukh win National under-15 2019

@ 20/07/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Live Games from the 46th National Women's Championship 2019

@ 19/07/2019 by ChessBase India (en)
Who will win the National Women's Championships 2019?

@ 19/07/2019 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
बंगाल के निलाश और समृद्धा बने अंडर 17 राष्ट्रीय विजेता

@ 13/07/2019 by Nitesh srivastava (hi)
IM Neelash Saha and Samriddhaa Ghosh win 30th National under-17 2019

@ 09/07/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Akhil and Siddhi win 33rd National Under-7 Open and Girls 2019

@ 13/06/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Bhakti Sensational at National Rapid and Blitz 2019

@ 04/06/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Neelash and Samriddhaa win 2nd West Bengal State under-17

@ 01/06/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
नेशनल ब्लिट्ज़ 2019 अरविंद चितांबरम का दोहरा धमाल

@ 30/05/2019 by Nitesh srivastava (hi)
Aravindh Chithambaram is India's first Triple Crown Champion

@ 29/05/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
नेशनल रैपिड 2019 - अरविंद चितांबरम नें जीता खिताब

@ 27/05/2019 by Nitesh srivstava (hi)
Pranesh and Sarayu win National under-13 Open and Girls 2019

@ 23/05/2019 by S Paul Arokia Raj (en)
Pranesh and Sarayu lead National under-13 with two rounds to go

@ 11/05/2019 by Sagar Shah (en)
Prantik and Neelash win 4th West Bengal State Rapid and Blitz 2019

@ 27/04/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
From untitled to IM in six months: Journey of Neelash Saha

@ 26/04/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
Telangana and Maharashtra dominate National School 2019

@ 18/04/2019 by Vasanth B H (en)
PSPB wins National Teams 2019 for the second consecutive year

@ 13/02/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
पीएसपीबी का डबल धमाका, बनी नेशनल चैम्पियन

@ 11/02/2019 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
PSPB wins National Team Women 2019 and almost Open category

@ 10/02/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
नेशनल टीम 2019 - पीएसपीबी दोहरे खिताब की ओर

@ 10/02/2019 by नीतेश श्रीवास्तव (hi)
National Teams 2019 Day 3: PSPB takes sole lead in both Open and Women section

@ 09/02/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
GM Diptayan Ghosh shocks GM Karthikeyan Murali in round 3 of National Teams 2019

@ 08/02/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
नेशनल टीम 2019 :R-1-2-3 :उलटफेर का दौर शुरू

@ 08/02/2019 by Nitesh Shrivastav (hi)
12-year-old Arya Bhakta holds GM P Karthikeyan to a draw on day 1 of National Teams 2019

@ 07/02/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
नेशनल टीम चैंपियनशिप - पीएसपीबी को शीर्ष वरीयता

@ 07/02/2019 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
Kishan Gangolli wins his sixth consecutive blind national title

@ 22/01/2019 by Manjunatha Murthy (en)
Delhi GM round 4: Unheralded Neelash Saha leads with a perfect 4.0/4

@ 12/01/2019 by Sagar Shah (en)
National A blind Round 8-10: It's a race to the finish between Kishan Gangolli and Subhendu Patra

@ 12/01/2019 by Manjunatha Murthy (en)
National A blind 2019 Round 5-7: Subhendu Kumar Patra impresses

@ 10/01/2019 by Murthy Manjunatha (en)
Aryan Joshi on fire at the National A for the blind

@ 08/01/2019 by Sagar Shah (en)
National A 2019 for the Blind kicks off in Nagpur

@ 06/01/2019 by Murthy Manjunatha (en)
अरविंद चितांबरम बने नेशनल सीनियर चैम्पियन

@ 22/12/2018 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
Aravindh Chithambaram is the Indian National Champion 2018

@ 20/12/2018 by Sagar Shah (en)
Can Aravindh do it in 2018 what he couldn't do in 2017?

@ 18/12/2018 by Sagar Shah (en)
Nationals 2018 Round 10+11: Stany or Aravindh?

@ 17/12/2018 by Sagar Shah (en)
Nationals 2018 Round 8: Vaibhav Suri's beautiful middlegame play

@ 14/12/2018 by Sagar Shah (en)
It happens only with the Indian Tal

@ 13/12/2018 by Sagar Shah (en)
Karthik Venkataraman and Sakshi Chitlange get crowned as National Junior (U-19) Champions

@ 10/12/2018 by Aditya Pai (en)
The highest prize money National Championship in India has begun!

@ 10/12/2018 by Sagar Shah (en)
Express: Karthik Venkatraman and Sakshi Chitlange win National Juniors 2018

@ 06/12/2018 by Jitendra Choudhary (en)
National Juniors 2018 kicks off in Delhi

@ 29/11/2018 by Sagar Shah (en)
National Women's Championship: Bhakti Kulkarni clinches title in dramatic finale

@ 26/11/2018 by Aditya Pai (en)
National Women's Championship: Mary Ann Gomes inches closer to the title beating Meenakshi Subbaraman

@ 25/11/2018 by Aditya Pai (en)
National Women's Championship: Mary defeats Bhakti to take over the tournament lead

@ 24/11/2018 by Aditya Pai (en)
National Women's Championship: Bhakti Kulkarni takes sole lead

@ 23/11/2018 by Aditya Pai (en)
National Women's Championship: Bhakti, Mary and Mahalakshmi share tournament lead

@ 22/11/2018 by Aditya Pai (en)
National Women's Championship: Seven players lead after three rounds

@ 19/11/2018 by Aditya Pai (en)
Punjab's Arvinder Preet Singh becomes National Amateur Champion

@ 19/11/2018 by Niklesh Jain (en)
पंजाब के अरविंदर प्रीत बने नेशनल अमेच्यौर चैम्पियन

@ 18/11/2018 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
पंजाब केसरी नेशनल अमेच्यौर - शुभम शुक्ला सबसे आगे

@ 15/11/2018 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
Interview with under-17 national champion Vedant Panesar

@ 13/11/2018 by Avathanshu Bhat (en)
Priyanka K. wins under-17 Nationals for second time in a row!

@ 22/09/2018 by Sagar Shah (en)
Neelash defeats top seed, three-way lead after round 4 in Kathmandu Open 2018

@ 14/04/2018 by Shahid Ahmed (en)

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