Vignesh Advaith Vemula impresses
Vignesh Advaith Vemula, GM P Shyam Nikhil, GM Cristhian Camilo Rios Gomez (COL), GM Deepan Chakkravarthy J, IM Sambit Panda and IM Semetei Tologon Tegin (KGZ) are at 5.5/7 each. WIM Mrudul Dehankar is currently the top female scorer 4.5/7.
Neelash - Sayantan, Round 7
IM Neelash Saha (2458) launched a devastating attack on GM Sayantan Das' (2437) kingside 18.g5 hxg5 19.fxg5 Ne4 20.Nxe4 Nxe5 21.Nf6+ gxf6 22.dxe5 fxe5 23.Qh5 e4 24.Rf6 and there was no way for Black to save the game.
Neelash - Venkatesh, Round 5
White has a space advantage and his pieces are better placed. GM Venkatesh M R (2365) made an incorrect decision to trade his bishop with White's knight 26...Bxb5 27.Bxb5 Bd4+ 28.Kh1 Ng7 29.Rf3 Rf5 30.g4 Rf7 31.Bd3 Ne8 32.Rbf1 Nf6 33.Qg6 Rh7 34.Bg3! a nice finish. Even if Black takes the h3-pawn, it won't change the outcome.
Iniyan - Vignesh Advaith, Round 4
In a sharp position, the top seed, GM Pa Iniyan (2513) blundered 39.R7d6 threatening Rxh6#. Find out the winning continuation which Vignesh Advaith Vemula (2276) played in the game.
Round 7 notable results
IM Kushagra Mohan - FM Ankit Ray: 0.5-0.5
FM Dhananjay S - IM Shahil Dey: 0.5-0.5
CM Vivaan Vijay Saraogi - GM Duc Hoa Nguyen (VIE): 0.5-0.5
IM Nayaka Budhidharma (INA) - Arpith S Bijoy: 0-1
IM Ratnakaran K - Dinesh Kumar Jaganathan: 0.5-0.5
IM Amrou Sobh (EGY) - Vignesh B: 0.5-0.5
IM Mohsen Elgabry (EGY) - Jai Sankar Subramanian: 0-1
A total of 176 players including 14 GMs, 22 IMs and 4 WIMs are taking part from 18 countries across the world including India in Category A (≥1900). The tournament is organized by All Odisha Chess Association in association with SOA University from 15th to 22nd December 2024 at SOA University in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. The ten-round Swiss league tournament has a time control of 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.
Replay Round 1-7 games
Round 7 results
| Bo. | White | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Black | Rtg | Club/City | PGN | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FM | Nguyen Quoc Hy | 2373 | VIE | 5½ | ½ - ½ | 5½ | GM | Fedorov Alexei | 2385 | BLR | PGN | ||
| 2 | IM | Neelash Saha | 2458 | RSPB | 5 | 1 - 0 | 5 | GM | Das Sayantan | 2437 | WB | PGN | ||
| 3 | IM | Tologon Tegin Semetei | 2358 | KGZ | 5 | ½ - ½ | 5 | GM | Rios Gomez Cristhian Camilo | 2448 | COL | PGN | ||
| 4 | GM | Shyaam Nikhil P | 2445 | ICF | 5 | ½ - ½ | 5 | GM | Deepan Chakkravarthy J. | 2408 | ICF | PGN | ||
| 5 | FM | Md Imran | 2430 | AP | 4½ | ½ - ½ | 5 | Vignesh Advaith Vemula | 2276 | TG | PGN | |||
| 6 | GM | Venkatesh M.R. | 2365 | TN | 4½ | ½ - ½ | 4½ | GM | Iniyan Pa | 2513 | TN | PGN | ||
| 7 | GM | Mitrabha Guha | 2507 | WB | 4½ | ½ - ½ | 4½ | GM | Podolchenko Evgeniy | 2360 | BLR | PGN | ||
| 8 | IM | Kushagra Mohan | 2417 | TG | 4½ | ½ - ½ | 4½ | FM | Ankit Ray | 2320 | WB | PGN | ||
| 9 | IM | Gochelashvili David | 2268 | RUS | 4½ | ½ - ½ | 4½ | IM | Audi Ameya | 2412 | GA | PGN | ||
| 10 | WIM | Mrudul Dehankar | 2055 | MH | 4½ | 0 - 1 | 4½ | IM | Panda Sambit | 2381 | OR | PGN |
Standings after Round 7
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | FM | Nguyen Quoc Hy | VIE | 2373 | VIE | 6 | 30 | 33 | 27,00 | |||
| 2 | 5 | IM | Neelash Saha | IND | 2458 | RSPB | 6 | 29,5 | 32,5 | 27,00 | |||
| 3 | 16 | GM | Fedorov Alexei | BLR | 2385 | BLR | 6 | 27,5 | 30,5 | 24,75 | |||
| 4 | 47 | Vignesh Advaith Vemula | IND | 2276 | TG | 5,5 | 30 | 32,5 | 24,25 | ||||
| 5 | 7 | GM | Shyaam Nikhil P | IND | 2445 | ICF | 5,5 | 28 | 30,5 | 22,50 | |||
| 6 | 6 | GM | Rios Gomez Cristhian Camilo | COL | 2448 | COL | 5,5 | 27,5 | 31 | 24,00 | |||
| 7 | 14 | GM | Deepan Chakkravarthy J. | IND | 2408 | ICF | 5,5 | 27 | 30 | 21,75 | |||
| 8 | 18 | IM | Panda Sambit | IND | 2381 | OR | 5,5 | 25,5 | 28,5 | 22,00 | |||
| 9 | 25 | IM | Tologon Tegin Semetei | KGZ | 2358 | KGZ | 5,5 | 24,5 | 27 | 21,25 | |||
| 10 | 20 | IM | Shahil Dey | IND | 2368 | AS | 5 | 28,5 | 31,5 | 20,50 | |||
| 11 | 21 | GM | Venkatesh M.R. | IND | 2365 | TN | 5 | 28,5 | 31,5 | 20,25 | |||
| 12 | 44 | GM | Karthikeyan P. | IND | 2290 | TN | 5 | 28,5 | 31 | 20,00 | |||
| 13 | 8 | GM | Das Sayantan | IND | 2437 | WB | 5 | 28 | 31,5 | 21,50 | |||
| 14 | 51 | FM | Dhananjay S | IND | 2233 | CT | 5 | 28 | 29,5 | 18,25 | |||
| 15 | 1 | GM | Iniyan Pa | IND | 2513 | TN | 5 | 27,5 | 31 | 20,75 | |||
| 16 | 11 | IM | Kushagra Mohan | IND | 2417 | TG | 5 | 27,5 | 30 | 18,75 | |||
| 17 | 9 | FM | Md Imran | IND | 2430 | AP | 5 | 27 | 30,5 | 21,50 | |||
| 18 | 13 | IM | Audi Ameya | IND | 2412 | GA | 5 | 26,5 | 29 | 19,75 | |||
| 19 | 30 | IM | Avinash Ramesh | IND | 2333 | TN | 5 | 26,5 | 29 | 17,50 | |||
| 20 | 48 | IM | Gochelashvili David | RUS | 2268 | RUS | 5 | 26 | 27,5 | 17,50 |
Round 8 pairings
| Bo. | White | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Black | Rtg | Club/City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GM | Fedorov Alexei | 2385 | BLR | 6 | 6 | IM | Neelash Saha | 2458 | RSPB | |||
| 2 | GM | Rios Gomez Cristhian Camilo | 2448 | COL | 5½ | 6 | FM | Nguyen Quoc Hy | 2373 | VIE | |||
| 3 | GM | Deepan Chakkravarthy J. | 2408 | ICF | 5½ | 5½ | IM | Tologon Tegin Semetei | 2358 | KGZ | |||
| 4 | IM | Panda Sambit | 2381 | OR | 5½ | 5½ | Vignesh Advaith Vemula | 2276 | TG | ||||
| 5 | GM | Iniyan Pa | 2513 | TN | 5 | 5½ | GM | Shyaam Nikhil P | 2445 | ICF | |||
| 6 | GM | Mitrabha Guha | 2507 | WB | 5 | 5 | IM | Srihari L | 2360 | PY | |||
| 7 | GM | Das Sayantan | 2437 | WB | 5 | 5 | FM | Adireddy Arjun | 2335 | TG | |||
| 8 | GM | Podolchenko Evgeniy | 2360 | BLR | 5 | 5 | FM | Md Imran | 2430 | AP | |||
| 9 | FM | Setumadhav Yellumahanthi | 2341 | AP | 5 | 5 | IM | Kaustuv Kundu | 2427 | WB | |||
| 10 | IM | Kushagra Mohan | 2417 | TG | 5 | 5 | IM | Avinash Ramesh | 2333 | TN |
