50% decisive games
Both second and third round witnessed three decisive games and three draws on the second day. In the second round, all three decisive games were won by the players having black pieces. In the third round, two out of three decisive games were won by black pieces.
Moments before Round 3
Round 2
WIM Angela Franco Valencia (COL) scored her first win of the event against WIM Mounika Akshaya
Monnisha - Mary
Position after 19.Rxf7?
19.Rxf7? is an attempt by WIM Monnisha G K (2202) to stir up trouble as her king is in a precarious situation. 19...gxh3! if Black does not take the rook, e6 is not a big threat. 20.Nf4 dxe5 21.Rxe7+ Kxe7 22.Ng6+ Kf6 23.Be4 Bf5 WGM Mary Ann Gomes (2322) fortified her king and the extra rook proved to be enough to win the game.
WGM Mary Ann Gomes won a wild game against WIM Monnisha G K
Rindhiya - Sakshi
Position after 28.Rc1??
28.Rc1?? arrives at a lost endgame for White. Find out how. 28.Rc4 would have kept the game going.
WIM Sakshi Chitlange seized an advantage in the endgame in her second consecutive game
Sarayu Velpula missed her opportunity against WIM Mahalakshmi M and had to settle for a draw
Round 3
A one-move blunder cost WIM Sakshi Chitlange dearly against Sarayu Velpula
IM Elena Sedina (ITA) outplayed Rindhiya V
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Round 3 results
| No. | Name | Name | No. | PGN | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2242 | WIM | Mahalakshmi, M | ½ - ½ | WIM | Bommini, Mounika Akshaya | 2134 | 12 | PGN | ||
| 2 | 3 | 2175 | WIM | Chitlange, Sakshi | 0 - 1 | Velpula, Sarayu | 2389 | 1 | PGN | |||
| 3 | 4 | 2161 | IM | Sedina, Elena | 1 - 0 | Rindhiya, V | 1953 | 11 | PGN | |||
| 4 | 5 | 2254 | WGM | Maisuradze, Nino | 0 - 1 | WGM | Uuriintuya, Uurtsaikh | 2288 | 10 | PGN | ||
| 5 | 6 | 2322 | WGM | Gomes, Mary Ann | ½ - ½ | WGM | Enkhtuul, Altan-Ulzii | 2195 | 9 | PGN | ||
| 6 | 7 | 2095 | WIM | Franco Valencia, Angela | ½ - ½ | WIM | Monnisha, G K | 2202 | 8 | PGN |
Standings after Round 3
| Name | FED | Rtg | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | WGM | Gomes, Mary Ann | IND | 2322 | 2,5 | 0 | 3,75 | 2 | 2437 | |
| 2 | 1 | Velpula, Sarayu | IND | 2389 | 2,5 | 0 | 3,50 | 2 | 2457 | ||
| 3 | 3 | WIM | Chitlange, Sakshi | IND | 2175 | 2 | 0 | 1,50 | 2 | 2335 | |
| 4 | 2 | WIM | Mahalakshmi, M | IND | 2242 | 2 | 0 | 1,50 | 1 | 2284 | |
| 4 | IM | Sedina, Elena | ITA | 2161 | 2 | 0 | 1,50 | 1 | 2270 | ||
| 6 | 9 | WGM | Enkhtuul, Altan-Ulzii | MGL | 2195 | 1,5 | 0 | 2,50 | 0 | 2246 | |
| 7 | 10 | WGM | Uuriintuya, Uurtsaikh | MGL | 2288 | 1,5 | 0 | 1,50 | 1 | 2197 | |
| 8 | 7 | WIM | Franco Valencia, Angela | COL | 2095 | 1,5 | 0 | 1,25 | 1 | 2219 | |
| 8 | WIM | Monnisha, G K | IND | 2202 | 1,5 | 0 | 1,25 | 1 | 2224 | ||
| 10 | 12 | WIM | Bommini, Mounika Akshaya | IND | 2134 | 0,5 | 0 | 1,00 | 0 | 1969 | |
| 11 | 5 | WGM | Maisuradze, Nino | FRA | 2254 | 0,5 | 0 | 0,75 | 0 | 1955 | |
| 12 | 11 | Rindhiya, V | IND | 1953 | 0 | 0 | 0,00 | 0 | 1393 |
Round 4 pairings
| No. | Name | Name | No. | PGN | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 2134 | WIM | Bommini, Mounika Akshaya | WIM | Monnisha, G K | 2202 | 8 | ||||
| 2 | 9 | 2195 | WGM | Enkhtuul, Altan-Ulzii | WIM | Franco Valencia, Angela | 2095 | 7 | ||||
| 3 | 10 | 2288 | WGM | Uuriintuya, Uurtsaikh | WGM | Gomes, Mary Ann | 2322 | 6 | ||||
| 4 | 11 | 1953 | Rindhiya, V | WGM | Maisuradze, Nino | 2254 | 5 | |||||
| 5 | 1 | 2389 | Velpula, Sarayu | IM | Sedina, Elena | 2161 | 4 | |||||
| 6 | 2 | 2242 | WIM | Mahalakshmi, M | WIM | Chitlange, Sakshi | 2175 | 3 |
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