Velammal AICF WGM 2024 R4: Mary emerges sole leader

by Shahid Ahmed - 21/03/2024

WGM Mary Ann Gomes defeated WGM Uurtsaikh Uuriintuya (MGL) to gain sole lead at Velammal AICF WGM Round-Robin 2024. Mary scored an emphatic victory to move ahead of the rest at 3.5/4. WIM Sakshi Chitlange won her game against WIM M Mahalakshmi when the latter made a one-move blunder. It could have been a different outcome had she not made the blunder as her opponent made an inaccuracy. V Rindhiya outplayed WGM Nino Maisuradze (FRA). WIM Mounika Akshaya registered her first victory of the event against WIM Monnisha G K. WGM Altan-Ulzii Enkhtuul (MGL) missed a win against WIM Angela Franco Valencia (COL). Today is the second of the three double rounds. Round 5 starts at 10 a.m. IST. Photos: FI Niklesh Jain

Two wins each for white and black pieces

WGM Mary Ann Gomes defeated WGM Uurtsaikh Uuriintuya (MGL) to gain sole lead 3.5/4

WIM Mounika Akshaya scored her first win of the event against WIM Monnisha G K

Enkhtuul - Angela

Position after 40...Nxg4?

40...Nxg4? was played by WIM Angela Franco Valencia (COL, 2095) with an intent of recovering a pawn. However, it created an opportunity for her opponent, WGM Altan-Ulzii Enkhtuul (MGL, 2195) 41.c6! Find out why it works by calculating all variations.

WGM Altan-Ulzii Enkhtuul (MGL) had a great winning chance against WIM Angela Franco Valencia (COL)

V Rindhiya - WGM Nino Maisuradze (FRA): 1-0

Sarayu Velpula - IM Elena Sedina (ITA): 0.5-0.5

A one-move blunder cost WIM Mahalakshmi her game against WIM Sakshi Chitlange

Chief Arbiter - IA R Srivatsan

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Round 4 results

Bo.	No.	Rtg		Name	Result		Name	Rtg	No.	PGN
1	12	2134	WIM	Bommini, Mounika Akshaya	1 - 0	WIM	Monnisha, G K	2202	8	PGN
2	9	2195	WGM	Enkhtuul, Altan-Ulzii	½ - ½	WIM	Franco Valencia, Angela	2095	7	PGN
3	10	2288	WGM	Uuriintuya, Uurtsaikh	0 - 1	WGM	Gomes, Mary Ann	2322	6	PGN
4	11	1953		Rindhiya, V	1 - 0	WGM	Maisuradze, Nino	2254	5	PGN
5	1	2389		Velpula, Sarayu	½ - ½	IM	Sedina, Elena	2161	4	PGN
6	2	2242	WIM	Mahalakshmi, M	0 - 1	WIM	Chitlange, Sakshi	2175	3	PGN

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Standings after Round 4

Rk.	SNo		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	Rp
1	6	WGM	Gomes, Mary Ann	IND	2322	3,5	0	6,00	3	2531
2	1		Velpula, Sarayu	IND	2389	3	1	6,75	2	2371
3	3	WIM	Chitlange, Sakshi	IND	2175	3	0	4,50	3	2411
4	4	IM	Sedina, Elena	ITA	2161	2,5	0	4,25	1	2301
5	9	WGM	Enkhtuul, Altan-Ulzii	MGL	2195	2	0	4,25	0	2208
6	7	WIM	Franco Valencia, Angela	COL	2095	2	0	3,25	1	2213
7	2	WIM	Mahalakshmi, M	IND	2242	2	0	3,25	1	2163
8	12	WIM	Bommini, Mounika Akshaya	IND	2134	1,5	0	2,50	1	2145
9	10	WGM	Uuriintuya, Uurtsaikh	MGL	2288	1,5	0	1,75	1	2141
10	8	WIM	Monnisha, G K	IND	2202	1,5	0	1,50	1	2114
11	11		Rindhiya, V	IND	1953	1	0	0,50	1	2015
12	5	WGM	Maisuradze, Nino	FRA	2254	0,5	0	1,00	0	1838

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Round 5 pairings

Bo.	No.	Rtg		Name	Result		Name	Rtg	No.	PGN
1	3	2175	WIM	Chitlange, Sakshi		WIM	Bommini, Mounika Akshaya	2134	12
2	4	2161	IM	Sedina, Elena		WIM	Mahalakshmi, M	2242	2
3	5	2254	WGM	Maisuradze, Nino			Velpula, Sarayu	2389	1
4	6	2322	WGM	Gomes, Mary Ann			Rindhiya, V	1953	11
5	7	2095	WIM	Franco Valencia, Angela		WGM	Uuriintuya, Uurtsaikh	2288	10
6	8	2202	WIM	Monnisha, G K		WGM	Enkhtuul, Altan-Ulzii	2195	9

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