Mary Ann increases her sole lead
Both WGM Mary Ann Gomes and WGM Uurtsaikh Uuriintuya (MGL) won both of their respective games on the fourth day of the tournament in Round 5 and 6.
Mary - Rindhiya, Round 5
WGM Mary Ann Gomes (2322) showed her positional understanding 25.Ba3 Ree8 26.Rc7 Nxh4 27.Nxe6 Rxe6 28.Rxf7 Nf5 29.Bd3 Nh6 30.Rxb7 Ne8 31.Bb2 Nf6 32.Rgxg7 and White won.
Monnisha - Enkhtuul
38...Kh7? created an opportunity for G K Monnisha. 39.Qg2 Rg8 40.Qg4 Qe8 41.R1b2 instead 41.Rb8! would have been winning for White. If Black takes 41...Qxb8 42.Rxb8 Rxb8 43.Qxe6 and it's over for Black. White had one more opportunity at the end, however, she missed it and WGM Enkhtuul Altan-Ulzii (MGL) salvaged a draw.
Sarayu - Mary Ann, Round 6
WGM Mary Ann Gomes made an interesting queen sacrifice for a rook and a bishop 14...dxc4 15.Rxd8 Rxd8 Black does not get anything substantial immediately. However, Black's play is much easier than White's despite having a queen. The reason is simple, black pieces are placed better and have more control.
Black missed a nice tactic here 33...Bf6! The game continued 33...Be3 and eventually Black won the game.
Replay Round 5-6 games
Round 6 results
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | PGN | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 2134 | WIM | Bommini, Mounika Akshaya | 0 - 1 | WGM | Enkhtuul, Altan-Ulzii | 2195 | 9 | PGN | ||
| 2 | 10 | 2288 | WGM | Uuriintuya, Uurtsaikh | 1 - 0 | WIM | Monnisha, G K | 2202 | 8 | PGN | ||
| 3 | 11 | 1953 | Rindhiya, V | ½ - ½ | WIM | Franco Valencia, Angela | 2095 | 7 | PGN | |||
| 4 | 1 | 2389 | Velpula, Sarayu | 0 - 1 | WGM | Gomes, Mary Ann | 2322 | 6 | PGN | |||
| 5 | 2 | 2242 | WIM | Mahalakshmi, M | 1 - 0 | WGM | Maisuradze, Nino | 2254 | 5 | PGN | ||
| 6 | 3 | 2175 | WIM | Chitlange, Sakshi | ½ - ½ | IM | Sedina, Elena | 2161 | 4 | PGN |
Standings after Round 6
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | Rp | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | WGM | Gomes, Mary Ann | IND | 2322 | 5,5 | 0 | 14,75 | 5 | 2588 | |
| 2 | 4 | IM | Sedina, Elena | ITA | 2161 | 4 | 0,5 | 11,75 | 2 | 2332 | |
| 3 | 3 | WIM | Chitlange, Sakshi | IND | 2175 | 4 | 0,5 | 11,00 | 3 | 2320 | |
| 4 | 1 | Velpula, Sarayu | IND | 2389 | 3,5 | 0 | 10,00 | 2 | 2272 | ||
| 5 | 9 | WGM | Enkhtuul, Altan-Ulzii | MGL | 2195 | 3,5 | 0 | 9,50 | 1 | 2252 | |
| 6 | 10 | WGM | Uuriintuya, Uurtsaikh | MGL | 2288 | 3,5 | 0 | 7,50 | 3 | 2259 | |
| 7 | 2 | WIM | Mahalakshmi, M | IND | 2242 | 3 | 0 | 5,25 | 2 | 2178 | |
| 8 | 7 | WIM | Franco Valencia, Angela | COL | 2095 | 2,5 | 0 | 5,50 | 1 | 2125 | |
| 9 | 12 | WIM | Bommini, Mounika Akshaya | IND | 2134 | 2 | 1 | 5,50 | 1 | 2091 | |
| 10 | 8 | WIM | Monnisha, G K | IND | 2202 | 2 | 0 | 4,00 | 1 | 2090 | |
| 11 | 11 | Rindhiya, V | IND | 1953 | 1,5 | 0 | 2,25 | 1 | 2015 | ||
| 12 | 5 | WGM | Maisuradze, Nino | FRA | 2254 | 1 | 0 | 3,50 | 0 | 1939 |
Round 7 pairings
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | PGN | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 2161 | IM | Sedina, Elena | WIM | Bommini, Mounika Akshaya | 2134 | 12 | ||||
| 2 | 5 | 2254 | WGM | Maisuradze, Nino | WIM | Chitlange, Sakshi | 2175 | 3 | ||||
| 3 | 6 | 2322 | WGM | Gomes, Mary Ann | WIM | Mahalakshmi, M | 2242 | 2 | ||||
| 4 | 7 | 2095 | WIM | Franco Valencia, Angela | Velpula, Sarayu | 2389 | 1 | |||||
| 5 | 8 | 2202 | WIM | Monnisha, G K | Rindhiya, V | 1953 | 11 | |||||
| 6 | 9 | 2195 | WGM | Enkhtuul, Altan-Ulzii | WGM | Uuriintuya, Uurtsaikh | 2288 | 10 |
_55EA5_1024x683.jpeg?width=1920)
