Velammal AICF WGM 2024 R7: Mary wins four in-a-row

by Shahid Ahmed - 23/03/2024

WGM Mary Ann Gomes scored her fourth win in-a-row to increase her sole lead by a staggering two points at 6.5/7. She capitalized her opportunity when WIM M Mahalakshmi erred in the endgame. The seventh round of Velammal AICF WGM Round-Robin 2024 had five decisive games just like the first round. WGM Nino Maisuradze (FRA) won her first game of the event against WIM Sakshi Chitlange. Sarayu Velpula bounced back with a win by trapping her opponent, WIM Angela Franco Valencia's (COL) queen. WIM G K Monnisha and WGM Altan-Ulzii Enkhtuul (MGL) are the remaining two victors of the round. Today is the third and last double round of the tournament. Round 8 starts at 10 a.m. IST. Photos: FI Niklesh Jain

Mary Ann is now two points ahead

WGM Altan-Ulzii Enkhtuul (MGL), IM Elena Sedina (ITA) and Sarayu Velpula are the only three players at 4.5/7 each, followed by WIM Sakshi Chitlange 4/7.

WGM Mary Ann Gomes is playing at a different level than the competition

Mary - Mahalakshmi

Position after 36...Rb1?

WGM Mary Ann Gomes (2322) already had a full control of the position. 36...Rb1? by WIM Mahalakshmi (2242) dropped a pawn after 37.Qc5 double attack on both a7 and c4-pawns. 37...Ng6 38.Qxc4 h6 39.e6 and Black's position fell apart in a hurry.

IM Elena Sedina (ITA) - WIM Mounika Akshaya: 0.5-0.5

WGM Nino Maisuradze (FRA) scored her first win of the event against WIM Sakshi Chitlange

Angela - Sarayu

Position after 16.b3?

16.b3? does not help create an escape route for the white queen. The only safe square it has left is b6. Find out the best way to trap it like Sarayu Velpula did in the game.

Sarayu Velpula bounced back with a win after previous round's loss against WGM Mary Ann Gomes

WIM G K Monnisha - V Rindhiya: 1-0

Replay Round 7 games

Round 7 results

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

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Standings after Round 7

Rk.	SNo		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	Rp
1	6	WGM	Gomes, Mary Ann	IND	2322	6,5	0	20,25	6	2617
2	9	WGM	Enkhtuul, Altan-Ulzii	MGL	2195	4,5	0	15,25	2	2310
3	4	IM	Sedina, Elena	ITA	2161	4,5	0	14,00	2	2299
4	1		Velpula, Sarayu	IND	2389	4,5	0	13,75	3	2300
5	3	WIM	Chitlange, Sakshi	IND	2175	4	0	11,50	3	2253
6	10	WGM	Uuriintuya, Uurtsaikh	MGL	2288	3,5	0	9,75	3	2201
7	8	WIM	Monnisha, G K	IND	2202	3	0	7,00	2	2127
8	2	WIM	Mahalakshmi, M	IND	2242	3	0	7,00	2	2148
9	7	WIM	Franco Valencia, Angela	COL	2095	2,5	1	7,00	1	2110
10	12	WIM	Bommini, Mounika Akshaya	IND	2134	2,5	0	8,75	1	2106
11	5	WGM	Maisuradze, Nino	FRA	2254	2	0	8,50	1	2048
12	11		Rindhiya, V	IND	1953	1,5	0	3,25	1	1977

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Round 8 pairings

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

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