Exciting Battles Unfold on Day 2 of the World Cadet 2024

by Niklesh Jain - 17/11/2024

The second day of the World Cadet Chess Championship 2024 at the Congress Center Pala Dean Martin, Montesilvano, Italy, showcased intense competition and some surprising results. With players settling into the tournament environment, the games on Day 2 saw more focus, energy, and tactical brilliance across all categories. From dominating performances by top seeds to unexpected upsets on key boards, the day highlighted the diverse talent present at this prestigious event. Players from over 80 countries are battling it out in this beautifully organized tournament, and as the competition progresses, the stakes and excitement continue to rise. Report & Photo : Niklesh Jain

Montesilvano, Italy: Exciting Results on Day 2 of the World Cadet Chess Championship

The second day of the World Cadet Chess Championship in Montesilvano, Italy, featured fascinating games and unexpected upsets. As stronger players moved to the top boards and participants settled into the tournament atmosphere, the intensity and quality of the matches increased significantly.

Under 8 Girls:

Day 2 saw all the top-rated girls in this section securing victories. On Board 1, top seed Xin Stella of the USA played a brilliant attacking game, defeating Marina A. Lustosa in just 29 moves.

Board 2’s Chen Zhihan of China, Board 3’s Xia Elizabeth, Board 4’s Zhou Abigail, and Board 5’s Yan Rayna of the USA all secured victories, showcasing the strength of the USA’s young players in this category. From India, Narayani Umesh Marathe scored a crucial win against Yuksel Umay Defne of Turkey, bringing her score to 1.5 points after two rounds.

Under 8 Boys:

In the Open Under 8 section, top seed Timofei Demchenko of Spain defeated Alessandro Federico of Italy in just 26 moves.

Boards 2 and 3 witnessed significant upsets, with 38th seed Daniel Zhu of Canada defeating 3rd seed Pham Han Nam of France, and 40th seed Adinur Adilbek of Kazakhstan overcoming 4th seed Xu Zhihan (Samuel) of Canada.

India’s National Under 7 Champion, Mani Sarbartho, faced a tough loss against Serghei Cardas of Moldova. However, Sattwik Swain and Divith Reddy kept Indian hopes alive by scoring their second victories.

Under 10 Girls:

The top three seeds continued their winning streaks. WCM Alanna Berikkyzy of Kazakhstan, WCM Yunker Alisa of FIDE,

and WCM Yang Aimee of the USA all scored their second wins.

India’s 9th seed Samhita Pungavanam suffered a setback, losing to 38th seed Mehriban Ahmadli of Azerbaijan. Meanwhile, 40th seed Pooja Shree R defeated 11th seed Nguyen Lam Le of England, giving India a boost in this section.

Under 10 Boys:

Top seed Sameh Mohamed Abdalrahman delivered a strong performance on the top board, defeating Ignacy Buklaho of Poland.

On Board 2, Roman Shogdzhiev beat Samar Dayal of England. An upset occurred on Board 3, where 46th seed Oscar Y. of the USA held 3rd seed Marc Llairi of France to a draw. Indian player Advik Amit Agrawal, seeded 17th, continued his winning form by defeating Srinash Katta of the USA for his second victory.

Under 12 Girls:

India’s Pratitee Bordoloi displayed another stellar performance, defeating Stefania Sabou of Romania.

On the top board, 2nd seed Blanka Ejsymont of Poland was held to a draw by 29th seed Amit Baruch of Israel. This result puts Pratitee on Board 1 for Round 3.

Under 12 Boys:

Top-rated FM Wiktor Golis achieved his second win in a hard-fought match against Hugo Bocquenet Drouot. On Board 2, David Lacan of France scored a victory over Khoi Nguyen of Belgium.

India’s Aansh Nandan Nerurkar faced a loss against Fedor Antipov of FIDE,

but Aadik Lenin emerged as the top Indian in this section with 1.5 points after defeating Calix Marchand of Canada.

With 9 rounds still remaining in this 11-round tournament, stamina and resilience will play a crucial role as players aim for the top. The excitement continues as we await more thrilling games in the coming rounds.

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Round 1 & Opening

Round 2 :

Pairings of the next round for IND

Rd.	Bo.	No.		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	Pts.		Name	FED	Rtg	No.
3	19	74		AADIK Theophane Lenin	IND	1857	1½	1½		MINGA-NAGY Abel Inti	HUN	2033	32
3	22	7	CM	AANSH Nandan Nerurkar	IND	2247	1	1		PETROVSKI Nikola	MKD	1829	79
3	10	68		AZIMOV Yasin	AZE	1759	2	2		ADVIK Amit Agrawal	IND	1982	18
3	4	12		SATTWIK Swain	IND	1787	2	2		CZACHURSKI Ignacy	POL	1672	35
3	5	38		ZHU Daniel	CAN	1656	2	2		DIVITH Reddy Adulla	IND	1784	13
3	12	30		MOROZOV Arkhip	FID	1687	2	2		KAVISH Palaniappan K	IND	1589	57
3	20	65		LEE Yoonjae A	KOR	1546	1	1		MANI Sarbartho	IND	1824	7
3	23	73		NGUYEN Thanh San	VIE	1493	1	1		AYAAN Phutane	IND	1796	11
3	28	78		SAATHVIK Chakravarthy Ramayanam	IND	1466	1	1		GUO Ziming	CHN	1701	27
3	1	22		BASSARI Senem Gul	TUR	1778	2	2	WCM	PRATITEE Bordoloi	IND	1929	3
3	6	16		ABAK Tuana	TUR	1806	2	2		SIDDHI Rao	IND	1677	53
3	11	4	WCM	HANYA Shah	IND	1888	1½	1½		BARUCH Amit	ISR	1747	29
3	13	46	WCM	CHOVANEC Alice	USA	1694	1½	1½		PAVITHRA R V	IND	1854	11
3	16	50		SRI Darshini T	IND	1681	1	1	WCM	XUE Tianhao	CHN	1835	13
3	20	28		AADYA Ranganath	IND	1753	1	1		ORDONEZ ALARCON Daniela	MEX	1606	63
3	4	7	WCM	NANDINJIGUUR Chinzorig	MGL	1807	2	2		POOJA Shree R	IND	1615	40
3	18	9		SAMHITA Pungavanam	IND	1752	1	1		KRAVCHUK Daria	UKR	1569	52
3	21	67		POLIAK Margarita	KGZ	1514	1	1		BHAVANYA Panchumarthi	IND	1703	16
3	11	13		ASADOVA Madinabonu	UZB	1602	1½	1½		NARAYANI Umesh Marathe	IND	1412	47
3	29	71		SIGACHEVA Varvara	GER	0	1	1		NAKSHATRA Gumudavelly	IND	1431	41

Results of the last round for IND

Rd.	Bo.	No.		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	FED	Rtg	No.
2	4	44		ANTIPOV Fedor	FID	1991	1	1 - 0	1	CM	AANSH Nandan Nerurkar	IND	2247	7
2	37	34		MARCHAND Calix	CAN	2027	½	0 - 1	½		AADIK Theophane Lenin	IND	1857	74
2	17	18		ADVIK Amit Agrawal	IND	1982	1	1 - 0	1		KATTA Sriansh	USA	1766	65
2	6	7		MANI Sarbartho	IND	1824	1	0 - 1	1		CARDAS Serghei	MDA	1627	46
2	8	11		AYAAN Phutane	IND	1796	1	0 - 1	1		NURSHIN Nurali	KAZ	1612	50
2	9	47		NGUYEN Phuc Cao Danh	VIE	1627	1	0 - 1	1		SATTWIK Swain	IND	1787	12
2	10	13		DIVITH Reddy Adulla	IND	1784	1	1 - 0	1		MOVSISYAN Samvel	ARM	1604	52
2	16	57		KAVISH Palaniappan K	IND	1589	1	1 - 0	1		VO Daniel	CZE	1711	22
2	30	9		PROTOPOPESCU Luca	FRA	1818	½	½ - ½	½		SAATHVIK Chakravarthy Ramayanam	IND	1466	78
2	2	3	WCM	PRATITEE Bordoloi	IND	1929	1	1 - 0	1		SABOU Stefania Theodora	ROU	1736	30
2	15	23	WCM	ZAVIVAEVA Kristina	FID	1775	1	1 - 0	1		SRI Darshini T	IND	1681	50
2	18	53		SIDDHI Rao	IND	1677	1	1 - 0	1		AADYA Ranganath	IND	1753	28
2	19	71		MRAD Anahid	ITA	1558	1	0 - 1	½	WCM	HANYA Shah	IND	1888	4
2	23	11		PAVITHRA R V	IND	1854	½	1 - 0	½		MOSCOVITCH Shelly	ISR	1552	72
2	6	38		AHMADLI Mehriban	AZE	1624	1	1 - 0	1		SAMHITA Pungavanam	IND	1752	9
2	7	40		POOJA Shree R	IND	1615	1	1 - 0	1		NGUYEN Lam Vy Le	ENG	1728	11
2	10	16		BHAVANYA Panchumarthi	IND	1703	1	0 - 1	1		ZHUMAMBAYEVA Aliya	KAZ	1607	45
2	21	47		NARAYANI Umesh Marathe	IND	1412	½	1 - 0	½		YUKSEL Umay Defne	TUR	0	77
2	28	41		NAKSHATRA Gumudavelly	IND	1431	0	1 - 0	0		MARATBEKOVA Ademi	KGZ	0	61

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