Asian Junior 05-07: street fight in Delhi
Crucial games were in the offing at the beginning of the fifth round in both the open and the girls sections. The then-sole-leaders, GM S.L. Narayanan and WFM Vaishali R., were paired against Iran's IM Masoud Masdeghpour and WIM Nandhidhaa Pv respectively. What followed in the next three rounds was a street fight between these talented youngsters!
Asian Junior 05-07: street fight in Delhi
Delhi has always been a magical city for both Indians as well as foreigners. In chess parlance, the Indian capital is slowly metamorphosing into the nation's chess epicentre as well. India is hosting yet another quality chess tournament — the Asian Junior Chess Championship 2016. The tournament was off to a rousing start at Hotel Park Plaza on 03 April 2016, with India's top juniors aged below twenty assembled to match wits with the foreign contenders.
Crucial games were in the offing at the beginning of the fifth round with the then-sole-leader GM S.L. Narayanan paired against Iran's IM Masoud Masdeghpour while Aravindh was facing India's senior national champion GM Karthikeyan Murali.
S.L. Narayanan maintained his sole lead after defeating Masoud to move to a perfect 5.0/5.
Narayanan was a class act with his white pieces against Masoud in a Petroff defence game. He put enormous pressure on the kingside of his Iranian rival in the middle game to put his opponent under extreme time pressure, with the latter's flag eventually falling just before the time control.
[Event "Asian Junior Open Chess Championship-20"]
[Site "New Delhi"]
[Date "2016.05.07"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Sunilduth Lyna, Narayanan"]
[Black "Mosadeghpour, Masoud"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2507"]
[BlackElo "2481"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2016.05.04"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceDate "2003.06.08"]
[Site "New Delhi"]
[Date "2016.05.07"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Sunilduth Lyna, Narayanan"]
[Black "Mosadeghpour, Masoud"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2507"]
[BlackElo "2481"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2016.05.04"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceDate "2003.06.08"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Nc3 f5 9. Ne2 O-O 10. c4 dxc4 11. Bxc4+ Kh8 12. a3 Bf6 13. b4 g5 14. Bb2 Qe7
15. Qc2 Qg7 16. Rad1 Nd6 17. Ng3 Qh6 18. d5 Ne7 19. Rfe1 Ng8 20. Bd3 f4 21. Ne4
Nxe4 22. Bxe4 Bg4 23. Rc1 Bxf3 24. Bxf3 Rae8 25. Re6 Qg7 26. Bxf6 Nxf6 27. h3
h5 28. Qf5 Rd8 29. Qe5 Rd7 30. Bxh5 Rxd5 31. Qe2 Rd7 32. Bf3 c6 33. Re1 Kg8 34.
b5 cxb5 35. Qxb5 a6 36. Qf5 Rdf7 37. a4 Kh8 38. a5 Ne8 39. Qc5 Nf6 40. Re7 1-0
Nc3 f5 9. Ne2 O-O 10. c4 dxc4 11. Bxc4+ Kh8 12. a3 Bf6 13. b4 g5 14. Bb2 Qe7
15. Qc2 Qg7 16. Rad1 Nd6 17. Ng3 Qh6 18. d5 Ne7 19. Rfe1 Ng8 20. Bd3 f4 21. Ne4
Nxe4 22. Bxe4 Bg4 23. Rc1 Bxf3 24. Bxf3 Rae8 25. Re6 Qg7 26. Bxf6 Nxf6 27. h3
h5 28. Qf5 Rd8 29. Qe5 Rd7 30. Bxh5 Rxd5 31. Qe2 Rd7 32. Bf3 c6 33. Re1 Kg8 34.
b5 cxb5 35. Qxb5 a6 36. Qf5 Rdf7 37. a4 Kh8 38. a5 Ne8 39. Qc5 Nf6 40. Re7 1-0
Meanwhile, on the second board, Aravindh signed the peace treaty with second seed Karthikeyan.
[Event "Asian Junior Open Chess Championship-20"]
[Site "New Delhi"]
[Date "2016.05.07"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Aravindh, Chithambaram Vr"]
[Black "Karthikeyan, Murali"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2518"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2016.05.04"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceDate "2003.06.08"]
[Site "New Delhi"]
[Date "2016.05.07"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Aravindh, Chithambaram Vr"]
[Black "Karthikeyan, Murali"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2518"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2016.05.04"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceDate "2003.06.08"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 11. Qf3 Bd6 12. Ne2 Be5 13. c3 Bg4 14. Bxf6
Bxf3 15. Bxd8 Bxe2 16. Bxe2 Rfxd8 17. Rac1 g6 18. Rfe1 Bf6 19. Bf3 a5 20. b3 a4
21. c4 axb3 22. axb3 Ra2 23. Red1 d4 24. Ra1 Rb2 25. Rd3 c5 26. g3 Re8 27. Bd5
Kg7 28. Rf3 Re7 29. Ra6 Be5 30. Kg2 f5 31. Rc6 d3 32. Rxd3 Bd4 33. Rf3 Ree2 34.
Rc7+ Kh8 35. Rc8+ Kg7 36. Rc7+ Kf8 37. g4 Bxf2 38. gxf5 Bd4+ 39. Kf1 Rf2+ 40.
Rxf2 Rxf2+ 41. Ke1 Rxf5 42. Rxh7 Rh5 43. Rxh5 1/2-1/2
exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 11. Qf3 Bd6 12. Ne2 Be5 13. c3 Bg4 14. Bxf6
Bxf3 15. Bxd8 Bxe2 16. Bxe2 Rfxd8 17. Rac1 g6 18. Rfe1 Bf6 19. Bf3 a5 20. b3 a4
21. c4 axb3 22. axb3 Ra2 23. Red1 d4 24. Ra1 Rb2 25. Rd3 c5 26. g3 Re8 27. Bd5
Kg7 28. Rf3 Re7 29. Ra6 Be5 30. Kg2 f5 31. Rc6 d3 32. Rxd3 Bd4 33. Rf3 Ree2 34.
Rc7+ Kh8 35. Rc8+ Kg7 36. Rc7+ Kf8 37. g4 Bxf2 38. gxf5 Bd4+ 39. Kf1 Rf2+ 40.
Rxf2 Rxf2+ 41. Ke1 Rxf5 42. Rxh7 Rh5 43. Rxh5 1/2-1/2
Also, Rahul Srivatshav (2313) held Iran's IM Mousavi Seyed Khalil (2425).
[Event "Asian Junior Open Chess Championship-20"]
[Site "New Delhi"]
[Date "2016.05.07"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Mousavi, Seyed Khalil"]
[Black "Rahul, Srivatshav P"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2313"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2016.05.04"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceDate "2003.06.08"]
[Site "New Delhi"]
[Date "2016.05.07"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Mousavi, Seyed Khalil"]
[Black "Rahul, Srivatshav P"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2313"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2016.05.04"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceDate "2003.06.08"]
1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e3 e6 6. Nge2 Nge7 7. O-O O-O 8. Nf4
Rb8 9. Rb1 a6 10. b3 b5 11. Bb2 d6 12. d3 Qc7 13. Ne4 e5 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. cxd5
Ne7 16. Nd2 Bd7 17. Rc1 Qb6 18. Qc2 Rbc8 19. Qb1 Rfe8 20. Kh1 Nf5 21. Ne4 a5
22. Qa1 a4 23. bxa4 Qa6 24. a5 b4 25. Nd2 Bb5 26. Nc4 e4 27. a4 bxa3 28. Bxg7
Nxg7 29. Qxa3 exd3 30. Qxd3 Bxc4 1/2-1/2
Rb8 9. Rb1 a6 10. b3 b5 11. Bb2 d6 12. d3 Qc7 13. Ne4 e5 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. cxd5
Ne7 16. Nd2 Bd7 17. Rc1 Qb6 18. Qc2 Rbc8 19. Qb1 Rfe8 20. Kh1 Nf5 21. Ne4 a5
22. Qa1 a4 23. bxa4 Qa6 24. a5 b4 25. Nd2 Bb5 26. Nc4 e4 27. a4 bxa3 28. Bxg7
Nxg7 29. Qxa3 exd3 30. Qxd3 Bxc4 1/2-1/2
Just when it looked like Narayanan would run away with the tournament, the top seed Aravindh Chithamabram stopped the winning streak of his counterpart. This meant that both Aravindh and Narayanan were left tied at 5.0/6 at the end of six rounds. [Photo: Amruta Mokal]
Playing the white side of a Sicilian, Aravindh displayed a solid tactical game to win in 55 moves. Can you find what White played here?
Aravindh played 29. Nf3!, probably the only way to fight for an advantage. Black replied 29... g4 to which 30. Qh4 Rxb4 31. h6 Bh8 32. h7+ Kg7 33. Ng5 resulted in a completely winning position for White.
[Event "Asian Junior Open Chess Championship-20"]
[Site "New Delhi"]
[Date "2016.05.08"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Aravindh, Chithambaram Vr"]
[Black "Sunilduth Lyna, Narayanan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2507"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2016.05.04"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceDate "2003.06.08"]
[Site "New Delhi"]
[Date "2016.05.08"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Aravindh, Chithambaram Vr"]
[Black "Sunilduth Lyna, Narayanan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2507"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2016.05.04"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceDate "2003.06.08"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. Bxd7+ Qxd7 8.
Qe2 Nc6 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 d5 11. e5 Ne4 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 O-O 14. Ng5 e6
15. h4 Rfc8 16. h5 b5 17. Qg4 Nd8 18. Bd2 Rc4 19. Qh3 h6 20. Nf3 Rac8 21. Rab1
g5 22. Nh2 b4 23. Rxb4 Rxb4 24. cxb4 Rc4 25. Be3 Nc6 26. f4 Nxd4 27. Bxd4 Rxd4
28. fxg5 hxg5 29. Nf3 g4 30. Qh4 Rxb4 31. h6 Bh8 32. h7+ Kg7 33. Ng5 Kg6 34.
Nxf7 Qxf7 35. Rxf7 Kxf7 36. Qh5+ Ke7 37. Qg5+ Kd7 38. Qg8 Rb1+ 39. Kf2 Rb2+ 40.
Ke3 Bxe5 41. h8=Q Bxh8 42. Qxh8 Rxg2 43. Qg7+ Kd6 44. Qxa7 e5 45. Qb6+ Kd7 46.
Qb7+ Kd6 47. Qb6+ Kd7 48. a4 Rg3+ 49. Kf2 Rf3+ 50. Kg2 e4 51. a5 e3 52. a6 Rf2+
53. Kg3 Ra2 54. Qb3 Rxa6 55. Qb7+ 1-0
Qe2 Nc6 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 d5 11. e5 Ne4 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 O-O 14. Ng5 e6
15. h4 Rfc8 16. h5 b5 17. Qg4 Nd8 18. Bd2 Rc4 19. Qh3 h6 20. Nf3 Rac8 21. Rab1
g5 22. Nh2 b4 23. Rxb4 Rxb4 24. cxb4 Rc4 25. Be3 Nc6 26. f4 Nxd4 27. Bxd4 Rxd4
28. fxg5 hxg5 29. Nf3 g4 30. Qh4 Rxb4 31. h6 Bh8 32. h7+ Kg7 33. Ng5 Kg6 34.
Nxf7 Qxf7 35. Rxf7 Kxf7 36. Qh5+ Ke7 37. Qg5+ Kd7 38. Qg8 Rb1+ 39. Kf2 Rb2+ 40.
Ke3 Bxe5 41. h8=Q Bxh8 42. Qxh8 Rxg2 43. Qg7+ Kd6 44. Qxa7 e5 45. Qb6+ Kd7 46.
Qb7+ Kd6 47. Qb6+ Kd7 48. a4 Rg3+ 49. Kf2 Rf3+ 50. Kg2 e4 51. a5 e3 52. a6 Rf2+
53. Kg3 Ra2 54. Qb3 Rxa6 55. Qb7+ 1-0
IM Mousavi Seyed Khalil (2425)
In other important results in the sixth round, GM Karthikeyan Murali defeated Prananvanda while Iranian IM duo of Mosadeghpour and Mousavi Seyed Khalil moved close to the leaders by registering victories over Ankit Gajwa and Chakravarthi Reddy respectively.
Then began the seventh round that produced some exciting games and unexpected results.
Overnight joint leader Aravindh suffered a shock defeat against IM Mousavi Seyed Khalil in a Queen’s Indian Defence game which lasted 44 moves.
[Event "Asian Junior Open Chess Championship-20"]
[Site "New Delhi"]
[Date "2016.05.09"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Mousavi, Seyed Khalil"]
[Black "Aravindh, Chithambaram Vr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2016.05.04"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceDate "2003.06.08"]
[Site "New Delhi"]
[Date "2016.05.09"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Mousavi, Seyed Khalil"]
[Black "Aravindh, Chithambaram Vr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2016.05.04"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceDate "2003.06.08"]
1. Nf3 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. g3 Bg4 4. Bg2 Qd7 5. h3 Bxf3 6. exf3 g6 7. f4 Bg7 8. c3
e6 9. Nd2 Nge7 10. Nf3 O-O 11. b3 f6 12. O-O Nf5 13. Re1 Rfe8 14. g4 Nd6 15. h4
Qf7 16. g5 Ne7 17. gxf6 Bxf6 18. Ng5 Bxg5 19. fxg5 Rf8 20. Qe2 Ne4 21. Ba3 c5
22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. Bxc5 Rae8 24. Bd6 e5 25. Bxe5 Nd5 26. Rf1 Qf5 27. Rae1 Nf4
28. Bxf4 Qxf4 29. Qe3 Qxh4 30. Qg3 Qh5 31. f4 exf3 32. Rxe8 Rxe8 33. Rxf3 h6
34. gxh6 Qxh6 35. c4 Qg7 36. Rf4 Re6 37. Rh4 Qf7 38. Rf4 Qe7 39. d5 Ra6 40. Rf2
g5 41. Qg4 Rh6 42. Re2 Qf7 43. Qxg5+ Kh7 44. Re7 1-0
e6 9. Nd2 Nge7 10. Nf3 O-O 11. b3 f6 12. O-O Nf5 13. Re1 Rfe8 14. g4 Nd6 15. h4
Qf7 16. g5 Ne7 17. gxf6 Bxf6 18. Ng5 Bxg5 19. fxg5 Rf8 20. Qe2 Ne4 21. Ba3 c5
22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. Bxc5 Rae8 24. Bd6 e5 25. Bxe5 Nd5 26. Rf1 Qf5 27. Rae1 Nf4
28. Bxf4 Qxf4 29. Qe3 Qxh4 30. Qg3 Qh5 31. f4 exf3 32. Rxe8 Rxe8 33. Rxf3 h6
34. gxh6 Qxh6 35. c4 Qg7 36. Rf4 Re6 37. Rh4 Qf7 38. Rf4 Qe7 39. d5 Ra6 40. Rf2
g5 41. Qg4 Rh6 42. Re2 Qf7 43. Qxg5+ Kh7 44. Re7 1-0
While the other leader, GM S.L. Narayanan, curiously settled for a repetition with Arjun Kalyan (2347; in the picture above).
[Event "Asian Junior Open Chess Championship-20"]
[Site "New Delhi"]
[Date "2016.05.09"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Sunilduth Lyna, Narayanan"]
[Black "Arjun, Kalyan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2507"]
[BlackElo "2347"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2016.05.04"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceDate "2003.06.08"]
[Site "New Delhi"]
[Date "2016.05.09"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Sunilduth Lyna, Narayanan"]
[Black "Arjun, Kalyan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2507"]
[BlackElo "2347"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2016.05.04"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceDate "2003.06.08"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. Rd1 Qa5 10. Be2 dxc4 11. Bxc4 a6 12. O-O b5 13. Be2 Qb6 14. Bg5 Nb4 15.
Qb1 Nbd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. e4 Nb4 18. a3 Nc6 19. b4 Be7 20. Be3 Qb8 21. e5 Bb7
22. Bf4 Rd8 23. Bd3 h6 24. Qc1 Bf8 25. Bb1 Ne7 26. Qc2 g6 27. Qe2 Qc7 28. Rc1
Qd7 29. h4 h5 30. Bg5 Rac8 31. Rcd1 Qc6 32. Rc1 Qd7 33. Rcd1 Qc6 34. Rc1
1/2-1/2
Nc6 9. Rd1 Qa5 10. Be2 dxc4 11. Bxc4 a6 12. O-O b5 13. Be2 Qb6 14. Bg5 Nb4 15.
Qb1 Nbd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. e4 Nb4 18. a3 Nc6 19. b4 Be7 20. Be3 Qb8 21. e5 Bb7
22. Bf4 Rd8 23. Bd3 h6 24. Qc1 Bf8 25. Bb1 Ne7 26. Qc2 g6 27. Qe2 Qc7 28. Rc1
Qd7 29. h4 h5 30. Bg5 Rac8 31. Rcd1 Qc6 32. Rc1 Qd7 33. Rcd1 Qc6 34. Rc1
1/2-1/2
These results helped the Indian champion Karthikeyan to join the leaderboard as he outwitted Rakesh Kumar Jena in a fairly unorthodox game.
While Aravindh and Narayanan have let this opportunity slip, will this breather prove to be beneficial for Karthikeyan?
[Event "Asian Junior Open Chess Championship-20"]
[Site "New Delhi"]
[Date "2016.05.09"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Karthikeyan, Murali"]
[Black "Rakesh, Kumar Jena"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2518"]
[BlackElo "2179"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2016.05.04"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceDate "2003.06.08"]
[Site "New Delhi"]
[Date "2016.05.09"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Karthikeyan, Murali"]
[Black "Rakesh, Kumar Jena"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2518"]
[BlackElo "2179"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2016.05.04"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceDate "2003.06.08"]
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c5 4. O-O Nc6 5. d3 e5 6. e4 dxe4 7. dxe4 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Bg4 9. c3 Nxe4 10. Re1 O-O-O 11. Na3 Nf6 12. Nc4 Nd7 13. Ng5 Bh5 14. g4
Bg6 15. f4 exf4 16. Bxf4 Nb6 17. Nxb6+ axb6 18. Be4 Bxe4 19. Nxf7 Bd5 20. Nxh8
c4 21. Rad1 Bc5+ 22. Be3 Ne5 23. Bxc5 Nf3+ 24. Kf1 Nxe1 25. Bxb6 Ng2 26. Kg1
Rd6 27. Rxd5 Rxd5 28. Kxg2 Kd7 29. Bd4 Ke6 30. Kf3 g6 31. b4 b5 32. h4 Rd8 33.
h5 Rf8+ 34. Kg3 gxh5 35. gxh5 Ra8 36. Ng6 hxg6 37. h6 Kd5 1-0
Rxd1 Bg4 9. c3 Nxe4 10. Re1 O-O-O 11. Na3 Nf6 12. Nc4 Nd7 13. Ng5 Bh5 14. g4
Bg6 15. f4 exf4 16. Bxf4 Nb6 17. Nxb6+ axb6 18. Be4 Bxe4 19. Nxf7 Bd5 20. Nxh8
c4 21. Rad1 Bc5+ 22. Be3 Ne5 23. Bxc5 Nf3+ 24. Kf1 Nxe1 25. Bxb6 Ng2 26. Kg1
Rd6 27. Rxd5 Rxd5 28. Kxg2 Kd7 29. Bd4 Ke6 30. Kf3 g6 31. b4 b5 32. h4 Rd8 33.
h5 Rf8+ 34. Kg3 gxh5 35. gxh5 Ra8 36. Ng6 hxg6 37. h6 Kd5 1-0
But the surprise package of the seventh round was the West Bengal youngster Rajdeep Sarkar (2217), who overpowered Mosadeghpour Masoud in 71 moves and jumped to the pole position with 5.5/5 along with Narayanan, Mousavi and Karthikeyan!
[Event "Asian Junior Open Chess Championship-20"]
[Site "New Delhi"]
[Date "2016.05.09"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Rajdeep, Sarkar"]
[Black "Mosadeghpour, Masoud"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2217"]
[BlackElo "2481"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "2016.05.04"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceDate "2003.06.08"]
[Site "New Delhi"]
[Date "2016.05.09"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Rajdeep, Sarkar"]
[Black "Mosadeghpour, Masoud"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2217"]
[BlackElo "2481"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "2016.05.04"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceDate "2003.06.08"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nbd2 d5 4. e3 Bg7 5. b4 O-O 6. c4 a5 7. b5 dxc4 8. Bxc4
a4 9. Ba3 Nbd7 10. O-O Nb6 11. Bd3 Bd7 12. Qc2 Nfd5 13. Rfc1 Rc8 14. Qb2 c6 15.
Rc5 cxb5 16. Bxb5 Bxb5 17. Qxb5 Rxc5 18. Bxc5 Qe8 19. Rb1 Nd7 20. Qc4 Nxc5 21.
Qxd5 Ne6 22. Qxb7 Qc8 23. Qxc8 Rxc8 24. Rb4 Ra8 25. Nc4 Nc7 26. Nb6 Rb8 27. a3
e6 28. Nxa4 Ra8 29. Nc5 Rxa3 30. Rb8+ Bf8 31. g3 Ra8 32. Rb7 Rc8 33. Ne5 Bxc5
34. dxc5 Nd5 35. e4 Nc3 36. c6 Nxe4 37. c7 Nd6 38. Rb6 Nf5 39. Rb8 Ne7 40. Nc6
Kg7 41. Nxe7 Rxc7 42. Nc8 Kf6 43. Nd6 Ke5 44. Ne8 Rc5 45. f4+ Ke4 46. Nf6+ Kf5
47. Nxh7 Kg4 48. Nf6+ Kf5 49. Nd7 Rd5 50. Ne5 g5 51. Nxf7 gxf4 52. gxf4 Kxf4
53. Rb4+ Kf3 54. Rb3+ Kf4 55. Rg3 e5 56. Ng5 Rd1+ 57. Kg2 Rd2+ 58. Kh3 e4 59.
Ne6+ Ke5 60. Nc5 Kf4 61. Ne6+ Ke5 62. Nf8 Kd4 63. Ng6 e3 64. Rg4+ Kc3 65. Re4
Kd3 66. Re8 Rf2 67. Kg3 Rf1 68. Ne5+ Ke2 69. Ng4 Rg1+ 70. Kf4 Rf1+ 71. Kg5 1-0
a4 9. Ba3 Nbd7 10. O-O Nb6 11. Bd3 Bd7 12. Qc2 Nfd5 13. Rfc1 Rc8 14. Qb2 c6 15.
Rc5 cxb5 16. Bxb5 Bxb5 17. Qxb5 Rxc5 18. Bxc5 Qe8 19. Rb1 Nd7 20. Qc4 Nxc5 21.
Qxd5 Ne6 22. Qxb7 Qc8 23. Qxc8 Rxc8 24. Rb4 Ra8 25. Nc4 Nc7 26. Nb6 Rb8 27. a3
e6 28. Nxa4 Ra8 29. Nc5 Rxa3 30. Rb8+ Bf8 31. g3 Ra8 32. Rb7 Rc8 33. Ne5 Bxc5
34. dxc5 Nd5 35. e4 Nc3 36. c6 Nxe4 37. c7 Nd6 38. Rb6 Nf5 39. Rb8 Ne7 40. Nc6
Kg7 41. Nxe7 Rxc7 42. Nc8 Kf6 43. Nd6 Ke5 44. Ne8 Rc5 45. f4+ Ke4 46. Nf6+ Kf5
47. Nxh7 Kg4 48. Nf6+ Kf5 49. Nd7 Rd5 50. Ne5 g5 51. Nxf7 gxf4 52. gxf4 Kxf4
53. Rb4+ Kf3 54. Rb3+ Kf4 55. Rg3 e5 56. Ng5 Rd1+ 57. Kg2 Rd2+ 58. Kh3 e4 59.
Ne6+ Ke5 60. Nc5 Kf4 61. Ne6+ Ke5 62. Nf8 Kd4 63. Ng6 e3 64. Rg4+ Kc3 65. Re4
Kd3 66. Re8 Rf2 67. Kg3 Rf1 68. Ne5+ Ke2 69. Ng4 Rg1+ 70. Kf4 Rf1+ 71. Kg5 1-0
Pairings for Round 08:
| Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | No. | ||||
| 1 | 2 | GM | Karthikeyan Murali | 2518 | 5½ | 5½ | IM | Mousavi Seyed Khalil | 2425 | 5 | |||
| 2 | 3 | GM | Sunilduth Lyna Narayanan | 2507 | 5½ | 5½ | FM | Rajdeep Sarkar | 2217 | 18 | |||
| 3 | 8 | Arjun Kalyan | 2347 | 5 | 5 | GM | Aravindh Chithambaram Vr. | 2528 | 1 | ||||
| 4 | 6 | FM | Javanbakht Nima | 2417 | 5 | 5 | Sammed Jaykumar Shete | 2253 | 17 | ||||
| 5 | 4 | IM | Mosadeghpour Masoud | 2481 | 4½ | 4½ | Sahoo Utkal Ranjan | 2275 | 15 | ||||
| 6 | 20 | Shailesh Dravid | 2216 | 4½ | 4½ | Harsha Bharathakoti | 2329 | 9 | |||||
| 7 | 10 | Rahul Srivatshav P | 2313 | 4½ | 4½ | Srijit Paul | 2053 | 32 | |||||
| 8 | 22 | FM | Rakesh Kumar Jena | 2179 | 4½ | 4½ | Rakesh Kumar Nayak | 2156 | 23 | ||||
| 9 | 12 | FM | Gajwa Ankit | 2288 | 4 | 4 | Ganesh R | 2093 | 27 | ||||
| 10 | 44 | Isakzhanov Kelsinbek | 1916 | 4 | 4 | Dhulipalla Bala Chandra Prasad | 2280 | 1 |
View the complete pairing here.
In the girls section, at the end of four rounds, WIM Nandhidhaa Pv was in the sole second spot with 3.5/4 and was scheduled to face the leader and top seed Vaishali R. with the black pieces in the fifth round.
The fifth round games ended and there were two important reversals at the top.
The tournament found a new sole leader as WIM Nandhidhaa Pv (2141) moved to the pole position with 4.5/5 points after defeating R. Vaishali (2322).
Vaishali made crucial mistakes in the opening itself and grabbing the opportunity, Nandhidhaa made good use of her double bishop and double rook combination to uproot the defence of her top seed rival.
[Event "Asian Junior Girls Chess Championship-2"]
[Site "New Delhi"]
[Date "2016.05.07"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Vaishali, R."]
[Black "Nandhidhaa, Pv"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2322"]
[BlackElo "2141"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2016.05.04"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceDate "2003.06.08"]
[Site "New Delhi"]
[Date "2016.05.07"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Vaishali, R."]
[Black "Nandhidhaa, Pv"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2322"]
[BlackElo "2141"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2016.05.04"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceDate "2003.06.08"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Be2 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. f4
b5 9. Bf3 Bb7 10. Qe1 b4 11. Na4 Qc7 12. e5 Bxf3 13. exf6 Bd5 14. fxg7 (14.
Qxb4 Rb8 15. Qc3 Qxc3 (15... Qb7 16. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 17. fxg7 Rg8 18. gxf8=Q+ Kxf8
19. g3 Qb5 $11) 16. Nxc3 Nxf6 $11) 14... Bxg7 15. Nf5 Bf6 16. c4 Bc6 17. Bd2
O-O-O (17... Bxa4 18. Bxb4 O-O 19. Bxd6 Qb6+ 20. c5 Nxc5 21. Qg3+ Kh8 22. Qe3
exf5 23. Bxc5 Qxb2 24. Rab1 Rfe8 $19) 18. Ne3 Bxa4 19. Bxb4 Bd4 20. Kh1 Rhg8
21. Bc3 Ba7 22. Rc1 Bc6 23. Rc2 Qb7 24. Rff2 Nc5 25. Qf1 Ne4 26. Rfe2 Rg6 27.
f5 exf5 28. Qxf5+ Kb8 29. Qf4 Rdg8 30. Nd5 Rg4 31. Qf5 R8g5 32. Qxh7 Bxd5 33.
cxd5 Qxd5 34. h4 Ng3+ 35. Kh2 Nxe2 36. Qh8+ 0-1
b5 9. Bf3 Bb7 10. Qe1 b4 11. Na4 Qc7 12. e5 Bxf3 13. exf6 Bd5 14. fxg7 (14.
Qxb4 Rb8 15. Qc3 Qxc3 (15... Qb7 16. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 17. fxg7 Rg8 18. gxf8=Q+ Kxf8
19. g3 Qb5 $11) 16. Nxc3 Nxf6 $11) 14... Bxg7 15. Nf5 Bf6 16. c4 Bc6 17. Bd2
O-O-O (17... Bxa4 18. Bxb4 O-O 19. Bxd6 Qb6+ 20. c5 Nxc5 21. Qg3+ Kh8 22. Qe3
exf5 23. Bxc5 Qxb2 24. Rab1 Rfe8 $19) 18. Ne3 Bxa4 19. Bxb4 Bd4 20. Kh1 Rhg8
21. Bc3 Ba7 22. Rc1 Bc6 23. Rc2 Qb7 24. Rff2 Nc5 25. Qf1 Ne4 26. Rfe2 Rg6 27.
f5 exf5 28. Qxf5+ Kb8 29. Qf4 Rdg8 30. Nd5 Rg4 31. Qf5 R8g5 32. Qxh7 Bxd5 33.
cxd5 Qxd5 34. h4 Ng3+ 35. Kh2 Nxe2 36. Qh8+ 0-1
Meanwhile, in the second board in the same round, Chandreyee Hajra (1996) moved to the joint second spot with 4.0/5 after defeating the second seed V Varshini (2223), giving company to Vaishali along with Bala Kannamma (2040).
[Event "Asian Junior Girls Chess Championship-2"]
[Site "New Delhi"]
[Date "2016.05.07"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Chandreyee, Hajra"]
[Black "Varshini, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "1996"]
[BlackElo "2223"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2016.05.04"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceDate "2003.06.08"]
[Site "New Delhi"]
[Date "2016.05.07"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Chandreyee, Hajra"]
[Black "Varshini, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "1996"]
[BlackElo "2223"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2016.05.04"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceDate "2003.06.08"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. f3 a6 6. c4 e6 7. Nc3 Be7 8. Be3
O-O 9. Be2 Qc7 10. O-O b6 11. Rc1 Bb7 12. Qd2 Nbd7 13. g4 Rfc8 14. g5 Ne8 15.
Qe1 Qd8 16. Qg3 Nc5 17. b4 Nd7 18. f4 a5 19. b5 Nc5 20. f5 e5 21. Nb3 Nxe4 22.
Nxe4 Bxe4 23. f6 Bf8 24. Nd2 Bb7 25. fxg7 Nxg7 26. Bd3 d5 27. Bxh7+ Kxh7 28.
Rxf7 Bc5 29. Bxc5 Rxc5 30. Qxe5 Qg8 31. Qf6 Kh8 32. Rf1 Qh7 33. g6 1-0
O-O 9. Be2 Qc7 10. O-O b6 11. Rc1 Bb7 12. Qd2 Nbd7 13. g4 Rfc8 14. g5 Ne8 15.
Qe1 Qd8 16. Qg3 Nc5 17. b4 Nd7 18. f4 a5 19. b5 Nc5 20. f5 e5 21. Nb3 Nxe4 22.
Nxe4 Bxe4 23. f6 Bf8 24. Nd2 Bb7 25. fxg7 Nxg7 26. Bd3 d5 27. Bxh7+ Kxh7 28.
Rxf7 Bc5 29. Bxc5 Rxc5 30. Qxe5 Qg8 31. Qf6 Kh8 32. Rf1 Qh7 33. g6 1-0
At the end of five rounds, Nandhidhaa was the sole leader with 4.5/5, and was facing West Bengal's Chandrayee Hazra (1996) in Round 06.
In the sixth round, the West Bengal girl shocked the overnight leader to share the lead with Vaishali who defeated Bala Kanamma.
Nandhidhaa blundered in an equal but dangerous position which provided the upper hand to Hajra to secure the full point.
[Event "Asian Junior Girls Chess Championship-2"]
[Site "New Delhi"]
[Date "2016.05.08"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Nandhidhaa, Pv"]
[Black "Chandreyee, Hajra"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2141"]
[BlackElo "1996"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2016.05.04"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceDate "2003.06.08"]
[Site "New Delhi"]
[Date "2016.05.08"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Nandhidhaa, Pv"]
[Black "Chandreyee, Hajra"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2141"]
[BlackElo "1996"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2016.05.04"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceDate "2003.06.08"]
1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 f6 3. f4 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Nf3 Nh6 6. Bg2 Nf7 7. O-O e5 8. fxe5
fxe5 9. c4 d4 10. d3 Nd7 11. Na3 Nf6 12. Nc2 O-O 13. b4 Be6 14. e3 dxe3 15.
Nxe3 Ng4 16. Qe2 c6 17. h3 Nxe3 18. Qxe3 Qb6 19. Qxb6 axb6 20. Rfe1 Bf5 21. d4
Nd6 22. Nxe5 Bxe5 23. dxe5 Nxc4 24. Bd4 Na3 25. g4 Nc2 26. gxf5 Nxd4 27. Rad1
Nxf5 28. e6 Rxa2 29. e7 Re8 30. Rd7 Kf7 31. Rxb7 Rxe7 32. Rexe7+ Nxe7 33. Bxc6
Rb2 34. b5 Ke6 35. Be8 Nd5 36. Rxh7 Nf6 37. Bf7+ Ke7 38. Rg7 Kf8 39. Rxg6 Kxf7
40. Rg5 Ke6 41. h4 Rb4 42. h5 Rg4+ 43. Rxg4 Nxg4 44. Kg2 Ne3+ 45. Kf3 Nf5 46.
Kf4 Nd6 47. Kg5 Kf7 48. Kh6 Nxb5 49. Kh7 Nd6 50. h6 Nf5 0-1
fxe5 9. c4 d4 10. d3 Nd7 11. Na3 Nf6 12. Nc2 O-O 13. b4 Be6 14. e3 dxe3 15.
Nxe3 Ng4 16. Qe2 c6 17. h3 Nxe3 18. Qxe3 Qb6 19. Qxb6 axb6 20. Rfe1 Bf5 21. d4
Nd6 22. Nxe5 Bxe5 23. dxe5 Nxc4 24. Bd4 Na3 25. g4 Nc2 26. gxf5 Nxd4 27. Rad1
Nxf5 28. e6 Rxa2 29. e7 Re8 30. Rd7 Kf7 31. Rxb7 Rxe7 32. Rexe7+ Nxe7 33. Bxc6
Rb2 34. b5 Ke6 35. Be8 Nd5 36. Rxh7 Nf6 37. Bf7+ Ke7 38. Rg7 Kf8 39. Rxg6 Kxf7
40. Rg5 Ke6 41. h4 Rb4 42. h5 Rg4+ 43. Rxg4 Nxg4 44. Kg2 Ne3+ 45. Kf3 Nf5 46.
Kf4 Nd6 47. Kg5 Kf7 48. Kh6 Nxb5 49. Kh7 Nd6 50. h6 Nf5 0-1
In the seventh round, Vaishali escaped from the jaws of defeat as Hajra messed up a clearly winning game, where she was two pawns up, near the time control to share the point in an English Opening.
[Event "Asian Junior Girls Chess Championship-2"]
[Site "New Delhi"]
[Date "2016.05.09"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Vaishali, R."]
[Black "Chandreyee, Hajra"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2322"]
[BlackElo "1996"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2016.05.04"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceDate "2003.06.08"]
[Site "New Delhi"]
[Date "2016.05.09"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Vaishali, R."]
[Black "Chandreyee, Hajra"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2322"]
[BlackElo "1996"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2016.05.04"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceDate "2003.06.08"]
1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c5 4. c4 e6 5. O-O Nc6 6. b3 d4 7. e3 Bd6 8. a3 a5
9. exd4 cxd4 10. d3 h6 11. Re1 O-O 12. Bb2 e5 13. c5 Bb8 14. Nbd2 Nd7 15. Rc1
Ba7 16. Nc4 f6 17. b4 axb4 18. axb4 Nxb4 19. Ncxe5 Nxc5 20. Ba3 Nba6 21. Ng6
Re8 22. Nxd4 Rxe1+ 23. Qxe1 Kh7 24. Bxc5 Nxc5 25. Qe7 Bg4 26. Qxd8 Rxd8 27. Rc4
Nxd3 28. Nb5 Bxf2+ 29. Kf1 Be6 30. Rc3 Kxg6 31. Nc7 Bf5 32. g4 Bxg4 33. Nd5 Nb2
34. Rc7 Nd1 35. h3 Bg3 36. Rxb7 Bd7 37. Ke2 Kg5 38. Kxd1 Bc6 (38... Be5 39. Ke1
f5 40. Rb4 f4 $19) 39. Rxg7+ Kf5 40. Rxg3 Bxd5 41. Bxd5 Rxd5+ 42. Ke2 Ra5 43.
Rb3 Kg5 44. Kf3 f5 45. Kg3 Ra4 46. Rc3 h5 47. Rb3 h4+ 48. Kf3 Ra2 49. Rb8 Ra3+
50. Kg2 Rg3+ 51. Kh2 f4 (51... Rd3 52. Kg2) 52. Rb5+ Kg6 53. Rb6+ Kh5 54. Rb5+
Rg5 55. Rb3 Kg6 56. Rb6+ Kh5 57. Rf6 1/2-1/2
9. exd4 cxd4 10. d3 h6 11. Re1 O-O 12. Bb2 e5 13. c5 Bb8 14. Nbd2 Nd7 15. Rc1
Ba7 16. Nc4 f6 17. b4 axb4 18. axb4 Nxb4 19. Ncxe5 Nxc5 20. Ba3 Nba6 21. Ng6
Re8 22. Nxd4 Rxe1+ 23. Qxe1 Kh7 24. Bxc5 Nxc5 25. Qe7 Bg4 26. Qxd8 Rxd8 27. Rc4
Nxd3 28. Nb5 Bxf2+ 29. Kf1 Be6 30. Rc3 Kxg6 31. Nc7 Bf5 32. g4 Bxg4 33. Nd5 Nb2
34. Rc7 Nd1 35. h3 Bg3 36. Rxb7 Bd7 37. Ke2 Kg5 38. Kxd1 Bc6 (38... Be5 39. Ke1
f5 40. Rb4 f4 $19) 39. Rxg7+ Kf5 40. Rxg3 Bxd5 41. Bxd5 Rxd5+ 42. Ke2 Ra5 43.
Rb3 Kg5 44. Kf3 f5 45. Kg3 Ra4 46. Rc3 h5 47. Rb3 h4+ 48. Kf3 Ra2 49. Rb8 Ra3+
50. Kg2 Rg3+ 51. Kh2 f4 (51... Rd3 52. Kg2) 52. Rb5+ Kg6 53. Rb6+ Kh5 54. Rb5+
Rg5 55. Rb3 Kg6 56. Rb6+ Kh5 57. Rf6 1/2-1/2
Tragically, Nandhidhaa Pv ended up losing to Mongolia's Uuriintuya Uurtsaikh (2172) falling behind in the race to the top.
Going into the eighth round, Vaishali and Hajra are in the lead with 5.5/7 while former champion Ivana Maria Furtado, Bala Kannamma and Priyanka K. along with Mongolian girl Uuriintuya Uurtsaikh are closely following the leaders with 5.0/7.
Pairings for Round 08:
| Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | No. | ||||
| 1 | 6 | WIM | Ivana Maria Furtado | 2091 | 5 | 5½ | WFM | Vaishali R | 2322 | 1 | |||
| 2 | 11 | WCM | Chandreyee Hajra | 1996 | 5½ | 5 | Priyanka K | 1966 | 14 | ||||
| 3 | 4 | Uuriintuya Uurtsaikh | 2172 | 5 | 5 | Bala Kannamma P | 2040 | 8 | |||||
| 4 | 2 | WFM | Varshini V | 2223 | 4½ | 4½ | Harshita Guddanti | 2052 | 7 | ||||
| 5 | 20 | Shweta Gole | 1879 | 4½ | 4½ | WIM | Nandhidhaa Pv | 2141 | 5 |
View the complete pairing here.
Links:
Special thanks to IA Gopakumar Sudhakaran for the inputs