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Manipal 05-08: Kishan, Soundarya lead Nat-B; Stany on 8.0/8

by Priyadarshan Banjan - 29/12/2015

The All India Chess Federation for the Blind (AICFB), in association with the Manipal University, is hosting the National B Chess Championship for the Blind at T.M.A. Pai Hall in Manipal, a picturesque educational hub in Udupi, Karnataka. At the end of the penultimate round, Kishan Gangolli of Karnataka leads the National B for the Blind along with Soundarya Pradhan, while IM G.A. Stany has all but sealed his victory with a perfect 8.0/8. A pictorial report.

Manipal 05-08: Kishan, Soundarya lead Nat-B; Stany on 8.0/8

The All India Chess Federation for the Blind (AICFB), in association with the Manipal University, is hosting the National B Chess Championship for the Blind at T.M.A. Pai Hall in Manipal, a picturesque educational hub in Udupi, Karnataka.

 

The AICFB, traditionally, has never charged any entry fees and all the players competing in this prestigious event are playing on the basis of merit, by qualifying from their respective zonal tournaments.

 

The Manipal University is organizing this tournament along with an Open rating tournament, with a simple idea of building an audience for this sport, where the visually challenged player can truly play at a relatively higher level, compared to other games.

 

Remarkably, the organizers are providing quality boarding and accommodation facilities, and not just that...

The Round 05 clash between the top two seeds ended in a draw. 

Darpan announcing his move to the recording device. Darpan could not keep pace in the seventh and the eighth rounds, as he could muster up only half a point in these two games.

Kishan Gangolli is leading the tournament with 7.0/8 along with...

...Soundarya Kumar Pradhan (1591), who is already increasing more than 100 elo points!

His brother Prachurya Pradhan (1566) [right] isn't dong too badly either, with 6.0/8. 

 Never understimate the power of the 'touch'.

 Sometimes, you have to use unique methods to figure out the moves.

The chess notation in Braille, written using the 'Braille Slate'.

 Himanshi Rathi of Gujarat

 Mrunali Pande of Maharashtra

 Tijan Gawar of Maharashtra

Shivani Mesariya of Gujarat

 Sabitri Hazra of West Bengal

Shobha Lokhande of Maharashtra

 Dharmishtha Chudasama of Gujarat 

Neha Nalin Pawaskar of Maharashtra 

Krishna Udupa (1829) playing Aryan Joshi (1639)

Rankings after Round 08:

Rk. SNo   Name FED Rtg Club/City Pts.  TB1   TB2   TB3 
1 1   Kishan Gangolli IND 2044 KAR 7,0 39,5 35,5 37,25
2 15   Soundarya Kumar Pradhan IND 1591 ODI 7,0 36,5 32,5 32,50
3 6   Makwana Ashvin K IND 1756 GUJ 6,5 38,0 34,0 32,25
4 11   Aryan B Joshi IND 1639 MAH 6,0 35,0 30,5 28,50
5 18   Venkat Reddy S IND 1575 A P 6,0 34,0 30,0 26,00
6 10   Samant Milind IND 1686 MAH 6,0 33,5 30,0 23,75
7 21   Prachurya Kumar Pradhan IND 1566 ODI 6,0 32,5 29,0 22,00
8 2   Darpan Inani IND 1995 GUJ 5,5 41,0 36,0 28,75
9 19   Kakade Atul IND 1574 MAH 5,5 37,0 33,0 24,25
10 3   Krishna Udupa IND 1829 KAR 5,5 36,5 33,0 24,25

Check the pairings for Round 09 here.

Manipal University FIDE Open, 2015

The Open tournament that is being held alongside the National B for the Blind has attracted some 370 odd players from across the country. The excellent playing conditions, coupled with a friendly set of organizers, has enabled the tournament to begin on a positive note.

 

IM G.A. Stany has almost sealed his title by winning all the eight rounds that have come to close. 

 IM M.S. Thejkumar (2439) has been struggling in this tournament nad is on 6.0/8.

 Ojas Kulkarni (2000) is having a fine tournament and has scored 6.5/8.

Balkishan Anand (1925) is displaying some entertaining chess and has scored 6.5/8 as well. 

IM P.D.S. Girinath (2317) is also on 6.5/8... 

...and so is IM Ravi Hegde (2191).

 

IM D.V. Prasad is not having a pleasant tournament and is on 5.5/8.

Al Muthaiah (2297) is on the second spot with 7.0/8.

M.G. Gahan (2255) is also tied for the second spot on 7.0/8, along with...

Aravind Shastry (2207)

The sole leader: IM G.A. Stany (2421) who has a perfect 8.0/8.

Ranking List after Round 08:

Rk. SNo   Name Typ sex FED Rtg Club/City Pts.  TB1   TB2   TB3 
1 2 IM Stany G.A.     IND 2421 KAR 8,0 40,5 36,5 44,50
2 5   Muthaiah Al * U16   IND 2297 Indian Oil 7,0 40,5 35,5 37,50
3 6   Gahan M.G.     IND 2255 KAR 7,0 40,0 36,0 36,50
4 9   Arvind Shastry     IND 2209 KAR 7,0 38,0 33,5 35,75
5 23   Balkishan A.     IND 1925 KAR 6,5 43,0 38,5 35,75
6 10 IM Hegde Ravi Gopal     IND 2191 KAR 6,5 43,0 38,0 34,50
7 4 IM Girinath P.D.S.     IND 2317 SCR 6,5 41,5 37,0 35,75
8 7   Vijay Keerthi K.     IND 2248 KAR 6,5 41,5 37,0 34,25
9 8 FM Rajdeep Sarkar U14   IND 2223 WB 6,5 40,5 35,5 34,75
10 14   Ojas Kulkarni U16   IND 2000 KAR 6,5 39,5 34,5 34,25

Check the pairings for Round 09 here.