MPL 51st National Junior Championship R1-7: Vrashank's Golden Run in Open, top seed domination in girls

In the last National U-17, Bhagyashree defeated Rakshitta and went on to win the event. They faced each other again in Round 5 of this event.

Rakshitta Ravi- Bhagyashree Patil, Round 5

Black already had a worse pawn structure, so trading the queens with Qa7 was not a good idea. Bhagyashree should have continued with Reb7, trying to keep the pressure on the queenside. Rakshitta traded the queens and masterfully handled the endgame, playing Rf4 to control the f-file and attack the e5 pawn. The bishops were traded and White got a winning rook endgame with connected passers d5 and e4 on the center. Rakshitta will face Sarayu Velpula in Round 8.

The time control for the event is 90+30. The tournament is taking place in  PYC Hindu Gymkhana in Pune. A total of 88 players are participating in the Girl's section, while 120 players take part in the open section.

Replay the games from Round 1-7(Girls)

Replay the games from Round 1-7(Open)

Important links:

Standings after Round 7(Girls)

Standings after Round 7(Open)

AICF official website

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