32nd National under 9 round 8: Hiya beats Indira to get into joint lead, Ilamparthi maintains sole lead

by Shahid Ahmed - 21/09/2018

Overnight leader Ilamparthi A R of Tamil Nadu maintained his sole lead with a perfect score by defeating Abhyuday Santosh of Karnataka. However, the sole leader of the girls' section, Indira Priyadharshini Subbu of TN lost to Panchal Hiya of Gujarat. Thus Hiya joining the previous round leader Indira at the conclusion of round 8. In the open section, only two players are trailing at 7.0/8 whereas in the girls section, there is four-way tie at 6.5/8 points at the second spot. In this report, we bring you photos and games from round 8. Photos: Shahid Ahmed

Ilamparthi maintains perfect score, Indira suffers loss against Hiya

Ilamparthi is still invincible after round 8

Abhyuday Santosh of Karnataka managed to get a slight edge arising out of Sicilian Moscow variation, however he blundered a pawn when he played 21. Bh4. Later missed an opportunity to finish off the game quickly.

Find out the quicker finish here for Black which Ilamparthi missed

Hiya Panchal of Gujarat made her way into the championship picture by defeating the previous round leader Indira Priyadharshini Subbu of Tamil Nadu

In a game which was seemingly equal throughout the game, Indira blundered a piece and the game. Hiya managed to capitalize on her opponent's only mistake and won the game comfortably.

There are a few ways to continue here for White, but there is only one blunder

Yash Bhardia of Rajasthan managed to win against Apoorv Kamble of Karnataka in an equal Knight ending

Yash got a winning Knight ending after Apoorv made a mistake, however Yash gave some chances to his opponent to equalize and maybe salvage a draw, but unfortunately Apoorv was unable to pounce on those opportunities.

G Aakash might look very small but he casts a long shadow over the board

Aakash G was completely lost in the late middlegame, however he did not give up. He showed his tenacity and equalized the position. Then he tested his opponent, Shankodip De's patience and got the better of it.

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Venue: Shri Digambar Jain Bhawan, Ranchi, Jharkhand

Top boards in action

Parents await for their wards...

...they can sit anyway they want

Or almost stand on the chair

Even wear a tennis cap

You may face your state mates...

...your buddy can explain you the scoresheet too after the game

We play together, we submit together

I am cute and I know it

Results of Round 8 in Open category

Bo.	No.	Name	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	Result	Pts.	Name	Rtg	Club/City	No.
1	16	Abhyuday Santhosh	1393	Karnataka	6½	0 - 1	7	Ilamparthi A R	1926	Tamil Nadu	1
2	10	Apoorv Kamble	1502	Karnataka	6	0 - 1	6	Bharadia Yash	1525	Rajasthan	9
3	4	Mayank Chakraborty	1655	Assam	6	1 - 0	5½	Sadbhav Rautela	1670	Uttaranchal	3
4	2	Aakash G	1673	Tamil Nadu	5½	1 - 0	5½	Shankhodip De	1315	Bengal	33
5	36	Arshpreet Singh	1291	Haryana	5½	0 - 1	5½	Kshatriya Nitin Vekhande	1574	Maharashtra	7
6	12	Raghu Ram Reddy Seelam	1445	Telengana	5½	½ - ½	5½	Panda Hrishikesh	1223	Odisha	51
7	60	Sawalakhe Jay	1195	Maharashtra	5½	0 - 1	5½	Sparsh Bisht	1396	Haryana	15
8	21	Jaiveer Mahendru	1365	Maharashtra	5½	0 - 1	5½	Md Imran	1249	Andhra Pradesh	45
9	24	Sriansh Das	1347	Odisha	5½	0 - 1	5½	Agarwal Mukund H	1095	Gujrat	105
10	28	Suhaas A	1327	Telengana	5½	1 - 0	5½	Dhyey Agarwal	1187	Gujrat	61

Results of Round 8 in Girls category

Bo.	No.		Name	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Rtg	Club/City	No.
1	10		Indira Priyadharshini Subbu	1178	Tamil Nadu	7	0 - 1	6		Panchal Hiya	1267	Gujrat	3
2	2		Palak Mohapatra	1267	Odisha	6	½ - ½	6	WCM	Shefali A N	1224	Karnataka	7
3	6	WCM	Suhaani Lohia	1235	Maharashtra	6	0 - 1	5½		Sneha Halder	1245	Bengal	5
4	1	WCM	Shriyana S Mallya	1278	Karnataka	5½	1 - 0	5½		Sanikommu Manasvi	1164	Karnataka	12
5	38		Debapriya Manna	1036	Bengal	5½	1 - 0	5½		Behera Snehayukta	0	Odisha	67
6	16		Arushi Srichandan	1132	Odisha	5	1 - 0	5		Mehak Mathur	1056	Chhattisgarh	33
7	34		Asmita Avijit Ray	1048	Goa	5	0 - 1	5		Pournami S	1126	Kerala	17
8	20		Devaki Nandana	1110	Andhra Pradesh	5	1 - 0	5		Kukreja Suguna	1026	Delhi	41
9	22		Patil Divya	1107	Maharashtra	5	1 - 0	5		Dhaaniya T	1018	Pondicherry	43
10	24		Sri Harini A	1090	Karnataka	5	½ - ½	5		Saara Jain	1016	Jharkhand	44

Pairings of Round 9 in Open category of 2018/09/21 at 3.30 p.m.

Bo.	No.	Name	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Rtg	Club/City	No.
1	1	Ilamparthi A R	1926	Tamil Nadu	8		7		Mayank Chakraborty	1655	Assam	4
2	7	Kshatriya Nitin Vekhande	1574	Maharashtra	6½		7		Bharadia Yash	1525	Rajasthan	9
3	105	Agarwal Mukund H	1095	Gujrat	6½		6½		Aakash G	1673	Tamil Nadu	2
4	15	Sparsh Bisht	1396	Haryana	6½		6½		Suhaas A	1327	Telengana	28
5	45	Md Imran	1249	Andhra Pradesh	6½		6½		Abhyuday Santhosh	1393	Karnataka	16
6	31	Arnav Pradhan	1322	Telengana	6		6	CM	Bhagat Kush	1539	Maharashtra	8
7	51	Panda Hrishikesh	1223	Odisha	6		6		Apoorv Kamble	1502	Karnataka	10
8	39	Advait Prashant Patil	1278	Maharashtra	6		6		Raghu Ram Reddy Seelam	1445	Telengana	12
9	17	Barnil Kumar Das	1379	Assam	6		6		Pranav K P	1312	Tamil Nadu	34
10	19	Aryan Mohapatra	1374	Odisha	6		6		Nirnay Garg	1325	Haryana	30

Pairings of Round 9 in Girls category of 2018/09/21 at 3.30 p.m.

Bo.	No.		Name	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Rtg	Club/City	No.
1	3		Panchal Hiya	1267	Gujrat	7		6½	WCM	Shriyana S Mallya	1278	Karnataka	1
2	7	WCM	Shefali A N	1224	Karnataka	6½		7		Indira Priyadharshini Subbu	1178	Tamil Nadu	10
3	5		Sneha Halder	1245	Bengal	6½		6½		Palak Mohapatra	1267	Odisha	2
4	38		Debapriya Manna	1036	Bengal	6½		6	WCM	Suhaani Lohia	1235	Maharashtra	6
5	39		Mukherjee Shreya	1036	Maharashtra	6		6		Arushi Srichandan	1132	Odisha	16
6	17		Pournami S	1126	Kerala	6		6		Patil Divya	1107	Maharashtra	22
7	104		Patil Disha	0	Maharashtra	6		6		Devaki Nandana	1110	Andhra Pradesh	20
8	18		Jayashri M	1124	Tamil Nadu	5½		6		Lakshana Subramanian	1024	Tamil Nadu	42
9	44		Saara Jain	1016	Jharkhand	5½		5½		Sani Deshpande	1219	Maharashtra	8
10	12		Sanikommu Manasvi	1164	Karnataka	5½		5½		Jasmaira Gumber	1012	Uttaranchal	46