Ilamparthi completes triple hat-trick of wins
Ilamparthi A R of TN has no intention to slow down
Black already has a terrible position, but Mayank made the dreadful move 17...Qxc3 which trapped his Queen
Hiya sails into sole lead
Hiya Panchal spearheads into penultimate round with a score of 8.0/9
Hiya Panchal continued her momentum by launching an attack out of the opening in Giuco Piano. Hiya's opponent WCM Shriyana S Mallya of Karnataka took a poisoned pawn at h4 and then things went bad for her quickly. However, Hiya could have finished off the game earlier. Hiya gained a Bishop in 21 moves and managed to win the game eventually in 57 moves.
Hiya missed a quicker finish here when she played 18.Qg4. Try to find out what she missed
Yash Bharadia of Rajasthan won his game comfortably and he will face the unstoppable Ilamparthi in the penultimate round
Mukund Agarwal of Gujarat got a half chance against Aakash G of Tamil Nadu in the endgame
Find out what did Mukund miss here which could have given him an opportunity to go for a full point
His prayers were answered as Raghu Ram Reddy Seelam survived by the skin of his teeth
Raghu Ram Reddy Seelam of Telengana was on a brink of a loss as he lost his Queen just for a Bishop. However he did not give up hope, he kept fighting until his opponent blundered which allowed him to salvage a draw with a perpetual check.
This position is winning for white here in various ways, however Advait chose the only way which could split points when he played 43. Qg5
Sneha's irregular opening choice might not have surprised her opponent but she managed to win and will face the leader Hiya in the penultimate round
Palak blundered here by playing 36...Rxf2+. Find out why it is a mistake
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Results of Round 9 in Open category
| Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | Club/City | No. | ||
| 1 | 1 | Ilamparthi A R | 1926 | Tamil Nadu | 8 | 1 - 0 | 7 | Mayank Chakraborty | 1655 | Assam | 4 | ||
| 2 | 7 | Kshatriya Nitin Vekhande | 1574 | Maharashtra | 6½ | 0 - 1 | 7 | Bharadia Yash | 1525 | Rajasthan | 9 | ||
| 3 | 105 | Agarwal Mukund H | 1095 | Gujrat | 6½ | ½ - ½ | 6½ | Aakash G | 1673 | Tamil Nadu | 2 | ||
| 4 | 15 | Sparsh Bisht | 1396 | Haryana | 6½ | ½ - ½ | 6½ | Suhaas A | 1327 | Telengana | 28 | ||
| 5 | 45 | Md Imran | 1249 | Andhra Pradesh | 6½ | ½ - ½ | 6½ | Abhyuday Santhosh | 1393 | Karnataka | 16 | ||
| 6 | 31 | Arnav Pradhan | 1322 | Telengana | 6 | 0 - 1 | 6 | CM | Bhagat Kush | 1539 | Maharashtra | 8 | |
| 7 | 51 | Panda Hrishikesh | 1223 | Odisha | 6 | 0 - 1 | 6 | Apoorv Kamble | 1502 | Karnataka | 10 | ||
| 8 | 39 | Advait Prashant Patil | 1278 | Maharashtra | 6 | ½ - ½ | 6 | Raghu Ram Reddy Seelam | 1445 | Telengana | 12 | ||
| 9 | 17 | Barnil Kumar Das | 1379 | Assam | 6 | ½ - ½ | 6 | Pranav K P | 1312 | Tamil Nadu | 34 | ||
| 10 | 19 | Aryan Mohapatra | 1374 | Odisha | 6 | 1 - 0 | 6 | Nirnay Garg | 1325 | Haryana | 30 |
Results of Round 9 in Girls category
| Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | Club/City | No. | ||
| 1 | 3 | Panchal Hiya | 1267 | Gujrat | 7 | 1 - 0 | 6½ | WCM | Shriyana S Mallya | 1278 | Karnataka | 1 | |
| 2 | 7 | WCM | Shefali A N | 1224 | Karnataka | 6½ | 1 - 0 | 7 | Indira Priyadharshini Subbu | 1178 | Tamil Nadu | 10 | |
| 3 | 5 | Sneha Halder | 1245 | Bengal | 6½ | 1 - 0 | 6½ | Palak Mohapatra | 1267 | Odisha | 2 | ||
| 4 | 38 | Debapriya Manna | 1036 | Bengal | 6½ | 0 - 1 | 6 | WCM | Suhaani Lohia | 1235 | Maharashtra | 6 | |
| 5 | 39 | Mukherjee Shreya | 1036 | Maharashtra | 6 | ½ - ½ | 6 | Arushi Srichandan | 1132 | Odisha | 16 | ||
| 6 | 17 | Pournami S | 1126 | Kerala | 6 | 1 - 0 | 6 | Patil Divya | 1107 | Maharashtra | 22 | ||
| 7 | 104 | Patil Disha | 0 | Maharashtra | 6 | 1 - 0 | 6 | Devaki Nandana | 1110 | Andhra Pradesh | 20 | ||
| 8 | 18 | Jayashri M | 1124 | Tamil Nadu | 5½ | ½ - ½ | 6 | Lakshana Subramanian | 1024 | Tamil Nadu | 42 | ||
| 9 | 44 | Saara Jain | 1016 | Jharkhand | 5½ | ½ - ½ | 5½ | Sani Deshpande | 1219 | Maharashtra | 8 | ||
| 10 | 12 | Sanikommu Manasvi | 1164 | Karnataka | 5½ | 1 - 0 | 5½ | Jasmaira Gumber | 1012 | Uttaranchal | 46 |
Pairings of Round 10 in Open category of 2018/09/22 at 3.30 p.m.
| Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | Club/City | No. | ||
| 1 | 9 | Bharadia Yash | 1525 | Rajasthan | 8 | 9 | Ilamparthi A R | 1926 | Tamil Nadu | 1 | |||
| 2 | 2 | Aakash G | 1673 | Tamil Nadu | 7 | 7 | Aryan Mohapatra | 1374 | Odisha | 19 | |||
| 3 | 4 | Mayank Chakraborty | 1655 | Assam | 7 | 7 | Agarwal Mukund H | 1095 | Gujrat | 105 | |||
| 4 | 8 | CM | Bhagat Kush | 1539 | Maharashtra | 7 | 7 | Daakshin Arun | 1326 | Tamil Nadu | 29 | ||
| 5 | 10 | Apoorv Kamble | 1502 | Karnataka | 7 | 7 | Md Imran | 1249 | Andhra Pradesh | 45 | |||
| 6 | 16 | Abhyuday Santhosh | 1393 | Karnataka | 7 | 7 | Sparsh Bisht | 1396 | Haryana | 15 | |||
| 7 | 28 | Suhaas A | 1327 | Telengana | 7 | 6½ | Barnil Kumar Das | 1379 | Assam | 17 | |||
| 8 | 14 | Tanish Sai Kavuru | 1397 | Andhra Pradesh | 6½ | 6½ | Sadbhav Rautela | 1670 | Uttaranchal | 3 | |||
| 9 | 24 | Sriansh Das | 1347 | Odisha | 6½ | 6½ | Kshatriya Nitin Vekhande | 1574 | Maharashtra | 7 | |||
| 10 | 34 | Pranav K P | 1312 | Tamil Nadu | 6½ | 6½ | Borgaonkar Akshay | 1484 | Maharashtra | 11 |
Pairings of Round 10 in Girls category of 2018/09/22 at 3.30 p.m.
| Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | Club/City | No. | ||
| 1 | 5 | Sneha Halder | 1245 | Bengal | 7½ | 8 | Panchal Hiya | 1267 | Gujrat | 3 | |||
| 2 | 6 | WCM | Suhaani Lohia | 1235 | Maharashtra | 7 | 7½ | WCM | Shefali A N | 1224 | Karnataka | 7 | |
| 3 | 10 | Indira Priyadharshini Subbu | 1178 | Tamil Nadu | 7 | 7 | Pournami S | 1126 | Kerala | 17 | |||
| 4 | 2 | Palak Mohapatra | 1267 | Odisha | 6½ | 7 | Patil Disha | 0 | Maharashtra | 104 | |||
| 5 | 1 | WCM | Shriyana S Mallya | 1278 | Karnataka | 6½ | 6½ | Mukherjee Shreya | 1036 | Maharashtra | 39 | ||
| 6 | 42 | Lakshana Subramanian | 1024 | Tamil Nadu | 6½ | 6½ | Sanikommu Manasvi | 1164 | Karnataka | 12 | |||
| 7 | 16 | Arushi Srichandan | 1132 | Odisha | 6½ | 6½ | Aanya Agrawal | 0 | Haryana | 49 | |||
| 8 | 62 | Ankita Sahoo | 0 | Odisha | 6½ | 6½ | Debapriya Manna | 1036 | Bengal | 38 | |||
| 9 | 14 | Shresthi Gupta | 1162 | Punjab | 6 | 6½ | Behera Snehayukta | 0 | Odisha | 67 | |||
| 10 | 8 | Sani Deshpande | 1219 | Maharashtra | 6 | 6 | Vaishnavi R Rao | 1075 | Karnataka | 29 |
