49th National Women 2023 R9: Mary escapes against Mrudul

by Shahid Ahmed - 09/07/2023

The top six boards ended in draws. IM Bhakti Kulkarni (Goa) and IM Padmini Rout (PSPB) had the same result as their last rated game encounter over seven years. Bhakti maintains her sole lead 7.5/9. Five players are trailing her by a half point. They are - WGM Srija Seshadri (TN), WGM Mary Ann Gomes (PSPB), WIM Mahalakshmi M (TN), WIM Mrudul Dehankar (MAH) and IM Padmini Rout (PSPB). Mrudul had a great opportunity to go for a win against Mary. Unfortunately for her, she could not find it. The reigning Telangana State Women champion, Sarayu Velpula is having a fantastic tournament. She drew against WGM Swati Ghate (LIC) to remain undefeated at 6.5/9. Bhakti will face Mahalakshmi in the penultimate Round 10 which starts today at 10 a.m. IST. Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Bhakti still at the top, Divya reduces the gap

After suffering two losses, the defending champion and top seed of the tournament, IM Divya Deshmukh (MAH) won two games in-a-row to move to 6.5/9.

WIM Mrudul Dehankar (MAH) 7/9

Mary - Mrudul: 0.5-0.5

WGM Mary Ann Gomes (PSPB, 2315) was facing WIM Mrudul Dehankar (MAH, 2030) in their second-ever battle. The first game between them ended in a draw in 2019. Mary got into a big trouble in the middlegame.

Position after 24...Nxd3

Black has made a deadly family fork 24...Nxd3 which forced White to concede an exchange. 25.Bxd6 Qf2+? immediate material recovery turned out to be incorrect for Black. Instead, 25...Rbc8 would have been winning for her. 26.Kh1 Rxc1 27.Rxc1 Nxc1 28.Qe3 Qc2 29.Bxf8 Qd1+ 30.Qg1 Qxg1+ 31.Kxg1 Kxf8 would have been one the lines where Black has a decisive advantage. The game continued 26.Kh1 Nxe1 27.Bh3 Qe2 28.Bxb8 Qe4+ and it ended in a draw via perpetual check.

National Under-17 Girls 2023 Runner-up, Sarayu Velpula (TEL) is the only untitled player among top 20 currently | Photo: Kolhapur Chess Association

A total of 156 players including 6 IMs, 6 WGMs and 10 WIMs are taking part from various states and units across the country in this eleven-day eleven-round Swiss League National Women Rating tournament. The tournament is organized by Gujarat State Chess Association at Rajpath Club in Ahmedabad, Gujarat from 30th June to 10th July 2023. The time control of the event is 90 mins/40 moves + 30 mins/end + 30 seconds increment from move no. 1.

Replay Round 9 games

Round 9 results

Bo.	No.		Name	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Rtg	Club/City	No.
1	2	IM	Padmini, Rout	2353	PSPB	6½	½ - ½	7	IM	Kulkarni, Bhakti	2315	GOA	3
2	4	WGM	Gomes, Mary Ann	2315	PSPB	6½	½ - ½	6½	WIM	Mrudul, Dehankar	2030	MAH	23
3	10	WGM	Srija, Seshadri	2226	TN	6½	½ - ½	6½	WIM	Mahalakshmi, M	2242	RSPB	9
4	6	IM	Soumya, Swaminathan	2293	PSPB	6	½ - ½	6	WIM	Chitlange, Sakshi	2225	MAH	11
5	8	WGM	Pratyusha, Bodda	2250	AP	6	½ - ½	6	WIM	Sharma, Isha	2267	KAR	7
6	34		Velpula, Sarayu	1845	TEL	6	½ - ½	6	WGM	Swati, Ghate	2008	LIC	25
7	36		Sneha, Halder	1807	WB	5½	0 - 1	5½	WGM	Divya, Deshmukh	2389	MAH	1
8	28	WIM	Tejaswini, Sagar	1931	GUJ	5½	½ - ½	5½	IM	Karavade, Eesha	2293	PSPB	5
9	37	WFM	Potluri, Supreetha	1796	AP	5½	0 - 1	5½	WIM	Arpita, Mukherjee	2160	WB	15
10	49		Sachi, Jain	1675	DEL	5½	0 - 1	5½	WFM	Nimmy, A.G.	2151	KER	17

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Standings after Round 9

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	Gr	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5
1	3	IM	Kulkarni, Bhakti		w	N	IND	2315	GOA	7,5	51	56	44,75	0	6
2	10	WGM	Srija, Seshadri		w	N	IND	2226	TN	7	52	56	41,75	0	6
3	4	WGM	Gomes, Mary Ann		w	N	IND	2315	PSPB	7	50	53,5	40,00	0	5
4	9	WIM	Mahalakshmi, M		w	N	IND	2242	RSPB	7	49,5	53,5	40,25	0	5
5	23	WIM	Mrudul, Dehankar	U20	w	N	IND	2030	MAH	7	49	53	39,25	0	6
6	2	IM	Padmini, Rout		w	N	IND	2353	PSPB	7	46	50,5	38,00	0	6
7	34		Velpula, Sarayu	U18	w	S	IND	1845	TEL	6,5	49	54	38,00	0	4
8	6	IM	Soumya, Swaminathan		w	N	IND	2293	PSPB	6,5	49	53,5	37,50	0	5
9	18	WGM	Varshini, V		w	N	IND	2120	TN	6,5	48,5	52	34,75	0	5
10	1	WGM	Divya, Deshmukh	U18	w	N	IND	2389	MAH	6,5	47,5	52	36,00	0	6
11	11	WIM	Chitlange, Sakshi		w	N	IND	2225	MAH	6,5	46	50,5	34,25	0	5
12	8	WGM	Pratyusha, Bodda		w	N	IND	2250	AP	6,5	45,5	49,5	32,75	0	6
13	17	WFM	Nimmy, A.G.		w	N	IND	2151	KER	6,5	44,5	48	33,25	0	5
14	7	WIM	Sharma, Isha		w	N	IND	2267	KAR	6,5	44	48	34,50	0	5
15	20	WFM	Saranya, J		w	N	IND	2050	TN	6,5	44	48	33,25	0	6
16	15	WIM	Arpita, Mukherjee		w	N	IND	2160	WB	6,5	44	48	32,50	0	6
17	21	WGM	Kiran, Manisha Mohanty		w	N	IND	2049	LIC	6,5	43,5	47,5	32,75	0	6
18	25	WGM	Swati, Ghate		w	N	IND	2008	LIC	6,5	39,5	43,5	32,25	0	6
19	19	WIM	Bommini, Mounika Akshaya	U20	w	N	IND	2094	AP	6	50	53,5	33,75	0	4
20	28	WIM	Tejaswini, Sagar		w	N	IND	1931	GUJ	6	47	50,5	29,75	0	5

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Round 10 pairings

Bo.	No.		Name	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Rtg	Club/City	No.
1	3	IM	Kulkarni, Bhakti	2315	GOA	7½		7	WIM	Mahalakshmi, M	2242	RSPB	9
2	23	WIM	Mrudul, Dehankar	2030	MAH	7		7	IM	Padmini, Rout	2353	PSPB	2
3	10	WGM	Srija, Seshadri	2226	TN	7		7	WGM	Gomes, Mary Ann	2315	PSPB	4
4	1	WGM	Divya, Deshmukh	2389	MAH	6½		6½		Velpula, Sarayu	1845	TEL	34
5	17	WFM	Nimmy, A.G.	2151	KER	6½		6½	IM	Soumya, Swaminathan	2293	PSPB	6
6	7	WIM	Sharma, Isha	2267	KAR	6½		6½	WGM	Varshini, V	2120	TN	18
7	21	WGM	Kiran, Manisha Mohanty	2049	LIC	6½		6½	WGM	Pratyusha, Bodda	2250	AP	8
8	11	WIM	Chitlange, Sakshi	2225	MAH	6½		6½	WFM	Saranya, J	2050	TN	20
9	25	WGM	Swati, Ghate	2008	LIC	6½		6½	WIM	Arpita, Mukherjee	2160	WB	15
10	5	IM	Karavade, Eesha	2293	PSPB	6		6	WIM	Chandreyee, Hajra	1845	WB	33

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Links

Tournament Details

Gujarat State Chess Association: Official site

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