Commonwealth 2022 R7: Pranesh clinches Gold in Under-16 Boys with two rounds to spare

by Shahid Ahmed - 21/11/2022

GM-elect IM Pranesh M secured the first Gold for India at the Commonwealth Chess Championships 2022. He scored 7/7 and left everyone far behind. The 15-year-old has also scored an impressive 5/7 in the Open event. GM Mitrabha Guha maintains his sole lead 6/7. He drew with IM P Shyam Nikhil in the seventh round. GM Aravindh, IM Shyam, GM Lalit and GM Visakh are in pursuit at 5.5/7. 13-year-old CM Gaurang Bagwe bounced back well by winning against IM Dushyant Sharma. He is the sole leader in both Under-14 and Under-20 Boys category and poised for a double Gold finish. Speaking of impressive, WIM Bhagyashree Thipsay won against National under-18 champion, CM Soham Kamotra. She is currently the top scorer among female participants 5/7. Round 8 in the Open section starts today at 4 p.m. local time and IST. Photo: Chess Federation of Sri Lanka

Mitrabha maintains his sole lead, Gaurang and Bhagyashree Thipsay continue their rule

Commonwealth Chess Championships 2022 Open category shows that age is not a factor. A 13-year-old Gaurang Bagwe is leading the Under-20 Boys section with a score of 5/7, ahead of many strong IMs and GMs. In a contrast, 61-year-old WIM Bhagyashree Thipsay is showing why she is a legend as she is performing fantastic against players who have only read about her tale, witnessing her prowess in-person, probably for the very first time.

GM-elect IM Pranesh M claims the first Gold for India in Under-16 Boys category | Photo: Chess Federation of Sri Lanka

CM Gaurang Bagwe could become the only Indian to bag double Gold in Under-14 and Under-20 Boys | Photo: Chess Federation of Sri Lanka

The legend WIM Bhagyashree Thipsay is currently leading the Women's category 5/7 | Photo: Chess Federation of Sri Lanka

Under-16 Round 7: Pranesh - Brijeash: 1-0

IM Pranesh M (2438) scored his seventh win in-a-row against Brijeash Saravanabaavan (SRI, 1627).

Kanishka S is the only player closest to Pranesh, she is the sole leader 5.5/7 in the Girls category | Photo: Chess Federation of Sri Lanka

Under-8 Girls - Charvi A is currently the sole leader 6.5/7 | Photo: Chess Federation of Sri Lanka

Under-8 Boys: Rahul Ramakrishnan (pictured) and Aadhya V in a three-way lead 5.5/7 | Photo: Chess Federation of Sri Lanka

Under-10 Boys: Vivaan Vishal Shah is rushing towards Gold 7/7 | Photo: Chess Federation of Sri Lanka

Under-10 Girls: Aadya Ranganath (right) is currently at second place in her category 4.5/7 | Photo: Chess Federation of Sri Lanka

Under-12 Girls: Shubhi Gupta is gunning for the Gold 7/7 | Photo: Chess Federation of Sri Lanka

Under-12 Girls: Sherali Pattnaik is at sole second place 5/7 | Photo: Chess Federation of Sri Lanka

Under-12 Boys: Ethan Vaz and... | Photo: Chess Federation of Sri Lanka

...Goutham Krishna H are the coleaders 6/7 | Photo: Chess Federation of Sri Lanka

Under-14 Girls: Falak Joni Naik is at second place 5.5/7 | Photo: Chess Federation of Sri Lanka

Under-18 Boys: CM Soham Kamotra shares the lead with Kiriella K G T S D (SRI) 6/7 | Photo: Chess Federation of Sri Lanka

Under-18 Girls: Rindhiya V is the sole leader in her category 4.5/7 | Photo: Chess Federation of Sri Lanka

Open: GM Mitrabha Guha maintains his sole lead 6/7 | Photo: Chess Federation of Sri Lanka

Mitrabha is closely followed by - GM Aravindh Chithambaram... | Photo: Chess Federation of Sri Lanka

...IM P Shyam Nikhil | Photo: Chess Federation of Sri Lanka

GM M R Lalit Babu | Photo: Chess Federation of Sri Lanka

and GM Visakh N R at 5.5/7 each | Photo: Chess Federation of Sri Lanka

WGM Priyanka Nutakki is at 4.5/7 and also the sole leader among Under-20 Girls | Photo: Chess Federation of Sri Lanka

WGM-elect WIM Sakshi Chitlange is currently at third place among Women 4/7 along with Shubhi Gupta | Photo: Chess Federation of Sri Lanka

A total of 94 players including 12 GMs, 7 IMs, a WGM and 3 WIMs are taking part from Bangladesh, England, India, Maldives, Pakistan, South Africa and Sri Lanka in the Open category. The nine-round Swiss League tournament is organized by Chess Federation of Sri Lanka from 14th to 22nd November 2022 at Citrus Hotel in Waskaduwa, Sri Lanka. The time control of the tournament is 90 Minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.

Round 7 results in Open

Rd.	Bo.	No.		Name	Typ	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Typ	Rtg	No.
7	1	10	GM	Mitrabha Guha		2474	5½	½ - ½	5	IM	Shyaamnikhil P		2489	7
7	2	1	GM	Aravindh Chithambaram Vr.		2625	5	½ - ½	4½	GM	Deepan Chakkravarthy J.		2461	12
7	3	11	GM	Venkatesh M.R.		2470	4½	0 - 1	4½	GM	Visakh N R		2566	2
7	4	3	GM	Lalit Babu M R		2550	4½	1 - 0	4½		Kiriella K G T S D	U20	1845	34
7	5	15	IM	Pranesh M		2438	4½	½ - ½	4½	GM	Karthik Venkataraman		2486	8
7	6	9	IM	Vignesh N R		2486	4½	½ - ½	4½	IM	Mohammad Nubairshah Shaikh		2439	14
7	7	21	FM	Liyanage Ranindu Dilshan	U20	2331	4	1 - 0	4	GM	Iniyan P		2534	4
7	8	5	IM	De Silva L M S T	U20	2521	4	1 - 0	4	AIM	Vaz Ethan	U20	2049	26
7	9	23	WIM	Chitlange Sakshi		2208	4	0 - 1	4	GM	Sengupta Deep		2497	6
7	10	13	GM	Raja Rithvik R		2452	4	1 - 0	4		Gamage Ovin Vidmal		1512	53
7	11	19	IM	Dushyant Sharma	U20	2370	4	0 - 1	4	CM	Bagwe Gaurang	U20	1965	30
7	12	25	WIM	Thipsay Bagyashree Sathe	S60	2072	4	1 - 0	4	CM	Soham Kamotra	U20	2367	20
7	15	22	WGM	Priyanka Nutakki	F20	2320	3½	1 - 0	3½		Senevirathne S D B K		1759	40
7	16	39		Kanishka S	F20	1764	3½	0 - 1	3½	FM	Amer Karim		2171	24
7	20	69		Marapana Sanupa Bimsath		1392	3½	0 - 1	3	GM	Neelotpal Das		2400	16
7	21	29		Rindhiya V	F20	1971	3	½ - ½	3		Gunaweera Geenuka Kavinu	U20	1536	51
7	24	81		Thilakarathne Adeesha Dinal		1243	3	0 - 1	3	AFM	Shubhi Gupta	F20	1815	36
7	33	72	AFM	Rathnayake R M Dulinma Hemalni		1360	2½	0 - 1	2½		Swara Lakshmi S Nair	F20	1497	55
7	34	80		Wickramaarachchi Nayanaka Insara	U20	1299	2½	1 - 0	2½		Sherali Pattnaik	F20	1489	57

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Round 8 pairings in Open

Rd.	Bo.	No.		Name	Typ	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Typ	Rtg	No.
8	1	3	GM	Lalit Babu M R		2550	5½		6	GM	Mitrabha Guha		2474	10
8	2	2	GM	Visakh N R		2566	5½		5½	GM	Aravindh Chithambaram Vr.		2625	1
8	3	7	IM	Shyaamnikhil P		2489	5½		5	IM	De Silva L M S T	U20	2521	5
8	4	6	GM	Sengupta Deep		2497	5		5	GM	Raja Rithvik R		2452	13
8	5	8	GM	Karthik Venkataraman		2486	5		5	FM	Liyanage Ranindu Dilshan	U20	2331	21
8	6	30	CM	Bagwe Gaurang	U20	1965	5		5	IM	Vignesh N R		2486	9
8	7	12	GM	Deepan Chakkravarthy J.		2461	5		5	IM	Pranesh M		2438	15
8	8	14	IM	Mohammad Nubairshah Shaikh		2439	5		5	WIM	Thipsay Bagyashree Sathe	S60	2072	25
8	9	24	FM	Amer Karim		2171	4½		4½	GM	Venkatesh M.R.		2470	11
8	12	34		Kiriella K G T S D	U20	1845	4½		4½	WGM	Priyanka Nutakki	F20	2320	22
8	13	4	GM	Iniyan P		2534	4		4		Kaluarachchi Achinthya Shamen		1895	32
8	14	16	GM	Neelotpal Das		2400	4		4	CM	Hansana G Haritha		1445	62
8	15	35		Peiris T D R	S60	1843	4		4	IM	Dushyant Sharma	U20	2370	19
8	16	20	CM	Soham Kamotra	U20	2367	4		4	CM	Amarasinghe A A C B		1850	33
8	17	36	AFM	Shubhi Gupta	F20	1815	4		4	WIM	Chitlange Sakshi		2208	23
8	18	26	AIM	Vaz Ethan	U20	2049	4		4	WIM	Ranasinghe S D		1671	43
8	21	60		Wimalarathne K G		1456	3½		3½		Rindhiya V	F20	1971	29
8	22	55		Swara Lakshmi S Nair	F20	1497	3½		3½		Kanishka S	F20	1764	39
8	39	57		Sherali Pattnaik	F20	1489	2½		2½	AFM	Rathnayake R M Dulinma Hemalni		1360	72

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Tournament Regulations

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