Indian Oil 51st National Women 2025 R4: Mary Ann, Shubhi, Divi and Akshaya make a perfect start
WGM Mary Ann Gomes, WFM Shubhi Gupta, WCM Divi Bijesh and WCM Akshaya Sathi are the four players who have made a perfect start at Indian Oil 51st National Women Chess Championship 2025. Shubhi got the better of one of the leaders, Nivedita after the latter's queen got stuck at b7 for the better part of the game. Jeevika crumbled against Mary Ann. Akshaya outplayed WGM Varshini V. Divi continues her great form as she capitalized on her opponent, WCM Deekshitha Modipalli's mistake in the endgame. Second seeded, WGM Sarayu Velpula got outplayed WFM Bristy Mukherjee after the former made a questionable choice early in the game. The four leaders will face each other in the fifth round. It will be Shubhi vs Akshaya and Mary Ann vs Divi. Round 5 starts tomorrow at 10 a.m. IST. Photos: Shahid Ahmed
Sarayu Velpula crumbles against Bristy Mukherjee
A couple of rating favorites suffered losses in the fourth round. They are - WGM Varshini V, WGM Sarayu Velpula.
Shubhi - Nivedita: 1-0
The former National Junior Girls champion, WFM Shubhi Gupta (UP, 2259) was aware of the line in King's Indian Defence till 9...Ne8. WFM Nivedita V C's (TN, 2003) queen got stuck on b7 for quite a while.
The queen remained at b7 from 21st move to till the end of the game.
White found a beautiful finish at the end 40.Ned4! exd4 41.Nxd4 Ke7 42.Bxg5+ Nxg5 43.Qxh6 Nf7 44.Nc6+ and it's over as Black has to give up her queen to prevent checkmate.
Jeevika - Mary Ann
Jeevika S (PUD, 2028) made an unforced error 17.f4?! WGM Mary Ann Gomes (PSPB, 2243) had no trouble spotting her opportunity 17...Ne4 18.Qd3? Nf2-+ Black got an exchange and converted it into a win comfortably.
Akshaya - Varshini: 1-0
Akshaya Sathi (1956) is the first girl of her state to win Karnataka State Open Championship. She did it a few months ago. It goes without saying that her play against WGM Varshini V (TN, 2170) showed that.
Akshaya mentioned in the post-game interview that g4-g5 was part of her preparation. 13...Ne8 14.f4 Bb7 15.f5 exf5 16.Nxf5 Ne6 here she spent nearly 20 minutes to calculate whether to play 17.Nd5 or Qh5. Eventually she settled for 17.Qh5 g6 18.Nh6+ Kg7 19.Qh3 Nxg5 20.Bxg5 Bxg5 21.Nxf7 Bc8 22.Qg2 Bf6 would have kept the game going. 22...Be3?? 23.Kh1 Bb7 24.Nd5+- Bxd5 25.Bxd5 and the rest was just academic for White to convert her advantage into a win.
Divi - Deekshitha: 1-0
The World Cup Cadets Under-10 Girls Gold medalist, WCM Divi Bijesh (KER, 1921) got the better of the reigning National Under-13 Girls champion, WCM Deekshitha Modipalli (AP, 2033).
33...Rxa7 34.Rxa7 Rb8 would have been fine for Black. 33...Rcb8?? was a blunder 34.Rxb7 Rxb7 35.Ra8 Rd7 36.Rb8 the b5-pawn falls and now White is completely winning.
Arpita - Ananya
Ananya Raman (TN, 2005) offered an exchange to gain activity for her dark-square bishop while getting rid of opponent's. WIM Arpita Mukherjee (WB, 2301) decided to take it 23.Bxf8 Qxf8 White tried to create chances, however, she could not find any as Black defended correctly and the game ended in a draw.
Sarayu - Bristy
WGM Sarayu Velpula (TEL, 2296) made a strange decision by forfeiting her castling rights as she moved both of her rooks consecutively. 9.Rh3?! is a new move.
22.c4? undoubles White's c-pawns. However, it only helps Black as she can now open up the position and White's pieces are lacking harmony. 22...Kc8 23.cxd5 Rxd5 24.Rxd5 Nxd5 and Black went on to convert her advantage into a win. WFM Bristy Mukherjee (WB, 2008) drew against the top seed, WIM Arpita Mukherjee (WB) yesterday and now she defeated the second seed of the event, Sarayu.
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Round 4 results
| Bo. | No. | White | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Black | Rtg | No. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | WFM | Shubhi, Gupta | 2259 | 3 | 1 - 0 | 3 | WFM | Nivedita, V C | 2003 | 28 |
| 2 | 23 | Jeevika, S | 2028 | 3 | 0 - 1 | 3 | WGM | Gomes, Mary Ann | 2243 | 8 | |
| 3 | 37 | WCM | Akshaya, Sathi | 1956 | 3 | 1 - 0 | 3 | WGM | Varshini, V | 2170 | 14 |
| 4 | 42 | WCM | Divi, Bijesh | 1921 | 3 | 1 - 0 | 3 | WCM | Modipalli, Deekshitha | 2033 | 22 |
| 5 | 1 | WIM | Arpita, Mukherjee | 2301 | 2½ | ½ - ½ | 2½ | Ananya, Raman | 2005 | 26 | |
| 6 | 2 | WIM | Velpula, Sarayu | 2296 | 2½ | 0 - 1 | 2½ | WFM | Bristy, Mukherjee | 2008 | 25 |
| 7 | 30 | WFM | Lasya.G, | 1999 | 2½ | 0 - 1 | 2½ | WGM | Nandhidhaa, P V | 2257 | 6 |
| 8 | 11 | WIM | Chitlange, Sakshi | 2193 | 2½ | ½ - ½ | 2½ | Sagar, Siya | 1904 | 45 | |
| 9 | 29 | Maitreyi, Mondal | 2001 | 2½ | 0 - 1 | 2½ | WFM | Kalyani, Sirin | 2182 | 12 | |
| 10 | 15 | WFM | Sneha, Halder | 2160 | 2½ | 1 - 0 | 2½ | Rebecca, Jesumarian | 1982 | 32 |
Standings after Round 4
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | WGM | Gomes, Mary Ann | IND | 2243 | Petroleum Sports Promotion Board | 4 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | 5 | WFM | Shubhi, Gupta | IND | 2259 | Uttar Pradesh | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | 42 | WCM | Divi, Bijesh | IND | 1921 | Kerala | 4 | 7 | 8,5 | 8,5 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 37 | WCM | Akshaya, Sathi | IND | 1956 | Karnataka | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 16 | IM | Mohota, Nisha | IND | 2144 | Petroleum Sports Promotion Board | 3,5 | 8,5 | 10,5 | 8,75 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 12 | WFM | Kalyani, Sirin | IND | 2182 | Kerala | 3,5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 25 | WFM | Bristy, Mukherjee | IND | 2008 | West Bengal | 3,5 | 7,5 | 9 | 7,5 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 6 | WGM | Nandhidhaa, P V | IND | 2257 | Tamil Nadu | 3,5 | 7 | 9 | 7,75 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | 38 | AIM | Gade, Sharanya | IND | 1950 | Telangana | 3,5 | 7 | 8 | 6,25 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | 15 | WFM | Sneha, Halder | IND | 2160 | West Bengal | 3,5 | 6 | 7,5 | 6,75 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | 1 | WIM | Arpita, Mukherjee | IND | 2301 | West Bengal | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7,75 | 0 | 2 |
Round 5 pairings
| Bo. | No. | White | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Black | Rtg | No. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | WFM | Shubhi, Gupta | 2259 | 4 | 4 | WCM | Akshaya, Sathi | 1956 | 37 | |
| 2 | 8 | WGM | Gomes, Mary Ann | 2243 | 4 | 4 | WCM | Divi, Bijesh | 1921 | 42 | |
| 3 | 6 | WGM | Nandhidhaa, P V | 2257 | 3½ | 3½ | IM | Mohota, Nisha | 2144 | 16 | |
| 4 | 12 | WFM | Kalyani, Sirin | 2182 | 3½ | 3½ | AIM | Gade, Sharanya | 1950 | 38 | |
| 5 | 25 | WFM | Bristy, Mukherjee | 2008 | 3½ | 3½ | WFM | Sneha, Halder | 2160 | 15 | |
| 6 | 27 | Sravyasree, Bheemarasetty | 2005 | 3 | 3 | WIM | Arpita, Mukherjee | 2301 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 28 | WFM | Nivedita, V C | 2003 | 3 | 3 | WGM | Priyanka, Nutakki | 2292 | 3 | |
| 8 | 35 | WIM | Tejaswini, Sagar | 1970 | 3 | 3 | WFM | Arshiya, Das | 2232 | 9 | |
| 9 | 10 | WIM | Pandey, Srishti | 2219 | 3 | 3 | WIM | Nimmy, A.G. | 1990 | 31 | |
| 10 | 40 | WGM | Kiran, Manisha Mohanty | 1939 | 3 | 3 | WIM | Chitlange, Sakshi | 2193 | 11 |
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