Mayank Chakraborty scores his maiden GM and IM-norm

13-year-old CM Mayank Chakraborty is having the tournament of his life. He completed a hat-trick of wins by defeating his second consecutive GM of the event. Currently he is performing at 2593 and already gained a whopping 198 Elo rating points.

IM S Rohith Krishna defeated FM Vedant Panesar to emerge sole leader

Rohith - Vedant

Position after 12...Bf5

12...Bf5 surprised IM S Rohith Krishna as his opponent FM Vedant Panesar was offering two minor pieces for his rook but he had enough compensation. His pawns were strong and White felt that his pieces were uncoordinated. Eventually, Black blundered in the end and lost material.

Rohith Krishna keeps calm and gains sole lead | 2nd Maharashtra GM 2023 | Video: ChessBase India

IM S Rohith Krishna defeated the in-form FM Vedant Panesar

IM Milosz Szapar (POL) - IM Neelash Saha: 0.5-0.5

Mayank - Fedorov

Position after 17.Ng5

GM Alexei Fedorov (2449) got his position in trouble when he opted for 15...Kf8? 16.Rad1 Ke7 17.Ng5 and White just slowly outplayed Black positionally. A fantastic win by the 13-year-old earned him his maiden GM and IM-norm.

The reigning two-time National Under-17 Open champion, CM Mayank Chakraborty earned his maiden GM and IM-norm

IM Kushagra Mohan - GM Boris Savchenko: 0.5-0.5

Sanket Chakravarty had a tiny window of opportunity to make things difficult for GM Luka Paichadze (GEO)

Deep - Laxman

Position after 36...Qe3+

Two strong GMs Deep Sengupta (2473) and Laxman R R (2299) faced each other for the first time in nearly five years since their last Classical battle. Where should the white king go after 36...Qe3+ ? White chose incorrectly and went on to lose the game.

GM Deep Sengupta - GM Laxman R R: 0-1

Sammed - Ayush

Position after 19...Nd4

How should White capture on d4? There is only one correct way.

FM Ayush Sharma (pictured) won comfortably when his opponent IM Sammed Shete opted for an incorrect exchange

IM Ratnakaran K took nearly 40 moves to corner his opponent IM Nitish Belukar's king to checkmate with bishop and knight

Armen - Kaustuv

Position after 28.Rxa3??

IM Armen Barseghyan (2373) blundered 28.Rxa3?? Find out the winning continuation which Kaustuv Kundu (2242) executed.

IM Armen Barseghyan (ARM) - Kaustuv Kundu (pictured): 0-1

GM Manik Mikulas (SVK) - FM FT Niranjan Navalgund: 0.5-0.5

CM Rajesh Nayak - GM Vitaly Teterev: 0.5-0.5

Round 9 in progress

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Round 9 results

Bo.No. NameRtgClub/CityPts.ResultPts.NameRtgClub/City No.
120
IMRohith, Krishna S2411TN6½1 - 06½FMPanesar, Vedant2387MAH
22
212
IMSzpar, Milosz2447POL6½½ - ½6IMNeelash, Saha2440WB
13
364
CMMayank, Chakraborty2141ASSM61 - 06GMFedorov, Alexei2449BLR
11
419
IMKushagra, Mohan2412TEL5½½ - ½5½GMSavchenko, Boris2524RUS
1
521
Sanket, Chakravarty2389WB5½½ - ½5½GMPaichadze, Luka2513GEO
3
66
GMSengupta, Deep2473PSPB5½0 - 15½GMLaxman, R.R.2299ICF
33
78
GMAleksandrov, Aleksej2461BLR5½1 - 05½GMBabujian, Levon2373ARM
23
814
IMSammed Jaykumar, Shete2440MAH5½0 - 15½FMAyush, Sharma2312MP
31
947
CMVaibhav, Jayant Raut2237MAH5½0 - 15½IMViani, Antonio Dcunha2417KAR
15
1034
IMRaahul, V S2299TN5½1 - 05½IMSrihari, L R2416TN
17
112
GMZakhartsov, Viacheslav V.2514FID51 - 05IMSaravana, Krishnan P.2255KVB
39
1210
IMNitish, Belurkar2450GOA50 - 15IMRatnakaran, K.2254RLYS
40
1316
GMMirzoev, Azer2416AZE51 - 05IMKulkarni, Vikramaditya2237MAH
46
1424
IMBarseghyan, Armen Ar.2373ARM50 - 15Kaustuv, Kundu2242WB
43
1525
GMManik, Mikulas2367SVK5½ - ½5FMNavalgund, Niranjan2200KAR
54

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Standings after Round 9

Rk.SNo NameTypsexGrFEDRtgClub/CityPts. TB1  TB2  TB3  TB4  TB5 RpKrtg+/-
120
IMRohith, Krishna SIND2411TN7,54547,539,000624881012,2
212
IMSzpar, MiloszPOL2447POL74851,539,00052465103,6
364
CMMayank, ChakrabortyIND2141ASSM746,549,537,2505259340198
422
FMPanesar, VedantIND2387MAH6,546,550,534,250524012013,4
534
IMRaahul, V SIND2299TN6,545,54933,500524991025,2
633
GMLaxman, R.R.IND2299ICF6,5444732,250424741022,2
78
GMAleksandrov, AleksejFID2461BLR6,543,54732,7505236910-7
815
IMViani, Antonio DcunhaIND2417KAR6,5424532,2504234610-5,3
931
FMAyush, SharmaIND2312MP6,54144,530,750623882022,2
1013
IMNeelash, SahaIND2440WB6,537,540,528,2505227910-10,5
113
GMPaichadze, LukaGEO2513GEO646,548,528,7504242810-7,5
1243
Kaustuv, KunduIND2242WB64649,530,500423402026,4
131
GMSavchenko, BorisFID2524RUS645,549,530,0005239310-11
1421
Sanket, ChakravartyIND2389WB643,546,530,00032375204,8
152
GMZakhartsov, Viacheslav V.FID2514FID64245,529,0004235810-12,3

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Round 10 pairings

Bo.No. NameRtgClub/CityPts.ResultPts.NameRtgClub/City No.
112
IMSzpar, Milosz2447POL77½IMRohith, Krishna S2411TN
20
215
IMViani, Antonio Dcunha2417KAR6½7CMMayank, Chakraborty2141ASSM
64
331
FMAyush, Sharma2312MP6½6½GMAleksandrov, Aleksej2461BLR
8
413
IMNeelash, Saha2440WB6½6½IMRaahul, V S2299TN
34
533
GMLaxman, R.R.2299ICF6½6½FMPanesar, Vedant2387MAH
22
61
GMSavchenko, Boris2524RUS66GMMirzoev, Azer2416AZE
16
72
GMZakhartsov, Viacheslav V.2514FID66Sanket, Chakravarty2389WB
21
83
GMPaichadze, Luka2513GEO66Subhayan, Kundu2353WB
26
911
GMFedorov, Alexei2449BLR66IMRatnakaran, K.2254RLYS
40
1043
Kaustuv, Kundu2242WB66IMKushagra, Mohan2412TEL
19
1135
FMDixit, Nikhil2289MAH5½5½GMBurmakin, Vladimir2492RUS
4
1237
FMWagh, Suyog2276MCA5½5½GMSengupta, Deep2473PSPB
6
137
GMVenkatesh, M.R.2469PSPB5½5½FMRitviz, Parab2340GOA
28
149
GMVorobiov, Evgeny E.2454RUS5½5½CMVaibhav, Jayant Raut2237MAH
47
1548
Bhattacharyya, Soham2219WB5½5½IMSammed Jaykumar, Shete2440MAH
14

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