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Mayank Chakraborty and Anupam Sreekumar are the National Under-11 Champions

by Shahid Ahmed - 24/11/2019

Mayank Chakraborty of Assam scored 9.5/11 and finished a half point ahead of the runner-ups to clinch the championship. Both Ilamparthi A R of Tamil Nadu and Kshatriya Nitin Vekhande of Maharashtra scored 9.0/11 each and they were placed second and third respectively. Top seed Anupam M Sreekumar of Kerala dominated the girls section as she scored a mammoth 10.5/11 and finished two full points ahead of the competition. Mrittika Mallick of West Bengal, Arshiya Das of Tripura and Palak Mohapatra of Odisha, all three of them of scored 8.5/11 each. They were placed second, third and fourth respectively as per their tie-break scores. Photo: IA Jitendra Choudhary

Mayank Chakraborty scores a double hat-trick to clinch the championship

The Champions - Anupam M Sreekumar and Mayank Chakraborty | Photo: Jitendra Choudhary

Western Asia Gold and Asian Youth Silver medalist Mayank Chakraborty of Assam, scored six consecutive victories in the final six games after losing the fifth round. The champion scored 9.5/11 and finished a half point ahead of rest of the field. Former National under-9 champion Ilamparthi A R of Tamil Nadu and Kshatriya Nitin Vekhande of Maharashtra both scored 9.0/11. They were placed second and third according to their tie-break score.

Mayank Chakraborty of Assam with his champion's trophy and ₹27000 cash prize | Photo: Jitendra Choudhary

Mayank's championship run earned him 33 Elo rating points

Going into the final round of the tournament, Mayank needed to win his game to become champion. Daakshin Arun of Tamil Nadu was the only other player who was at 8.5/10, since Mayank had already beaten him in the penultimate round, a win would guaranteed him the championship. And he did win the game without any difficulty.

Runner-up Ilamparthi A R of Tamil Nadu 9.0/11 | Photo: Jitendra Choudhary

Second runner-up Kshatriya Nitin Vekhande of Maharashtra 9.0/11 | Photo: Jitendra Choudhary

Top seed Arhan Chethan Anand of Karnataka scored 8.5/11 and finished 4th | Photo: Jitendra Choudhary

Losing in the last two rounds cost Daakshin Arun a podium finish. He was placed 5th with a score of 8.5/11 | Photo: Jitendra Choudhary

Anupam M Sreekumar dominated National under-11 girls

Top seed in the girls section, Anupam M Sreekumar of Kerala took an unassailable lead of 1.5 points at the conclusion of penultimate round and became a champion with a round to spare. In the final round also she played and scored an emphatic win to clinch the title.

The Champion Domination - Anupam receives her champion's trophy and ₹27000 cash by scoring a mammoth 10.5/11 | Photo: Jitendra Choudhary

Just look the annihilation by Anupam

Anupam got an advantage out of the opening which she converted with ease delivering her fourth checkmate of the tournament in the final round against Riddhika Kotia of Haryana.

Runner-up Mrittika Mallick of West Bengal 8.5/11 | Photo: Jitendra Choudhary

Second runner-up Arshiya Das of Tripura 8.5/11 | Photo: Jitendra Choudhary

4th Palak Mohapatra of Odisha 8.5/11 | Photo: Jitendra Choudhary

5th WCM Shefali A N of Karnataka 8.0/11 | Photo: Jitendra Choudhary

The top 3 podium finishers in each Open and Girls section | Photo: Jitendra Choudhary

Total 434 players including 265 in Open and 169 in Girls took part from over 25 different states across the country in the nation's capital Delhi. The tournament was organized by Delhi Chess Association from 15th - 23rd November 2019 at Indira Gandhi Sports Complex.

Round 11 results in Open

Bo.No.NameRtgPts.ResultPts.NameRtgNo.
18Mayank Chakraborty18491 - 08Koustuv Dash19373
24Kshatriya Nitin Vekhande191681 - 0Daakshin Arun164428
31Arhan Chethan Anand20268½ - ½Daaevik Wadhawan172614
410Ilamparthi A R182881 - 0Dandekar Anuj169917
52CMKadam Om Manish19821 - 0Chidvilash Sai Surapaneni148351
616John Veny Akkarakaran17110 - 1Adireddy Arjun165625
730Md Imran16061 - 0Priansh Das167121
86Bagwe Gaurang188371 - 0Anubhav Singhal1272103
978Mukul Rana137270 - 17Swayham P Das19015
1042Eshan Bhattacharjee152270 - 17Shaik Sumer Arsh18439
1138Dhruv Swapnil Haldankar155870 - 17Mrithyunjay Mahadevan175911
1213AGMSahib Singh173271 - 07Sriansh Das164927
1322Aashman Gupta167071 - 07Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy159432
1424Bharadia Yash16647½ - ½7Mummana Venkata Ruthvik149150
1543Rohith S1522½ - ½Vedant Nitin Vekhande18687

Complete results

Round 11 results in Girls

Bo.No.NameRtgPts.ResultPts.NameRtgNo.
110Riddhika Kotia139780 - 1Anupam M Sreekumar15991
22Mrittika Mallick15398½ - ½Pragnya H G14855
34Palak Mohapatra15021 - 0AFMSanikommu Manasvi136313
415WCMShefali A N1361½ - ½Dakshita Kumawat132123
541Arshiya Das12381 - 07Sneha Halder15313
638Arushi Srichandan124671 - 07WCMShriyana S Mallya14277
78Sachi Jain140671 - 07Sani Deshpande135819
818Rianna Netta B135871 - 07Prapti Moulik123342
927Indira Priyadharshini Subbu13117½ - ½7Falak Joni Naik134421
106Anahita Verma14321 - 0Jagriti Agarwal111174
1166Lakshana Subramanian11291 - 0Rout Yashita14019
1220Jahnavi Sri Lalita Mareddy13451 - 0Sarvani Cheedella125137
1322Rajanya Datta13431 - 0Jeevika S108984
14102Shaik Julekha Bahaar10100 - 1Roy Aanya131825
1539Behera Snehayukta12461 - 0Amrutha Varshini Damisetty127331

Complete results

Final Standings in Open

Rk.SNoNameFEDRtgClub/CityPts. TB1  TB2  TB3  TB4  TB5 
18Mayank ChakrabortyIND1849ASS9,50,073,579,067,259
210Ilamparthi A RIND1828TN9,00,073,578,562,508
34Kshatriya Nitin VekhandeIND1916MAH9,00,069,575,062,509
41Arhan Chethan AnandIND2026KAR8,50,078,084,063,507
528Daakshin ArunIND1644TN8,50,076,081,558,758
625Adireddy ArjunIND1656TEL8,50,074,079,057,258
730Md ImranIND1606AP8,50,073,578,559,507
82CMKadam Om ManishIND1982MAH8,50,072,076,057,757
93Koustuv DashIND1937ORI8,00,078,084,558,007
109Shaik Sumer ArshIND1843TEL8,00,077,082,057,507
1111Mrithyunjay MahadevanIND1759TN8,00,070,075,051,008
1214Daaevik WadhawanIND1726DEL8,00,070,074,552,505
1313AGMSahib SinghIND1732DEL8,00,069,575,053,256
146Bagwe GaurangIND1883MAH8,00,066,071,050,507
1522Aashman GuptaIND1670DEL8,00,066,069,046,507
165Swayham P DasIND1901GUJ8,00,064,568,549,006
1716John Veny AkkarakaranIND1711KER7,50,075,581,052,756
1819Midilesh MsIND1684TN7,50,071,576,549,007
1931Apoorv KambleIND1595KAR7,50,071,076,548,257
2034Shankhodip DeIND1587WES7,50,070,575,547,757
2117Dandekar AnujIND1699MAH7,50,070,074,548,255
2244Agarwal Mukund HIND1516GUJ7,50,070,073,545,006
2351Chidvilash Sai SurapaneniIND1483TEL7,50,069,574,546,506
2436Atreya NandyIND1580WES7,50,068,073,046,507
2521Priansh DasIND1671ORI7,50,067,572,547,755

Complete standings

Final Standings in Girls

Rk.SNoNameFEDRtgClub/CityPts. TB1  TB2  TB3  TB4  TB5 
11Anupam M SreekumarIND1599KER10,50,073,579,575,2510
22Mrittika MallickIND1539WES8,50,074,580,059,756
341Arshiya DasIND1238TRI8,50,071,075,055,007
44Palak MohapatraIND1502ORI8,50,061,566,050,507
515WCMShefali A NIND1361KAR8,00,074,079,053,256
610Riddhika KotiaIND1397HAR8,00,073,078,053,006
723Dakshita KumawatIND1321RAJ8,00,070,573,051,256
85Pragnya H GIND1485TN8,00,069,575,552,756
98Sachi JainIND1406DEL8,00,069,073,552,508
1038Arushi SrichandanIND1246ORI8,00,067,572,049,006
1118Rianna Netta BIND1358TN8,00,066,070,550,007
1239Behera SnehayuktaIND1246ORI7,50,075,577,046,757
1313AFMSanikommu ManasviIND1363KAR7,50,072,077,050,256
1427Indira Priyadharshini SubbuIND1311TN7,50,071,075,046,256
1520Jahnavi Sri Lalita MareddyIND1345TEL7,50,070,075,046,256
166Anahita VermaIND1432PUN7,50,069,574,548,006
1722Rajanya DattaIND1343WES7,50,067,070,544,757
1821Falak Joni NaikIND1344GUJ7,50,065,070,046,256
1925Roy AanyaIND1318MAH7,50,061,065,543,005
2066Lakshana SubramanianIND1129TN7,50,060,564,543,256
213Sneha HalderIND1531WES7,00,076,579,544,507
2258Krishika GargIND1164DEL7,00,069,574,542,756
2336Yachna SinghIND1253UP7,00,067,572,042,256
2460Kashthuri Bhai RIND1158AND7,00,067,571,541,755
2519Sani DeshpandeIND1358MAH7,00,067,072,043,255

Complete standings