Nakhbayeva and Munguntuul set up a mouth watering clash!
Things are shaping up like a Bollywood thriller at the SBI Life AICF Women Grandmaster's Round Robin tournament in Mumbai. After nine rounds we have a sole leader - Guliskhan Nakhbayeva of Kazakhstan, who had a great day on the 17th of June as she scored 2.0/2 and took her tally to 7.0/9. But she cannot yet breathe easy as Mongolian top seed Batkhuyag Munguntuul is right on her heels with 6.5/9 and the duo meet each other in the tenth round. It is going to be a mouth watering clash!
Nakhbayeva, Munguntuul and Hagawane score 2.0/2 in rounds 8 and 9
Guliskhan Nakhbayeva was in the jount lead with 5.0/7. In rounds 8 and 9 she scored two wins. First one against Rakshitta Ravi and the second against Elena Tomilova
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Guliskhan Nakhbayeva speaks about her win over Rakshitta Ravi and the Mumbai weather! Interview by Avathanshu Bhat.
Batkhuyag Munguntuul is the only player who can catch Nakhbayeva. The Mongolian is on 6.5/9, half a point behind Nakhbayeva. In rounds 8 and 9 she beat Anna Zozulia and Rakshitta Ravi respectively | Photo: Facebook page of Munguntuul
Aakanksha Hagawane was in blistering form and managed to win both her games against Elena Tomilova and Divya Deshmukh
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Trisha Kanyamarala sends us her video analysis of the game between Elena and Aakanksha
ChessBase India Juniors editor-in-chief Avathanshu Bhat interviews Aakanksha after her game!
Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova had a forgettable day. First she lost her game against Monnish GK and then against Vantika Agrawal
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Vantika Agrawal was suffering from very bad health. She was unable to play her morning round, but she came back in the evening and even in great pain managed to win her game against Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova. What a fighter!
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For Rakshitta Ravi this has been a tough tournament. She hasn't been able to score yet in nine rounds. But one thing is for sure, she is the one who has learnt the most!
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Tournament director Praful Zaveri with chief arbiter Nitin Shenvi and the parents of Indian players | Photo: Supriya Bhat
Results of round 8
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | ||||
| 1 | 12 | 2334 | WIM | Tomilova Elena | 0 - 1 | WIM | Aakanksha Hagawane | 2297 | 10 | ||
| 2 | 11 | 2138 | WFM | Divya Deshmukh | + - - | WIM | Vantika Agrawal | 2279 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 2379 | WGM | Tokhirjonova Gulrukhbegim | 0 - 1 | WIM | Monnisha G K | 2295 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 2376 | WGM | Vo Thi Kim Phung | ½ - ½ | WIM | Srija Seshadri | 2207 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 2314 | IM | Zozulia Anna | 0 - 1 | IM | Munguntuul Batkhuyag | 2410 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 4 | 2067 | Rakshitta Ravi | 0 - 1 | WGM | Nakhbayeva Guliskhan | 2323 | 5 |
Results of round 9
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | ||||
| 1 | 5 | 2323 | WGM | Nakhbayeva Guliskhan | 1 - 0 | WIM | Tomilova Elena | 2334 | 12 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 2410 | IM | Munguntuul Batkhuyag | 1 - 0 | Rakshitta Ravi | 2067 | 4 | |||
| 3 | 7 | 2207 | WIM | Srija Seshadri | 1 - 0 | IM | Zozulia Anna | 2314 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 8 | 2295 | WIM | Monnisha G K | ½ - ½ | WGM | Vo Thi Kim Phung | 2376 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 9 | 2279 | WIM | Vantika Agrawal | 1 - 0 | WGM | Tokhirjonova Gulrukhbegim | 2379 | 1 | ||
| 6 | 10 | 2297 | WIM | Aakanksha Hagawane | 1 - 0 | WFM | Divya Deshmukh | 2138 | 11 |
Crosstable after round 9
| Rk. | Name | Rtg | FED | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | ||
| 1 | WGM | Nakhbayeva Guliskhan | 2323 | KAZ | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7,0 | 0,0 | 25,50 | 6 | 3 | |||
| 2 | IM | Munguntuul Batkhuyag | 2410 | MGL | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6,5 | 0,0 | 25,00 | 5 | 2 | |||
| 3 | WIM | Aakanksha Hagawane | 2297 | IND | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5,5 | 0,0 | 19,50 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 4 | WGM | Vo Thi Kim Phung | 2376 | VIE | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5,5 | 0,0 | 19,25 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 5 | WGM | Tokhirjonova Gulrukhbegim | 2379 | UZB | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 5,0 | 1,0 | 22,25 | 3 | 2 | |||
| 6 | WIM | Srija Seshadri | 2207 | IND | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 5,0 | 0,0 | 21,75 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 7 | WIM | Vantika Agrawal | 2279 | IND | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | - | 1 | 4,5 | 0,0 | 17,00 | 3 | 2 | |||
| 8 | IM | Zozulia Anna | 2314 | BEL | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4,5 | 0,0 | 16,00 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 9 | WIM | Tomilova Elena | 2334 | RUS | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 4,0 | 1,0 | 13,50 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 10 | WIM | Monnisha G K | 2295 | IND | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 4,0 | 0,0 | 18,00 | 3 | 2 | |||
| 11 | WFM | Divya Deshmukh | 2138 | IND | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 2,5 | 0,0 | 7,75 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 12 | Rakshitta Ravi | 2067 | IND | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,00 | 0 | 0 |