Fourth WIM-norm for Sarayu Velpula
Sarayu Velpula became a WIM last month when she scored her final WIM-norm at Rudar VI GM Round Robin tournament at Pozarevac in Serbia. She scored her fourth WIM-norm at this event. WGM Mary Ann Gomes, WIM Enkhtuul Altan-Ulzii (MGL) and IM Elena Sedina (ITA) are the only three players to remain undefeated.
Mary Ann - Mounika
WIM Mounika Akshaya (2134) started a nice sequence by temporarily sacrificing her bishop 19...Bxh2+. It is not actually a sacrifice because 20.Kxh2 runs into Qd6+ and Black recovers the minor piece. 20.Kh1 Rxc6 21.Rxc6 Ne4 22.dxe4 White is forced to take to avoid draw by perpetual check Qh4 23.Bf3 Ne5 24.Bxe5 Bxe5+ 25.Kg1 Qh2+ 26.Kf1 Bxa1 27.exd5 exd5 28.Qxd5 Rb8 29.Nc5 Qh1+ 30.Ke2 Bc3 31.Bh5 Bc2? 32.Bxf7+ and White won the game in the next few moves.
The newly elected AICF Secretary, Dev Patel, was present at the closing ceremony. He announced that there will be more events of this stature in the future.
Replay Round 11 games
Round 11 results
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 2322 | WGM | Gomes, Mary Ann | 1 - 0 | WIM | Bommini, Mounika Akshaya | 2134 | 12 | |||
| 2 | 7 | 2095 | WIM | Franco Valencia, Angela | ½ - ½ | WGM | Maisuradze, Nino | 2254 | 5 | |||
| 3 | 8 | 2202 | WIM | Monnisha, G K | ½ - ½ | IM | Sedina, Elena | 2161 | 4 | |||
| 4 | 9 | 2195 | WGM | Enkhtuul, Altan-Ulzii | 1 - 0 | WIM | Chitlange, Sakshi | 2175 | 3 | |||
| 5 | 10 | 2288 | WGM | Uuriintuya, Uurtsaikh | 1 - 0 | WIM | Mahalakshmi, M | 2242 | 2 | |||
| 6 | 11 | 1953 | Rindhiya, V | 0 - 1 | Velpula, Sarayu | 2389 | 1 |
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | Rp | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | WGM | Gomes, Mary Ann | IND | 2322 | 9 | 0 | 45,25 | 7 | 2452 | |
| 2 | 9 | WGM | Enkhtuul, Altan-Ulzii | MGL | 2195 | 7,5 | 0,5 | 44,25 | 4 | 2336 | |
| 3 | 1 | Velpula, Sarayu | IND | 2389 | 7,5 | 0,5 | 35,50 | 5 | 2317 | ||
| 4 | 4 | IM | Sedina, Elena | ITA | 2161 | 6,5 | 0 | 32,50 | 2 | 2269 | |
| 5 | 10 | WGM | Uuriintuya, Uurtsaikh | MGL | 2288 | 6 | 0 | 30,50 | 5 | 2217 | |
| 6 | 3 | WIM | Chitlange, Sakshi | IND | 2175 | 5,5 | 0 | 26,50 | 3 | 2203 | |
| 7 | 7 | WIM | Franco Valencia, Angela | COL | 2095 | 5 | 1 | 23,75 | 2 | 2174 | |
| 8 | 12 | WIM | Bommini, Mounika Akshaya | IND | 2134 | 5 | 0 | 25,50 | 3 | 2160 | |
| 9 | 8 | WIM | Monnisha, G K | IND | 2202 | 4,5 | 0 | 19,75 | 2 | 2136 | |
| 10 | 2 | WIM | Mahalakshmi, M | IND | 2242 | 4 | 1 | 17,75 | 2 | 2095 | |
| 11 | 5 | WGM | Maisuradze, Nino | FRA | 2254 | 4 | 0 | 25,75 | 1 | 2094 | |
| 12 | 11 | Rindhiya, V | IND | 1953 | 1,5 | 0 | 6,50 | 1 | 1979 |
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