World Cadet Under-10 Open 2025 R1-6: Sarbartho Mani scores a double hat-trick to emerge sole leader
Sarbartho Mani defeated Moxuan Bai (CHN) to score a double hat-trick an emerge sole leader at World Cadet Under-10 Open 2025. Shunzhe Yuan (CHN) is the sole pursuer at 5.5/6. They will inevitably clash in the seventh round. Sattwik Swain is at 5/6. In Under-10 Girls, WCM Divi Bijesh defeated Vanshika Rawat to move to 5.5/6. She is at a half point behind WCM Chinzorig Nandinjiguur (MGL) 6/6. CM Madhvendra Pratap Sharma drew against one of the leaders, CM Ethan Guo (USA) to move to 5/6. CM Danis Kuandykuly (KAZ) and CM Ali Poyraz Uzdemir (TUR) are the coleaders at 5.5/6 each in Under-12 Open. WFM Laurie Qiu (USA) is the sole leader in Under-12 Girls. She is at a perfect score 6/6. WCM Pratitee Bordoloi and Aya Bayramova (TKM) are at 5.5/6 each. Yesterday 25th September was the sole rest day of the event. Round 7 starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 3:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Dastan Kapayev
Divi, Pratitee and Madhvendra in pursuit
Under-10 Open: Sarbartho Mani 6/6
Sarbartho Mani (2072) defeated his coleader Moxuan Bai (CHN, 1873) in the sixth round to score a double hat-trick of wins and emerge sole leader 6/6.
Sarbartho - Moxuan, Round 6
Sarbartho found a brilliant breakthrough starting with 29.h5! Rg8 30.Kf1 gxh5 30.f5! e5 31.Rd5+- attacking the weakness on c5 after the d5-square became accessible for the rook. 31...e5 32.Rd5 Rc8 33.Kg2 e4 34.Kh3 White understood the value of the d6-pawn. It is much more precious than the c5-pawn. 34...a6 35.Bxa6 Re8 36.Bb5 e3 37.fxe3 Rxe3+ 38.Kh4 White went on to promote two queens and checkmate his opponent's king.
Standings after Round 6
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | AFM | Mani, Sarbartho | IND | 2072 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 25,5 | 25,5 | 6 | |
| 2 | 47 | Yuan, Shunzhe | CHN | 1805 | 5,5 | 0 | 20 | 23 | 20,5 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 35 | Elemes, Nurmukhamed | KAZ | 1868 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 25,5 | 19,5 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 8 | Gafurov, Aidan | FID | 2042 | 5 | 0 | 22,5 | 26 | 21 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 26 | Sattwik, Swain | IND | 1884 | 5 | 0 | 22,5 | 25 | 19,8 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 57 | Sultankhan, Nurislam | KAZ | 1788 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 31 | Bai, Moxuan | CHN | 1873 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 12 | Mirzhanov, Arlan | KAZ | 2028 | 5 | 0 | 19,5 | 22,5 | 18,3 | 4 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Ivanovic, Leonid | SRB | 2097 | 5 | 0 | 19,5 | 22 | 18,3 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 54 | Guo, Ziming | CHN | 1792 | 5 | 0 | 18,5 | 21 | 16 | 5 |
Under-10 Girls: Divi Bijesh 5.5/6
WCM Divi Bijesh (1956) is at 5.5/6, a half point behind the sole leader WCM Chinzorig Nandinjiguur (MGL, 1887). WCM Sharvaanica A S (1971) and Vanshika Rawat (1785) are at 5/6 and 4.5/6 each respectively.
Standings after Round 6
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | WCM | Nandinjiguur, Chinzorig | MGL | 1887 | 6 | 0 | 21,5 | 24,5 | 24,5 | 6 | |
| 2 | 2 | WCM | Divi, Bijesh | IND | 1956 | 5,5 | 0 | 20 | 22,5 | 20,3 | 5 | |
| 3 | 8 | Kim, Jooyeon | KOR | 1799 | 5 | 0 | 22,5 | 25,5 | 19,5 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 9 | WCM | Attieh, Skye | LBN | 1793 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 21,5 | 15,5 | 5 | |
| 5 | 1 | WCM | Sharvaanica, A S | IND | 1971 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 20,5 | 16,5 | 5 | |
| 6 | 33 | Shakirova, Darina | FID | 1650 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 10 | Vanshika, Rawat | IND | 1785 | 4,5 | 0 | 21,5 | 24,5 | 17,3 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 14 | Filippova, Milana | KAZ | 1760 | 4,5 | 0 | 21 | 23 | 15,8 | 4 | ||
| 9 | 28 | Vepayeva, Lale | TKM | 1682 | 4,5 | 0 | 20 | 23,5 | 16,3 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 39 | Yang, Youqing | CHN | 1628 | 4,5 | 0 | 20 | 22,5 | 14,3 | 4 |
Under-12 Open: Madhvendra Pratap Sharma 5/6
CM Danis Kuandykuly (KAZ, 2211) and CM Ali Poyraz Uzdemir (TUR, 2196) are currently the coleaders 5.5/6. CM Madhvendra Pratap Sharma is trailing them by a half point at 5/6 five more players.
Standings after Round 6
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | CM | Kuandykuly, Danis | KAZ | 2211 | 5,5 | 0 | 20,5 | 22,5 | 20,3 | 5 | |
| 2 | 10 | CM | Uzdemir, Ali Poyraz | TUR | 2196 | 5,5 | 0 | 19 | 21,5 | 19,5 | 5 | |
| 3 | 11 | CM | Madhvendra, Pratap Sharma | IND | 2187 | 5 | 0 | 21,5 | 24,5 | 19,8 | 4 | |
| 4 | 1 | CM | Guo, Ethan | USA | 2330 | 5 | 0 | 21,5 | 23,5 | 19 | 4 | |
| 5 | 17 | Shangin, Lev | USA | 2163 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 22 | 17,5 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 14 | CM | Kleschevnikov, Arseny | FID | 2170 | 5 | 0 | 19,5 | 22,5 | 18,8 | 4 | |
| 7 | 8 | IM | Sameh Mohamed, Abdalrahman | EGY | 2207 | 5 | 0 | 17,5 | 20 | 16 | 5 | |
| 8 | 53 | CM | Nguyen, Quang Anh | VIE | 1969 | 5 | 0 | 13,5 | 14,5 | 12 | 5 | |
| 9 | 35 | Yang, Lanqin | CHN | 2055 | 4,5 | 0 | 22 | 24,5 | 16,3 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 58 | Xia, Jinnan | CHN | 1940 | 4,5 | 0 | 22 | 24 | 17,3 | 3 |
Under-12 Girls: Pratitee Bordoloi 5.5/6
WFM Laurie Qiu (USA, 1994) is the sole leader with a perfect score 6/6. WCM Pratitee Bordoloi (2035) and Aya Bayramova (TKM, 1679) are trailing them by a half point at 5.5/6 each.
Standings after Round 6
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | WFM | Qiu, Laurie | USA | 1994 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 6 | |
| 2 | 3 | WCM | Pratitee, Bordoloi | IND | 2035 | 5,5 | 0 | 20,5 | 23,5 | 21,3 | 5 | |
| 3 | 49 | Bayramova, Aya | TKM | 1679 | 5,5 | 0 | 20,5 | 22,5 | 20 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 2 | WFM | Li, Sophie | USA | 2073 | 5 | 0 | 19,5 | 21 | 17,3 | 4 | |
| 5 | 37 | Mirzaliyeva, Fatima Eldar | AZE | 1743 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 4 | WFM | Xue, Tianhao | CHN | 2000 | 4,5 | 0 | 22 | 24,5 | 16,3 | 4 | |
| 7 | 38 | WCM | Enkhriikhen, Nyamdorj | MGL | 1738 | 4,5 | 0 | 22 | 24 | 15,8 | 4 | |
| 8 | 58 | Deng, Mingtong | CHN | 1644 | 4,5 | 0 | 21,5 | 23 | 15,8 | 4 | ||
| 9 | 24 | Begmuratova, Sarvinoz | UZB | 1819 | 4,5 | 0 | 20,5 | 23,5 | 15,8 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 13 | Sokolova, Milana Aleks | FID | 1870 | 4,5 | 0 | 20,5 | 23 | 16,3 | 4 |