32nd National under 9: Ilamparthi and Hiya in sole lead

by Shahid Ahmed - 22/09/2018

Ilamparthi A R of Tamil Nadu made a quick work of Mayank Chakraborty as the game finished in just over an hour. Mayank blundered his queen early on in the game as his queen got trapped in 18 moves. Hiya Panchal of Gujarat won her game comfortably when she trapped her opponent's Bishop in just 19 moves. Ilamparthi needs a win a penultimate round to become a champion with a round to spare, while Hiya's win would make her a step closer to the champion's trophy. In this report, you will find photos, games and critical positions from round 9. Photos: Shahid Ahmed

Ilamparthi completes triple hat-trick of wins

Ilamparthi A R of TN has no intention to slow down

Black already has a terrible position, but Mayank made the dreadful move 17...Qxc3 which trapped his Queen

Hiya sails into sole lead

Hiya Panchal spearheads into penultimate round with a score of 8.0/9

Hiya Panchal continued her momentum by launching an attack out of the opening in Giuco Piano. Hiya's opponent WCM Shriyana S Mallya of Karnataka took a poisoned pawn at h4 and then things went bad for her quickly. However, Hiya could have finished off the game earlier. Hiya gained a Bishop in 21 moves and managed to win the game eventually in 57 moves.

Hiya missed a quicker finish here when she played 18.Qg4. Try to find out what she missed

Yash Bharadia of Rajasthan won his game comfortably and he will face the unstoppable Ilamparthi in the penultimate round

Mukund Agarwal of Gujarat got a half chance against Aakash G of Tamil Nadu in the endgame

Find out what did Mukund miss here which could have given him an opportunity to go for a full point

His prayers were answered as Raghu Ram Reddy Seelam survived by the skin of his teeth

Raghu Ram Reddy Seelam of Telengana was on a brink of a loss as he lost his Queen just for a Bishop. However he did not give up hope, he kept fighting until his opponent blundered which allowed him to salvage a draw with a perpetual check.

This position is winning for white here in various ways, however Advait chose the only way which could split points when he played 43. Qg5

Sneha's irregular opening choice might not have surprised her opponent but she managed to win and will face the leader Hiya in the penultimate round

Palak blundered here by playing 36...Rxf2+. Find out why it is a mistake

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Sometimes you fight side by side with your state mate: Maharashtra (top), Punjab (middle) and West Bengal (bottom)

Chief (IA Paul Arokia Raj S) and Deputy Arbiter (IA Pranesh Yadav K) are always on their toes

Results of Round 9 in Open category

Bo.	No.	Name	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Rtg	Club/City	No.
1	1	Ilamparthi A R	1926	Tamil Nadu	8	1 - 0	7		Mayank Chakraborty	1655	Assam	4
2	7	Kshatriya Nitin Vekhande	1574	Maharashtra	6½	0 - 1	7		Bharadia Yash	1525	Rajasthan	9
3	105	Agarwal Mukund H	1095	Gujrat	6½	½ - ½	6½		Aakash G	1673	Tamil Nadu	2
4	15	Sparsh Bisht	1396	Haryana	6½	½ - ½	6½		Suhaas A	1327	Telengana	28
5	45	Md Imran	1249	Andhra Pradesh	6½	½ - ½	6½		Abhyuday Santhosh	1393	Karnataka	16
6	31	Arnav Pradhan	1322	Telengana	6	0 - 1	6	CM	Bhagat Kush	1539	Maharashtra	8
7	51	Panda Hrishikesh	1223	Odisha	6	0 - 1	6		Apoorv Kamble	1502	Karnataka	10
8	39	Advait Prashant Patil	1278	Maharashtra	6	½ - ½	6		Raghu Ram Reddy Seelam	1445	Telengana	12
9	17	Barnil Kumar Das	1379	Assam	6	½ - ½	6		Pranav K P	1312	Tamil Nadu	34
10	19	Aryan Mohapatra	1374	Odisha	6	1 - 0	6		Nirnay Garg	1325	Haryana	30

Results of Round 9 in Girls category

Bo.	No.		Name	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Rtg	Club/City	No.
1	3		Panchal Hiya	1267	Gujrat	7	1 - 0	6½	WCM	Shriyana S Mallya	1278	Karnataka	1
2	7	WCM	Shefali A N	1224	Karnataka	6½	1 - 0	7		Indira Priyadharshini Subbu	1178	Tamil Nadu	10
3	5		Sneha Halder	1245	Bengal	6½	1 - 0	6½		Palak Mohapatra	1267	Odisha	2
4	38		Debapriya Manna	1036	Bengal	6½	0 - 1	6	WCM	Suhaani Lohia	1235	Maharashtra	6
5	39		Mukherjee Shreya	1036	Maharashtra	6	½ - ½	6		Arushi Srichandan	1132	Odisha	16
6	17		Pournami S	1126	Kerala	6	1 - 0	6		Patil Divya	1107	Maharashtra	22
7	104		Patil Disha	0	Maharashtra	6	1 - 0	6		Devaki Nandana	1110	Andhra Pradesh	20
8	18		Jayashri M	1124	Tamil Nadu	5½	½ - ½	6		Lakshana Subramanian	1024	Tamil Nadu	42
9	44		Saara Jain	1016	Jharkhand	5½	½ - ½	5½		Sani Deshpande	1219	Maharashtra	8
10	12		Sanikommu Manasvi	1164	Karnataka	5½	1 - 0	5½		Jasmaira Gumber	1012	Uttaranchal	46

Pairings of Round 10 in Open category of 2018/09/22 at 3.30 p.m.

Bo.	No.		Name	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	Result	Pts.	Name	Rtg	Club/City	No.
1	9		Bharadia Yash	1525	Rajasthan	8		9	Ilamparthi A R	1926	Tamil Nadu	1
2	2		Aakash G	1673	Tamil Nadu	7		7	Aryan Mohapatra	1374	Odisha	19
3	4		Mayank Chakraborty	1655	Assam	7		7	Agarwal Mukund H	1095	Gujrat	105
4	8	CM	Bhagat Kush	1539	Maharashtra	7		7	Daakshin Arun	1326	Tamil Nadu	29
5	10		Apoorv Kamble	1502	Karnataka	7		7	Md Imran	1249	Andhra Pradesh	45
6	16		Abhyuday Santhosh	1393	Karnataka	7		7	Sparsh Bisht	1396	Haryana	15
7	28		Suhaas A	1327	Telengana	7		6½	Barnil Kumar Das	1379	Assam	17
8	14		Tanish Sai Kavuru	1397	Andhra Pradesh	6½		6½	Sadbhav Rautela	1670	Uttaranchal	3
9	24		Sriansh Das	1347	Odisha	6½		6½	Kshatriya Nitin Vekhande	1574	Maharashtra	7
10	34		Pranav K P	1312	Tamil Nadu	6½		6½	Borgaonkar Akshay	1484	Maharashtra	11

Pairings of Round 10 in Girls category of 2018/09/22 at 3.30 p.m.

Bo.	No.		Name	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Rtg	Club/City	No.
1	5		Sneha Halder	1245	Bengal	7½		8		Panchal Hiya	1267	Gujrat	3
2	6	WCM	Suhaani Lohia	1235	Maharashtra	7		7½	WCM	Shefali A N	1224	Karnataka	7
3	10		Indira Priyadharshini Subbu	1178	Tamil Nadu	7		7		Pournami S	1126	Kerala	17
4	2		Palak Mohapatra	1267	Odisha	6½		7		Patil Disha	0	Maharashtra	104
5	1	WCM	Shriyana S Mallya	1278	Karnataka	6½		6½		Mukherjee Shreya	1036	Maharashtra	39
6	42		Lakshana Subramanian	1024	Tamil Nadu	6½		6½		Sanikommu Manasvi	1164	Karnataka	12
7	16		Arushi Srichandan	1132	Odisha	6½		6½		Aanya Agrawal	0	Haryana	49
8	62		Ankita Sahoo	0	Odisha	6½		6½		Debapriya Manna	1036	Bengal	38
9	14		Shresthi Gupta	1162	Punjab	6		6½		Behera Snehayukta	0	Odisha	67
10	8		Sani Deshpande	1219	Maharashtra	6		6		Vaishnavi R Rao	1075	Karnataka	29