MPL 35th National U-9 Championships Round 2-3: The rise of Sharvaanica
Sharvaanica A S hails from a small town in the Ariyalur District of Tamil Nadu. She is only 7 years old, yet she has made a strong 3/3 start in the 35th MPL National U-9 Championships! In the Open section, the top seed Madhavendra Pratap Sharma (1585, MP) continued his domination by winning Rounds 2 and 3. As many as 15 players have a perfect score so far in the Open section, and 8 players in the girls section. With 8 more rounds to go, this is still anyone's tournament. Round 4 starts on 27th December at 3:30 PM IST. Thumbnail: Himank Ghosh
The 100% girl stays true to her name
Sharvaanica A S (1050, TN) is fondly called the 100% girl, because any tournament she plays in, she makes a perfect score - the most recent examples being the National U-7 Championship and Asian Schools Championship. The National U-9 Championships are proving to be no exception. In the 2nd round, Sharvaanica caused a small upset by defeating her higher rated and more experienced opponent, Aadya Ranganath (1327, KAR) in Round 2.
MPL National U9 Round 2 Girls: Sharvaanica A S - Aadya Ranganathan - 1-0
After a relatively tranquil middlegame, Aadya suddenly blundered a pawn in the Rook ending. The resulting position was by no means easy to convert for Sharvaanica, but she kept finding all the correct moves and grinded out a 75-move marathon win, the last board to finish in Round 2.
Dheekshikha G - Alankrita Sharma: 1-0
The top seed of the girls section, Alankrita Sharma (J&K, 1419) was handed her first loss of the event in an upset victory by Dheekshika G (1058, TN). Getting a much better position straight from the opening, Dheekshika simply ripped off all defences of the Black King, eventually winning a piece and the game.
Round 3 Girls: Samhita Pungavanam - Vedika Vijaykumar Pal: 1-0
In a very complex Sicilian Dragon game where both sides tried to attack the opponent king in opposite flanks, Samhita Pungavanam (1095, Telangana) held onto her nerves better than her opponent Vedika Vijaykumar Pal (1327, Maharashtra). She recognized that the pawn sacrifice by her opponent was unsound, and successfully traded queens to enter a completely winning Rook and Knight endgame. This victory was another major upset of the day!
Round 2 Open: Aarav Sarbalia - Hridhaan Chawla: 1-0
In a game with opposite-side castling, Aarav correctly realized his initiative and started pushing his h-pawn towards the Kingside, getting a huge attack on the Black King. Hridhaan was not able to retaliate on the opposite flank, hence his position quickly turned into shambles.
Round 3 Open: Saideep Suman - Mithun Pranav Praveen Kumar: 1-0
If there's one lesson to be learnt from the game between Saideep Suman (1407, Karnataka) and Mithun Pranav Praveen Kumar (1217, Tamil Nadu), it is not to delay castling. When Mithun eventually castled on move no. 24, it was a deadly mistake as it led to a huge Kingside attack. The raging attack continued until Saideep captured Mithun's queen, and it was resigns soon afterwards.
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Open section Round 2-3 games
Girls section Round 2-3 games
Standings after Round 3 (Open)
Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | |
1 | 16 | Aarit Kapil | 1327 | Delhi | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6,00 | 0 | 3 | ||
110 | Brijesh Poola | 1059 | Tamil Nadu | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6,00 | 0 | 3 | |||
128 | Sri Vikhyath Jayanthi | 1017 | Telangana | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6,00 | 0 | 3 | |||
4 | 12 | ACM | Vishruth B | 1346 | Tamil Nadu | 3 | 4 | 5,5 | 5,50 | 0 | 3 | |
5 | 1 | Madhvendra Pratap Sharma | 1585 | Madhya Pradesh | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5,00 | 0 | 3 | ||
2 | Aarav Sarbalia | 1458 | Karnataka | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5,00 | 0 | 3 | |||
5 | Saideep Suman | 1407 | Karnataka | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5,00 | 0 | 3 | |||
11 | Aaryan Amol Waghmare | 1350 | Maharashtra | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5,00 | 0 | 3 | |||
13 | Aarav A | 1341 | Tamil Nadu | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5,00 | 0 | 3 | |||
32 | ACM | Balanandan Ayyappan | 1267 | Kerala | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5,00 | 0 | 3 | ||
33 | Vihaan Anupam Agrawal | 1264 | Maharashtra | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5,00 | 0 | 3 | |||
36 | Kiyan Kevalkumar Patel | 1244 | Gujarat | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5,00 | 0 | 3 | |||
88 | Rishaan Jain | 1107 | Rajasthan | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5,00 | 0 | 3 | |||
14 | 4 | Avirat Chauhan | 1421 | Maharashtra | 3 | 3,5 | 4,5 | 4,50 | 0 | 3 | ||
15 | 19 | Pazhany Kaushal Kohli | 1295 | Jammu Kashmir | 3 | 3,5 | 4 | 4,00 | 0 | 3 | ||
16 | 24 | Niroshan Thanikachalam | 1283 | Tamil Nadu | 2,5 | 4,5 | 6,5 | 5,25 | 0 | 2 | ||
17 | 20 | Sayan Barua | 1293 | West Bengal | 2,5 | 4,5 | 5,5 | 4,25 | 0 | 2 | ||
18 | 30 | Sahejveer Singh Maras | 1269 | Maharashtra | 2,5 | 4,5 | 5 | 3,75 | 0,5 | 2 | ||
125 | Aarav Jain | 1032 | Haryana | 2,5 | 4,5 | 5 | 3,75 | 0,5 | 2 | |||
20 | 22 | Aadhya Vijayakumar | 1290 | Tamil Nadu | 2,5 | 4 | 5,5 | 4,50 | 0 | 2 |
Standings after Round 3 (Girls)
Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | |
1 | 8 | Pratitee Bordoloi | w | 1201 | Karnataka | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5,00 | 0 | 3 | |
17 | AFM | Diya Digamber Sawal | w | 1115 | Goa | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5,00 | 0 | 3 | |
21 | Samhita Pungavanam | w | 1095 | Telangana | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5,00 | 0 | 3 | ||
27 | Aarna Jain | w | 1059 | Karnataka | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5,00 | 0 | 3 | ||
30 | Sharvaanica A S | w | 1050 | Tamil Nadu | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5,00 | 0 | 3 | ||
6 | 20 | Aadya Gowda | w | 1099 | Karnataka | 3 | 3,5 | 4,5 | 4,50 | 0 | 3 | |
7 | 15 | Shashini Puvi | w | 1130 | Karnataka | 3 | 3,5 | 3,5 | 3,50 | 0 | 3 | |
8 | 16 | Bruhathi Kondisetti | w | 1121 | Telangana | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3,00 | 0 | 3 | |
9 | 24 | Krisha Tamhant Jain | w | 1080 | Maharashtra | 2,5 | 4,5 | 6,5 | 5,25 | 0 | 2 | |
10 | 10 | Bhumika Suresh Waghle | w | 1182 | Maharashtra | 2,5 | 4 | 5,5 | 4,25 | 0,5 | 2 | |
62 | Divi Bijesh | w | 0 | Kerala | 2,5 | 4 | 5,5 | 4,25 | 0,5 | 2 | ||
12 | 9 | Aarohi Mathur | w | 1190 | Telangana | 2,5 | 4 | 5 | 4,00 | 0 | 2 | |
13 | 5 | Aaradhya Das | w | 1274 | Tripura | 2,5 | 3,5 | 5 | 4,25 | 0 | 2 | |
14 | 11 | Janaki Sd | w | 1158 | Kerala | 2,5 | 3,5 | 4,5 | 3,25 | 0 | 2 | |
15 | 23 | Pooja Shree R | w | 1091 | Tamil Nadu | 2,5 | 3,5 | 4 | 2,75 | 0 | 2 | |
16 | 7 | Bhavanya Panchumarthi | w | 1227 | Andhra Pradesh | 2,5 | 3 | 4 | 3,25 | 0 | 2 | |
17 | 22 | Arpita Amey Patankar | w | 1093 | Gujarat | 2,5 | 3 | 3 | 2,25 | 0 | 2 | |
18 | 14 | Rishitha Narayanan | w | 1136 | Andhra Pradesh | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3,00 | 0 | 2 | |
26 | Ritisha Mayra Rajbongshi | w | 1072 | Assam | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3,00 | 0 | 2 | ||
20 | 28 | Dheekshika G | w | 1058 | Tamil Nadu | 2 | 5 | 5,5 | 2,50 | 0 | 2 |
Round 4 pairing (Open)
Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | Club/City | No. | ||
1 | 16 | Aarit Kapil | 1327 | Delhi | 3 | 3 | Madhvendra Pratap Sharma | 1585 | Madhya Pradesh | 1 | |||
2 | 2 | Aarav Sarbalia | 1458 | Karnataka | 3 | 3 | Pazhany Kaushal Kohli | 1295 | Jammu Kashmir | 19 | |||
3 | 4 | Avirat Chauhan | 1421 | Maharashtra | 3 | 3 | Vihaan Anupam Agrawal | 1264 | Maharashtra | 33 | |||
4 | 32 | ACM | Balanandan Ayyappan | 1267 | Kerala | 3 | 3 | Saideep Suman | 1407 | Karnataka | 5 | ||
5 | 36 | Kiyan Kevalkumar Patel | 1244 | Gujarat | 3 | 3 | Aaryan Amol Waghmare | 1350 | Maharashtra | 11 | |||
6 | 12 | ACM | Vishruth B | 1346 | Tamil Nadu | 3 | 3 | Brijesh Poola | 1059 | Tamil Nadu | 110 | ||
7 | 88 | Rishaan Jain | 1107 | Rajasthan | 3 | 3 | Aarav A | 1341 | Tamil Nadu | 13 | |||
8 | 128 | Sri Vikhyath Jayanthi | 1017 | Telangana | 3 | 2½ | Arjun Vasireddy | 1375 | Andhra Pradesh | 7 | |||
9 | 6 | Rahul Ramakrishnan | 1386 | Puducherry | 2½ | 2½ | Mahin Pareshkumar Makwana | 1216 | Gujarat | 46 | |||
10 | 8 | Aditya Shripad Joshi | 1368 | Maharashtra | 2½ | 2½ | Dharsh M | 1207 | Tamil Nadu | 50 | |||
11 | 14 | Herin Renishkumar Patel | 1337 | Gujarat | 2½ | 2½ | Parithinarayan S I | 1200 | Tamil Nadu | 52 | |||
12 | 20 | Sayan Barua | 1293 | West Bengal | 2½ | 2½ | Nirvaan Nirav Shah | 1182 | Maharashtra | 59 | |||
13 | 22 | Aadhya Vijayakumar | 1290 | Tamil Nadu | 2½ | 2½ | A Alwin Micheal | 1082 | Tamil Nadu | 101 | |||
14 | 24 | Niroshan Thanikachalam | 1283 | Tamil Nadu | 2½ | 2½ | Pratik Lalit Tambi | 1067 | Maharashtra | 107 | |||
15 | 98 | Vedant Yogesh Kale | 1093 | Maharashtra | 2½ | 2½ | Sahrudh M P | 1271 | Andhra Pradesh | 27 |
Round 4 pairing (Girls)
Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | Club/City | No. | ||
1 | 8 | Pratitee Bordoloi | 1201 | Karnataka | 3 | 3 | Samhita Pungavanam | 1095 | Telangana | 21 | |||
2 | 20 | Aadya Gowda | 1099 | Karnataka | 3 | 3 | Shashini Puvi | 1130 | Karnataka | 15 | |||
3 | 16 | Bruhathi Kondisetti | 1121 | Telangana | 3 | 3 | Aarna Jain | 1059 | Karnataka | 27 | |||
4 | 30 | Sharvaanica A S | 1050 | Tamil Nadu | 3 | 3 | AFM | Diya Digamber Sawal | 1115 | Goa | 17 | ||
5 | 22 | Arpita Amey Patankar | 1093 | Gujarat | 2½ | 2½ | Aaradhya Das | 1274 | Tripura | 5 | |||
6 | 23 | Pooja Shree R | 1091 | Tamil Nadu | 2½ | 2½ | Bhavanya Panchumarthi | 1227 | Andhra Pradesh | 7 | |||
7 | 24 | Krisha Tamhant Jain | 1080 | Maharashtra | 2½ | 2½ | Aarohi Mathur | 1190 | Telangana | 9 | |||
8 | 10 | Bhumika Suresh Waghle | 1182 | Maharashtra | 2½ | 2½ | Janaki Sd | 1158 | Kerala | 11 | |||
9 | 2 | Vedika Vijaykumar Pal | 1362 | Maharashtra | 2 | 2½ | Divi Bijesh | 0 | Kerala | 62 | |||
10 | 49 | Alankrutaa Moharana | 0 | Chhattisgarh | 2 | 2 | Alankrita Sharma | 1419 | Jammu And Kashmir | 1 | |||
11 | 50 | Aligi Amrutha Hemal | 0 | Tamil Nadu | 2 | 2 | Aadya Ranganath | 1327 | Karnataka | 3 | |||
12 | 12 | Aahna Gulati | 1156 | Haryana | 2 | 2 | Deepthaashri Ravi Ganesh | 0 | Tamil Nadu | 58 | |||
13 | 64 | Diyani Dipen Shah | 0 | Gujarat | 2 | 2 | Ishika Madke | 1155 | Chhattisgarh | 13 | |||
14 | 14 | Rishitha Narayanan | 1136 | Andhra Pradesh | 2 | 2 | Kamala Priya Batta | 0 | Andhra Pradesh | 70 | |||
15 | 76 | Leah R Joseph | 0 | Karnataka | 2 | 2 | R Varniga Rajesh | 1104 | Andhra Pradesh | 19 |
The MPL 35th National U9 Championship 2022 is taking place in Indore Public School. The total prize fund of this mega event is Rs. 5 lakhs. The event is being organized by the Madhya Pradesh State Chess Ad Hoc Committee. This is an 11-round classical event which will run from 25th December 2022 - 2nd January 2023. The time control of the event is 90 minutes +30 seconds increment. Round 4 starts from 3:30 PM IST.