Md. Reyan and Saranya Devi Narahari are 37th National Under-13 Open and Girls 2024 Champions
CM Md. Reyan (BIH), CM Prathamesh Sherla (MAH) and Pranav Sai Ram R S (TN) scored 9/11 each at 37th National Under-13 Open 2024. Reyan won the tournament due to better tie-break score, Prathamesh and Pranav secured second and third place respectively. Reyan drew with Prathamesh and lost to Pranav. Saranya Devi Narahari (TEL) scored 9/11 to become the champion in the Girls event. She finished a half point ahead of the competition. Four girls - Nivedita V C (TN), Nihira Koul (MAH), Aamuktha Guntaka (AP) and Deekshitha Modipalli (TEL) scored 8.5/11 each. They were placed second to fifth respectively. The total prize fund combining Open and Girls section was ₹800000. The top three prizes in both Open and Girls sections were ₹80000, ₹60000 and ₹48000 along with a trophy each respectively. Photos: Shahid Ahmed
Extremely close finish
Both Open and Girls sections witnessed closely contested battles. The number of leaders before the final round does not actually define how fierce the competition was. CM Prathamesh Sherla (MAH) and Pranav Sai Ram R S (TN) were the coleaders 8.5/10, heading into the final round. Pranav had a winning opportunity against Prathamesh. A win would have made Pranav a clear champion. Yet, he missed his opportunity and allowed Prathamesh to salvage a draw. Meanwhile, CM Md. Reyan (BIH) regrouped himself after suffering a penultimate round loss against Pranav. He was in a must-win situation against Advik Amit Agrawal (MAH). He won the game and became champion. Prathamesh secured second place ad Pranav third.
In the Girls event, Nivedita V C (TN) was the sole leader 8.5/10, going into the last round. She got herself a decisive advantage against Nihira Koul (MAH). However, she could not seize her chance. Nihira turned things around in her favor and went on to win the game. Vitasta Koul (HAR) also missed her winning chances against Saranya Devi Narahari (TEL). Saranya won that game and became the champion. Despite a last round loss, Nivedita finished second and Nihira third. Speaking of losses, after a sixth round loss against Sravyasree Bheemarasetty (AP), it was winning for Saranya, according to her, she went on to win the next five games in-a-row to finish first.
Advik - Reyan, Round 11
Advik Amit Agrawal (MAH, 2064) could not manage to recover the sacrificed d4-pawn. 19.Qd2 a5 20.Ng3 Rd8 CM Md. Reyan (BIH, 2183) reinforced his d4-pawn and eventually utilized it to win the game and tournament.
Vitasta - Saranya, Round 11
Vitasta Koul (HAR, 1652) needed to find 31.dxe5 Qxe3 32.fxe3 Nxe5 33.Ned4 and the outcome could have possibly been completely different. Despite getting into a worse position out of the opening, Saranya Devi Narahari (TEL, 1743) persevered, defended well and eventually managed to turn things in her favor, win the game and became champion.
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A total of 259 players in the Open and 135 in the Girls tournament took part from a combined total of 28 states and union territories across the country. The events were organized by Sara Bangla Daba Sangstha in association with Paschim Bardhaman Daba Sangsth at Sidhu Kanu Indoor Stadium in Durgapur, West Bengal from 17th to 23rd December 2024. The eleven-round Swiss league tournament had a time control of 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1
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Open Round 11 results
| Bo. | White | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Black | Rtg | Club/City | PGN | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pranav Sai Ram R S | 1858 | Tamil Nadu | 8½ | ½ - ½ | 8½ | CM | Sherla Prathamesh | 2208 | Maharashtra | PGN | |||
| 2 | Advik Amit Agrawal | 2064 | Maharashtra | 7½ | 0 - 1 | 8 | CM | Reyan Md. | 2183 | Bihar | PGN | |||
| 3 | Jval Saurin Patel | 2002 | Gujarat | 8 | ½ - ½ | 7½ | FM | Rosh Jain | 2076 | Delhi | PGN | |||
| 4 | Mehul Sondhi | 1922 | Delhi | 7½ | ½ - ½ | 7½ | Siddhanth Poonja | 2042 | Karnataka | PGN | ||||
| 5 | CM | Nimay Agrawal | 2006 | Haryana | 7½ | 1 - 0 | 7½ | Shaurya Chaudhary | 1922 | Delhi | PGN | |||
| 6 | Tanmay Rajbongshi | 1949 | Assam | 7½ | 1 - 0 | 7½ | Atiksh Thakur | 1878 | Himachal Pradesh | |||||
| 7 | AIM | Aadik Theophane Lenin | 1936 | Kerala | 7½ | 1 - 0 | 7½ | Madhesh Kumar S | 1943 | Puducherry | ||||
| 8 | Puneet Verma | 2029 | Punjab | 7 | 1 - 0 | 7 | Aaditya Ranjan Sahu | 1802 | Karnataka | |||||
| 9 | Amartya Saumitra Gupta | 1811 | Delhi | 7 | ½ - ½ | 7 | Chinmay Kowshik | 1960 | Karnataka | |||||
| 10 | Nihaan Pohane | 1846 | Maharashtra | 7 | 1 - 0 | 7 | AIM | Premshankar B U | 1931 | Tamil Nadu |
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | CM | Reyan Md. | IND | 2183 | Bihar | 9 | 77,5 | 83,5 | 65,75 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2 | 1 | CM | Sherla Prathamesh | IND | 2208 | Maharashtra | 9 | 73 | 78 | 62,75 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 35 | Pranav Sai Ram R S | IND | 1858 | Tamil Nadu | 9 | 71,5 | 76,5 | 61,75 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 4 | 9 | Jval Saurin Patel | IND | 2002 | Gujarat | 8,5 | 75,5 | 80,5 | 59,25 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 5 | 12 | Tanmay Rajbongshi | IND | 1949 | Assam | 8,5 | 68,5 | 73,5 | 55,25 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 6 | 15 | AIM | Aadik Theophane Lenin | IND | 1936 | Kerala | 8,5 | 66,5 | 71,5 | 53,50 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 8 | CM | Nimay Agrawal | IND | 2006 | Haryana | 8,5 | 66,5 | 71 | 52,25 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 3 | FM | Rosh Jain | IND | 2076 | Delhi | 8 | 76 | 81,5 | 56,50 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Siddhanth Poonja | IND | 2042 | Karnataka | 8 | 71,5 | 76,5 | 53,50 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 10 | 7 | Puneet Verma | IND | 2029 | Punjab | 8 | 70 | 75,5 | 53,75 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 11 | 25 | Soni Atharv | IND | 1898 | Maharashtra | 8 | 68 | 73,5 | 52,25 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 12 | 17 | Mehul Sondhi | IND | 1922 | Delhi | 8 | 67,5 | 72,5 | 51,25 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 13 | 38 | Nihaan Pohane | IND | 1846 | Maharashtra | 8 | 64,5 | 69 | 48,75 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 14 | 4 | Advik Amit Agrawal | IND | 2064 | Maharashtra | 7,5 | 73,5 | 79 | 50,00 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 15 | 33 | Mridav M | IND | 1862 | Tamil Nadu | 7,5 | 73,5 | 77 | 49,75 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 16 | 19 | AIM | Adhiraj Mitra | IND | 1913 | Jharkhand | 7,5 | 72 | 77 | 50,00 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 17 | 48 | Amartya Saumitra Gupta | IND | 1811 | Delhi | 7,5 | 71 | 76 | 49,50 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 18 | 14 | Madhesh Kumar S | IND | 1943 | Puducherry | 7,5 | 70,5 | 76 | 50,00 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 19 | 11 | Chinmay Kowshik | IND | 1960 | Karnataka | 7,5 | 70,5 | 75,5 | 48,50 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 20 | 10 | Niladri Banerjee | IND | 1962 | West Bengal | 7,5 | 70 | 73,5 | 46,50 | 0 | 7 |
Girls Round 11 results
| Bo. | White | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Black | Rtg | Club/City | PGN | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACM | Nivedita V C | 1899 | Tamil Nadu | 8½ | 0 - 1 | 7½ | Nihira Koul | 1730 | Maharashtra | PGN | |||
| 2 | Aamuktha Guntaka | 1874 | Andhra Pradesh | 7½ | 1 - 0 | 8 | Shivamshika G | 1788 | Telangana | PGN | ||||
| 3 | Vitasta Koul | 1652 | Haryana | 7½ | 0 - 1 | 8 | AIM | Saranya Devi Narahari | 1743 | Telangana | PGN | |||
| 4 | Archita Agrawal | 1788 | Uttar Pradesh | 7 | 0 - 1 | 7½ | Modipalli Deekshitha | 1841 | Telangana | PGN | ||||
| 5 | Aditri Shome | 1716 | Gujarat | 7 | ½ - ½ | 7 | Yasaswi Krishna Bommi | 1895 | Andhra Pradesh | PGN | ||||
| 6 | Sravyasree Bheemarasetty | 1805 | Andhra Pradesh | 7 | 1 - 0 | 7 | Dakhsha Rudra | 1643 | West Bengal | |||||
| 7 | Arhashirsha Biswas | 1781 | West Bengal | 7 | 1 - 0 | 7 | Pratyasha Jena | 1788 | Odisha | |||||
| 8 | AFM | Shanmathi Sree S | 2039 | Tamil Nadu | 6½ | ½ - ½ | 7 | Maitreyi Mondal | 1823 | West Bengal | ||||
| 9 | Ameya A R | 1779 | Kerala | 6½ | 1 - 0 | 6½ | Vidhi Angelina | 1682 | Uttar Pradesh | |||||
| 10 | Vritika Krushna Game | 1757 | Maharashtra | 6½ | 1 - 0 | 6½ | Charudharshini R | 1661 | Tamil Nadu |
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | AIM | Saranya Devi Narahari | w | IND | 1743 | Telangana | 9 | 68 | 73 | 57,75 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2 | 2 | ACM | Nivedita V C | w | IND | 1899 | Tamil Nadu | 8,5 | 74,5 | 79,5 | 58,75 | 0 | 7 | |
| 3 | 25 | Nihira Koul | w | IND | 1730 | Maharashtra | 8,5 | 73 | 77,5 | 58,50 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 5 | Aamuktha Guntaka | w | IND | 1874 | Andhra Pradesh | 8,5 | 69,5 | 74,5 | 55,50 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 7 | Modipalli Deekshitha | w | IND | 1841 | Telangana | 8,5 | 64 | 69 | 52,50 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 14 | Shivamshika G | w | IND | 1788 | Telangana | 8 | 75,5 | 81 | 57,50 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 10 | Sravyasree Bheemarasetty | w | IND | 1805 | Andhra Pradesh | 8 | 74 | 77,5 | 53,00 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 17 | Arhashirsha Biswas | w | IND | 1781 | West Bengal | 8 | 62 | 67 | 48,50 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 35 | Vitasta Koul | w | IND | 1652 | Haryana | 7,5 | 74,5 | 79,5 | 51,00 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 9 | Maitreyi Mondal | w | IND | 1823 | West Bengal | 7,5 | 73,5 | 79,5 | 52,50 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 11 | 23 | Aahna Gulati | w | IND | 1744 | Haryana | 7,5 | 69,5 | 74 | 47,25 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 12 | 26 | Aditri Shome | w | IND | 1716 | Gujarat | 7,5 | 69 | 74 | 45,75 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 13 | 18 | Ameya A R | w | IND | 1779 | Kerala | 7,5 | 68 | 73 | 46,75 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 14 | 3 | Yasaswi Krishna Bommi | w | IND | 1895 | Andhra Pradesh | 7,5 | 66 | 70,5 | 46,00 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 15 | 28 | Anandhi P | w | IND | 1714 | Karnataka | 7,5 | 62,5 | 66,5 | 42,75 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 16 | 30 | Margaj Prisha | w | IND | 1683 | Maharashtra | 7,5 | 60,5 | 64 | 41,75 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 17 | 20 | Vritika Krushna Game | w | IND | 1757 | Maharashtra | 7,5 | 58 | 62,5 | 42,50 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 18 | 12 | Archita Agrawal | w | IND | 1788 | Uttar Pradesh | 7 | 72 | 77,5 | 45,25 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 19 | 38 | Dakhsha Rudra | w | IND | 1643 | West Bengal | 7 | 72 | 76,5 | 47,50 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 20 | 16 | Sri Darshini T | w | IND | 1784 | Telangana | 7 | 70 | 75,5 | 44,50 | 0 | 6 |
