36th National Under-9 Open and Girls Round 6-7: Advik Amit Agrawal goes 7/7

by Himank Ghosh - 06/11/2023

After 7 rounds of play at the National Under-9 Championships, Advik Amit Agrawal (1378, MAH) is dominating the Open section with a perfect score of 7/7 points. The reigning National Under-7 Champion Sarbartho Mani (1418, WB) is his closest competitor with 6.5/7 points. In the Girls section, 4 players share the lead with 6/7 points. Samhita Pungavanam's unbeaten 6/6 streak was broken by Divi Bijesh in the 7th round. The 8th round starts today 9:30 AM IST. Photos: Himank Ghosh

Advik Amit Agrawal has a perfect score

Advik Amit Agrawal (1368, MAH) is playing some amazing chess in the National Under-9 Championships. After 7 rounds of play, he is leading the rankings with a perfect 7/7 points!

Advik gives a nice big smile before the start of the 7th round!

In the 7th round, Advik took down Vairaj Sogerwal (1395, HAR) with the White pieces, creating a very strong attack on the Black kingside. His energetic play has rewarded him greatly so far!

Advik gives an intense stare to his opponent Vairaj deep in thought during the opening

Advik - Vairaj, Round 7 Open

Both the players were trying to attack on opposite sides of the board - Vairaj on the Queenside, and Advik on the Kingside. In such situations, both players need to play energetically - and here is where Advik succeeded. A couple of slow moves from his opponent (19...Nd8, 21...Kh8) and Advik started a huge attack with 21.f4 and 22.f5, breaking open the Kingside and winning decisive material to clinch the game.

The reigning National Under-7 Champion Sarbartho Mani (1418, WB) won a nice game with the Black pieces against Nirvaan Nirav Shah (1290, MAH) in just 28 moves. He is trailing behind Advik right now with a score of 6.5/7 points!

The battle between Sarbartho and Nirvaan in board 2 of the 6th round.

Nirvaan - Sarbartho, Round 6 Open

Position after 17. Rac1

17. Rac1 just loses a pawn, and Sarbartho found it immideatly - 17...Nxd4! 18. Qxd7 Nxf3+ 20. gxf3 Rxd7 and White went on to win the game comfortably being a healthy pawn up.

Samhita Pungavanam (1345,TEL) scored a beautiful win with the Black pieces against Pooja Shree R (1249, MAH). White made the mistake of opening her Kingside pawn structure too much, and had to pay the price dearly!

Samhita played a brilliant attacking game in the 6th round

Pooja - Samhita, Round 6 Girls

Position after 15.g4

This is just a overextension of the position. Samhita found the nice tactical shot 15...Nxg4! 16. hxg4 Bxg4 17. Be2 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 g4! 19. Bg2 Bxf2+ winning decisive material. What a fantastic attack!

In the 7th round, it was Divi Bijesh (1170, KER) who broke Samhita's unbeaten streak. Samhita had a worse position out of the opening, and could never really recover. Divi won quite comfortably with the Black pieces in just 35 moves.

Thanks to this win, Divi is now one of the co-leaders with 6/7 points!

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Maharashtra's Chirag Lahoti celebrated his birthday in the playing hall!

The Chief guest of Round 7 being felicitated with a memento!

Deepanjali Srivastava (UP) is the only female player in the Open section!

All the players of Jharkhand taking part in this National Under-9 Championships!

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Open Round 7 results

Bo.	No.		Name	Bdld	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Bdld	Rtg	Club/City	No.	PGN
1	13		Advik Amit Agrawal		1368	Maharashtra	6	1 - 0	5½		Vairaj Sogerwal		1395	Haryana	12	PGN
2	9		Mani Sarbartho		1418	West Bengal	5½	1 - 0	5½		Krithik Muthukumar		1337	Tamil Nadu	16	PGN
3	29		Oishik Mondal		1281	West Bengal	5	0 - 1	5		Rahul Ramakrishnan		1531	Puducherry	2	PGN
4	3		Narendra Agarwal		1505	West Bengal	5	0 - 1	5		Jai Prakash Vanum		1287	Andhra Pradesh	26	PGN
5	45		Sarvesh E		1222	Tamil Nadu	5	1 - 0	5		Aarit Kapil		1469	Delhi	4	PGN
6	7		Samaksh Ashok		1425	Karnataka	5	1 - 0	5	AFM	Venkata Naga Karthik Malladi		1317	Karnataka	22
7	19	ACM	Sri Shiva Tejo Karthikeya K		1333	Telangana	5	0 - 1	5	AFM	Ar Saisharvesh		1207	Tamil Nadu	50
8	1	AFM	Safin Safarullakhan		1716	Kerala	4½	1 - 0	4½		Viaan Samir Makhani		1286	Gujarat	28
9	27		Rishen Jilowa		1287	Rajasthan	4½	1 - 0	4½		Avyaay Garg		1418	Maharashtra	8
10	31		Saksham Upadhyay		1266	Maharashtra	4½	½ - ½	4½		Rishaan Jain		1412	Rajasthan	10

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Standings after Round 7

Rk.	SNo		Name	sex	FED	Rtg	Bdld	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	13		Advik Amit Agrawal		IND	1368		Maharashtra	7	28,5	31	31,00
2	9		Mani Sarbartho		IND	1418		West Bengal	6,5	28,5	29,5	27,50
3	2		Rahul Ramakrishnan		IND	1531		Puducherry	6	28,5	32,5	27,25
4	7		Samaksh Ashok		IND	1425		Karnataka	6	28,5	30	25,00
5	45		Sarvesh E		IND	1222		Tamil Nadu	6	27	29,5	25,50
6	26		Jai Prakash Vanum		IND	1287		Andhra Pradesh	6	26,5	28,5	23,75
7	50	AFM	Ar Saisharvesh		IND	1207		Tamil Nadu	6	25	27	23,25
8	12		Vairaj Sogerwal		IND	1395		Haryana	5,5	32,5	35,5	25,75
9	23		Nirvaan Nirav Shah		IND	1290		Maharashtra	5,5	29,5	32	23,00
10	37		Joshua Mark Telles		IND	1235		Goa	5,5	29	31	22,75
11	16		Krithik Muthukumar		IND	1337		Tamil Nadu	5,5	28,5	31,5	22,00
12	24		Sathvik Gulakaram		IND	1290		Telangana	5,5	26,5	28	21,25
13	1	AFM	Safin Safarullakhan		IND	1716		Kerala	5,5	25,5	29	22,50
14	27		Rishen Jilowa		IND	1287		Rajasthan	5,5	25,5	28	21,25
15	30		Kiyan Kevalkumar Patel		IND	1275		Gujarat	5,5	23	25,5	19,50
16	22	AFM	Venkata Naga Karthik Malladi		IND	1317		Karnataka	5	31,5	34,5	21,50
17	19	ACM	Sri Shiva Tejo Karthikeya K		IND	1333		Telangana	5	29,5	33	22,00
18	4		Aarit Kapil		IND	1469		Delhi	5	29,5	33	21,00
19	54		Dhruv Gupta		IND	1191		Delhi	5	29,5	31	19,00
20	3		Narendra Agarwal		IND	1505		West Bengal	5	29	32,5	21,50

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Round 8 pairings

Bo.	No.		Name	Bdld	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Bdld	Rtg	Club/City	No.
1	9		Mani Sarbartho		1418	West Bengal	6½		7		Advik Amit Agrawal		1368	Maharashtra	13
2	2		Rahul Ramakrishnan		1531	Puducherry	6		6		Sarvesh E		1222	Tamil Nadu	45
3	50	AFM	Ar Saisharvesh		1207	Tamil Nadu	6		6		Samaksh Ashok		1425	Karnataka	7
4	26		Jai Prakash Vanum		1287	Andhra Pradesh	6		5½	AFM	Safin Safarullakhan		1716	Kerala	1
5	12		Vairaj Sogerwal		1395	Haryana	5½		5½		Nirvaan Nirav Shah		1290	Maharashtra	23
6	16		Krithik Muthukumar		1337	Tamil Nadu	5½		5½		Rishen Jilowa		1287	Rajasthan	27
7	24		Sathvik Gulakaram		1290	Telangana	5½		5½		Joshua Mark Telles		1235	Goa	37
8	30		Kiyan Kevalkumar Patel		1275	Gujarat	5½		5		Narendra Agarwal		1505	West Bengal	3
9	4		Aarit Kapil		1469	Delhi	5		5		Aaryavrat Rasiket Naik Desai		1140	Goa	73
10	36		Arav Dhoot		1242	Maharashtra	5		5		Vyom Malhotra		1466	Haryana	5

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Girls Round 7 results

Bo.	No.		Name	Bdld	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	Result	Pts.	Name	Bdld	Rtg	Club/City	No.	PGN
1	2		Samhita Pungavanam		1345	Telangana	6	0 - 1	5	Divi Bijesh		1170	Kerala	14	PGN
2	8		Janaki S D		1236	Kerala	5	1 - 0	5	Pooja Shree R		1249	Tamil Nadu	7	PGN
3	12		Bhavanya Panchumarthi		1192	Andhra Pradesh	5	1 - 0	5	Aaradhya Das		1198	Tripura	11	PGN
4	22		Deepthaashri Ravi Ganesh		1114	Tamil Nadu	4½	0 - 1	4½	Sharvaanica A S		1430	Tamil Nadu	1	PGN
5	4	AFM	Waghle Bhumika		1270	Maharashtra	4½	½ - ½	4½	Narayanan Rishitha		1157	Andhra Pradesh	17	PGN
6	18		Tvesha Ashish Jain		1154	Maharashtra	4½	0 - 1	4½	Dishita Dey		1263	Jharkhand	5
7	9		Aanya Gupta		1234	Delhi	4½	0 - 1	4½	Dhanyashree R		1037	Tamil Nadu	36
8	26		Aryahi Bhattacharya		1062	West Bengal	4½	0 - 1	4½	Kiyana Parihar		1233	Rajasthan	10
9	16		Manya Abhishek Drolia		1161	Gujarat	4½	1 - 0	4½	Leah R Joseph		1146	Karnataka	19
10	33		Ankita Raj		1044	Bihar	4	0 - 1	4	Aaradhya Upadhyay		1271	Rajasthan	3

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Standings after Round 7

Rk.	SNo		Name	sex	FED	Rtg	Bdld	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	2		Samhita Pungavanam	w	IND	1345		Telangana	6	31,5	35	29,00
2	14		Divi Bijesh	w	IND	1170		Kerala	6	29,5	31,5	26,00
3	12		Bhavanya Panchumarthi	w	IND	1192		Andhra Pradesh	6	29	31	26,00
4	8		Janaki S D	w	IND	1236		Kerala	6	28,5	31	25,25
5	1		Sharvaanica A S	w	IND	1430		Tamil Nadu	5,5	30	34	25,00
6	5		Dishita Dey	w	IND	1263		Jharkhand	5,5	29	33	24,25
7	10		Kiyana Parihar	w	IND	1233		Rajasthan	5,5	26,5	28,5	20,25
8	16		Manya Abhishek Drolia	w	IND	1161		Gujarat	5,5	25,5	28	20,25
9	36		Dhanyashree R	w	IND	1037		Tamil Nadu	5,5	25	28	20,00
10	7		Pooja Shree R	w	IND	1249		Tamil Nadu	5	32	35	23,00
11	11		Aaradhya Das	w	IND	1198		Tripura	5	30	33	21,00
12	17		Narayanan Rishitha	w	IND	1157		Andhra Pradesh	5	29,5	33,5	23,75
13	3		Aaradhya Upadhyay	w	IND	1271		Rajasthan	5	27,5	31,5	21,00
14	4	AFM	Waghle Bhumika	w	IND	1270		Maharashtra	5	27	28,5	18,00
15	83		Lakshita Sanjeev Chaudhary	w	IND	0		Uttarakhand	5	25,5	28,5	19,50
16	39		Akshaya Narahari	w	IND	1032		Telangana	5	25,5	28,5	18,00
17	25		Suzein Ahmed	w	IND	1063		Assam	5	25	27	18,00
18	34		Fecilika Fiance S	w	IND	1043		Tamil Nadu	5	25	27	16,50
19	23		Rashi Warudkar	w	IND	1081		Chhattisgarh	5	25	26	17,00
20	75		Hanishka Mishra	w	IND	0		Karnataka	5	24,5	25,5	16,50

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Round 8 pairings

Bo.	No.	Name	Bdld	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Bdld	Rtg	Club/City	No.
1	8	Janaki S D		1236	Kerala	6		6		Samhita Pungavanam		1345	Telangana	2
2	14	Divi Bijesh		1170	Kerala	6		6		Bhavanya Panchumarthi		1192	Andhra Pradesh	12
3	1	Sharvaanica A S		1430	Tamil Nadu	5½		5½		Manya Abhishek Drolia		1161	Gujarat	16
4	5	Dishita Dey		1263	Jharkhand	5½		5½		Dhanyashree R		1037	Tamil Nadu	36
5	10	Kiyana Parihar		1233	Rajasthan	5½		5		Aaradhya Upadhyay		1271	Rajasthan	3
6	25	Suzein Ahmed		1063	Assam	5		5	AFM	Waghle Bhumika		1270	Maharashtra	4
7	7	Pooja Shree R		1249	Tamil Nadu	5		5		Hanishka Mishra		0	Karnataka	75
8	11	Aaradhya Das		1198	Tripura	5		5		Lakshita Sanjeev Chaudhary		0	Uttarakhand	83
9	17	Narayanan Rishitha		1157	Andhra Pradesh	5		5		Fecilika Fiance S		1043	Tamil Nadu	34
10	39	Akshaya Narahari		1032	Telangana	5		5		Rashi Warudkar		1081	Chhattisgarh	23
11	9	Aanya Gupta		1234	Delhi	4½		4½		Aryahi Bhattacharya		1062	West Bengal	26
12	29	Vanshika Rawat		1056	Delhi	4½		4½		Tvesha Ashish Jain		1154	Maharashtra	18
13	19	Leah R Joseph		1146	Karnataka	4½		4½		Rizelle Alida Dsouza		1045	Karnataka	32
14	63	Avani Sawaikar		0	Goa	4½		4½		Varenya Lakshmi Vaka		1129	Gujarat	21
15	73	Gaurangee Sharma		0	Rajasthan	4½		4½		Deepthaashri Ravi Ganesh		1114	Tamil Nadu	22

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