MPL 34th National U-14 R7-8: Mayank Chakraborty outplays Om Kadam

Anupam beats Shreya, throws the tournament wide open

The seventh round in the Girls section witnessed only three decisive games out of top 10. That changed a lot in the following round. Nine out of the top ten games ended decisively which meant Anupam Sreekumar (KER) is now joined by top seed Mrittika Mallick (WB), Rajanya Datta (WB), Aanya Roy (MAH) and Sannidhi Ramakrishna Bhat (MAH) in a five-way lead 6.5/8.

Open Round 7: John - Om: 0-1

John Veny Akkarakaran (KER, 1855) was better for the majority of the endgame against the top seed of the tournament, CM Om Manish Kadam (MAH, 2144). A questionable rook exchange followed by an inaccurate knight retreat, turned things completely in favor of Om.

The f3-pawn was a goner. 55.Qc8 would have been a better continuation for White. 55.Nb4 drops both c3 and f3 as happened in the game Qg1+ 56.Ke2 Qe3+ 57.Kd1 Qxc3 58.Nc2 Qxf3+ and it's over for White. The queen being misplaced at a8 reduced White's fighting chances.

Round 8: Om - Mayank: 0-1

Mayank Chakraborty (ASM, 2015) launched a beautiful attack at the center of the board against CM Om Manish Kadam (MAH, 2144).

19...f4 is the prelude to the deadly attack. 20.Bg1 e4 21.fxe4 Bg5 22.Bd4 f3 disintegrated White's position in a hurry. Black forced a resignation in five more moves.

Girls Round 8: Anupam - Shreya: 1-0

Anupam M Sreekumar (KER, 1673) got a substantial advantage in the middlegame after Shreya G Hipparagi (MAH, 1548) went for an incorrect pawn break at the center of the board.

18.d5 visibly signifies that White's position is much pleasant to play and better. Even if 18...Bd7 was played instead of 18...Bb7, 19.Nd6 Re7 20.axb5 c4 21.Rxa6 would have still remained better for White. Anupam seized her advantage 19.axb5 axb5 20.c4 slowly dismantled Black's position and went on to win the game.

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A total of 214 players in the Open and 107 players in the Girls tournament are taking part. It is organized by Gujarat State Chess Association. Both tournaments are taking place at Rajpath Club, Ahmedabad, Gujarat from 9th to 14th May 2022. The eleven-round Swiss league tournament has a time control of 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.

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