MPL 48th National Women R2: Sunyuktha shines against Isha

by Shahid Ahmed - 28/12/2022

Sunyuktha C M N (TN) scored a clinical victory over WIM Isha Sharma (KAR) in the second round of MPL 48th National Women Chess Championship 2022. WCM Bristy Mukherjee (WB) defeated her statemate WIM Arpita Mukherjee (WB) after the latter missed a checkmate combination. Reigning Telangana State Women and Junior Girls champion, Sarayu Velpula held WIM Mahalakshmi M (RSPB) to a draw. A total of 22 women are at 2/2 including the top two seeds WGM Vantika Agrawal (DEL) and the defending champion, WGM Divya Deshmukh (MAH). Round 3 starts today at 10:30 a.m. Photo: Maharashtra Chess Association

Bristy swindles Arpita

Sunyuktha C M N (TN) played a model game against WIM Isha Sharma (KAR).The West Bengal State Junior Girls 2021 champion, WCM Bristy Mukherjee defeated WIM Arpita Mukherjee for the second time in 3.5 weeks. Rutuja Bakshi (MAH) seized her opportunity against CM Aparajita Gochhikar (ODI).

Sunyuktha C M N defeated WIM Isha Sharma comfortably | Photo: Maharashtra Chess Association

Official logo of MPL 48th National Women Chess Championship 2022 | Photo: Chess Association Kolhapur

Isha - Sunyuktha: 0-1

Sunyuktha C M N (TN, 1820) launched a very simple yet devastating attack on WIM Isha Sharma's (KAR, 2212) king.

Position after 20...b4

Whether White takes on b4 or not, there is no good way to prevent the onslaught which Black has planned. 21.cxb4 Rxb4 22.b3 Na3+ 23.Kb2 d5 opening up the bishop's path. 24.exd5 will be met by e4! Hence, 24.Qc3 Qxc3+ 25.Kxc3 Rc8+ 26.Kb2 Rc2+ 27.Ka1 dxe4 28.Bg4 Rd4 29.Ne3 Bb4 and White resigned as Bc3# threat is unstoppable.

Bristy - Arpita: 1-0

WCM Bristy Mukherjee (WB, 1817) opted for the Bird's opening 1.f4 against WIM Arpita Mukherjee (WB, 2211). It quickly transposed into a Stonewall structure. Despite having an advantageous position for the better part of the game, Arpita missed a simple checkmate combination.

Position after 34.Rc7

34.Rc7 has one threat 35.Rxf7+ Kxf7 36.Qxg6+ Kf8 37.Qg8#. 34...Ne3 would have defended the g6-pawn and Black would have been out of trouble after Ng4. She completely overlooked and enabled White's idea 34...Rb1 35.Rxf7+ and Black resigned.

WCM Bristy Mukherjee 2/2 | Photo: Maharashtra Chess Association

Aparajita - Rutuja

Position after 31...Qb6+

Sometimes letting things go is the best thing to do. Here White should have let the d2-rook go 32.Kh1 Rxd2 33.Nxh6+ Kg7 34.Qxg5+ Kh8 35.Qh4 and both players would have been forced to repeat moves and make a draw. However, 32.Rdf2 self-pinning the rook allowed Black to go 32...Rxf5 33.Bxf5 Bxf1 34.fxg5 Nd1 and White cannot save the rook.

Rutuja Bakshi 2/2 | Photo: Maharashtra Chess Association

The tournament hall at Sanjay Ghodawat University | Photo: Maharashtra Chess Association

A total of 102 players including 3 IMs, 7 WGMs and 12 WIMs are taking part in this tournament organized by Chess Association Kolhapur. The event is taking place at Sanjay Ghodawat University, Kolhapur, Maharasahtra from 26th December 2022 to 5th January 2023. The 11-round Swiss league tournament has a time control of 90 minutes for 40 moves followed by 30 minutes with an increment of 30 seconds from move no.1

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Round 2 results

Bo.	No.		Name	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Rtg	Club/City	No.	PGN
1	1	WGM	Vantika Agrawal	2352	Delhi	1	1 - 0	1	WFM	Lakshmi C	1974	Tamil Nadu	30	PGN
2	33	WFM	Bhagyashree Patil	1920	Maharashtra	1	0 - 1	1	WGM	Divya Deshmukh	2347	Maharashtra	2	PGN
3	35	WFM	Patil Mitali	1877	Maharashtra	1	0 - 1	1	WGM	Gomes Mary Ann	2320	PSPB	4	PGN
4	5	IM	Kulkarni Bhakti	2319	Goa	1	1 - 0	1		Mrittika Mallick	1867	West Bengal	36	PGN
5	37		Velpula Sarayu	1847	Telangana	1	½ - ½	1	WIM	Mahalakshmi M	2257	RSPB	6	PGN
6	7	WIM	Pujari Rucha	2229	Maharashtra	1	1 - 0	1		Femil Chelladurai	1824	Tamil Nadu	38	PGN
7	39	WFM	Potluri Supreetha	1823	Andhra Pradesh	1	0 - 1	1	WIM	Chitlange Sakshi	2213	Maharashtra	8	PGN
8	9	WIM	Sharma Isha	2212	Karnataka	1	0 - 1	1		Sunyuktha C M N	1820	Tamil Nadu	40	PGN
9	41	WCM	Bristy Mukherjee	1817	West Bengal	1	1 - 0	1	WIM	Arpita Mukherjee	2211	West Bengal	10	PGN
10	11	WGM	Srija Seshadri	2204	Tamil Nadu	1	1 - 0	1		Anjali R. Sagar	1804	Gujarat	42	PGN

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Round 3 pairings

Bo.	No.		Name	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Rtg	Club/City	No.
1	16	WIM	Bommini Mounika Akshaya	2135	Andhra Pradesh	2		2	WGM	Vantika Agrawal	2352	Delhi	1
2	2	WGM	Divya Deshmukh	2347	Maharashtra	2		2	WFM	Shah Vishwa	2128	Maharashtra	17
3	4	WGM	Gomes Mary Ann	2320	PSPB	2		2	WFM	Nimmy A.G.	2110	Kerala	21
4	18		Bakshi Rutuja	2127	Maharashtra	2		2	IM	Kulkarni Bhakti	2319	Goa	5
5	20	WIM	Makhija Aashna	2123	Maharashtra	2		2	WIM	Pujari Rucha	2229	Maharashtra	7
6	8	WIM	Chitlange Sakshi	2213	Maharashtra	2		2	WGM	Swati Ghate	2089	LIC	25
7	22	WFM	Deodhar Vrushali Umesh	2108	Maharashtra	2		2	WGM	Srija Seshadri	2204	Tamil Nadu	11
8	12	WIM	Aakanksha Hagawane	2202	Maharashtra	2		2	WIM	Tejaswini Sagar	2060	Gujarat	27
9	24	WGM	Kiran Manisha Mohanty	2096	LIC	2		2	WIM	Pandey Srishti	2198	Maharashtra	13
10	14	IM	Mohota Nisha	2197	PSPB	2		2	WCM	Bristy Mukherjee	1817	West Bengal	41

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