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Velammal AICF WGM Round Robin 2024 is off to a great start

by Shahid Ahmed - 19/03/2024

Velammal AICF WGM Round-Robin 2024 has made a great start. Five out of the six games ended decisively. WGM-elect WIM Sakshi Chitlange and WIM Monnisha G K defeated WGM Uurtsaikh Uuriintuya (MGL) and WGM Nino Maisuradze (FRA) respectively. Top seed, Sarayu Velpula started her tournament with a victory over WIM Mounika Akshaya. WIM Mahalakshmi M and WGM Mary Ann Gomes are the remaining two winners. They defeated V Rindhiya and WIM Angela Franco Valencia (COL) respectively. The total prize fund of the tournament is ₹1000000. The top three prizes are ₹250000, ₹150000 and ₹130000 each. The first of the three double rounds will be played today. Round 2 starts at 9:30 a.m. IST. Photos: FI Niklesh Jain

Sakshi and Monnisha beat WGMs

WGM-elect WIM Sakshi Chitlange scored a well contested win over WGM Uurtsaikh Uuriintuya (MGL)

Sarayu Velpula - WIM Mounika Akshaya: 1-0

WIM Mahalakshmi M - Rindhiya V: 1-0

Sakshi - Uurtsaikh

Position after 49.Bc6?

WIM Sakshi Chitlange (2175) made a mistake 49.Bc6? Black can just simply take the b5-pawn Bxb5 now Bxb5 runs into Ne4+ and Black is out of danger. Instead, WGM Uurtsaikh Uuriintuya (MGL, 2288) missed this and played 49...h5?? which turned things in White's favor 50.b6 Ba6 51.Kd5 Nc4 52.Bg5+ and White won the game in another ten moves.

WIM Sakshi Chitlange - WGM Uurtsaikh Uuriintuya (MGL): 1-0

IM Elena Sedina (FRA) - WGM Altan-Ulzii Enkhtuul (MGL): 0.5-0.5

Maisuradze - Monnisha

Position after 17.axb5

While 17...Nb3 is the obvious move to fork the rooks and gain an exchange, there was a better move with a similar idea of gaining an exchange. Try to find it.

WIM Monnisha G K defeated WGM Nino Maisuradze (FRA) comfortably

WGM Mary Ann Gomes made a winning start against WIM Angela Franco Valencia (COL)

Replay Round 1 games

Round 1 results

Bo.No.Rtg NameResultName RtgNo.PGN
112389
Velpula, Sarayu1 - 0WIMBommini, Mounika Akshaya
213412PGN
222242
WIMMahalakshmi, M1 - 0Rindhiya, V
195311PGN
332175
WIMChitlange, Sakshi1 - 0WGMUuriintuya, Uurtsaikh
228810PGN
442161
IMSedina, Elena½ - ½WGMEnkhtuul, Altan-Ulzii
21959PGN
552254
WGMMaisuradze, Nino0 - 1WIMMonnisha, G K
22028PGN
662322
WGMGomes, Mary Ann1 - 0WIMFranco Valencia, Angela
20957PGN

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Standings after Round 1

Rk.SNo NameFEDRtgPts. TB1  TB2  TB3 Rp
18
WIMMonnisha, G KIND2202100,0010
21
Velpula, SarayuIND2389100,0010
2
WIMMahalakshmi, MIND2242100,0010
3
WIMChitlange, SakshiIND2175100,0010
6
WGMGomes, Mary AnnIND2322100,0010
64
IMSedina, ElenaITA21610,50,50,2500
9
WGMEnkhtuul, Altan-UlziiMGL21950,50,50,2500
85
WGMMaisuradze, NinoFRA2254000,0000
7
WIMFranco Valencia, AngelaCOL2095000,0000
10
WGMUuriintuya, UurtsaikhMGL2288000,0000
11
Rindhiya, VIND1953000,0000
12
WIMBommini, Mounika AkshayaIND2134000,0000

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Round 2 pairings

Bo.No.Rtg NameResultName RtgNo.PGN
1122134
WIMBommini, Mounika AkshayaWIMFranco Valencia, Angela
20957
282202
WIMMonnisha, G KWGMGomes, Mary Ann
23226
392195
WGMEnkhtuul, Altan-UlziiWGMMaisuradze, Nino
22545
4102288
WGMUuriintuya, UurtsaikhIMSedina, Elena
21614
5111953
Rindhiya, VWIMChitlange, Sakshi
21753
612389
Velpula, SarayuWIMMahalakshmi, M
22422

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