Mary Ann clinches Velammal AICF WGM 2024 with a round to spare
WGM Mary Ann Gomes won Velammal AICF WGM Round-Robin 2024 when she drew against WGM Nino Maisuradze (FRA) in Round 10. The remaining four games ending in draws meant no other player has a mathematical chance to catch up with her. Mary had an opportunity to gain material and win against Nino. However, she missed and the game ended in a draw. IM Elena Sedina (ITA) needed to call her opponent WIM Angela Franco Valencia's (COL) bluff when she offered her rook as a sacrifice. In reality, Elena could have captured the rook and there would be no dire consequences for it. Final Round 11 starts today at 10 a.m. IST. Photos: FI Niklesh Jain
Mary Ann dominates the field
WGM Mary Ann Gomes may not play a lot of tournaments but when she does, she delivers stellar performances. For the last three years, she won a Silver medal at four major events - World Team Women's 2021, Asian Continental Blitz Women 2022, Asian Continental Women 2023, National Women 2022 and 2023. She also eliminated former World Rapid and three-time World Blitz Women's champion, GM Kateryna Lagno at FIDE Women's World Cup 2023 Round 2 tie-breaks. Thus, this performance does not come as a surprise. She is well-known for delivering great performances and rising up to the occasion when the opportunity arises.
Nino - Mary Ann
WGM Mary Ann Gomes (2322) had an opportunity to win the game. She needed to play 27...g4 as that would have forced White to give up a material. The game continued 27...Kh8 and WGM Nino Maisuradze (FRA, 2254) escaped with a draw.
Elena - Angela
WIM Angela Franco Valencia (COL, 2095) offered her f4-rook as a sacrifice when she played 25...h6. Is it a sound sacrifice? Try to find out the answer.
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Round 10 results
Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | PGN | ||||
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1 | 12 | 2134 | WIM | Bommini, Mounika Akshaya | + - - | Rindhiya, V | 1953 | 11 | ||||
2 | 1 | 2389 | Velpula, Sarayu | ½ - ½ | WGM | Uuriintuya, Uurtsaikh | 2288 | 10 | PGN | |||
3 | 2 | 2242 | WIM | Mahalakshmi, M | ½ - ½ | WGM | Enkhtuul, Altan-Ulzii | 2195 | 9 | PGN | ||
4 | 3 | 2175 | WIM | Chitlange, Sakshi | ½ - ½ | WIM | Monnisha, G K | 2202 | 8 | PGN | ||
5 | 4 | 2161 | IM | Sedina, Elena | ½ - ½ | WIM | Franco Valencia, Angela | 2095 | 7 | PGN | ||
6 | 5 | 2254 | WGM | Maisuradze, Nino | ½ - ½ | WGM | Gomes, Mary Ann | 2322 | 6 | PGN |
Standings after Round 10
Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | Rp | ||
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1 | 6 | WGM | Gomes, Mary Ann | IND | 2322 | 8 | 0 | 36,25 | 6 | 2435 | |
2 | 9 | WGM | Enkhtuul, Altan-Ulzii | MGL | 2195 | 6,5 | 0,5 | 34,75 | 3 | 2312 | |
3 | 1 | Velpula, Sarayu | IND | 2389 | 6,5 | 0,5 | 31,50 | 4 | 2317 | ||
4 | 4 | IM | Sedina, Elena | ITA | 2161 | 6 | 0 | 27,75 | 2 | 2277 | |
5 | 3 | WIM | Chitlange, Sakshi | IND | 2175 | 5,5 | 0 | 24,25 | 3 | 2240 | |
6 | 12 | WIM | Bommini, Mounika Akshaya | IND | 2134 | 5 | 1 | 23,50 | 3 | 2179 | |
7 | 10 | WGM | Uuriintuya, Uurtsaikh | MGL | 2288 | 5 | 0 | 23,25 | 4 | 2171 | |
8 | 7 | WIM | Franco Valencia, Angela | COL | 2095 | 4,5 | 0 | 20,75 | 2 | 2170 | |
9 | 2 | WIM | Mahalakshmi, M | IND | 2242 | 4 | 0,5 | 16,00 | 2 | 2116 | |
10 | 8 | WIM | Monnisha, G K | IND | 2202 | 4 | 0,5 | 15,25 | 2 | 2133 | |
11 | 5 | WGM | Maisuradze, Nino | FRA | 2254 | 3,5 | 0 | 21,50 | 1 | 2096 | |
12 | 11 | Rindhiya, V | IND | 1953 | 1,5 | 0 | 5,75 | 1 | 1977 |
Round 11 pairings
Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | PGN | ||||
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1 | 6 | 2322 | WGM | Gomes, Mary Ann | WIM | Bommini, Mounika Akshaya | 2134 | 12 | ||||
2 | 7 | 2095 | WIM | Franco Valencia, Angela | WGM | Maisuradze, Nino | 2254 | 5 | ||||
3 | 8 | 2202 | WIM | Monnisha, G K | IM | Sedina, Elena | 2161 | 4 | ||||
4 | 9 | 2195 | WGM | Enkhtuul, Altan-Ulzii | WIM | Chitlange, Sakshi | 2175 | 3 | ||||
5 | 10 | 2288 | WGM | Uuriintuya, Uurtsaikh | WIM | Mahalakshmi, M | 2242 | 2 | ||||
6 | 11 | 1953 | Rindhiya, V | Velpula, Sarayu | 2389 | 1 |