Mary Ann Gomes ends Velammal AICF WGM 2024 on a high note, Sarayu Velpula third
WGM Mary Ann Gomes defeated WIM Mounika Akshaya in the final round of Velammal AICF WGM Round-Robin 2024. Mary Ann had already won the tournament in the previous round. The last round win in an exciting battle was just to reassert her dominance over the competition. She finished a staggering 1.5 points ahead of the field scoring 9/11. WGM Enkhtuul Altan-Ulzii (MGL) and WIM Sarayu Velpula scored 7.5/11 each. They secured second and third place respectively. Sarayu had already earned her final WIM-norm last month. She scored her fourth WIM-norm at this event. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹1000000. The top three prizes were ₹250000, ₹150000 and ₹130000 each. Photos: FI Niklesh Jain and TNSCA
Fourth WIM-norm for Sarayu Velpula
Sarayu Velpula became a WIM last month when she scored her final WIM-norm at Rudar VI GM Round Robin tournament at Pozarevac in Serbia. She scored her fourth WIM-norm at this event. WGM Mary Ann Gomes, WIM Enkhtuul Altan-Ulzii (MGL) and IM Elena Sedina (ITA) are the only three players to remain undefeated.
Mary Ann - Mounika
WIM Mounika Akshaya (2134) started a nice sequence by temporarily sacrificing her bishop 19...Bxh2+. It is not actually a sacrifice because 20.Kxh2 runs into Qd6+ and Black recovers the minor piece. 20.Kh1 Rxc6 21.Rxc6 Ne4 22.dxe4 White is forced to take to avoid draw by perpetual check Qh4 23.Bf3 Ne5 24.Bxe5 Bxe5+ 25.Kg1 Qh2+ 26.Kf1 Bxa1 27.exd5 exd5 28.Qxd5 Rb8 29.Nc5 Qh1+ 30.Ke2 Bc3 31.Bh5 Bc2? 32.Bxf7+ and White won the game in the next few moves.
The newly elected AICF Secretary, Dev Patel, was present at the closing ceremony. He announced that there will be more events of this stature in the future.
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Round 11 results
Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | |||||
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1 | 6 | 2322 | WGM | Gomes, Mary Ann | 1 - 0 | WIM | Bommini, Mounika Akshaya | 2134 | 12 | |||
2 | 7 | 2095 | WIM | Franco Valencia, Angela | ½ - ½ | WGM | Maisuradze, Nino | 2254 | 5 | |||
3 | 8 | 2202 | WIM | Monnisha, G K | ½ - ½ | IM | Sedina, Elena | 2161 | 4 | |||
4 | 9 | 2195 | WGM | Enkhtuul, Altan-Ulzii | 1 - 0 | WIM | Chitlange, Sakshi | 2175 | 3 | |||
5 | 10 | 2288 | WGM | Uuriintuya, Uurtsaikh | 1 - 0 | WIM | Mahalakshmi, M | 2242 | 2 | |||
6 | 11 | 1953 | Rindhiya, V | 0 - 1 | Velpula, Sarayu | 2389 | 1 |
Final standings
Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | Rp | ||
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1 | 6 | WGM | Gomes, Mary Ann | IND | 2322 | 9 | 0 | 45,25 | 7 | 2452 | |
2 | 9 | WGM | Enkhtuul, Altan-Ulzii | MGL | 2195 | 7,5 | 0,5 | 44,25 | 4 | 2336 | |
3 | 1 | Velpula, Sarayu | IND | 2389 | 7,5 | 0,5 | 35,50 | 5 | 2317 | ||
4 | 4 | IM | Sedina, Elena | ITA | 2161 | 6,5 | 0 | 32,50 | 2 | 2269 | |
5 | 10 | WGM | Uuriintuya, Uurtsaikh | MGL | 2288 | 6 | 0 | 30,50 | 5 | 2217 | |
6 | 3 | WIM | Chitlange, Sakshi | IND | 2175 | 5,5 | 0 | 26,50 | 3 | 2203 | |
7 | 7 | WIM | Franco Valencia, Angela | COL | 2095 | 5 | 1 | 23,75 | 2 | 2174 | |
8 | 12 | WIM | Bommini, Mounika Akshaya | IND | 2134 | 5 | 0 | 25,50 | 3 | 2160 | |
9 | 8 | WIM | Monnisha, G K | IND | 2202 | 4,5 | 0 | 19,75 | 2 | 2136 | |
10 | 2 | WIM | Mahalakshmi, M | IND | 2242 | 4 | 1 | 17,75 | 2 | 2095 | |
11 | 5 | WGM | Maisuradze, Nino | FRA | 2254 | 4 | 0 | 25,75 | 1 | 2094 | |
12 | 11 | Rindhiya, V | IND | 1953 | 1,5 | 0 | 6,50 | 1 | 1979 |