360+ players are taking part at 36th National Under-9 Open and Girls 2023
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- 03/11/2023
Over 360 children are taking part at 36th National Under-9 Open and Girls Chess Championships 2023. Round 9 starts today from 1:30 p.m. IST. Seraikela Kharsawan District Chess Association is organizing the tournaments at The Wave International in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. The seven-day eleven-round Swiss league Rating tournaments have a total prize fund ₹500000, ₹250000 in Boys and Girls section each. The top three prizes are ₹50000, ₹36000 and ₹30000 each. Safin Safarullakhan (KER), Rahul Ramakrishnan (TN), Narendra Agarwal (WB) in the Open, Sharvaanica A S (TN), Samhita Pungavanam (TN) and Aaradhya Upadhyay (RAJ) in the Girls are the top seeds. Photos: Himank Ghosh
A smooth start for the top seeds
Over 360 players are taking part at 36th National Under-9 Open and Girls 2023
The reigning Kerala State Under-9 champion - Safin Safarullakhan is the top seed in the Open section
In the Girls section, the 35th National Under-7 Girls champion - Shaarvanica A S (TN) is the top seed
Rahul Ramakrishnan (TN, right) is the second seed
Among the girls, Samhita Pungavanam (TN, left) is the second seed
Third seeded Narendra Agarwal (left) won the all-West Bengal clash against Advik Mundhada
Local kid, Arpita Kumari (JHAR) lost to third seeded - Aaradhya Upadhyay (RAJ)
Open section means girls can also participate in it. Vyom Malhotra (DEL) defeated Deepanjali Srivastava (UP)
Lighting of the lamp at the inauguration ceremony
Diri is the official mascot of 36th National Under-9 Open and Girls Chess Championship 2023
For more Inauguration ceremony and Round 1 photos, please click at the respective links.
36th National Under-9 Open and Girls 2023 Inauguration Ceremony and Round 1 highlights | Video: ChessBase India
Replay Open Round 1 games
Replay Girls Round 1 games
Open Round 1 results
| Bo. | No. | Name | Bdld | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Bdld | Rtg | Club/City | No. | PGN | ||
| 1 | 1 | AFM | Safin Safarullakhan | 1716 | Kerala | 0 | 1 - 0 | 0 | Bhaumik Kishore Das | 1014 | Assam | 127 | PGN | |||
| 2 | 128 | Navaneetha Madhavaa M M | 1009 | Tamil Nadu | 0 | 0 - 1 | 0 | Rahul Ramakrishnan | 1531 | Puducherry | 2 | PGN | ||||
| 3 | 3 | Narendra Agarwal | 1505 | West Bengal | 0 | 1 - 0 | 0 | Advik Mundhada | 1004 | West Bengal | 129 | PGN | ||||
| 4 | 130 | Suryansh Kuksal | 1001 | Uttarakhand | 0 | 0 - 1 | 0 | Aarit Kapil | 1469 | Delhi | 4 | PGN | ||||
| 5 | 5 | Vyom Malhotra | 1466 | Haryana | 0 | 1 - 0 | 0 | AIM | Deepanjali Srivastava | 0 | Uttar Pradesh | 131 | PGN | |||
| 6 | 132 | ACM | Lakshya Agrawal | 0 | Maharashtra | 0 | 0 - 1 | 0 | Nidhish Shyamal | 1464 | Telangana | 6 | ||||
| 7 | 7 | Samaksh Ashok | 1425 | Karnataka | 0 | 1 - 0 | 0 | Aadish Karna | 0 | Jharkhand | 133 | |||||
| 8 | 134 | Aadvik Hiranandani | 0 | Delhi | 0 | 0 - 1 | 0 | Avyaay Garg | 1418 | Maharashtra | 8 | |||||
| 9 | 9 | Mani Sarbartho | 1418 | West Bengal | 0 | 1 - 0 | 0 | Aadwik Agarwal | 0 | West Bengal | 135 | |||||
| 10 | 136 | Aarudh Reddy Tallapureddy | 0 | Telangana | 0 | 0 - 1 | 0 | Rishaan Jain | 1412 | Rajasthan | 10 |
Standings after Round 1
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | FED | Rtg | Bdld | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | 1 | AFM | Safin Safarullakhan | IND | 1716 | Kerala | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0,00 | ||
| 2 | Rahul Ramakrishnan | IND | 1531 | Puducherry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0,00 | ||||
| 3 | Narendra Agarwal | IND | 1505 | West Bengal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0,00 | ||||
| 4 | Aarit Kapil | IND | 1469 | Delhi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0,00 | ||||
| 5 | Vyom Malhotra | IND | 1466 | Haryana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0,00 | ||||
| 6 | Nidhish Shyamal | IND | 1464 | Telangana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0,00 | ||||
| 7 | Samaksh Ashok | IND | 1425 | Karnataka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0,00 | ||||
| 8 | Avyaay Garg | IND | 1418 | Maharashtra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0,00 | ||||
| 9 | Mani Sarbartho | IND | 1418 | West Bengal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0,00 | ||||
| 10 | Rishaan Jain | IND | 1412 | Rajasthan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0,00 | ||||
| 11 | Abhinav Anand | IND | 1395 | Karnataka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0,00 | ||||
| 12 | Vairaj Sogerwal | IND | 1395 | Haryana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0,00 | ||||
| 13 | Advik Amit Agrawal | IND | 1368 | Maharashtra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0,00 | ||||
| 14 | Arjun Singh | IND | 1357 | Maharashtra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0,00 | ||||
| 15 | ACM | Praneeshwar Madhavan | IND | 1345 | Tamil Nadu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0,00 | |||
| 16 | Krithik Muthukumar | IND | 1337 | Tamil Nadu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0,00 | ||||
| 17 | Soni Vivan | IND | 1337 | Maharashtra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0,00 | ||||
| 19 | ACM | Sri Shiva Tejo Karthikeya K | IND | 1333 | Telangana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0,00 | |||
| 20 | ACM | Aryan Goyal | IND | 1326 | Delhi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0,00 |
Round 2 pairings
| Bo. | No. | Name | Bdld | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Bdld | Rtg | Club/City | No. | ||
| 1 | 66 | Mukil R | 1153 | Maharashtra | 1 | 1 | AFM | Safin Safarullakhan | 1716 | Kerala | 1 | ||||
| 2 | 2 | Rahul Ramakrishnan | 1531 | Puducherry | 1 | 1 | Monodeep Dhar | 1169 | Assam | 61 | |||||
| 3 | 68 | Aditya Ashish Patel | 1149 | Gujarat | 1 | 1 | Narendra Agarwal | 1505 | West Bengal | 3 | |||||
| 4 | 4 | Aarit Kapil | 1469 | Delhi | 1 | 1 | Krishoth P | 1166 | Tamil Nadu | 63 | |||||
| 5 | 69 | Debapriya Biswal | 1147 | Odisha | 1 | 1 | Vyom Malhotra | 1466 | Haryana | 5 | |||||
| 6 | 6 | Nidhish Shyamal | 1464 | Telangana | 1 | 1 | Ishaan Bhansali | 1156 | Karnataka | 65 | |||||
| 7 | 72 | Vihaan Garg | 1141 | Delhi | 1 | 1 | Samaksh Ashok | 1425 | Karnataka | 7 | |||||
| 8 | 8 | Avyaay Garg | 1418 | Maharashtra | 1 | 1 | Nirvana Kumar | 1150 | Uttar Pradesh | 67 | |||||
| 9 | 78 | Medhansh Dinesh Poojary | 1132 | Maharashtra | 1 | 1 | Mani Sarbartho | 1418 | West Bengal | 9 | |||||
| 10 | 10 | Rishaan Jain | 1412 | Rajasthan | 1 | 1 | Ishaan Kandi | 1144 | Telangana | 71 |
Girls Round 1 results
| Bo. | No. | Name | Bdld | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Bdld | Rtg | Club/City | No. | PGN | ||
| 1 | 59 | Anwesha Chhajlani | 0 | Madhya Pradesh | 0 | 0 - 1 | 0 | Sharvaanica A S | 1430 | Tamil Nadu | 1 | PGN | ||||
| 2 | 2 | Samhita Pungavanam | 1345 | Telangana | 0 | 1 - 0 | 0 | Arnica Dash | 0 | Odisha | 60 | PGN | ||||
| 3 | 61 | Arpita Kumari | 0 | Jharkhand | 0 | 0 - 1 | 0 | Aaradhya Upadhyay | 1271 | Rajasthan | 3 | PGN | ||||
| 4 | 4 | AFM | Waghle Bhumika | 1270 | Maharashtra | 0 | 1 - 0 | 0 | Arya Shree | 0 | Jharkhand | 62 | PGN | |||
| 5 | 63 | Avani Sawaikar | 0 | Goa | 0 | 0 - 1 | 0 | Dishita Dey | 1263 | Jharkhand | 5 | PGN | ||||
| 6 | 6 | Alankrita Sharma | 1260 | Jammu Kashmir | 0 | 1 - 0 | 0 | Ayushi Bag | 0 | West Bengal | 64 | |||||
| 7 | 65 | Bidushi Munshi | 0 | Jharkhand | 0 | 0 - 1 | 0 | Pooja Shree R | 1249 | Tamil Nadu | 7 | |||||
| 8 | 8 | Janaki S D | 1236 | Kerala | 0 | 1 - 0 | 0 | Bohnishree Roy | 0 | West Bengal | 66 | |||||
| 9 | 67 | Charushi B | 0 | Karnataka | 0 | 0 - 1 | 0 | Aanya Gupta | 1234 | Delhi | 9 | |||||
| 10 | 10 | Kiyana Parihar | 1233 | Rajasthan | 0 | 1 - 0 | 0 | Dhanujaa M M | 0 | Tamil Nadu | 68 |
Standings after Round 1
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | FED | Rtg | Bdld | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | 1 | Sharvaanica A S | w | IND | 1430 | Tamil Nadu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0,00 | ||
| 2 | Samhita Pungavanam | w | IND | 1345 | Telangana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0,00 | |||
| 3 | Aaradhya Upadhyay | w | IND | 1271 | Rajasthan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0,00 | |||
| 4 | AFM | Waghle Bhumika | w | IND | 1270 | Maharashtra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0,00 | ||
| 5 | Dishita Dey | w | IND | 1263 | Jharkhand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0,00 | |||
| 6 | Alankrita Sharma | w | IND | 1260 | Jammu Kashmir | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0,00 | |||
| 7 | Pooja Shree R | w | IND | 1249 | Tamil Nadu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0,00 | |||
| 8 | Janaki S D | w | IND | 1236 | Kerala | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0,00 | |||
| 9 | Aanya Gupta | w | IND | 1234 | Delhi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0,00 | |||
| 10 | Kiyana Parihar | w | IND | 1233 | Rajasthan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0,00 | |||
| 11 | Aaradhya Das | w | IND | 1198 | Tripura | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0,00 | |||
| 12 | Bhavanya Panchumarthi | w | IND | 1192 | Andhra Pradesh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0,00 | |||
| 14 | Divi Bijesh | w | IND | 1170 | Kerala | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0,00 | |||
| 16 | Manya Abhishek Drolia | w | IND | 1161 | Gujarat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0,00 | |||
| 17 | Narayanan Rishitha | w | IND | 1157 | Andhra Pradesh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0,00 | |||
| 18 | Tvesha Ashish Jain | w | IND | 1154 | Maharashtra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0,00 | |||
| 19 | Leah R Joseph | w | IND | 1146 | Karnataka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0,00 | |||
| 22 | Deepthaashri Ravi Ganesh | w | IND | 1114 | Tamil Nadu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0,00 | |||
| 23 | Rashi Warudkar | w | IND | 1081 | Chhattisgarh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0,00 | |||
| 24 | Nistha Saikia | w | IND | 1067 | Assam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0,00 |
Round 2 pairings
| Bo. | No. | Name | Bdld | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Bdld | Rtg | Club/City | No. | ||
| 1 | 1 | Sharvaanica A S | 1430 | Tamil Nadu | 1 | 1 | Fecilika Fiance S | 1043 | Tamil Nadu | 34 | |||||
| 2 | 36 | Dhanyashree R | 1037 | Tamil Nadu | 1 | 1 | Samhita Pungavanam | 1345 | Telangana | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 3 | Aaradhya Upadhyay | 1271 | Rajasthan | 1 | 1 | Potnuru Satvika | 1033 | Andhra Pradesh | 38 | |||||
| 4 | 39 | Akshaya Narahari | 1032 | Telangana | 1 | 1 | AFM | Waghle Bhumika | 1270 | Maharashtra | 4 | ||||
| 5 | 5 | Dishita Dey | 1263 | Jharkhand | 1 | 1 | Gyana Anwita Boddu | 1029 | Andhra Pradesh | 40 | |||||
| 6 | 41 | Shrhi Harini Anandkannan | 1026 | Puducherry | 1 | 1 | Alankrita Sharma | 1260 | Jammu Kashmir | 6 | |||||
| 7 | 7 | Pooja Shree R | 1249 | Tamil Nadu | 1 | 1 | Aligi Amrutha Hemal | 1012 | Tamil Nadu | 42 | |||||
| 8 | 43 | Haasini Udayakumar | 1001 | Karnataka | 1 | 1 | Janaki S D | 1236 | Kerala | 8 | |||||
| 9 | 9 | Aanya Gupta | 1234 | Delhi | 1 | 1 | Aarini Singh | 0 | Gujarat | 46 | |||||
| 10 | 45 | Aahna Ajish | 0 | Tamil Nadu | 1 | 1 | Kiyana Parihar | 1233 | Rajasthan | 10 |
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