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Harini stuns IM Eesha Karavade, three share lead |
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Wednesday, 02 November 2011 14:46 |
Top seed International Master Tania Sachdev (Delhi) kept her lead scoring over Candidate Master Bhakti Kulkarni (Goa) in the fourth round of the Velammal 38th National Women Premier Chess Championship 2011 being held at Media Centre, Nehru Stadium, Periamet, Chennai here today.
Sharing the lead at 3.5 points, with Tania, were International Master Nisha Mohota (PSPB) and Woman Grandmaster Mary Ann Gomes (AAI). Half a point behind the leaders at 3.0 points were Woman Grandmaster Padmini Rout (Orissa) and S Harini (TN) respectively.
The crucial top board game between Bhakti Kulkarni and Tania Sachdev featured Nimzo Indian defence. It was a pitched battle with both white and black going for the jugular. The middle game saw white slowly gaining the upperhand, winning a pawn in the queenside. With the clock ticking away, Tania exerted pressure and her foray into white’s kingside with her queen and rook decided the issue in her favor. Bhakti resigned on the 38th move, as she failed to thwart the forced loss of her queen for Tania’s rook.
S Harini playing IM Eesha Karavade
The upset win of the day went to hosts, as Tamil Nadu girl S Harini put it across International Master Eesha Karavade of Maharashtra. Venturing into four knights defence, offered little solace to Eesha, as Harini appeared to be on target early in the game. As early as the 12th move white got the definite edge, when Eesha overlooked the shatter of her kingside pawn structure. Further queen sortie by Harini increased the pressure on black’s defence on her harassed king. Deft handling of queen and double rook battery, netted Harini the full point by 29th move.
In other interesting games, Mary Ann Gomes brought down giant-killer Pratyusha Bodda, while Sowmya Swaminathan inched her way up defeating Shweta Gole.
In key battles slated for the next round, Tania Sachdev faces Mary Ann Gomes, Nisha Mohota takes on Padmini Rout, while defending champion Sowmya Swaminathan crosses swords with local challenger S Harini.
S Harini - IM Eesha Karavade
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5 Bc5 5.O-O d6 6.d4 exd4 7.Nxd4 Bd7 8.Bxc6 bxc6 9.Bg5 h6 10.Bh4 O-O 11.Nb3 Bb6 12.e5 dxe5 13.Bxf6 gxf6 14.Qh5 Kg7 15.Rad1 Qe7 16.Ne4 Be6 17.Rd3 Rh8 18.Rg3 Kf8 19.Qh4 f5 20.Nf6 Qd8 21.Rd3 Qe7 22.Rfd1 f4 23.Nh7 Ke8 24.Qxh6 Rxh7 25.Qxh7 Qf8 26.Qh4 f6 27.Qh5 Bf7 28.Qg4 Qh6 29.Rh3 1-0
Results (Round 4):
Bhakti Kulkarni (Goa) 2.5 lost to Tania Sachdev (Del) 3.5 , Mary Ann Gomes (AAI) 3.5 bt Pratyusha Bodda (AP) 2.5, Meenakshi Subbaraman (IA) 2.5 lost to Nisha Mohota (PSPB) 3.5, Padmini Rout (Ori) 3 beat Pon N Krithika (AICF) 2, S Harini (TN) 3 bt Eesha Karavade (Mah) 2, J saranya (TN) 2.5 drew with Swathi Ghate (LIC) 2, Sowmya Swaminathan (PSPB) 2.5 bt Shweta Gole (Mah) 1.5, A G Nimmy (Ker) 2 drew with Cholleti Sahajasri (AP) 2, Sai Meera (IB) 2.5 bt Kiran Manisha Mohanty (Ori) 1.5, A Akshaya (TN) 1.5 lost to Aarthie Ramaswamy (IA) 2, P V Nandhidhaa (TN) 1 lost to Chandika Divyasree (AP) 2, M Mahalakshmi (TN) 1 lost to R Bharathi (TN) 2, Bagyashree Thipsay (AICF) 1 lost to P Bala Kannamma (TN) 2, Swati Mohota (WB) 1.5 bt P Michelle Catherina (TN) 0.5, Supriya Joshi (Mah) 0.5 drew with Madhurima Shekhar (Del) 0.5
R R Vasudevan
Press Officer
Velammal 38th National Women Premier Chess Championship 2011
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