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Stany and Girish A Koushik are in joint lead

28.04.10 Mangalore : Karnataka State Open FIDE Rated Chess Championship 2010
is nearing to declare the Champion. On the fourth day at the end of 8th
round Stany GA and Girish A Koushik are in joint lead with 7 point. Final
round of the Championship is scheduled to be held at 9:00 am followed by the
Prize distribution ceremony at 3:00 pm on 29.04.2010.

In the seventh round, Top board played between Yashas D of Shimoga and
Defending Champion Stany GA of Shimoga. Stany opted Carokann defense, in
the eighth move Yashas Sacrificed his Knight to get positional advantage.
Playing a combination he regained the piece and enjoyed with two pawns. In
the 31st move Stany surrendered his king to Yashas.

Former National A Player, Aravind Shasty of Bangalore played Queens pawn
opening with Karnataka State Under 15 Champion, Niranjan Navalgund of
Belgaum. Niranjan opted Grunfield defense. But experienced Shasty
converted it to miscellaneous line. In the seventh move, Niranjan captured a
pawn which helped Shastry to attack aggressively and forced Niranjan to
resign the game at 27th move.
Former State Champion Vijendra Y G of Mysore played against World Under 10
Champion Girish A Koushik of Mysore. Vijendra played Grunfield fianchetto
opening, the complicated game continued till the end of the middle game.
Vijendra offered draw at 38th move, but Girish rejected the offer and the
vigorous game ended in favour of Girish at 47th move.
In the Eighth and penultimate round, playing from the black side, Arvind
Shastry opted Carokann defense, Stany continued the game in advance
variation. Shastry gave a pawn sacrificed in the opening and hurried to gain
the it back, which turned in to be developmental advantage to Stany. Shastry
lost the game in 30 moves.
In the second board Girish A Kaushik, with white pieces played Trompowsky
variation with Yashas D. Yashas deviated from the line early in the opening
and made inferior 13th move, which gave Girish an attack. Girish forced a
checkmate threat and Yashas resigned after 38 moves.
Important Results after 8th
round.
|
Bo. |
Name |
IRtg |
Club |
Pts |
Res. |
Pts |
Name |
IRtg |
Club |
|
1 |
Stany G A |
2349 |
Shimoga |
7 |
bt |
6 |
Arvind Shastry |
2293 |
Bangalore |
|
2 |
Girish A Koushik |
2275 |
Mysore |
7 |
bt |
6 |
Yashas D |
2204 |
Shimoga |
|
3 |
Gahan M G |
2175 |
Mangalore |
5½ |
In progress |
5½ |
Karthik H S |
1881 |
Bangalore |
|
4 |
Gopalkrishna P |
2052 |
Sulia |
6½ |
bt |
5½ |
Ganesh Kumar |
1841 |
Mangalore |
|
5 |
Nihal Manjunath |
1981 |
Managlore |
6½ |
bt |
5½ |
Santoshkashyap Hg |
1984 |
Bangalore |
|
6 |
Navalgund Niranjan |
2168 |
Belgaum |
6 |
bt |
5½ |
Bhat Narayan K |
0 |
Udupi |
|
7 |
Vijendra Y G |
2072 |
Mysore |
5½ |
drew with |
5½ |
Kishan Gangolli |
1911 |
Shimoga |
|
8 |
Satvik M |
1801 |
Bangalore |
5½ |
drew with |
5½ |
Suraj M |
2066 |
Bangalore |
|
9 |
Vanessa D`souza |
1854 |
Mangalore |
6 |
bt |
5 |
Gautam J K |
1968 |
Shimoga |
|
10 |
Upendra K |
1946 |
Chennapatna |
6 |
bt |
5 |
Nisha N Patkar |
1783 |
Shimoga |
|
11 |
Rakshith R Umesh |
1665 |
Shimoga |
5½ |
drew with |
5½ |
Kulkarni Vinayak |
1942 |
Bangalore |
|
12 |
Sameer Ghotane |
1936 |
Belgaum |
5 |
Lost to |
6 |
Varma Shabdhik |
1708 |
Ujire |
|
13 |
Gavi Siddayya |
1992 |
Bangalore |
5½ |
bt |
4½ |
Amogha H A |
1663 |
Mysore |
|
14 |
Augustin A |
1890 |
Kodagu |
4½ |
Lost to |
5½ |
Akshay V Halagannavar |
0 |
Dharwad |
|
15 |
Nikhil R Umesh |
1547 |
Shimoga |
5½ |
bt |
4½ |
Kaushik R |
1873 |
Mangalore |
Important Results after 7th
round.
|
Bo. |
Name |
IRtg |
Club |
Pts |
Res. |
Pts |
Name |
IRtg |
Club |
|
1 |
Yashas D |
2204 |
Shimoga |
6 |
bt |
6 |
Stany G A |
2349 |
Shimoga |
|
2 |
Arvind Shastry |
2293 |
Bangalore |
6 |
bt |
5 |
Navalgund Niranjan |
2168 |
Belgaum |
|
3 |
Vijendra Y G |
2072 |
Mysore |
5 |
lost to |
6 |
Girish A Koushik |
2275 |
Mysore |
|
4 |
Santoshkashyap Hg |
1984 |
Bangalore |
5½ |
drew with |
5½ |
Gahan M G |
2175 |
Mangalore |
|
5 |
Suraj M |
2066 |
Bangalore |
4½ |
drew with |
5½ |
Nihal Manjunath |
1981 |
Managlore |
|
6 |
Vijeth T A |
1655 |
Bangalore |
5 |
lost to |
5½ |
Gopalkrishna P |
2052 |
Sulia |
|
7 |
Ganesh Kumar |
1841 |
Mangalore |
5½ |
bt |
4½ |
Gavi Siddayya |
1992 |
Bangalore |
|
8 |
Bhat Narayan K |
0 |
Udupi |
5½ |
bt |
4½ |
Augustin A |
1890 |
Kodagu |
|
9 |
Karthik H S |
1881 |
Bangalore |
5½ |
bt |
4½ |
Shreeshan S |
1822 |
Shimoga |
|
10 |
Varma Shabdhik |
1708 |
Ujire |
5 |
bt |
4 |
Raju M |
2024 |
Bangalore |
|
11 |
Gautam J K |
1968 |
Shimoga |
5 |
bt |
4 |
Sumith Bhat |
1725 |
Mangalore |
|
12 |
Neeraj S Pai |
1659 |
Shimoga |
4 |
lost to |
5 |
Upendra K |
1946 |
Chennapatna |
|
13 |
Andria L D`souza |
1633 |
Mangalore |
4 |
lost to |
5 |
Kulkarni Vinayak |
1942 |
Bangalore |
|
14 |
Pangal Gopalkrishna Nayak |
1631 |
Mangalore |
4 |
lost to |
5 |
Sameer Ghotane |
1936 |
Belgaum |
|
15 |
Kishan Gangolli |
1911 |
Shimoga |
5 |
bt |
4 |
Naren N Kumar |
1740 |
Bangalore |
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