Mumbai, March 17 (Ians) Top seed Kishan Ganolli got the better of defending champion Soundarya Kumar Pradhan to maintain his sole lead after the 8th round of the Aicfb National Chess Championship for the Visually Impaired here on Friday.
At the end of the eighth round, Kishan Gangolli is in the top position with 7 points with Somender Bl and Aryan Joshi following in second position with 6 points each.
On the top board, Somender Bl of Delhi played the English Opening’s Mikenas Carls Flohar Variation with white pieces against Soundarya Kumar Pradhan of Orissa.
Pradhan was surprised by this opening, and he’doesn’t wish to take the risk, so he offered the draw on the 14th move when the game was transforming into the middle game. Somender agreed to it.
On the second board, Hariharan Gandhi of Tamil Nadu playe’ a King’s Pawn opening with white pieces against Kishan Gangolli of Karnataka,...
At the end of the eighth round, Kishan Gangolli is in the top position with 7 points with Somender Bl and Aryan Joshi following in second position with 6 points each.
On the top board, Somender Bl of Delhi played the English Opening’s Mikenas Carls Flohar Variation with white pieces against Soundarya Kumar Pradhan of Orissa.
Pradhan was surprised by this opening, and he’doesn’t wish to take the risk, so he offered the draw on the 14th move when the game was transforming into the middle game. Somender agreed to it.
On the second board, Hariharan Gandhi of Tamil Nadu playe’ a King’s Pawn opening with white pieces against Kishan Gangolli of Karnataka,...
- 3/17/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Mumbai, March 15 (Ians) Competition is getting stronger with each passing round in the Aicfb National Chess Championship with Kishan Gangolli of Karnataka and Soundarya Kumar Pradhan of Orissa in joint lead with 4.5 points at the end of the fifth round on Wednesday.
On the top board, Pradhan played with white pieces against Gangolli. Defending champion Pradhan chose the Gueen’s Gambit Opening. While the top seed of the event Gangolli made a mistake in the opening, Pradhan played safely. As both players didn’t want to take risks, Pradhan offered a draw on the 17th move, which Gangolli accepted immediately.
On the second board, Aryan B. Joshi of Maharashtra played with white pieces against Sing Surya Pratap of Madhya Pradesh. Surya Pratap opted for Philidor Defence and played passively. Aryan, the junior world championship silver medallist in France 2022, played aggressively. In the middle game, he won an extra piece and thereafter won the game comfortably.
On the top board, Pradhan played with white pieces against Gangolli. Defending champion Pradhan chose the Gueen’s Gambit Opening. While the top seed of the event Gangolli made a mistake in the opening, Pradhan played safely. As both players didn’t want to take risks, Pradhan offered a draw on the 17th move, which Gangolli accepted immediately.
On the second board, Aryan B. Joshi of Maharashtra played with white pieces against Sing Surya Pratap of Madhya Pradesh. Surya Pratap opted for Philidor Defence and played passively. Aryan, the junior world championship silver medallist in France 2022, played aggressively. In the middle game, he won an extra piece and thereafter won the game comfortably.
- 3/15/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
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