WCM Kriti Patel ( 2 components) of Mumbai performed an incredible tactical online game to tape her 2nd win beating citymate Devansh Nisar (1 issue) in a second-round go well with of the 1 st All India FIDE Rating Open Chess Tournament 2024, held by South Mumbai Chess School and dipped into the Russian House, Peddar Road, Mumbai, on Saturday.
The 18-year-old Kiriti, a trainee of SIES College, having enjoyable with white objects started with the Albin Counter Gambit opening and gained a really early pawn. She stored the profit and manipulated the state of affairs and though Devansh safeguarded properly she remained in management. She in the end opted for the kill and checkmated Devansh on the 54 th relocate to safe the win.
IM Vikramaditya Kulkarni (2 components) of Kolhapur, having enjoyable with white racked up another glorious win beating Kirti Suryarao (1 issue) of Thane in another 2nd spherical go well with on the main board.
GOAL Saikat Nath (2 components) likewise tasted triumph beating Pragnay Singh (1 issue) on the eighth board with black objects.
Results– Top 10: IM Vikramaditya Kulkarni (2) defeat Kirti Suryarao (1) 1-0;
Karan Dassani (1) shed Atharv Soni (2) 0-1;
Yash Watarkar (2) defeat Medhansh Poojary (1) 1-0;
Naval Vora (1) shed Sanjeev Mishra (2) 0-1;
Arnav Kherdekar (2) defeat Vihan Pandey (1) 1-0;
GOAL Samarth Patodekar (2) defeat Saurabh Kulkarni (1) 1-0;
WCM Kriti Patel (2) defeat Devansh Nisar (1) 1-0;
Pragnay Singh (1) shed purpose Saikat Nath (2) 1-0;
Yash Kapadi (2) defeat Mukul Rane (1) 1-0;
Neev Bafna (1) shed Om Gada (2) 0-1