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Tania, Nabeela among leaders

By Our Sports Reporter

KOZHIKODE, MAY 16. Two rounds left, four players are in the lead and six in the second position. And, the 19th National junior girls' chess championship is heading for an exciting finish at the Chess India Complex.

The seventh round on Sunday saw both the overnight leaders — top seed Eesha Karvade and Saheli Nath — slumping to defeats. Second seed Tania Sachdev, who overcame Eesha, S. Nabeela Farheen, who shocked sixth-seeded Saheli, third seed Kruttika Nadig and Kiran Monish Mohanty are the new leaders with 5.5 points each.

Half-a-point behind them are Eesha, Saheli, K. Lakshmi Praneetha, I. Ramya Krishna, L. Iswarya Shobana and defending champion N. Raghavi. In the eighth round on Monday, Tania meets Nabeela, Kruttika takes on Kiran, Lakshmi plays Eesha and Saheli Nath clashes with Iswarya.

Tania faced King's Indian Attack from Eesha on the top board and did pretty well, despite being in time trouble to clinch a crucial victory.

In a double-edged game, she gambled on the 36th move, giving both her rooks for queen, but it paid off. She won a rook back and then the game in 85 moves. ``It was a good game. I enjoyed it,'' she said.

On the second board, Nabeela won in 67 moves of English Opening against Saheli on account of her passed pawn in the centre, while on the third, in a battle between two Pune girls, Kruttika defeated Amruta Mokal with black pieces in 26 moves of a Scotch Game.

Important results (seventh round): Eesha Karvade (Mah) 5 lost to Tania Sachdev (Del) 5.5; S. Nabeela Farheen (TN) 5.5 bt Saheli Nath (Ben) 5; Amruta Mokal (Mah) 4.5 lost to Kruttika Nadig (Mah) 5.5; Kiran Monisha Mohanty (Ori) 5.5 bt P. Sivasankari (TN) 4.5; L. Iswarya Shobana (TN) 5 drew with I. Ramya Krishna (AP) 5; N. Raghavi (TN) 5 bt Kajri Choksi (Guj) 4; K. Lakshmi Praneetha (AP) 5 bt Supriya Maji (Ben) 4; H. Sowmya (TN) 4.5 drew with Mary Ann Gomes (Ben) 4; Soumya Swaminathan (Mah) 3.5 lost to M. Rajadarshini (TN) 4.5; Nimmy George (Ker) 4.5 bt J. Rajasurya (TN) 3.5; Jennitha Anto (TN) 4.5 bt C. Delphin (TN) 3.5; R.K. Shruke (TN) 4 drew with Dhyani Dave (Guj) 4; P. Uthra (TN) 3.5 lost to Baisakhi Das (Ben) 4; Saba Aziz Mhate (Mah) 4 bt P.A. Fajra (Ker) 3; K. Laya Keerthi (AP) 3 lost to P.K. Jayashree (TN) 4; Anjana N. Sowjanya (TN) 4 bt Mahima Rajmohan (TN) 3; V.K. Sindhu (TN) 4 bt R. Gomathy (TN) 3; D.S. Manasa Priya (TN) 3.5 drew with P. Malar Selvi (TN) 3.5; Sneha Ghatpande (Mah) 3.5 drew with Sajina Yasmin (Asm) 3.5; Alka Das (Jha) 3.5 bt R. Aparna (Ker) 2.5.

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