WGM Bhakti Kulkarni is the sole leader after 8th round

National Women Chess Championship-2018

Report by I.A Bhuvanaa Sai L R

Fourth-Seeded WGM Bhakti Kulkarni of PSPB emerged as the sole leader with 7 points at the end of 8th round in the 6th day of the National Women Chess Championship-2018 here at The Diamond, Urbana Housing Society, Jaipur.

WGM Gomes Mary Ann (PSPB), Women International Masters Mahalakshmi M (Railways) and Michelle Catherina P (Tamilnadu) are following the leader with 6.5 points each.

On the 1st board the game between Mary Ann Gomes (PSPB) and Mahalakshmi (Railways) ended in a draw in 31 moves.

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On the 2nd board, Bhakti Kulkarni beat Swati Ghate (LIC) and took the sole lead with 7 points.

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On the next board the result was favourable to Michelle Catherina. Playing with white pieces she defeated the top-seeded IM Vijayalakshmi S. in 53 moves.

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Pairings

Round 9 on 2018/11/24 at 10.00 am