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Chess
By D. Ravi Shankar
K. Ratnakaran studies Akshay Raj Kore's move in their National youth chess tournament encounter in Bangalore on Monday. — Photo: K. Bhagya Prakash
K. Ratnakaran who had a huge slice of luck on Sunday when he escaped with a draw against Prathamesh Mokal played the Pelican Sicilian along technical lines. In this variation of the game, white generally rolls his pawns on the King's side while black opts to strengthen the queen's side. Akshay Raj Kore put up a good fight but a minor mistake in cancellation of pieces allowed Ratnakaran to establish a free run on the queen's side and establish victory by the 30th move. The top board saw Neelotpal Das play out yet another draw in the tournament. Prasenjit Dutta opened with the classical variation of the Dragon a game favoured by top players like Praveen Thipsay and Dibendra Barua. In this style of play both opponents castle on the King's side and it has a usually conservative approach in the opening game. On the 15th move Prasenjit Dutta offered Neelotpal a draw, which the latter declined. Neelotpal offered a pawn sacrifice for piece play but Dutta shored up his strength on the King's side. Both players soon lapsed into time pressure and though Neelotpal picked up some important pawns, Prasenjit Dutta headed towards a draw by perpetual check. Neelotpal finally accepted the draw. Pankaj Joshi with a higher Elo rating than his opponent J. Ramakrishna ensured that there was no upset on the fourth board. Playing a popular Grand Prix attack favoured by players in Great Britain and one which is heavily analysed saw Pankaj Joshi gaining a slight edge in the opening game. During the game Pankaj Joshi offered a draw on the 27th move, which Ramakrishna declined. By a strange twist a single error by Ramakrishna changed the position dramatically and he came under a mating threat. Pankaj pressed home the advantage and wrapped up the game. On the second board, Prathamesh Mokal and Saptarishi Roy Choudary played out a quick draw. The game went along the Kalashnikov variation similar to the Pelican game with some changes generally favours the white player. Mokal however offered Roy Choudary a draw on the 18th move and it was readily accepted. The results: Eighth round: Prasenjit Dutta (6) drew with Neelotpal Das (6); Prathamesh Mokal (6) drew with Saptarishi Roy Choudary (6); K. Ratnakaran (6.5) bt Akshay Raj Kore (5.5); J. Ramakrishna (5) lost to Pankaj Joshi (6); Sourabh Kherdekar (6) bt Akash Thakur (5); Saptarishi Roy (5) lost to Valay Parikh (6); Pratik Shriwas (5) drew with Syed Anwar Shazuli (5); N. Vinuthna (4.5) lost to Shashikant Kotwal (5.5); Himanshu Sharma (5.5) bt Jonathan Utharid (4.5); Kruthika Nadig (4.5) lost to H.D Jagadish (5.5).
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