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Computers VII National Cities Team Chess Championship Nagpur
(12-17 SEP,1999)
Organised by Nagpur Chess Academy |
Results |
|Round1|Round2|Round3|Round4|Round5 |
Calcutta
crowned National Cities Champion
Consistent Calcutta leading by a point and going into the final round won the
National Cities title by a big margin of two points when top-seed Chennai crashed to a
massive defeat against hosts Nagpur Chess Academy. 16-year-old Ganguly and Commonwealth
champion Lahiri won their games against the underdogs Chromepet putting the title issue
beyond doubt. Calcutta will now take part in the World Cities Chess Championship to be
held at Shenyang, China. Dreams crashed for the Chennai team when they lost the final
round to Nagpur Chess Academy by a big margin. The hosts edged them to the second place
when Soman and Anup Deshmukh scored over Ramesh and Konguvel. Chennai had a small
consolation with T. S. Ravi winning the third board prize with a 4.5/5 performance.
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Team Prizes
| 1 |
Calcutta |
15 points |
Rs 17000-00 |
| 2 |
Nagpur Chess Academy |
13 points |
Rs 11000-00 |
| 3 |
Chennai |
12.5 points |
Rs 8300-00 |
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Board Prizes |
| First |
S S Ganguly |
Calcutta |
4.5/5 |
| Second |
Pankaj Joshi |
Mumbai |
4/4 |
| Third |
T S Ravi |
Chennai |
4.5/5 |
| Fourth |
Atanu Lahiri |
Calcutta |
4.5/5 |
| Fifth |
Prasad Deshmukh |
Mumbai |
2.5/3 |
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| Round 5 Results |
Board |
Team |
Score |
Team |
| 1 |
CALCUTTA(15) |
2.5-1.5 |
CHROMPET(11.5) |
| 2 |
CHENNAI(12.5) |
1-3 |
NAGPUR CHESS ACADEMY(13) |
| 3 |
VIJAYAWADA(2) |
0-4 |
MUMBAI(12) |
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| Top |
| Round
4 Calcutta noses ahead of topseed Chennai |
A big win over Nagpur City saw
Calcutta edging past topseed Chennai by a clear point. With just one round to go the lead
may be vital and Chennai may be hard pressed to keep their top ranking intact. The
top board match up between Mumbai and Chennai was a seesaw battle with Rahul Shetty
holding high rated R B Ramesh to a draw. Another interesting game saw Pankaj Joshi
defeating Konguvel in a Sicilian game. T S Ravi and V Saravanan restored parity with wins
over Ketan Boricha and Vikramaditya Kamble respectively. Muralikrishnan of Chrompet
continued his cent percent run winning his fourth consecutive round and is a contender for
the top board prize.
| Round4 Results |
Board |
Team |
Score |
Team |
| 1 |
MUMBAI(8) |
1.5-2.5 |
CHENNAI(11.5) |
| 2 |
CALCUTTA(12.5) |
3.5-0.5 |
NAGPUR CITY(6.5) |
| 3 |
NAGPUR CHESS ACADEMY(10) |
4-0 |
KAMPTEE(3.5) |
| 4 |
CHROMPET(10) |
4-0 |
VIJAYAWADA(2) |
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Top |
| Round
3 - Chennai catch up with Calcutta, shares lead |
Topseeded Chennai notched up a
hard earned win over fancied Calcutta to move upto 9 points and share lead jointly with
Calcutta. FM T S Ravi scored over Roktim Bandopadyay, while the other three boards
ended in draws giving Chennai victory by a narrow 2.5-1.5 margin. In the next board
Chrompet held Nagpur Chess Academy to draw with Muralikrishnan continuing his fine run.
Murali defeated Soman in the first board and Anup Deshmukh restored parity scoring over C
Natarajan in the second board. Mumbai moved up in the points position with a big win over
Kamptee..
| Round 3 Results |
Board |
Team |
Score |
Team |
| 1 |
CHENNAI(9) |
2.5-1.5 |
CALCUTTA(9) |
| 2 |
CHROMPET(6) |
2-2 |
NAGPUR CHESS ACADEMY(6) |
| 3 |
KAMPTEE(3.5) |
0.5-3.5 |
MUMBAI(6.5) |
| 4 |
VIJAYAWADA(2) |
0.5-3.5 |
NAGPUR CITY(6) |
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Top |
| Round
2 Calcutta maintains lead |
Calcutta continued their good
run with a big win over hosts Nagpur Chess Academy leading the table with a full point on
7.5 points. They are followed closely by topseeds Chennai on 6.5 points. Commonwealth
Champion gave the Calcutta lead with a quick win over Saurabh Kherdekar, National
"B" champion Ganguly followed suit defeating experienced Soman.In the next board
the Chennai team snatched all the four points sweeping the Nagpur City team. The only
resistence came from Chetan Deodhagale who played brilliantly but lost to IM V Saravanan
in the end. Another Chennai team Chrompet improved their chances with Muralikrishnan
leading the show with an interesting win over Rahul Shetty of Mumbai.
| Round 2 Results |
Board |
Team |
Score |
Team |
| 1 |
CALCUTTA (7.5) |
3.5-0.5 |
NAGPUR CHESS ACADEMY(4) |
| 2 |
NAGPUR CITY(2.5) |
0-4 |
CHENNAI(6.5) |
| 3 |
MUMBAI(3) |
1.5-2.5 |
CHROMPET(4) |
| 4 |
VIJAYAWADA(1.5) |
1-3 |
KAMPTEE(3) |
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Top |
| Round1
- Fancied Calcutta move into lead |
| Young stars of Calcutta led by
Commonwealth Champion Atanu Lahiri moved their team into a smooth first round
victory in the 7th National Cities Team Chess Championship, at Nagpur. Calcutta
represented by Lahiri, National "B" Champion, Ganguly, IM Norm holders, Suvrajit
Saha and Roktim Bandopadyay swept to victory on all the four boards. In another match, host team, Nagpur shocked seeded Mumbai
2.5-1.5, while another star-studded team Chennai led by IM V Saravanan faced a stiff
challenge before overcoming Chromepet with a similar score. In a game full of
tactics, highly rated R B Ramesh of Chennai was beaten by B T Muralikrishnan
of Chromepet. With most of the major cities participating, the championship has the look
of a strong FIDE-rated tournament with a tough battle on the cards
| Round 1 Results |
Board |
Team |
Score |
Team |
| 1 |
CALCUTTA |
4-0 |
KAMPTEE |
| 2 |
NAGPUR CITY |
2.5-1.5 |
MUMBAI |
| 3 |
CHENNAI |
2.5-1.5 |
CHROMPET |
| 4 |
NAGPUR CHESS ACADEMY |
3.5-0.5 |
VIJAYAWADA |
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