Unseeded Delhi girl stuns 10th seed Shahil Dey
December 26: As most of the top seeds got off to a fluent start, there was just one shock result as Delhi girl Arya Ranjan defeated 10th seed Shahil Dey in the first round junior event of the 2nd IIFL Wealth Mumbai International Juniors (Under-13) Tournament and played at the Mount Litera International School at BKC, Bandra on Monday.
On the 10th board, Shahil with a rating of 1886 points, was made to eat humble pie as he succumbed to a defeat at the hands of Arya who is rated just 1193 points.
A parallel 'Open' event is also being conducted simultaneously, which has attracted a good number of Grandmasters and International Masters from around the world.
The action on the opening day mainly saw the higher seeds were playing significantly lower ranked players. Andhra Pradesh lad Gukesh D., who is just 10 years of age with a rating of 2236, is the highest seed.
The first big upset happened on the ninth board when Gujarat's Moksh Doshi, with a rating of 1897, was held to a draw by the unheralded Stavin Jain who is rated 500 Elo points below. On the 10th table, Shahil Dey, the 10th seed with a rating of 1886, suffered a shock defeat at the hands of Delhi girl Arya Ranjan who is rated just 1193.
A total of 186 talented and promising juniors are competing from across India and five other countries. With a prize fund of Rs. 8 lakhs, the tournament is the richest junior chess championship in the world.
Top 10 Results – Junior category (round1): Gukesh D (IND) bt Ananth Ramdas (IND) 1-0; Mohammad Fahad Rahman (BAN) bt Sharanya Vinayak Adane (IND) 1-0; Aronyak Ghosh (IND) bt Aggarwal Vansh (IND) 1-0; Shelke Sankarsha (IND) bt Jaiveer Mahendru (IND) 1-0; Pranav V. (IND) bt Karra Abhinav 1-0; Sreeshwan Maralakshikari (IND) bt Vora Ananya (IND) 1-0; Ananya Parikh F (USA) lost to Anuj Shrivatri (IND) 0-1; Jishitha D (IND) bt Jadhav Manomay (IND) 1-0; Stavan Jain (IND) drew with Doshi Moksh Amitbhai 05.05.