Mangalore International Chess: Nine share in lead

July 21, 2011

Mangalore, July 21: With two rounds to go in 5th Mangalore International FIDE rated open, it is interesting to observe that nine players are sharing the top spot with 7.5 points. Most of the games were decisive on the top 10 boards.

Joint leaders of the previous round IM's Konguvel and Suvrajit Saha ended in a draw after 43 moves in the 9th round . Konguvel opted for the Sozin attack against Saha's Sicilian . In a bishop and knight ending with pawns Konguvel sacrificed his king's knight pawn to create a passed pawn on the Queen's side. Saha defended precisely and allowed no chances and sign a peace treaty.

On the 2nd board Stany of Karnataka beat Rajesh of TN from the black side of Nimzo Indian in 35 moves. Stany won an exchange on the 29th move after utilizing the pin on c3 square. In the 4th board GM Sriram Jha lost to Premnath of TN after stretching in a Rook and 2 knights ending, despite enjoying an extra pawn. IM Rahul Sangma of Delhi grinded out a 84 move win over IM Swapnil Dhopade in a Rook & Bishop vs Rook ending.

Important Results of Round 9

Bo.		Name	IRtg	Club	Pts	Res.	Pts		Name	IRtg	Club
1	IM	Konguvel Ponnuswamy	2400	TN	7½	drew	7½	IM	Suvrajit Saha	2362	WB
2	FM	Rajesh V A V	2292	TN	6½	lost to	7½		Stany G A	2435	KAR
3	IM	Anwesh Upadhyaya	2429	ORI	6½	lost to	7½		Abhishek Das	2340	SWRly
4		Premnath R	2271	TN	7½	beat	6½	GM	Sriram Jha	2421	DEL
5	IM	Sangma Rahul	2359	DEL	7½	beat	6½	IM	Swapnil S Dhopade	2414	MAH
6		Hemant Sharma (del)	2247	DEL	6½	lost to	7½	IM	Shyam Nikil P	2398	TN
7	FM	Maheswaran P	2251	TN	6½	lost to	7½	IM	Saptarshi Roy	2385	Rly
8	IM	Karthikeyan P	2382	TN	6½	lost to	7½	IM	Nitin S	2365	TN
9		Roy Prantik	2261	WB	6	lost to	7	IM	Thejkumar M S	2448	SWRly
10		Antonio Viani D'cunha	2260	KAR-Mng	6	lost to	7	IM	Himanshu Sharma	2428	HAR
11	IM	Ramnath Bhuvanesh R	2422	TN	7	beat	6		Natarajan C	2215	TN
12	IM	Shivananda B S	2396	KAR	7	beat	6		Sriram Sarja	2215	KAR
13	IM	Prakash G B	2340	IB	7	beat	6		Chattarjee Laltu	2202	WB
14		Phoobalan P	2332	ICF	7	beat	6		Bhattacharya Niladri Shekhar	2160	WB
15		Vijendra Y G	2141	KAR	6½	drew	6½		Krishna C R G	2330	AP
16		Debasish Mukherjee	2140	WB

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The Airport’s Operations Control Centre received an alert regarding the passenger’s health condition. The airport activated its emergency response protocol, mobilising the airport medical team and coordinating with stakeholders including CISF, immigration, and customs.

Upon landing, airport medical personnel attended to the passenger, assessed his condition, and arranged to shift him to a local tertiary-care hospital for further treatment. The passenger’s relatives accompanied the passenger, who incidentally received necessary medical care on board, which helped stabilise the situation.

Following the handling of the emergency, the flight departed for Thiruvananthapuram at 2:05 am on Tuesday.

"We appreciate the cooperation of all parties involved, and this incident reaffirms our ongoing commitment to prioritising passenger safety and readiness to respond to unforeseen emergencies with professionalism and care," the Airport spokesperson said.

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