Russian Women's Fide Master Alfia Nasybullina played a tactical game to upset eleventh-seeded Russian compatriot, GM Dimitri Deviatkin, in the 2nd IIFL Wealth Mumbai International Chess Tournament here today.
In the biggest upset of the day, Deviatkin played an Anti-Sicilian game, but later bungled to end up with an exchange down and eventually lost the game to Alfia, rated almost 300 points below Deviatkin.
In another notable first round result, Mumbai lad Mithil Ajgaonkar, rated 2216, held second-seeded Italian GM David Alberto, who is rated 2574.
There were a couple of more notable draws in the games held on the top tables, with Delhi boys Puneet Jaiswal and Nishant Malhotra and West Bengal's Debrashi Mukherjee holding higher rated players.
While Debarshi held Belgian GM Vadim Malakhatko, Puneet drew with Polish GM Jacek Stopa and Nishant drew with IM Narayanan Srinath, the highest rated International Master in the fray.
In the second round of the under 13 event being held concurrently, third-seeded Bengal boy Aronyak Ghosh was held to a draw by Om Manish Kadam, rated 700 points below Aronyak.
Results: Open category (Round 1): Sandipan Chanda (2593, IND) beat WIM Parnali S Dharia (2219, IND); Mithil Ajgaonkar (2216, IND) drew with GM David Alberto (2574, ITA); GM Ghosh Diptayan (2570, IND) beat Snehal Bhosale (2214, IND); FM Mohammad Fahad Rahman (2213, BAN) lost to GM Bernadskiy Vitaliy (2540, UKR); GM Sivuk Vitaly (2540, UKR) beat Jayakumaar S (2211, IND); Patil Pratik (2208, IND) lost to GM Movsziszian Karen (2523, ARM); GM Tukhaev Adam (2516, UKR) beat Likhit Chilukuri (2206, IND); Debarshi Mukherjee (2194, IND) drew with GM Malakhatko Vadim (2507, BEL); GM Horvath Adam (2501, HUN) beat Senthil Maran K. (2193, IND); Prasannaa S. (2191, IND) lost to GM Czebe Attila (2500, HUN).
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