The first round of the Aurionpro Mumbai Junior International Chess Tournament saw its first surprise as fourth-seeded Avirat Chauhan (ELO 2168) was held to a draw by the lower-rated Tanmay R.
Playing with the white pieces, Avirat opened with 1.e4, to which Tanmay responded with the sharp Dragon variation of the Sicilian Defence. The game remained evenly balanced, with regular exchanges of material. Despite Avirat’s experience, Tanmay held his ground with composure, and the players agreed to a draw after 29 well-fought moves.
Apart from this result, the rest of the top seeds had a smooth sailing. Top-seed FM Aansh Nerurkar, second-seed Madhesh Kumar, and third-seed Advik Agarwal notched up comfortable wins to advance to the second round of this ₹15.00 lakh prize money event.
The tournament is being organised by Indian Chess School under the aegis of the All India Chess Federation
Key Results of Round 1:
Vihaan, Ravi Rao 0 Lost to 1 Aansh Nerurkar
Madhesh, Kumar S 1 Beat 0 Ishaan, Bhansali
Krithik, Reddy N 0 Lost to 1 Advik, Amit Agrawal
Avirat, Chauhan ½ Drew ½ Tanmay, R
Tvesha, Ashish Jain 0 Lost to 1 Madhvendra Sharma
Krishay, Jain 1 Beat 0 Shlok, Vinay Kulkarni
Dev, Dharshan S 0 Lost to 1 Aadik Lenin
Samuel, Stephen Noble S 1 Beat 0 Ayaanraj, Kottapally
Agashe, Vyom Mandar 0 Lost to 1 Badole, Shaunak.
